Child Star Taylor Momsen leaves Hollywood 10 years ago. See it now.

The youth now 27 retired to act to pursue a brand new career.


According to when you saw it for the first time, you know either a former star of the childTaylor Momsen As a character of Dr. Seuss with a Farfelu hairstyle or a Moody Brooklyn teenager who wants to integrate with his rich classmates in Manhattan. Momsen had a constant career in films and television for over a decade, but she ceased to act in 2010 and found a brand new successful career since she left Hollywood. Read more about what Momsen aged 27 is doing today and see how his look has evolved over the years.

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Taylor Momsen's career started when she was young.

Taylor Momsen in
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The big acting break of Momsen arrived when she was only seven years old. In 2000, she played oppositeJim Carrey inHow does the Grinch stolen Christmaslike the emblematic Cindy Lou who. Before that, she had small pieces in some television shows and in the movieThe game of the Prophet.

In 2020, she saidToday to work with Carrey, "I remember being so nice, so worried, but so methodical with what he did. Even at a young age, I remember looking at him and go there," I look at an artist in this moment at work. "

AfterHow does the Grinch stolen Christmas, Momsen had some other movie roles, appearing inHansel and Gretel,Spy Kids 2: Lost Dream Island, andWe were soldiers. Then she had her big television break.

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In 2007, Momsen landed a new major role on the show HitGossip Girl.

Taylor Momsen as Jenny Humphrey on
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Momsen was launched as Jenny Humphrey on the CW seriesGossip Girl In 2007. His character was a teenager of fashion, who wanted to integrate with his rich comrades of comrades in a private fantasy school on the east side of the Upper East of New York. Momsen left the show after the fourth season, but returned to an invited appearance in the final two years later. She had some other parts along the way - appearing in movies likeParanoid park,Sub-rolled, andEspionage school-cornGossip Girlwas his last major role.

In an interview with 2016 withPeople, Momsen shared that she did not likeinterrogateGossip GirlAlthough she understood that fans would always know it. "It's less frustrating if someone recognizes me; it's more frustrating than I was still wondering about it," said Momsen. "It looks like someone who asks you questions about the upper junior. He literallywasMy upper junior is what it looks like me. It is a life as past that it is a strange question to continue to wonder. "

CornHow does the Grinch stolen Christmas Always hold a special place in his heart. "People showGrinch For me a little a little, obviously around Christmas, says MomsenTodayIn 2020. "It's certainly funny now when people do not realize that I played Cindy Lou who ... you have the giant reaction of" I can not believe it's the same girl inHow does the Grinch stolen Christmas. 'And I have a huge kick of that. "

Momsen is goneGossip Girl Focus on his music.

Taylor Momsen as Jenny Humphrey on
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How does the Grinch stolen ChristmasAlso helped Momsen to find his true passion: make music. She saidTodaythat his favorite memory of the movie records the song "Where are you, Christmas?"" I will never forget to walk in this beautiful studio, with this unmaculate console in front of me and put headphones on and sing in a microphone for the first time, "said Momsen." It was a moment so hitting in my life because it made me leave, I want to make music for the rest of my life. I like being in a recording studio. "

In 2010, at 18, Momsen did a dream reality and retired to act to fully focus on music. The previous year, she trained her group the good imprudent when she always turnedGossip GirlAnd his real style has changed in a row. Therefore theGossip Girl Producers have finishedAdapt the character of Jenny Therefore.

"It was difficult at some point to write for the old Jenny; we had to write for the new Taylor",Gossip GirlshowrunnerJoshua saffron said to Vultour in 2017. "Taylor wanted his hair to be a bit safe because she was in the band and it was who she was, so we could not dye Taylor's hair to be Jenny every day, especially When she had events where she had to be Taylor for the weekend. So Jenny had to change. "

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She always makes music today.

Taylor Momsen performing with The Pretty Reckless during I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell in 2019
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The pretty reckless released their fourth album,Death by rock and rollearlier this year. When questioned about the group's influences in the 2016PeopleMaintenance, Mr. Momsen said, "The Beatles are, first and foremost, my favorite group of all time. I will start with the Beatles and I will study it with Soundgarden. I love grunge every 90s, and I Love Classic Rock: That's where the spectrum resides. "

In an interview with People February of this year, Momsen talked about his career And explained how it feels on music with respect to acting. "Acting was a job I appreciated. But I have never been in love with that," she admitted. "With the music, I can not know who I am without her. When I arrived at an age when I could make my own decisions, I left all my other jobs to focus on music."

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