American actress Emma Stone is best known for her witty and charming roles in several popular comedies. The following year, she garnered more buzz for Battle of the Sexes , in which she played tennis legend Billie Jean King. Her family's surname was anglicized to Stone when her grandfather, who is of Swedish descent, immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island. Stone began acting when she was 11, with her first stage role in a youth theater production of The Wind in the Willows.

American actress Emma Stone broke out of her early teen comedy roles to become one of the most celebrated actors of her generation. A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, she began acting as a child in local theater productions around Phoenix. Guest roles in TV series such as "Malcolm in the Middle" Fox, and "Medium" NBC, followed before a supporting role in a raunchy comedy put her on the map. Playing cool girl Jules opposite Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in "Superbad" , the actress made a strong impression with the relatively small role. She was soon cast as one of the leads in the short-lived action series "Drive" Fox,

Stone gained her earliest acting experience performing with the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix. During her freshman year in high school , she persuaded her parents to allow her to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She and her mother took an apartment there, and Stone was homeschooled between auditions. Her first role came in when she landed the part of Laurie Partridge in The New Partridge Family , a pilot for a proposed television series.

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