Hilary Duff

Hilary Erhard Duff born September 28 1987 is an American actress singer and songwriter She is the recipient of several accolades including seven Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards She also began her acting career at a young age quickly being labeled a teen idol as the title character of the television series Lizzie McGuire and in the film based on the series The Lizzie McGuire Movie 2003 Thereafter she appeared in numerous mainstream films such as Cadet Kelly 2002 Agent Cody Banks 2003 Cheaper by the Dozen 2003 and A Cinderella Story 2004 She later appeared in independent films playing a wider range of adultthemed roles such as a promiscuous pop star in War Inc 2008 a suicidal rebellious teenager in According to Greta 2009 and as the title character in the controversial The Haunting of Sharon Tate 2019 inspired by the reallife TateLaBianca murders From 2015 to 2021 Duff starred as Kelsey Peters in TV Lands longestrunning original series Younger for which she received two Peoples Choice Awards nominations As of 2022 she currently produces and stars in How I Met Your Father as the lead role Sophie Duff first came to prominence in the music industry after releasing her debut studio album the Christmasthemed Santa Claus Lane 2002 through Buena Vista Records Her second album Metamorphosis 2003 was hugely successful topping the Billboard 200 chart and earning a 3x Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA She enjoyed significant commercial success with her subsequent Platinum and Goldcertified albums released through Hollywood Records Hilary Duff 2004 Most Wanted 2005 and Dignity 2007 Following a hiatus from music Duff signed with RCA Records for her fifth album Breathe In Breathe Out 2015 which debuted within the topfive in Australia Canada and the United States Duff has also been hailed as an inspiration by subsequent Disney teen stars such as Miley Cyrus Demi Lovato Bridgit Mendler and Selena Gomez and has sold an estimated 15 million records worldwide In addition to music and acting she has also coauthored a trilogy of novels beginning with Elixir 2010 which became a New York Times best seller and followed by the sequels Devoted 2011 and True 2013 Duffs success in the entertainment industry led her to venture into business with fashion lines of her own such as Stuff by Hilary Duff Femme for DKNY and most recently the Muse x Hilary Duff collection a collaborative effort with GlassesUSA which was credited to have boosted GlassesUSAs sales for its premium brands She has also invested in a number of businesses ranging from cosmetics to childrens products In 2019 she was appointed as the chief brand officer of Naturalena Brands Happy Little Camper and Veeda lines of products although this partnership ended with a lawsuit in 2021 Description above from the Wikipedia article Hilary Duff licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia