Bio: Taylor Michel Momsen is an American actress, singer and director from St. Louis, Missouri. She is known for playing Cindy Lou Who from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Alexandra Anami in Spy Kids 2 and Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl. She is the leader of a punk rock band called The Pretty Reckless. Her band released four albums.
Tivia: She has a band named The Pretty Reckless and signed with Interscope Records.She and former Gossip Girl (2007) co-star Connor Paolo both officially quit the show in its fifth-season run. Taylor wanted to focus on her music, and Connor got a role in the ABC drama Revenge (2011). Connor made a cameo in her band's music video "My Medicine".Before she auditioned for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), she had never read the book or seen the cartoon.Her favorite bands are The Beatles, Oasis, Led Zeppelin, Audioslave, Soundgarden and Nirvana.Signed to IMG Models in 2008 at the age of 14.Began her career at the age of three, appearing in a "Shake N' Bake" commercial.Robert Plant, John Lennon and Kurt Cobain are her idols.Ranked #91 on "Maxim'"s "Hot 100" of 2014 list.Taylor's younger sister, Sloane Momsen (b. 1996), was also briefly an actress. The sisters' parents are Michael and Colette Momsen and their maternal grandparents were ethnic Germans who emigrated from Imperial Russia.Told "Teen Vogue" she would like to major in Language Arts.