Haley Bennett

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Haley Bennett
Haley Bennett.jpg
Bennett at the The Bling Ring premiere (2013)
Born Haley Loraine Keeling
(1988-01-07) January 7, 1988 (age 36)
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active 2007–present

Haley Bennett (born Haley Loraine Keeling; January 7, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She has starred in the films Music and Lyrics (2007), The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), College (2008), Kaboom (2010), After the Fall (2014), The Equalizer (2014), and Hardcore (2015).

Early life

Bennett was born Haley Loraine Keeling in Fort Myers, Florida, the daughter of Leilani (née Dorsey) and Ronald Keeling.[1] As a child, she moved with her father to Stow, Ohio near where her parents are from.

Career

Bennett made her film debut as pop singer Cora Corman in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics, alongside Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.[2] Bennett sang several songs for film's soundtrack, including "Buddha's Delight" and "Way Back into Love". Fragments of "Entering Bootytown" and "Slam" are heard during concert scenes in the film. Her song "Invincible" can be heard during the end credits. That same year, she signed with 550 Music/NuSound Records (part Epic Records), and began working on her first album with the aid of singer-songwriter Shaley Scott. Bennett performed her first live concert at The Mint in Los Angeles on June 19, 2008.

After signing a three-picture deal with Warner Bros. (beginning with Music and Lyrics),[3] Bennett subsequently starred in her second and third films, College (2008)[4] and The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008).[5] Also in 2008, she made a cameo appearance in Marley & Me. The following year, Bennett had a lead role alongside Julia Stiles in Shekhar Kapur's short film Passage. She then co-starred in the adventure thriller film The Hole, directed by Joe Dante.[6] In 2010, she appeared in the fantasy comedy Kaboom,[7] and the drama Arcadia Lost.[8] Bennett then landed the lead in the thriller film Kristy.[9] She next appeared in the independent drama film Lost in the White City (2014), alongside Thomas Dekker and Bob Morley.[10] Also in 2014, Bennett co-starred in The Equalizer with Denzel Washington and Melissa Leo.[11]

In 2015, she co-starred in the first person point of view film Hardcore.[12] In 2016, Bennett will appear in Terrence Malick's untitled project,[13] Warren Beatty's untitled project,[14] Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven,[15] and the film adaptation of Paula Hawkins' thriller novel The Girl on the Train.[16] She has been cast to co-star alongside Miles Teller in the upcoming PTSD drama film Thank You for Your Service.[17]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Music and Lyrics Cora Corman
2008 College Kendall
2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Molly Hartley
2008 Marley & Me Lisa
2009 Passage Abby Short film
2009 The Hole Julie Campbell
2010 Kaboom Stella
2010 Arcadia Lost Charlotte
2012 Outlaw Country Annabel Lee Unsold pilot
2013 Deep Powder Natasha
2014 After The Fall Ruby
2014 Kristy Justine Wills
2014 Lost in the White City Eva
2014 The Equalizer Mandy
2015 Hardcore Estelle
2015 A Kind of Murder Ellie
2016 Untitled Warren Beatty project Mamie Completed
2016 Untitled Terrence Malick film Completed
2016 The Magnificent Seven Filming
2016 The Girl on the Train Megan Hipwell Filming

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