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Taylor Momsen was born on 26th July 1993 is an American actress, musician and model who portrays the character of Jenny Humphrey on the CW television series Gossip Girl and portrayed the role of Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and fronts the rock band The Pretty Reckless.

Her parents are Michael and Collette Momsen and she has a younger sister, Sloane Momsen, who is also an actress. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes School and was raised Roman Catholic. She began acting professionally at three years of age with a national commercial for Shake 'N' Bake. She was then cast in The Prophet's Game.

In June 2008, at the age of fourteen, Momsen signed to IMG Models.She was the face of British fashion chain New Look for its spring/summer 2010 collection.After weeks of speculation of who was the face of Madonna's 2010 fashion line "Material Girl", Momsen was announced on July 15, 2010.A week later, Momsen was announced as the model for John Galliano's new women's fragrance, scheduled to launch in autumn 2010.

Momsen commented about the recording: "I'm like, okay, dude, you're singing an 8-year-old's words, but that's cool. It's so funny because I didn't shop it or anything and I get this call going, 'Did you write a song for Heidi Montag'?The track was later included on Montag's debut studio album Superficial.On July 27, 2011, Taylor Momsen announced via Twitter that the band will be touring with Evanescence as the supporting act during the fall of 2011.

Ellen and Portia turned a business trip in the Great White North into a getaway for two. Dressed for sightseeing, the couple was snapped strolling arm-in-arm along the streets of Toronto on Thursday.

Ellen has just launched another project for her many fans: a website about living vegan (or without animal products) as she and Portia do. Going Vegan With Ellen features a photo gallery of celebrity vegans, like Lea Michele, Mike Tyson, and more, plus vegan recipes and tips on handling social situations with non-vegans.

The "30 Rock" star and her husband, Jeffrey Richmond, welcomed baby Penelope Athena on Wednesday, the actress' rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.Penelope Athena is the couple's second daughter. Their first child, Alice, is 5.It was back in April, while appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," that Tina first confirmed she was pregnant.

The new baby will give husband Jeff a second chance at diaper duty.In GQ's May issue, the "Bossypants" author said her husband was good at everything to do with Alice, everything but diaper duty."My husband was really good about helping out. The problem was diapers. He never got past the poop," Tina previously told the mag. "He would do these 'Oh God, I'm gonna vomit.' Never got over it."

Tina Fey’s now famous impersonations of Sarah Palin first appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on September 13th of last year. Fey had left the show the previous year and was returning as a guest star. The appearance was affectionately mocking, with Fey - a dead ringer for Palin.

The next month, Fey appeared on another Palin sketch on SNL. It earned the highest ratings for the show in 14 years and also helped boost the viewers for her current project, the critically acclaimed sitcom, 30 Rock.

The venue was an ideal launching pad for the Pennsylvanian writer as it capitalised on her sketch-writing skills and gave her an opportunity to act in front of a live audience. It remains a Petri dish of budding comic talent, with a list of alumni that any theatre would be proud.

Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Mike Myers and Steve Carrell all started off there. It was in Second City that Fey met numerous future co-stars of Saturday Night Live and a writer that would give her the biggest break of her career.