Taylor Momsen

Taylor Momsen was born July 26, 1993 and she is an American actress, singer, and model. She portrays the character Jenny Humphrey on The CW television series Gossip Girl.

Taylor Momsen was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Collette and Michael Momsen and lives in Potomac, Maryland where she attended Herbert Hoover Middle School and Winston Churchill High School. Her younger sister Sloane Momsen is also an actress and singer. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Grade School in University City. She also attended COCA in St. Louis where she took dance classes as a kid and also martial arts.

She began acting professionally at age three, with a national commercial for Shake 'N' Bake. Then she got a role in The Prophet's Game. In 2000 Taylor Momsen got the role of Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Two years later she got parts in one more motion pictures: Hansel & Gretel, in which she played Gretel. Momsen's career came to a halt for over three years until she got the lead role in the never-aired The WB series Misconceptions. In 2002, Momsen recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "One Small Voice" featuring Myra and Camille Winbush for School's Out! Christmas. Momsen appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh and as Molly in the 2007 Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog. She auditioned for the title role in Hannah Montana, and was in the top three, but the role went to Miley Cyrus. As of 2009 she plays the character of Jenny Humphrey in The CW television series Gossip Girl, which is based on the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar.

In June 2008, at the age of fourteen, Taylor Momsen signed to IMG Models. In March 2009, Momsen stated in an interview with OK! Magazine that her band, The Pretty Reckless, had recently signed a deal with Interscope Records and would release their debut album this year. She also mentioned that she writes all the songs, sings, and plays guitar on the album. Taylor Momsen has also made it onto the 2009 People Magazine 100 most beautiful list.