Whi is Emily Jean Stone

Who is Emily Jean Stone? The world knows her has Emma Stone. Stone was born on November 6, 1988, in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Jeffrey Charles Stone and Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager). Her father is the founder and CEO of a general contracting company, while her mother is a homemaker. Stone has a younger brother named Spencer and is of Swedish, German, English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.

Stone's passion for acting began at an early age. She attended Sequoya Elementary School and Cocopah Middle School, where she made sure to achieve straight A's despite not enjoying school. As a child, Stone suffered from panic attacks and anxiety, which she says contributed to a decline in her social skills. She underwent therapy, but it was her participation in local theater plays that significantly helped her overcome her panic attacks.

In 2000, Stone began acting as a child in a theater production of The Wind in the Willows. During her teenage years, she relocated to Los Angeles and made her television debut in In Search of the New Partridge Family (2004), a reality show that produced only an unsold pilot. She then went on to land small television roles, which eventually led to a series of well-received teen comedy films, such as Superbad (2007), Zombieland (2009), and Easy A (2010).

Stone gained wider recognition as Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its 2014 sequel. She also starred in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and the period drama The Help (2011). Her role as a recovering drug addict in Birdman (2014) and her portrayal of Abigail Masham in The Favourite (2018) earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Stone won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, one for her role as an aspiring actress in the romantic musical La La Land (2016) and another for playing a resurrected suicide victim in the comedy fantasy film Poor Things (2023). Other notable roles include portraying tennis player Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes (2017) and the titular character in Cruella (2021).

On television, Stone starred in the dark comedy miniseries Maniac (2018) and The Curse (2023). On Broadway, she performed as Sally Bowles in a revival of the musical Cabaret (2014–2015).

In 2020, Stone and her husband, Dave McCary, founded the production company Fruit Tree, under which they have produced several films, including When You Finish Saving the World (2022), Problemista (2023), and I Saw the TV Glow (2024). Throughout her career, Stone has received numerous accolades and recognition, including being named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017.

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