Hailee Steinfeld Bio, Boyfriend, Net Worth, Parents and Ethnicity

Quick Facts

Hailee Steinfeld is one entertainer that took Hollywood by storm from a very young age and is still going very strong. At the age of 14, she scooped an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress; this was for her role as Mattie Ross in the 2010 Revisionist Western film, True Grit.

She proved her breakthrough was far from a fluke when she greatly impressed in 2013’s Ender’s Game and Romeo & Juliet. A double-threat entertainer, Hailee Steinfeld is a woman with amazing vocals, a talent that got her a spot on the last two Pitch Perfect films which was followed by the start of her musical career. She has gone on tour with big names like , and and has had her own records sell platinum.

Hailee Steinfeld Bio (Ethnicity)

On the 11th of December, 1996, in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Hailee Steinfeld was born. She was raised in Agoura Hills and the in Thousand Oaks, California. Hailee is of mixed ethnicity including Filipino, Jewish, and African-American. Hailing from a family of entertainers, Hailee gravitated towards acting from a very early age. She attended several elementary schools including, Colina Middle School.

Hailee began acting from the age of 10 and as a result, became homeschooled from 2008 until her high school graduation in June 2015. As with most child actresses, Hailee Steinfeld began her career by taking up roles in short films, however, she didn’t have to pay her dues for long before earning her breakthrough. Steinfeld aced her character in the 2010 film, True Grit receiving huge critical acclaim. She was nominated for multiple awards including Oscar and BAFTA and won a whopping 14 awards for the role.

Hailee Steinfeld has not slowed down since then. Her other notable films include; Romeo & Juliet (2013), Begin Again (2013), Ender’s Game (2013), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). Her role as Nadine Franklin in The Edge of Seventeen (2016) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.

This actress has appeared in a few TV shows, most notably the lead role of Emily Dickinson in Dickinson. Following her appearance in Pitch Perfect 2, Hailee played some of her songs to label reps from Republic Records and by May 2015, she was signed to a record deal. Her debut single, “Love Myself” was released to critical acclaim in July 2015.

Her Parents

Hailee’s parents have been her rock and her number one fan right from the start. Her father, Peter Steinfeld who is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent works as a personal fitness trainer. The career path seems to be a family thing on her paternal side as her father’s brother, her uncle, Jake Steinfeld is also a fitness trainer. Jake acts occasionally and is popular as the founder of Major League Lacrosse.

Hailee’s mother Cheri Steinfeld (née Domasin) has Filipino and African-American roots. She works as an interior designer. Hailee has more entertainers from her maternal side – her maternal first cousin True O’Brien who began acting when Hailee was just 8 years old was among the early inspirations she had to consider a career in entertainment. Hailee has one sibling, an older brother named Griffin.

Net Worth

In such a short time, Hailee Steinfeld has achieved a mammoth success in her career. Like most entertainers, Hailee bolsters her paycheck from acting and singing with endorsement deals, the first of which was as the face of Italian designer Miu Miu in May 2011. In January 2018, she bought a luxury Audi estimated to worth $40,000. Her net worth is estimated at $8 million.

Who’s Her Boyfriend?

Hailee Steinfeld has been in a couple of relationships that have caught the media’s attention. As of 2018, Steinfeld is dating Niall Horan, the Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame as one of the members of the hit boy band, One Direction.

Rumors about their relationship began to swirl towards the end of 2017 and gathered momentum in the new year, 2018. As months passed, details emerged confirming that the two who had been just friends for a while were becoming more than just friends. The first evidence came when Hailee took to Twitter to post a photo of herself wearing a Niall Horan tee in support of his tour. And then, a month later, they were .

Niall Haron, following the 2016 hiatus by One Direction launched a solo career and has been doing pretty well. His net worth has been estimated at £46 million.

Before her romance with the One Direction star began, Hailee dated a certain Cameron Smoller from 2016 to around November 2017. The pair hugely documented their relationship on Instagram.

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