Bio
Taylor Momsen is an American actress and model best known for her role as Jenny Humphrey, the freshman from downtown Soho who tries to fit in with the wealthy kids from New York's Upper East Side, in the television drama series Gossip Girl, from 2007-2012.
She can be seen in Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park, which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews and was given the 60th Anniversary Award.
Momsen can also be seen in the live action/CGI film Underdog, starring Jim Belushi and directed by Frederik Du Chau.
In 2000, Momsen starred in her breakthrough performance in Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as Cindy Lou Who, opposite Jim Carrey. The film grossed over $340 million worldwide.
Additional film credits include Robert Rodriguez' Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Randall Wallace's We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson.
Momsen was born in St. Louis, Missouri and resides in Maryland.