Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer who rose to fame at age 13 with the western True Grit (2010), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She later starred in the Pitch Perfect films (2015–2017), The Edge of Seventeen (2016) (which earned her a Golden Globe nomination), and Bumblebee (2018), while also voicing Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its 2023 sequel. On television, she played Emily Dickinson in Dickinson (2019–2021), Kate Bishop in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and voiced Vi in the animated series Arcane (2021–2024). Her music career took off after performing "Flashlight" in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), leading to hits like "Love Myself," "Starving," and "Let Me Go" under Republic Records. Raised in California, she was inspired to act at age eight by her cousin, and her diverse heritage includes Filipino, African American, and Jewish roots. This combination of blockbuster films, acclaimed TV roles, and chart-topping singles makes her one of Hollywood's most versatile young talents.