Hailey Anne Nelson
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| Hailey Anne Nelson | |
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| Born | September 14, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Hailey Anne Nelson (born September 14, 1994) is an American actress.
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[edit] Career
After commencing her career at age 5 in various stage performances, Nelson starred in the Tim Burton film Big Fish as Jenny (the younger Helena Bonham Carter), alongside Ewan McGregor, Steve Buscemi, and Alison Lohman. Nelson was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance. In 2004, Nelson won her first lead role in the Indie winner short film 17 Inch Cobras. Later that year, she was cast in the blockbuster hit Walk the Line as Rosanne Cash, daughter of legendary musician Johnny Cash. Nelson worked with actors such as Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Joaquin Phoenix, and Robert Patrick.
Between 2008 and 2010 Nelson starred in three independent films: A Fix (2008), Becoming Jesse Tate (2009), and A Disjointed Proposal (2010). Nelson is renowned teen actress in the Memphis, Tennessee area, appearing in various stage performances, commercials, films, and documentaries.
Nelson also appears in a music video for the band Embrace the End.
[edit] Personal and early life
Nelson was born in the West Hills section of Los Angeles to producer and former actress Leslie K Nelson. Her family relocated to Memphis, where she attended Hutchison School.
In 2004, Nelson was asked to a celebrity reader for the induction ceremonies of Dr. Seuss as his wife accepted his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She along with Spencer Breslin, Alyson Stoner, Cole Sprouse, and Dylan Sprouse read from the classic One Fish Two Fish. Nelson is an animal rights activist and vegetarian. With help from Walk the Line castmate and friend Ridge Canipe, she wrote and issued a vegan cookbook for children by PETA.
She has a strong, mellifluous singing voice, making several appearances at major sports venues, where she has opened the games by singing The National Anthem for as many as twenty thousand people. To date she has sung for every sports league except NFL.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | A Disjointed Proposal (short) | Veruca | Derek Steiner/Unwatchable |
| 2009 | Becoming Jesse Tate | Corrine | |
| 2009 | Hometown Glory | 70's Classroom Student | Documentary |
| 2007 | A Fix | Bess | Darren J. Butler |
| 2007 | "Wild Tigers I Have Known" | Amy Brown | Sundance |
| 2005 | Walk the Line | Rosanne Cash | James Mangold/ Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2004 | 17 Inch Cobras (short) | Emilie | Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury/ Independent |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Jenny | Tim Burton Columbia Pictures |
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