Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an
American actress,
pop singer-songwriter and
entrepreneur. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Duff gained fame for playing the title role in the television series
Lizzie McGuire. Duff went on to have a film career; her most commercially successful movies include
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003),
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and
A Cinderella Story (2004).
Duff has expanded her repertoire into
pop music, with four
RIAA certified Platinum albums and over thirteen million albums sold worldwide.
Her first studio album,
Metamorphosis (2003), was certified triple platinum and she followed it up with two more platinum albums,
Hilary Duff (2004) and
Most Wanted (2005). Duff's last studio album,
Dignity, was released in April 2007 and was
certified Gold in August 2007.
She has also launched a clothing line, "
Stuff by Hilary Duff", and two exclusive perfume collections with
Elizabeth Arden. Duff and her mother were listed as producers for the movie
Material Girls,
, her upcoming films include animated comedy
Foodfight!, and independent films
Greta,
Safety Glass and
Stay Cool.
