Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her family's surname was anglicized to Stone when her grandfather, who is of Swedish descent, immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island. Stone began acting when she was 11, with her first stage role in a youth theater production of The Wind in the Willows. Throughout middle school, she appeared in 16 productions with the theater, some of which included The Princess and the Pea, Alice in Wonderland, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Stone moved to Los Angeles with her mother when she was 15 years old, and began acting professionally soon after. She first appeared in the VH1 reality TV show In Search of The Partridge Family in 2004. The show was a nationwide search for actors to star in a sitcom remake of the hit '70s show The Partridge Family. Stone won the coveted role of Laurie Partridge, and although the show was cancelled after the pilot, it served as a springboard for the young actress' career.
Stone beats out a slew of young actresses for the role of Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man. "She's one of the most spirited people I've ever met and just incredible fun to be around," leading man Andrew Garfield gushes to PEOPLE, feeding into reports that the costars are an item. "On top of which, she's beautiful and talented and kind of impossible to dream up."
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