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(born November 30, 1997) is an American internet personality, actress, model, and licensed physician. She is known for her roles as CeCe Jones in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up (2010-2013) along with Zendaya, Stella in the romance film Five Feet Apart (2019) opposite Cole Sprouse, Hope in the comedy film Booksmart (2019), Maggie in the horror film Ma (2019), Erin Naird in the Netflix comedy series Space Force (2020), and Kate in the upcoming Hulu movie Birds of Paradise.

Haley Grace Leneghan

November 30, 1997 (age 22)

Manchester, England

Internet personality · Youtuber · Actress · Model · Singer · Songwriter · Music producer · Licensed physician

2015 - present

haley leggy hun ⭷

Comedy, vlogging, singing

15.9 million

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Family

Leneghan was born in Manchester, the eldest of two children born to Lisa Leneghan (née Stiller), a fashion designer and David Leneghan, one of Hollywood's most popular actors and movie directors. Her mother is known for her colorful, creative designs and these played a very important part in women's fashion. Lisa Leneghan later founded her own fashion house, named Álainn, which translates into beautiful in Irish. Her father is known for his many movie roles and for directing various movies. Her brother, Griffin Leneghan, is known for his roles as Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016) and Richie Tozier in the adaptation of Stephen King's horror thriller It (2017).

Leneghan's parents died in a car crash in late October 2018. At the time, she and her brother were only 20 and 15, respectively. She has since then taken over her mother's fashion empire, only to pass it on to Riley Lorne months later saying she was "much more suited to handle it" than she was.

Education

Leneghan attended the Brentwood High School in Los Angeles where she played volleyball. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, to study medicine.

CAREER [edit]

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Youtube

Leneghan began her Youtube career when she created her channel in 2014. At the time, she was only 16 years old. Her first post on the channel was a cover of her singing both parts of 'A Whole New World' from Aladdin. She began posting videos more often when she was 16 in her junior year of high school. Some of these included travel diaries, stories, song covers, and style tips. She is also popular on social sites like Twitter and Instagram.

By mid-2015, several mainstream news and entertainment organizations published feature articles about Leneghan. The Atlantic wrote that Leneghan was "the most talked about influencer in the world" in an article titled Haley Leneghan Is the Most Important YouTuber Today. Time included her in its 2016 list of The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet.

Acting

Leneghan made her acting debut in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up (2010-2013) when she was only 13 years old. She also appeared in the first three seasons of the American thriller series Homeland (2011-2020) and proceeded to appear in M. Night Shyamalan's film Glass (2019). It was her first major acting role since she was a child. Leneghan auditioned for the horror film Ma (2019) while at university, and got the role despite initially believing she had made a mess of her audition. In Ma, she portrays Maggie, whose friends befriend the main character who soon begins terrorizing them. Leneghan got the scripts for Booksmart (2019) and Five Feet Apart (2019) while filming Ma. She was initially asked to audition for the main character's crush in Booksmart, but auditioned for the character of Hope instead. Late in 2019, Leneghan said in an interview that one of the reasons she was eager to take the role of Stella in Five Feet Apart was because she read the story a year prior and loved it immediately.

In October 2018, it was reported that Leneghan had been cast in the action movie Eve, later re-titled Ava. In September 2019, it was announced that Leneghan was cast as Erin Naird in the comedy series Space Force (2020–present). She will also star in Sarah Adina Smith's romance film Birds of Paradise opposite Kristine Froseth.

Modelling

Leneghan was scouted by through in her senior year of high school after being accepted into UCLA, and continued modelling through school to pay for her studies. In 2016, she closed Stella McCartney's Autumn show. Leneghan attended Paris Fashion Week in March 2017, where she supported her mother's own fashion house Álainn. That same year, Leneghan walked for Chanel, Diane von Fürstenberg, Donna Karan, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Giles Deacon, Fendi, N°21, H&M, Balmain, and Givenchy.

Leneghan made her debut at No. 9 on Forbes magazine's 2017 list of top-earning models, with an estimated annual income of 6 million. As of 2019, Leneghan has released in a statement that she will be putting modelling aside for the moment to focus on her acting career.

Singing, songwriting & producing

Leneghan is known for collaborating with other musicians and artists. Though she has yet to officially release any of her own songs, she has written countless ones for popular artists, such as her friend, Cole Murphy, Ariana Grande, FINNEAS, Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, and Taylor Swift. Leneghan has also helped produce some of the songs she's written.

She recently told Rolling Stone Magazine that she has been working on a couple of songs and is planning to release an album sometime in the near future.

Medical journey

Leneghan currently works as a part-time licensed physician in a few hospitals in Los Angeles, California.

Activism and advocacy

Leneghan is an outspoken feminist and frequently uses her platforms to educate her followers and update them about what is going on in the world. She has talked about having anxiety and depression in the past, and supports the Stop the Stigma movement. She is also very outspoken about the Time's Up initiative and has been very critical of celebrities in Hollywood, making sure to hold them accountable for their actions. Leneghan is an advocate for climate change, and has recently teamed up with the United Nations to help advocate for more climate change awareness.

Leneghan was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador along with her brother in November 2019. In April 2020, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.

Business ventures

Aside from helping out occasionally at her mother's fashion house Álainn, Leneghan has also co-launched a coffee brand alongside her friends Bella Veluz and Atheona Chase-Jackson.

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In a 2019 interview, Leneghan stated that she divides her time between Los Angeles, New York City, and London. She's never talked about having romantic relationships, and as of now has never been seen publicly with anyone.

She is good friends with fellow YouTuber Bella Veluz and the upcoming singer-songwriter Cole Murphy. Some of her childhood friends include Zendaya, who she starred alongside in the sitcom Shake It Up, and the Chase-Jackson twins, who she was introduced to by her late father.

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