Everything you need to know about the Cindy Lou actress from How The Grinch Stole Christmas The

FROM her total confidence in the Grinch's goodness to her iconic hairdo, there's no denying little Cindy Lou Who was the real hero of the 2000 cult crimbo movie. While we all remember her as the cute seven-year-old who sang Where Are You Christmas?, Taylor Momsen, who played Cindy, has come a long way since

FROM her total confidence in the Grinch's goodness to her iconic hairdo, there's no denying little Cindy Lou Who was the real hero of the 2000 cult crimbo movie.

While we all remember her as the cute seven-year-old who sang Where Are You Christmas?, Taylor Momsen, who played Cindy, has come a long way since then.

Who played Cindy Lou Who in How The Grinch Stole Christmas?

Taylor Momsen was only seven when she played Cindy Lou Who in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

Born on July 26, 1993, in St. Louis, Missouri, Taylor Momsen is an American singer, songwriter, model, and former actress.

She started working at a young age, with her parents signing her up with a modeling agency when she was just a toddler.

"My parents signed me up with Ford [Modeling] at the age of 2," she told Revolver Magazine.

"No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice. My whole life, I was in and out of school. I didn't have friends.

"I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life."

Momsen's breakout role was Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 hit movie, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

She went on to play Gretel in the 2002 film, Hansel and Gretel, as well as the president's daughter on Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams.

Momsen notably auditioned for the titular role in Hannah Montana, but the part eventually went to Miley Cyrus.

In 2007, she achieved widespread fame when she starred as Jenny Humphrey in the TV adaptation of Gossip Girl.

She was part of the main cast until the fourth season but eventually exited the series.

In 2011, she revealed that she had quit acting entirely to focus on her music career with her punk band The Pretty Reckless.

Her last acting credit was a brief appearance on the final episode of Gossip Girl.

Where is the Cindy Lou actress now?

Taylor Momsen continues to thrive in the music industry with her band The Pretty Reckless, in which she's the lead vocalist.

Momsen was only 15 years old when the band was formed in 2009.

They released their debut album, Light Me Up, the year after, and have since unveiled three more, the latest being Death by Rock and Roll in 2021.

Thanks to her success in both music and acting, Momsen has been able to amass an estimated net worth of $4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Momsen skipped out on appearing on the reboot of Gossip Girl, telling Metro that she has quit acting for good.

"I put that to bed a good 10 years ago at this point, and it is rock and roll all the time," she said.

But while she's no longer actively pursuing acting roles, she's not completely closing her doors to revisiting Hollywood in the future.

"It [acting] was never something I truly loved," she told Elle.

"That’s not to say that I’ll never play a character in a movie or something, but it’s not something I’m pursuing at all.

"Acting is something I did and maybe I’ll do it again. Who knows? But music will forever be a constant. It’s not going anywhere."

How do you do Cindy Lou's hair?

The infamous character lives on in our memories, hearts, and screens every Christmas - and even though the film came out two decades ago, girls everywhere remain just as desperate to try the iconic Cindy Lou hairstyle.

The internet has been flooded with hundreds of advice columns about recreating the look, and we're here to share ours.

You'll firstly need to brush your hair, part it in the middle, and then section it into three triangular parts - one on the top and two on the bottom.

You'll then need to braid pigtails into both of these bottom parts.

To get the top section to stand up just like Cindy Lou, you'll need to put in a backcombing shift, and if all fails a dash of soda can help with the lift.

Apparently, Cindy Lou also used a sock bun - some have opted for a cone.

Then, you'll want to curl the ends of the ponytail and the braids, before securing it all together with a hair tie.

How does Taylor Momsen feel about How The Grinch Stole Christmas?

While the role made her famous, the actress-turned-musician revealed that she was bullied because of it.

"First of all, The Grinch changed my life in a multitude of ways — one of them being I was made fun of relentlessly," she said on SiriusXM's Podcrushed podcast, which is co-hosted by her Gossip Girl co-star and onscreen brother, Penn Badgley.

"Every time I would start a new school or go somewhere else, I don't even think the kids knew my name. I was just 'Grinch girl,'" Momsen added.

"Not even the character name [Cindy Lou Who], just Grinch girl. I got used to it, but it was alienating."

Still, Momsen is grateful that she was part of the film, considering how it continues to resonate with audiences to this day.

"That was such an impactful moment in my life because it made me go, ‘I wanna make music for the rest of my life. I love being' in a recording studio," she said in an interview with Today.

"I think that people love ‘The Grinch’ just simply because the core of the story is so sweet and it's so heartwarming and it has such a good message.

"Aside from how amazing Jim Carrey's performance is and the theatrics that went into the shoot, just the way the film looks and moves and is edited is amazing in its own right.”

"The fact that it comes back around every year - I think it's something to look forward to. And I think it just kinda brings happiness and joy to anyone who watches it."

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