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Emily Jean "Emma" Stone (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2017, she was the world's highest-paid actress and named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Stone began acting as a child in a theater production of The Wind in the Willows in 2000. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles and made her television debut in In Search of the New Partridge Family (2004), a reality show that produced only an unsold pilot. After small television roles, she appeared in a series of well-received comedy films, such as Superbad (2007), Zombieland (2009), and Easy A (2010), which was Stone's first leading role. Following this breakthrough, she starred in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and the period drama The Help (2011), and gained wider recognition as Gwen Stacy in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel.

Stone received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a recovering drug addict in Birdman (2014) and Abigail Masham in The Favourite (2018). The latter marked her first of many collaborations with director Yorgos Lanthimos. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles as an aspiring actress in the romantic musical La La Land (2016) and a resurrected suicide perpetrator in Lanthimos's comic fantasy Poor Things (2023). She also portrayed tennis player Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes (2017) and the title role in Cruella (2021). On television, she starred in the dark comedy miniseries Maniac (2018) and The Curse (2023).

On Broadway, Stone starred as Sally Bowles in a revival of the musical Cabaret (2014–2015). She and her husband, Dave McCary, founded the production company Fruit Tree in 2020.

Early life

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Emily Jean Stone was born on November 6, 1988, in Scottsdale, Arizona,[1][2] to Jeffrey Charles Stone, the founder and CEO of a general-contracting company, and Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker.[3][4] She lived on the grounds of the Camelback Inn resort from ages 12 to 15.[5][6] She has a younger brother, Spencer.[7] Her paternal grandfather, Conrad Ostberg Sten, was from a Swedish family that anglicized their surname to "Stone". She also has German, English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.[8]

Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, where Stone appeared in sixteen productions

As an infant, Stone had baby colic and cried frequently. She consequently developed nodules and calluses on her vocal cords while she was a child.[9] Stone has described herself as "loud" and "bossy" while growing up.[10] She was educated at Sequoya Elementary School and attended Cocopah Middle School for sixth grade. Stone did not like school, though once said that her controlling nature meant that "I made sure I got all A's".[11] She suffered panic attacks and anxiety as a child,[12] and said they caused a decline in her social skills.[13] Stone underwent therapy but said it was her participation in local theater plays that helped cure the attacks, recalling:

The first time I had a panic attack I was sitting in my friend's house, and I thought the house was burning down. I called my mom and she brought me home, and for the next three years it just would not stop. I would go to the nurse at lunch most days and just wring my hands. I would ask my mom to tell me exactly how the day was going to be, then ask again 30 seconds later. I just needed to know that no one was going to die and nothing was going to change.[12]

Stone wanted to act since age four;[6] she wanted a career in sketch comedy initially, but shifted her focus to musical theater, and took vocal lessons for several years.[14] Her acting debut, at age 11, came in a stage production of The Wind in the Willows, playing Otter.[15] Stone was homeschooled for two years, during which time she appeared in 16 productions at Phoenix's Valley Youth Theatre—including The Princess and the Pea, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat[3]—and performed with the theater's improvisational comedy troupe.[16] Around this time, she traveled to Los Angeles and auditioned unsuccessfully for a role on Nickelodeon's All That.[17] Her parents later sent her for private acting lessons with a local acting coach, who had worked at the William Morris Agency in the 1970s.[4]

Stone attended Xavier College Preparatory—an all-girl Catholic high school—as a freshman, but dropped out after one semester to become an actress.[3] She prepared a PowerPoint presentation for her parents titled "Project Hollywood" (featuring Madonna's 2003 song "Hollywood") to convince them to let her move to California to pursue an acting career.[14] In January 2004, she moved with her mother to an apartment in Los Angeles. She recalled, "I went up for every single show on the Disney Channel and auditioned to play the daughter on every single sitcom", adding, "I ended up getting none."[6] Between auditions for roles, she enrolled in online high-school classes and worked part-time at a dog-treat bakery.[4][12]

Career

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Career beginnings (2004–2009)

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When Stone registered for the Screen Actors Guild at age 16, the name "Emily Stone" was already taken, and she briefly went by "Riley Stone".[18] She made her television debut as Laurie Partridge on the VH1 talent competition reality show In Search of the New Partridge Family (2004). The resulting show, retitled The New Partridge Family (2004), remained an unsold pilot.[19] After guest-starring in the television shows Medium (2005) and Malcolm in the Middle (2006), she decided to change her stage name to "Emma"—chosen in honor of Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls—as she struggled to adapt to the name Riley.[a][18][22] She next appeared in Louis C.K.'s HBO series Lucky Louie (2006),[12] and unsuccessfully auditioned to star as Claire Bennet in the NBC science fiction drama Heroes (2007), later calling this her "rock bottom" experience.[4] In April 2007, she played Violet Trimble in the Fox action drama Drive, but the show was canceled after seven episodes.[3]

Stone made her feature film debut in Greg Mottola's comedy Superbad (2007), co-starring Michael Cera and Jonah Hill. The film tells the story of two high school students who go through a series of comic misadventures after they plan to buy alcohol for a party. To play Hill's romantic interest, she dyed her hair red.[23] Stone has described the experience of acting in her first film as "amazing ... [but] very different than other experiences I've had since then".[24] The film was a commercial success, and earned her the Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face.[25][26]

Stone in 2009

The next year, Stone starred in the comedy The Rocker (2008) as Amelia Stone, the "straight face" bass guitarist in a band; she learned to play the bass for the role.[27] The actress, who has called herself "a big smiler and laugher", said she found it difficult to play a character whose personality was so different from her own. The film and her performance received negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure.[28][29] Her next release, the romantic comedy The House Bunny, performed better at the box office, becoming a moderate commercial success.[30] The film saw her play the president of a sorority, and perform a cover version of the Waitresses' 1982 song "I Know What Boys Like".[31] Reviews were generally negative,[32] but Stone was praised,[33] with TV Guide's Ken Fox writing that she "is well on her way to becoming a star".[34]

Stone appeared in three films released in 2009. The first of these was opposite Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Michael Douglas in Mark Waters's Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Loosely based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, the romantic comedy has her playing a ghost who haunts her former boyfriend. Critical reaction to the film was negative, but it was a modest commercial success.[35][36] Her most financially profitable venture that year was Ruben Fleischer's $102.3 million-grossing horror comedy film Zombieland,[37] in which she featured alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Abigail Breslin. In the film, she appeared as a con artist and survivor of a zombie apocalypse, in a role which Chris Hewitt of Empire magazine thought was "somewhat underwritten".[38] In a more positive review, Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph called "the hugely promising Stone […] a tough cookie who projects the aura of being wiser than her years".[39] Stone's third release in 2009 was Kieran and Michelle Mulroney's Paper Man, a comedy-drama which disappointed critics.[40]

Rise to prominence (2010–2013)

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Stone voiced an Australian Shepherd in Marmaduke (2010), a comedy from director Tom Dey based on Brad Anderson's long-running comic strip of the same name.[41] Her breakthrough came the same year with a starring role in Easy A, a teen comedy directed by Will Gluck.[42][43] Partially based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, the film tells the story of Olive Penderghast (Stone), a high school student who becomes embroiled in a comic sex scandal after a false rumor circulates that she is sexually promiscuous. Stone read the script before the project was optioned for production, and pursued it with her manager while production details were being finalized. She found the script "so different and unique from anything I'd read before", calling it "funny and sweet".[44] When Stone discovered that the film had begun production, she met with Gluck, expressing her enthusiasm for the project. A few months later, the audition process started and she met again with Gluck, becoming one of the first actresses to audition.[45] The film received positive critical reviews, and Stone's performance was considered its prime asset.[46] Anna Smith of Time Out wrote, "Stone gives a terrific performance, her knowing drawl implying intellect and indifference with underlying warmth."[47] The film was a commercial success, grossing $75 million against its $8 million budget.[48] Stone was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and won the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance.[49]

Stone promoting The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012

In October 2010, Stone hosted an episode of NBC's sketch comedy Saturday Night Live; her appearances included a sketch playing off her resemblance to Lindsay Lohan.[50] Stone called it "the greatest week of my life".[6][51] She hosted again in 2011, appeared in an episode in 2014, and in its 40th anniversary special in 2015.[52] A brief appearance in the sex comedy Friends with Benefits (2011) reunited her with Gluck.[53] She followed this with a supporting role in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) alongside Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore. The film featured her as a law school graduate, and the love interest of Gosling's character. Despite finding "some inevitable collapses into convention" in the film, Drew McWeeny of HitFix wrote that Stone "ties the whole film together".[54] At the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, she won the Choice Movie Actress – Comedy award for her performance in the film.[55] Crazy, Stupid, Love was a box office success, grossing $142.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $50 million.[56]

Dismayed at being typecast as "the sarcastic interest of the guy", Stone co-starred with Viola Davis in Tate Taylor's period drama The Help (2011), a film she found challenging.[57] The film is based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name and is set in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi. She met with Taylor to express a desire to work on the film. The director said, "[Stone] was completely awkward and dorky, with her raspy voice, and she sat down and we got a little intoxicated and had a blast, and I just thought, 'God! God! This is Skeeter."[58] She was cast as Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, an aspiring writer learning about the lives of the African-American maids. In preparation for the part, she learned to speak in a Southern accent and educated herself on the Civil Rights Movement through literature and film.[59] With a worldwide gross of $216 million against a $25 million budget, The Help became Stone's highest-grossing film to that point.[60] The film, and her performance, received positive reviews from critics. Writing for Empire, Anna Smith thought Stone was "well-meaning and hugely likable" despite finding flaws in the character.[61] The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture,[62] and won Best Ensemble Cast from the Women Film Critics Circle and the Broadcast Film Critics Association.[63][64]

Stone turned down a role in the action comedy 21 Jump Street after signing on to Marc Webb's 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man series.[65][66] She portrayed Gwen Stacy, the love interest of the titular superhero (played by Andrew Garfield).[67] Stone returned to her natural blonde hair color for the role, having dyed it red previously.[68][69] She admitted to having never read the comics, and therefore felt responsible to educate herself about Spider-Man: "My experience was with the Sam Raimi movies ... I always assumed that Mary Jane was his first love",[70] adding that she was only familiar with Stacy's character as portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard in Spider-Man 3.[71][72] The Amazing Spider-Man was a commercial success and was the seventh highest-grossing film of the year with global revenues of $757.9 million.[73] Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum found Stone to be "irresistible",[74] and Ian Freer of Empire was particularly impressed with Stone's and Garfield's performances.[75] At the annual People's Choice Awards ceremony, she was nominated for three awards, including Favorite Movie Actress.[76] Later that year, Stone voiced a role in the crime-based video game Sleeping Dogs, which earned her a Spike Video Game Award.[77]

Stone began 2013 with a voice role in the DreamWorks Animation film The Croods, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[78] This followed with an appearance in Movie 43, an anthology film which consists of 16 short stories—she played the title role in the segment entitled "Veronica".[79] She next starred alongside Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn in Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad (2013), a crime thriller set in Los Angeles during the 1940s.[80] A. O. Scott of The New York Times dismissed the film as "a hectic jumble of fedoras and zoot suits", but praised Stone's pairing with Gosling.[81]

Established actress (2014–2017)

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In 2014, Stone reprised the role of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She believed that her character did not depend on the film's protagonist, asserting: "She saves him more than he saves her. She's incredibly helpful to Spider-Man ... He's the muscle, she's the brains."[82] Her performance was well received by critics;[83] an Empire reviewer commended her for standing out in the film, writing, "Stone is the Heath Ledger of this series, doing something unexpected with an easily dismissed supporting character."[84] The role won her the Favorite Movie Actress award at the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards.[85] Later that year, Stone took on a role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Magic in the Moonlight, a modest commercial success.[86] A. O. Scott criticized her role, and pairing with Colin Firth, describing it as "the kind of pedantic nonsense that is meant to signify superior intellect".[87]

The black comedy Birdman, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, was Stone's final film release of 2014. Co-starring Michael Keaton and Edward Norton, it featured her as Sam Thomson, the recovering-addict daughter of actor Riggan Thomson (Keaton), who becomes his assistant. Iñárritu created the character based on his experience with his daughter.[88] Birdman was critically acclaimed,[89] and was the most successful film at the 87th Academy Awards; it was nominated for nine awards, winning four, including Best Picture.[90] The Movie Network deemed it one of Stone's best performances to date, and Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph found her to be "superb" and "tremendous" in her role, while also highlighting her monologue in the film which he believed to have been "delivered like a knitting needle to the gut".[91][92] She received Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations.[93]

Stone at a screening of La La Land (2016); her performance in the film won her the Academy Award for Best Actress

From November 2014 to February 2015, Stone starred in a revival of the Broadway musical Cabaret as Sally Bowles, taking over the role from Michelle Williams.[94] Deeming it "the most nerve-racking thing ever", Stone listened to a French radio station to mentally prepare herself for the role.[95][96] Marilyn Stasio of Variety was critical of her singing abilities and found her performance to be "a bit narrow as an emotional platform, but a smart choice for her acting skills, the perfect fit for her sharp intelligence and kinetic energy."[97] Stone's 2015 film, the romantic comedy Aloha by Cameron Crowe, was a critical and commercial failure. Her portrayal of an air force pilot, alongside Bradley Cooper, was panned by critics for its controversial whitewashing of the cast, as Stone's character was meant to be of Asian, Hawaiian, and Swedish descent. She later regretted taking part in the project, acknowledging whitewashing as a widespread problem in Hollywood.[98][99][100] Despite the backlash, Stone was nominated for Choice Movie Actress – Comedy at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.[101] Also in 2015, Stone starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix as his character's love interest in Woody Allen's Irrational Man, which received mixed reviews.[86][102] She also appeared in the music video for Will Butler's single "Anna".[103]

During her run on Cabaret, Stone met filmmaker Damien Chazelle, who, impressed with her performance, cast her in his musical comedy-drama La La Land.[104] The project, which marked her third collaboration with Gosling, starred Stone as Mia Dolan, an aspiring actress living in Los Angeles.[105] Stone borrowed several real-life experiences for her character, and in preparation, watched The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.[106][107] For the film's soundtrack, she recorded six songs.[b] La La Land served as the opening film at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, where it generated critical acclaim and earned Stone the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.[109] It emerged as a commercial success, with a worldwide gross of over $440 million against a production budget of $30 million.[110] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "Stone has never been better: superbly smart, witty, vulnerable, her huge doe eyes radiating intelligence even, or especially, when they are filling with tears."[111] For her performance, Stone won the Academy, Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress.[112]

Stone's sole release of 2017 was Battle of the Sexes, based on the 1973 eponymous match between tennis players Billie Jean King (Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). In preparation, Stone met with King, watched old footage and interviews of her, worked with a dialect coach to speak in King's accent, and drank high-calorie protein shakes to gain 15 pounds (6.8 kg).[113][114] The film premiered to positive reviews at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and certain critics considered Stone's performance to be the finest of her career.[115] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian praised her for playing against type, and for being "strong" and "convincing" in the part.[116] Even so, the film earned less than its $25 million budget.[117] Stone received her fourth Golden Globe nomination for it, and attended the ceremony with King.[118]

Films with Yorgos Lanthimos and professional expansion (2018–present)

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Stone collaborated with director Yorgos Lanthimos on several projects, such as The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023); she won her second Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the latter.

In 2018, Stone and Rachel Weisz played Abigail Masham and Sarah Churchill, respectively; two cousins fighting for the affection of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), in Yorgos Lanthimos's historical comedy-drama The Favourite. She found it challenging to be an American among an all-British cast, and struggled with mastering her character's accent.[119] The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival to critical acclaim.[120] Michael Nordine of IndieWire praised Stone for taking on such a bold role following the success of La La Land, and termed the three lead actresses "a majestic triumvirate in a period piece that's as tragic as it is hilarious."[121] Stone then executive-produced and starred in the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac (2018), directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. It featured Stone and Jonah Hill as two strangers whose lives are transformed due to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial. An admirer of Fukunaga's work, she agreed to the project without reading the script.[122] Judy Berman of Time magazine was impressed with Stone and Hill for their growth as actors since Superbad and noted the complexity in their performances.[123] Stone received her fifth Golden Globe nomination and third Oscar nomination for The Favourite, and additionally earned SAG nominations for both Maniac and The Favourite.[124][125][126] That same year, Stone appeared in Paul McCartney's music video for his song "Who Cares".[127]

Stone reprised her role as Wichita in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), the sequel to 2009's Zombieland, which received mixed reviews and grossed $125 million worldwide.[128][129] She narrated the Netflix documentary series The Mind, Explained (2019) and reprised the voice role of Eep in The Croods: A New Age (2020), the sequel to 2013's The Croods.[130][131][132] In 2021, Stone played Cruella de Vil (originated by Glenn Close in the previous live-action adaptations) in Craig Gillespie's crime comedy Cruella, a Disney live-action based on the 1961 animation One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Starring opposite Emma Thompson, Stone also served as an executive producer of the film alongside Close.[133][134] The film was released in US theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access to positive reviews and grossed $233 million worldwide against its $100 million budget.[135][136] Justin Chang of Los Angeles Times wrote that despite the film's flawed screenplay, Stone was "wholly committed, glammed-to-the-nines"; Chang favorably compared it with her performance in The Favourite, adding that she "nailed every nuance as another lowly young woman turned ambitious schemer".[137] For Cruella, Stone garnered another Golden Globe nomination.[138]

In 2020, Stone and her husband, Dave McCary, launched the production company Fruit Tree.[139] Their first project was the independent film When You Finish Saving the World, which marked Jesse Eisenberg's feature directorial debut.[140] The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and had modest reviews.[141][142] The company's next release was the comedy Problemista, directed by Julio Torres.[143] It premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest, and was initially scheduled to be released that year, but was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[144][145] Both films were produced in collaboration with A24.[146]

Stone at the 2024 New York Film Festival premiere of A Real Pain

Continuing her collaboration with Lanthimos, Stone starred in his short film Bleat (2022) and feature film Poor Things (2023).[147] The latter, a fantasy coming-of-age film, is based on the novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray.[148] Stone also produced the film, in which she starred as Bella, a young Victorian woman who is crudely resurrected after her suicide. She found the experience of playing a character liberated of societal pressures to be "extremely freeing",[149] and she performed nudity and several sex scenes in it.[150] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Stone "gorges on it in a fearless performance that traces an expansive arc most actors could only dream about", and particularly praised her ability to perform physical comedy.[151] Stephanie Zacharek of Time termed her performance "wonderful—vital, exploratory, almost lunar in its perfect oddness".[152] Stone next executive produced and starred in the Showtime satirical comedy series The Curse.[153] She played Whitney, an influencer who hosts an HGTV show with her husband.[154] Commenting on her achievements of the year, BBC Culture's Caryn James opined that "Stone has quickly moved past Hollywood stardom to claim serious artistic credentials".[155] She received two more Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Poor Things and The Curse, winning for the former.[156][157] Also for Poor Things, she won her second Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Actress in addition to a Best Picture nomination.[158][159]

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival marked the release of two films produced by Stone for Fruit Tree — the horror film I Saw the TV Glow and Eisenberg's second directorial, A Real Pain.[160] The latter, a comedy-drama about two mismatched Jewish American cousins, received critical acclaim and several accolades.[161] In her fourth collaboration with Lanthimos, Stone played three characters in his absurdist anthology film Kinds of Kindness, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[162] Mashable's Robert Daniels considered it to be the weakest among their collaborations, and labeled her as "miscast".[163]

In 2025, Stone first appeared in Ari Aster's contemporary Western film Eddington, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and also starred Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Austin Butler.[164][165] Ben Croll of The Wrap felt that while Stone and Pascal were "no doubt game and ready to let loose", their characters "aren’t given an awful lot to actually do – with both set up less as fully fledged characters than as images for [Phoenix] to pine-for or run against."[166] Stone will next reunite with Lanthimos in Bugonia, a remake of the South Korean film Save the Green Planet!.[167]

Reception and acting style

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Stone at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. Her hair, eyes, and husky voice have been described by the media as her trademarks.[168][169]

Commenting on her performance in The Help, Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter called her "one of our very best young actresses".[170] Time's Daniel D'Addario stated in 2015 that Stone "appears to have fairly limited options" and choosing roles in independent films by "less established directors would represent a substantive risk".[171] Analyzing her on-screen persona, Jessica Kiang of IndieWire noted that Stone "usually [plays] the approachable, down-to-earth, girl-next-door type, [and] in person she demonstrates many of those qualities too, along with an absolute refusal to take herself too seriously."[172] Biographer Karen Hollinger wrote that at the beginning of her career, Stone was often labeled a "star ingénue", a perceived limitation she escaped despite not being a classically trained actress as she "crafted a brilliant career based on performative skills, careful choice of roles and distinctive personality".[173] In a 2024 analysis of Stone's career trajectory, IndieWire suggested that from breakout roles to acclaimed performances in indie films, Stone is positioned as a potential new movie star in Hollywood's evolving landscape.[174]

In 2008, Stone topped Saturday Night Magazine's Top 20 Rising Stars Under 30 and was included in a similar list compiled by Moviefone.[175][176] LoveFilm placed her on their list of 2010 Top 20 Actresses Under 30, and her performance in Easy A was included in Time's Top 10 Everything of 2010.[177][178] She appeared in the 2013 Celebrity 100 list, a compilation of the 100 most powerful people in the world, as selected annually by Forbes. The magazine reported that she had earned $16 million from June 2012 to June 2013.[179] That same year, she was ranked first in the magazine's Top 10 Best Value Stars.[180] In 2015, Forbes published that she had become one of the world's highest-paid actresses with earnings of $6.5 million.[181] The magazine ranked her the world's highest-paid actress two years later with annual earnings of $26 million.[182] In 2017, she was included on Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[183]

Stone has been described as a style icon, with her hair, eyes, and husky voice listed as her trademark features.[168][169] Vogue credits the actress for her "sophisticated, perfectly put-together looks", writing that "her charisma, both on-screen and off-, has charmed many" and for her embrace of "Old Hollywood Glamour".[184][185] Bee Shapiro of The New York Times called Stone a "likable ... spunky, talented, self-deprecating and slightly goofy" actress who is diverse in her fashion choices.[186] In 2009, she was featured on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World and Maxim's Hot 100;[187][188] the latter also placed her on the list on three other occasions—2010, 2011, and 2014.[189] In 2011, she featured on Victoria's Secret's list of "What is Sexy?" as the Sexiest Actress.[190] She was mentioned in other media outlet listings that year, including People's 100 Most Beautiful Women, each of FHM's and FHM Australia's 100 Sexiest Women in the World, and Men's Health's 100 Hottest Women.[191] She was ranked sixth on Empire's list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2013.[192] Stone was named the best-dressed woman of 2012 by Vogue and was included on similar listings by Glamour in 2013 and 2015, and People in 2014.[193][194]

Personal life

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Stone and Andrew Garfield in 2014

Stone moved from Los Angeles to Greenwich Village, New York, in 2009.[14] In 2016, she moved back to Los Angeles.[12] Despite significant media attention, she refuses to publicly discuss her personal life. Concerned with living a normal life, Stone has said she dislikes receiving paparazzi attention outside her home.[195] She has expressed her fondness for her profession,[12] and has cited Diane Keaton as an acting influence, calling her "one of the most covered-up actresses of all time". Stone has a close relationship with her family.[4] She says, "I am blessed with a great family and great people around me that would be able to kick me in the shins if I ever for one minute got lost up in the clouds. I've been really lucky in that sense."[187]

Stone dated her Paper Man co-star Kieran Culkin for two years. In 2011, she started dating her Amazing Spider-Man co-star Andrew Garfield for four years.[196][197] Their relationship was reported in the media with various speculations; the pair refused to speak publicly about it, though they made several appearances together. In 2014, on an occasion in New York City, Stone and Garfield encouraged paparazzi to visit websites that spread awareness of causes such as autism.[198] In 2015, they were reported to have broken up.[199][200]

Stone met Saturday Night Live segment director Dave McCary on December 3, 2016, while hosting the show. They began dating the following year. On December 4, 2019, they announced their engagement. They married in a private ceremony in September 2020.[201] In March 2021, Stone gave birth to their daughter named Louise Jean.[202][203][204] As of 2021, the family lives in Austin, Texas.[205] In 2022, Stone sold her house in Malibu, California for $4.425 million,[206] and in 2024, she sold her Los Angeles home for $4 million.[207]

Stone has said she suffers from asthma, which she discovered after having difficulty breathing while filming Easy A.[208] Her mother was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and cured in 2008.[209] Stone and her mother celebrated by getting tattoos of birds' feet, designed by Paul McCartney, a reference to the Beatles song "Blackbird", which she and her mother love.[210] Stone is a supporter of Planned Parenthood, and attended the 2017 Academy Awards wearing a Planned Parenthood pin on her dress.[211][212]

Philanthropy

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Stone appeared in a Revlon campaign that promoted breast cancer awareness.[213] In 2011, she appeared in a collaborative video between Star Wars and Stand Up to Cancer to raise funds for cancer research.[214] From 2012 to 2014, she hosted the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Revlon Run/Walk, which helps fight women's cancer.[215]

Stone and three other celebrities were present at the 2012 Nickelodeon HALO Awards, a TV special that profiled four teenagers who are "Helping And Leading Others" (HALO).[216] She attended the 2014 Earth Hour, a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature.[217] In 2015, she was part of a fundraising event in support of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, which helps people in the film and television industries with limited or no resources.[218] A feminist,[219] she collaborated with 300 women in Hollywood to set up the Time's Up initiative to protect women from sexual harassment and discrimination in 2018.[220] In 2025, Stone signed the Film Workers for Palestine letter pledging that she would not to work with Israeli film institutions implicated in "genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians.[221]

Acting credits and awards

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Main articles: List of Emma Stone performances and List of awards and nominations received by Emma Stone

According to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes and the box-office site Box Office Mojo, Stone's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films are Superbad (2007), Zombieland (2009), Easy A (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Help (2011), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Birdman (2014), La La Land (2016), Battle of the Sexes (2017), The Favourite (2018), Cruella (2021), and Poor Things (2023).[222][223]

Stone has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following:

She has also been nominated for five British Academy Film Awards: BAFTA Rising Star Award, Best Supporting Actress for Birdman and The Favourite, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for La La Land and Poor Things, winning for the last two.[49][93][112] Her other awards include two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for La La Land and Poor Things,[112][157] the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice Film Festival, both for La La Land.[224][225]

See also

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Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American and recognized for her versatile performances spanning , and musical genres. She first gained widespread attention with supporting roles in teen comedies like (2007) and her breakout lead in (2010), which showcased her comedic timing and established her as a rising star in Hollywood. Stone transitioned to more dramatic fare, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and achieving major acclaim for her singing and dancing in the romantic musical (2016), for which she won the . Her second Best Actress Oscar came for portraying the unconventional Bella Baxter in (2023), directed by , highlighting her range in portraying complex, transformative characters. In addition to acting, Stone co-founded the production company in 2020, focusing on independent films, and has collaborated frequently with Lanthimos on projects like (2018) and (2024).

Early life

Family background and childhood

Emily Jean Stone was born on November 6, 1988, in , to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker, and Jeffrey Charles Stone, founder and CEO of a general contracting company. The family maintained financial stability through her father's business, which provided early exposure to operational aspects of and contracting without connections to the sector. Stone has one younger brother, Spencer. Raised in the affluent suburban environment of Scottsdale, Stone exhibited childhood interests in theater and performing impressions, often drawing from studying shows like . She faced health challenges including a of anxiety—with her first occurring at age seven—and , which contributed to developing and leveraging humor as personal coping strategies.

Entry into performing arts

Stone began her involvement in performing arts through local theater in Arizona, training at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix where she performed in productions including Titanic, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and The Wiz between 2000 and 2003. At age 11, she received her first dramatic role under the guidance of artistic director Bobb Cooper. She also participated in improv activities and school plays during her childhood in Scottsdale. At age 15, Stone dropped out of Preparatory, an all-girls Catholic high school, after one semester to pursue full-time. She convinced her parents with a PowerPoint presentation outlining her career ambitions, leading to an agreement for via online classes while relocating. In January 2004, she moved to with her mother to an apartment, marking a self-initiated entry into professional pursuits without familial industry ties, in contrast to common Hollywood pathways reliant on . Upon arrival, Stone faced initial hurdles including frequent audition rejections for commercials and other entry-level opportunities. An acting coach leveraged old Hollywood connections to arrange agent auditions, where she secured representation after delivering monologues. Due to registry conflicts with her birth name Emily Jean Stone already in use, she briefly adopted the stage name Riley Stone for six months before settling on Emma Stone, inspired partly by of the .

Career

Initial television and film roles (2004–2009)

Stone made her professional acting debut at age 15 on the VH1 reality competition series In Search of the New Partridge Family in 2004, where she won the role of Laurie Partridge, leading to an unsold pilot episode produced as The New Partridge Family in 2005. She subsequently secured guest appearances on television, including an episode of Medium in 2005 and roles in Lucky Louie and Malcolm in the Middle in 2006. Transitioning to film, Stone's feature debut was as in the teen comedy (2007), directed by , where she portrayed a high school party guest pursued by the protagonists; the low-budget production, made for $20 million, grossed $121.5 million domestically and $170 million worldwide, demonstrating strong appeal to adolescent audiences through its raunchy humor and relatable coming-of-age dynamics. This role marked her entry into comedic features targeting youth demographics, distinct from her prior television work. She continued in similar genre fare with supporting parts, including Amelia in the rock band comedy The Rocker (2008) and Natalie, a socially awkward sorority pledge, in (2008), a Playboy-themed ensemble film emphasizing and light of college life. In 2009, Stone appeared as Abby in the independent drama Paper Man, playing a teenage girl who befriends a struggling portrayed by , showcasing an early shift toward more introspective character work amid limited commercial exposure. These roles established her in modestly budgeted, teen-oriented projects, building visibility without immediate mainstream dominance.

Breakthrough in comedy and drama (2010–2013)

In 2010, Stone starred as Olive Penderghast in the teen comedy , a high school student who pretends to lose her virginity to boost her social standing, drawing comparisons to . Her performance in the film, directed by , marked her first leading role in a wide-release feature and showcased her comedic timing through Olive's sarcastic narration and self-aware schemes. For this role, Stone won the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in 2011. The following year, Stone expanded into romantic comedy with (2011), playing Hannah, a law student who sparks a connection with a playboy character portrayed by , amid an ensemble exploring marital and generational relationships. Directed by and , the film highlighted Stone's ability to blend wit and vulnerability in romantic leads. Concurrently, she transitioned to drama as Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan in (2011), a young aspiring journalist in 1960s who interviews Black domestic workers about their experiences with white employers. In this ensemble piece directed by Tate Taylor, Stone's Skeeter navigates social tensions and personal growth while compiling the maids' stories into a book, demonstrating her range in handling period settings and interpersonal conflicts. Stone's versatility continued in 2012 with the superhero film , where she portrayed , the intelligent girlfriend of Peter Parker (), in the reboot directed by . The movie grossed $758 million worldwide, establishing Stone as a draw in action-romance hybrids. She and began dating during production in late 2011, a relationship that lasted until 2015. In 2013, Stone provided the voice of the adventurous teenager Eep Crood in the animated family film , directed by and , voicing a cavegirl challenging her overprotective father in a prehistoric world. These roles across comedy, drama, romance, action, and animation underscored Stone's avoidance of , leveraging her relatable, quick-witted persona to appeal broadly while tackling diverse character arcs.

Commercial blockbusters and Oscar recognition (2014–2017)

Stone reprised her role as Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's girlfriend, in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), directed by Marc Webb, which earned $202.8 million domestically and $708.9 million worldwide despite mixed critical reception. The film's commercial success underscored Stone's draw in franchise blockbusters, building on the $758 million gross of the 2012 predecessor. That year, Stone also earned her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sam Thomson, the estranged daughter of a faded actor, in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), a satirical drama that won four Oscars including Best Picture. In 2016, Stone starred as aspiring actress Mia Dolan opposite Ryan Gosling in Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, which grossed $151.1 million domestically and $509 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. Despite her background lacking extensive musical theater training, Stone prepared through vocal and dance lessons, performing key scenes like "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" live on set, a feat validated by her Academy Award win for Best Actress at the 89th ceremony on February 26, 2017. Stone closed the period portraying tennis pioneer in Battle of the Sexes (2017), directed by , earning acclaim for capturing King's determination amid the 1973 match against , though the film did not achieve blockbuster status.

Auteur-driven projects and producer role (2018–present)

Following her mainstream successes, Stone shifted toward auteur-driven cinema, prioritizing collaborations with distinctive directors over conventional commercial vehicles. Her partnership with Greek filmmaker began with (2018), where she portrayed ambitious courtier Abigail Masham in a period that earned critical praise for its sharp wit and power dynamics. This marked the first of multiple projects blending Stone's comedic timing with Lanthimos's surreal, boundary-pushing style, yielding films that favor thematic depth and stylistic innovation. The collaboration peaked with (2023), in which Stone starred as Bella Baxter, a revived woman discovering autonomy in a fantastical Victorian world. Her transformative performance garnered widespread acclaim, securing her second on March 10, 2024, alongside a Golden Globe for in a Musical or Comedy. This win highlighted a pattern where Stone's embrace of unconventional, physically and emotionally demanding roles aligned with peak critical validation, contrasting the industry's contemporaneous reliance on franchise-driven blockbusters amid declining theatrical risks. Subsequent Lanthimos works, including (2024), further exemplified this trajectory, with Stone contributing to ensemble narratives exploring human absurdity. As a producer, Stone co-founded with husband , focusing on bold, genre-blending content. The banner backed The Curse (2023), a Showtime satirizing home renovation and influencer culture, in which Stone also starred as Whitney Siegel, a performative do-gooder unraveling under scrutiny. Fruit Tree extended to reprising her Zombieland character in the sequel Double Tap (2019), blending horror-comedy with production oversight to sustain franchise elements while venturing into edgier territory. Stone's latest Lanthimos outing, (2025), released in limited theaters on October 24, casts her as a corporate CEO suspected of extraterrestrial origins by theorists, featuring a bald-headed portrayal achieved without prosthetic injuries for authenticity. Early reception positions it as Certified Fresh at 90% on , underscoring sustained artistic risk-taking amid Hollywood's blockbuster caution. This phase reflects a causal link between Stone's selective project choices—favoring narrative provocation over broad appeal—and elevated prestige metrics, evidenced by repeated awards contention and festival buzz.

Acting approach and versatility

Technique and influences

Stone characterizes her acting process as intuitive and present-focused, describing it as a meditative practice that demands complete immersion in the immediate moment rather than premeditated emotional recall or extended character immersion. This approach eschews traditional method acting, prioritizing instinctive responses and natural delivery drawn from personal observation of over structured technique. She has opted against formal training, instead honing her craft through early classes emphasizing emotional memory and on-set experience, which fosters adaptability and emotional authenticity above technical precision. Her influences include comedic pioneers and , whose timing and physical expressiveness inform Stone's own emphasis on bodily movement, vocal modulation, and spontaneous humor. Stone credits these figures with shaping her rejection of overly rationalized performance in favor of visceral, instinct-driven choices that capture underlying emotional realities. Stone integrates her longstanding experiences with anxiety into her performative toolkit, viewing it not as a hindrance but as a propulsive energy that heightens authenticity and presence, akin to a form of controlled intensity that propels intuitive on set. This personal element underscores her commitment to roles grounded in raw emotional truth, enabling rapid adjustments without reliance on exhaustive preparatory rituals.

Range across genres

Emma Stone's filmography encompasses more than 25 feature films across diverse genres, including comedy, horror-comedy, musical, drama, superhero action, animation, and science fiction, reflecting a pattern of deliberate genre exploration. Her initial television appearances in sitcoms like Lucky Louie (2006) and procedural dramas such as Medium (2005) provided foundational exposure to improvisational and narrative variability, enabling transitions without the typecasting that constrained peers reliant on singular archetypes. This early breadth facilitated subsequent pivots, as seen in the zombie horror-comedy Zombieland (2009), where she portrayed the resourceful Wichita amid survival scenarios blending gore and humor. In musicals, Stone starred as Mia in La La Land (2016), embodying an aspiring actress through song-and-dance sequences that integrated romance with period homage to Hollywood classics. Her voice work in the animated adventure (2013) as the rebellious daughter Eep demonstrated proficiency in family-oriented fantasy, contributing to a global exceeding $580 million. More recently, roles in period black comedies like (2023) as the resurrected Bella Baxter, navigating Victorian-era absurdity with elements of sci-fi reanimation, underscore sustained genre fusion. Science fiction entries include the upcoming Bugonia (2025), a dark comedy-thriller where Stone plays CEO Michelle Fuller, suspected of extraterrestrial origins in a conspiracy-driven plot. Repeated collaborations with director across such projects—spanning Poor Things to Bugonia—exemplify her affinity for works that defy conventional categorization, mixing , psychological tension, and speculative elements. This distribution of roles across low-budget indies and high-grossing spectacles empirically refutes notions of restricted range, as her selections prioritize narrative innovation over repetitive commercial formulas.

Reception and impact

Critical acclaim and major awards

Emma Stone has received widespread critical acclaim, evidenced by two for , for her performances as Mia Dolan in (2016) and Bella Baxter in (2023). She earned additional Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and (2018), totaling four nominations across both leading and supporting categories. These achievements underscore her versatility, with wins spanning musical drama and surreal comedy genres. Stone has also secured two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, for La La Land in 2017 and Poor Things in 2024, along with a nomination in the same category for Bugonia in 2026. She received a nomination for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) for Bugonia at the 30th Satellite Awards. Complementing these, she won two (BAFTAs) for Leading Actress, for La La Land in 2017 and Poor Things in 2024. Her accolades extend to multiple wins from the (SAG) Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and , including a Best Actress nomination for Bugonia at the 31st Annual Critics' Choice Awards, including SAG ensembles for Birdman and La La Land.
AwardWinsNominationsNotable Wins
24Best Actress: (2017), (2024)
26+Best Actress – Musical/Comedy: (2017), (2024)
BAFTA Awards23+Leading Actress: (2017), (2024)
Critics' Choice Awards511+Multiple Best Actress and ensemble wins across films like and
In total, Stone has amassed over 100 wins and more than 250 nominations from various awards bodies, reflecting sustained peer recognition. Her 2017 Oscar win correlated with elevated industry status, as Forbes ranked her the world's highest-paid actress that year with $26 million in pretax earnings, primarily from La La Land backend deals, enabling selective pursuit of auteur-driven roles thereafter. While some observers debated potential "snubs" for earlier franchise work like The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), her factual major award haul prioritizes empirical successes in critically favored independent and prestige films over commercial blockbusters.

Commercial performance and box office analysis

Films starring Emma Stone as a lead or prominent supporting actress have collectively grossed over $4 billion worldwide, with her highest earners driven by franchise entries and select musicals rather than consistent output across genres. Her involvement in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), which earned $758 million globally against a $230 million budget, marked her entry into blockbuster territory, benefiting from the established superhero appeal but yielding moderate returns after marketing costs. The sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), followed with $709 million worldwide on a $255 million budget, though it underperformed relative to expectations, contributing to Sony's pivot away from the series. La La Land (2016) stands as a standout non-franchise success, grossing $448 million worldwide on a $30 million budget for a return exceeding 14 times production costs, propelled by awards buzz and musical revival interest despite limited international appeal for the genre. Earlier comedies like Easy A (2010) demonstrated strong ROI, earning $102 million globally on a $8 million budget, aligning with her origins in high-margin youth-oriented films that prioritized domestic audiences. In contrast, recent auteur collaborations show variability; Poor Things (2023) achieved $117 million worldwide on $35 million, succeeding relative to its scale through critical momentum but falling short of franchise benchmarks. Notable underperformers highlight risks in ensemble or supporting roles outside her core draw. Madame Web (2024), where Stone appeared briefly, grossed $100 million worldwide against an $80 million budget, resulting in substantial losses after factoring marketing, exacerbated by poor reviews and superhero fatigue. Battle of the Sexes (2017) earned $13 million domestically on $25 million, failing to capitalize on biographical appeal amid crowded release slates. Emma Stone's producer credits, such as on , have included backend participation enhancing personal earnings beyond upfront pay, though industry data indicates her comedies historically deliver higher multipliers (often 5-10x budgets) compared to dramas (2-4x), underscoring a tension between artistic selectivity and commercial reliability in an era favoring franchises over originals. Her career reflects selective project choices prioritizing director alignment over guaranteed yields, yielding peaks in tentpoles but exposing vulnerabilities in non-IP ventures.

Criticisms of select performances

In the 2015 film , directed by , Emma Stone portrayed Allison Ng, a character described as one-quarter Hawaiian and one-quarter Chinese, prompting widespread criticism for whitewashing due to Stone's lack of such heritage. Reviewers and commentators argued that this casting undermined the film's authenticity and Stone's suitability for the role, contributing to perceptions of her performance as miscast and unconvincing amid the Hawaiian setting. The movie received a 20% approval rating from critics on , with detractors highlighting how Stone's portrayal failed to embody the ethnic nuances required, exacerbating the film's overall narrative incoherence. Stone's role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things (2023), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, drew accusations of promoting exploitative or faux-feminism through its depiction of a woman's sexual awakening, with critics labeling it voyeuristic and reliant on the male gaze despite claims of empowerment. Some analyses contended that the film's narrative, co-produced by Stone, prioritized male-directed fantasy over substantive female agency, portraying her character as an exhibitionist figure in scenes interpreted as objectifying rather than liberating. Stone responded to such critiques by asserting that viewers' judgments often stem from modern social media consumption patterns rather than the film's intent, defending the performance as non-exploitative. Reception of Stone's performances shows variance across projects, with (2016) earning a 91% critics' score on [Rotten Tomatoes](/page/Rotten Tomatoes) for her Mia Dolan role, contrasted by more mixed responses to Battle of the Sexes (2017) at 84%, where her was seen by some as prioritizing progressive messaging over historical depth. Detractors have argued that Stone's frequent reliance on charm and likability in comedic or dramatic turns can mask shallower emotional range, particularly in roles aligning with Hollywood's favored narratives, leading to divides between critic praise and broader audience skepticism. Such acclaim, including Oscar wins, has been critiqued as reflective of industry insularity, where insider preferences amplify certain performances while undervaluing empirical inconsistencies in universal appeal.

Personal life

Romantic relationships prior to marriage

Emma Stone dated actor from 2010 to 2011, after co-starring together in the 2009 Paper Man. Their relationship received limited media attention, consistent with Stone's preference for privacy in personal matters. Following the end of that relationship, Stone began dating in late 2011, having met on the set of in 2010. The couple, who portrayed onscreen love interests as and Peter Parker, were publicly spotted together at events and outings through 2015, when they amicably parted ways. No children resulted from these relationships, and Stone has generally avoided extensive tabloid exposure compared to many contemporaries, emphasizing discretion.

Family life and privacy concerns

Emma Stone married writer and director in September 2020, following their engagement announced in December 2019. The couple, who met during Stone's hosting stint on in December 2016, have maintained a low public profile regarding their relationship. Stone and McCary welcomed their first child, Louise Jean McCary, on March 13, 2021, in the area. The name Louise honors McCary's grandmother, while Jean is Stone's . Stone has shared minimal details about parenthood, emphasizing in a 2025 her efforts to instill and global awareness in her while shielding life from media scrutiny. Stone has voiced discomfort with paparazzi intrusion, describing it as "uncomfortable" outside her home and expressing paranoia over potential embarrassing captures during her earlier career. In response to concerns over child privacy, she backed New York legislation in 2023 making unauthorized recording of children in public a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail, amid debates over First Amendment implications and youth incarceration risks. The family resides privately, with Stone prioritizing work-life balance and limiting public family appearances.

Philanthropy

Support for health and cancer initiatives

Emma Stone's engagement in health and cancer initiatives was motivated by her mother Krista Stone's 2008 diagnosis with , an aggressive form of the disease, when Stone was 19 years old. This personal experience prompted Stone to prioritize support for and patient services, emphasizing isolation during treatment in public statements. Stone participated multiple times in the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Run/Walk for Women, which funds , counseling, and outreach programs for women's cancers. She attended the 15th annual event in New York City's on May 5, 2012, and joined the 17th annual Run/Walk on May 3, 2014, where she co-hosted with to promote awareness and fundraising. In a 2012 promotional video for the event, Stone highlighted her mother's survivorship as inspiration for her involvement. For broader cancer research efforts, Stone contributed to (SU2C) campaigns, including a 2011 benefit video reenacting a Star Wars scene to urge donations for . She also appeared in SU2C's third annual televised fundraising special on September 7, alongside celebrities like and , to amplify support for multidisciplinary cancer studies. Additionally, Stone supported the Worldwide Orphans Foundation, attending its seventh annual benefit gala on November 14, 2011, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York; the organization delivers health care, mentoring, and education to orphaned children globally. In 2012, she and displayed promotional signs for the foundation during paparazzi encounters to direct public attention toward its programs.

Involvement in broader social causes

Stone demonstrated support for the (ACLU) by wearing a blue ribbon signifying ACLU backing during the ceremony on February 26, 2017, and at the subsequent Vanity Fair Oscars after-party. This gesture aligned with broader celebrity efforts to signal advocacy amid policy debates, though the ACLU's operational focus has drawn scrutiny for selective litigation priorities favoring certain ideological causes over others. In advocacy, Stone joined the board of directors of the Child Mind Institute in January 2019, an organization dedicated to research, education, and stigma reduction around pediatric mental disorders, including anxiety, which she has publicly discussed experiencing from a young age. Her involvement has included promoting awareness campaigns, contributing to efforts that emphasize evidence-based interventions over anecdotal narratives. The institute reports funding clinical programs and policy initiatives, with transparency in donor allocations available via public financials, though celebrity board roles often prioritize visibility over direct fiscal oversight. Stone collaborated with on the "Who Cares? I Do" anti- initiative, launched around 2015 by Creative Visions Foundation, featuring a short addressing peer intervention and empathy to counter behaviors. This campaign targeted through creative media, with Stone's participation highlighting personal vulnerability to anxiety as a deterrent to , though empirical evaluations of such celebrity-led efforts show mixed outcomes in measurable reductions of incidence rates, often limited by reliance on awareness rather than scalable interventions. She has also backed education-focused efforts for vulnerable children, including the Worldwide Orphans Foundation (now part of Abbott Fund initiatives), which delivers mentoring and schooling programs in regions affected by ; in June 2014, Stone and used encounters to direct attention and donations toward the group via signage promoting its work. These activities underscore targeted support for developmental rights, with the foundation reporting aid to thousands of orphans annually, yet endorsements frequently amplify short-term pledges without guaranteed long-term efficacy tracking.

Political engagement

Endorsements and public reactions to elections

In the , Emma Stone publicly supported Democratic nominee by wearing a pin emblazoned with Clinton's name at the Middleburg Film Festival on October 24, 2016. Following Donald Trump's victory on November 8, 2016, Stone expressed distress in an interview at the on November 14, stating to that the result was "incredibly difficult to process" and urging people to "speak out" and "be brave" in response. This reaction aligned with a broader pattern among Hollywood figures, though empirical analyses of voter data indicate that celebrity endorsements and statements exert negligible causal influence on election outcomes, primarily reinforcing existing partisan preferences rather than swaying undecided voters. At the on February 26, 2017, Stone wore a small gold pin on her gown while accepting the award for , signaling continued opposition to the incoming Trump administration's policies on reproductive rights amid threats to federal funding for the organization. Earlier that year, on April 18, 2016, California voter records mistakenly listed Stone as registered with the —a minor conservative party historically linked to segregationist —due to a widespread error in forms where "independent" selections defaulted to the party; Stone, like other affected celebrities with Democratic leanings, corrected her registration to unaffiliated or Democratic. Stone did not issue public endorsements for in the 2020 presidential election or for in , despite widespread celebrity involvement in those cycles; records of campaign supporter lists and media reports omit her from notable backers. Her limited electoral engagement post-2016 reflects a pattern where high-profile actors' public stances often amplify media narratives but lack verifiable impact on turnout or margins, as corroborated by post-election studies emphasizing structural factors like economic conditions and turnout demographics over individual celebrity input.

Alignment with progressive organizations

Emma Stone has publicly supported , a nonprofit organization providing reproductive health services including , by wearing its logo pin on her gown at the on February 26, 2017. This gesture aligned her with the group's advocacy for access to and contraception amid debates over its receipt of approximately $600 million in annual federal funding, which critics argue indirectly subsidizes elective despite federal restrictions on using such funds for the procedure itself. In early 2018, Stone endorsed the Time's Up initiative, a Hollywood-backed campaign launched by over 300 women in the entertainment industry to combat workplace through a $13 million legal defense fund for lower-wage workers outside the sector. Her involvement, including support for related #MeToo efforts emphasizing victim solidarity without mandating public disclosure, reflected alignment with responses to industry scandals but drew scrutiny for focusing predominantly on high-profile cases while empirical data shows workplace harassment affects broader demographics, including men and non-entertainment sectors, with varying enforcement outcomes. Stone has also contributed to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a civil liberties organization often aligned with progressive causes such as defending abortion rights and challenging restrictions on them, through charitable donations and awareness efforts. In September 2025, she signed a pledge organized by Film Workers for Palestine, committing alongside over 1,200 industry figures to boycott collaborations with Israeli film institutions in protest of policies in Gaza, a stance critics from pro-Israel perspectives have linked to groups with alleged ties to designated terrorist organizations, highlighting potential selective application of boycott principles absent similar actions against other conflict zones. These affiliations exemplify Stone's participation in Hollywood's prevailing progressive consensus, where symbolic endorsements predominate over direct ; for instance, her actions have raised visibility for causes like reproductive access but lack evidence of influencing legislative changes, such as state-level restrictions post-2017 or harassment reporting rates beyond elite circles. Conservative commentators have critiqued such alignments as exemplifying selective outrage, prioritizing issues like funding—despite Planned Parenthood's performance of around 330,000 annually versus other health services—while showing minimal engagement with conservative-leaning social priorities, such as faith-based initiatives or critiques of industry imbalances in non-harassment contexts.

Controversies

Casting decisions and whitewashing claims

In the 2015 romantic comedy , directed by , Emma Stone portrayed U.S. pilot Captain Allison Ng, a character scripted as one-quarter Native Hawaiian, one-quarter Chinese, and half Swedish, reflecting Hawaii's prevalent mixed ancestries. The role's description emphasized Ng's internal frustration with her outward appearance not matching her heritage, drawing from real-life inspirations Crowe encountered in . The casting prompted immediate backlash labeled as whitewashing by Asian American and Native Hawaiian advocacy groups, as well as outlets like , which contended it exemplified Hollywood's pattern of assigning ethnic roles to white actors, thereby limiting visibility for non-white performers. Critics argued this perpetuated erasure, despite the character's fractional ethnic components allowing for varied phenotypes, including those passing as Caucasian. Crowe countered that the part was conceived in for an actress "of color," inspired by redheaded Hawaiian women compelled to repeatedly affirm their backgrounds, and selected Stone to embody that disconnect between self-perception and perception by others. He later apologized on his website for unintended offense, clarifying no revision of the decision but regret over the uproar. Stone herself reflected that the experience heightened her awareness of representation issues, though she maintained support for the 's artistic intent. Commercially, Aloha faltered, earning $21.1 million domestically and $26.3 million worldwide against a $35 million production budget, contributing to its status as a box-office disappointment amid the controversy. This outcome underscores industry dynamics where high-profile casting secures financing but risks alienating audiences when perceived as inauthentic. Such decisions align with Hollywood's longstanding use of ethnically ambiguous scripting to enable versatile talent pools, driven by the causal imperatives of marketability and the scarcity of actors precisely matching rare heritage combinations at star caliber—realities evident in Hawaii's demographics, where over 20% identify as multiracial yet professional acting pipelines remain narrow. Progressive critiques, frequently amplified in media with institutional left-leaning tilts, prioritize representational purity over these pragmatics, contrasting defenses rooted in creative autonomy and the non-literal interpretation of mixed identities. No comparable controversies arose in Stone's other roles, highlighting Aloha as an outlier tied to the character's specified but diluted ethnic markers.

Responses to film content critiques

Some feminist critics have labeled Poor Things (2023) as sexist and exploitative, citing its explicit depictions of female nudity and sexuality as reinforcing the male gaze rather than genuine empowerment. These objections, often rooted in progressive interpretive frameworks, argue that the protagonist Bella Baxter's arc—reanimated with an infant's brain and pursuing sexual liberation—prioritizes male-directed voyeurism over substantive female agency, despite the narrative's focus on her intellectual and physical autonomy. Emma Stone rebutted these characterizations in February 2024, asserting that the film's portrayal celebrates Bella's unencumbered , free from societal constraints, as a form of rather than exploitation. She highlighted the story's origins in Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel, where Bella's journey from dependency to independence underscores causal agency through , not victimhood. Critics of the critiques, including those from non-leftist perspectives, have dismissed such complaints as applying anachronistic ideological filters to fantastical art, arguing that empirical viewer reception—evidenced by the film's 92% critic score and 80% audience score—reveals broad appeal unmarred by alleged offensiveness. The movie's worldwide of $117.6 million on a $35 million further indicates commercial viability, suggesting the thematic elements resonated widely without widespread backlash. This success aligns with first-principles evaluation of the narrative's internal logic, where Bella's choices drive plot progression independently of external moral impositions.

Recent statements on high-profile cases

In August 2025, during promotion for her Bugonia at the , Emma Stone highlighted parallels between the movie's plot—wherein a character kidnaps a pharmaceutical CEO suspecting her of being an alien—and the real-life case of Luigi Mangione, who was charged with the December 4, 2024, murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Stone described the coincidence as "terrifying," noting that Mangione had publicly criticized healthcare firms for denying coverage to families facing illness, including his own mother's battle with cancer, and suggested audiences view Bugonia through this lens, stating, "What's really crazy, after we had shot the movie, this guy Luigi Mangione shoots the CEO of UnitedHealthcare." The remarks provoked backlash, with critics and users accusing Stone of insensitivity toward a high-profile killing that some progressive outlets and activists framed as a symbolic rebuke to corporate healthcare practices, despite Mangione's act constituting premeditated under New York law, complete with shell casings inscribed with words like "deny," "depose," and "delay." Detractors labeled her comments "tone-deaf" and "out of touch," arguing they trivialized a violent act amid public frustration with denials, which affected over 1.6 million claims in 2023 alone according to UnitedHealth , though legal experts emphasized that such grievances do not justify extrajudicial killings, as erodes and risks escalating unrelated violence. Stone has not publicly responded to the criticism, which amplified via outlets showing a pattern of leniency toward anti-corporate narratives in left-leaning media coverage of Mangione. At the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, 2024, Stone's onstage interaction after winning Best Actress for Poor Things—where she appeared to hurriedly take the Oscar from presenter Michelle Yeoh while conversing with Jennifer Lawrence—fueled online accusations of rudeness toward Asian winners, including Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, the latter of whom presented Supporting Actor to Robert Downey Jr. earlier. Asian social media communities and commentators alleged cultural insensitivity or implicit bias, citing the winners' seeming oversight of prior Asian honorees in a year marking milestones for diversity; however, Yeoh later clarified the moment as a "beautiful misunderstanding" due to seating confusion and the event's chaos, affirming no offense and praising Stone's win. The episode highlighted how brief, unscripted encounters at high-profile events can be magnified by partisan online narratives, often prioritizing identity optics over context. During Bugonia promotions in August 2025, Stone's lighthearted remarks on , including joking that she believes in aliens and quipping about handling fame "without turning into an alien," drew minor scrutiny for echoing tropes amid the film's premise, but elicited no substantial backlash beyond niche discussions on detachment from grounded . These statements, tied to promotional whimsy rather than substantive commentary on cases, underscored a broader pattern where actors' offhand opinions on sensational topics invite polarized amplification disproportionate to their depth.

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