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Quick facts for kids Haley Bennett
Bennett in 2021
Born	Haley Loraine Keeling (1988-01-07) January 7, 1988 (age 37) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Partner(s)	Joe Wright (2017–present)
Children	1

Haley Bennett is an American actress. Her full name is Haley Loraine Keeling. She was born on January 7, 1988. Haley first appeared in a movie called Music and Lyrics in 2007. Since then, she has acted in many other films. Some of her well-known movies include The Equalizer (2014) and The Magnificent Seven (2016). She also starred in Hillbilly Elegy (2020) and Cyrano (2021).

Haley Bennett's Early Life and Childhood

Haley Bennett was born in Fort Myers, Florida. This was on January 7, 1988. Her parents, Leilani and Ronald Keeling, met at church. They moved around a lot when Haley was young. Haley has family roots from Lithuania and Scotland. She grew up mostly in Naples, Florida.

When Haley was six, her parents divorced. She then moved to Ohio with her father. He opened a car repair shop there. They moved often within Ohio. Haley once said she never lived anywhere for more than two years. This made her feel like an outsider sometimes. But it also taught her not to worry about what others thought.

Haley described her childhood as "nomadic." She lived with her father in Ohio and her mother in Florida.

I lived somewhat of a nomadic life even when I lived in Ohio. We spent time in rural areas, in suburban areas, never really city areas. We rode four-wheelers. We had pigs and ferrets. And creeks. We had a creek in my backyard. It was like Huckleberry Finn... I was kind of a tomboy for awhile. It's tough to explain because I grew up with my mom and my dad simultaneously but separately because they weren't together. So I kind of get femininity from my mother and boyishness from my dad. He loved fishing, he loves hunting, he loves boating, and football, baseball, and basketball. So that really saturated my life. And then my mother was very soft and also strong, but more of an artist. So I kind of had the best of both worlds.

She enjoyed outdoor activities with her dad. She also learned about art from her mom.

When Haley was 10, she and her father moved to Stow, Ohio. She went to Stow-Munroe Falls High School. At 13, she started at Barbizon Modeling School. She also attended talent conventions. There, she won an important award. Haley acted in school plays and sang in choirs. She also spent time with her mother in Naples. There, she studied music and acting.

When Haley was 18, she wanted to become an actress. She convinced her mom to take her to Los Angeles. After three months, she was about to go home. But then she got a chance to meet an agent. She told the agent another big agency wanted her. The agent didn't want to lose her and signed her. Haley then started using her mother's old last name, Bennett, as her stage name.

Haley Bennett's Acting Career

Bennett at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Haley Bennett got her first movie role very quickly. It was only her third audition. She played a pop star named Cora Corman. This was in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics. She sang several songs for the movie's soundtrack. These included "Buddha's Delight" and "Way Back into Love". She also signed a music deal that year. She started working on an album, but it was never released.

After her first movie, Haley signed a deal for three more films. She starred in the comedy College (2008). She also appeared in the horror film The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008). In 2008, she had a small part in Marley & Me. The next year, she played a main role in a short film called Passage. She also co-starred in the horror movie The Hole.

In 2010, Haley appeared in the fantasy comedy Kaboom. She was also in the drama Arcadia Lost. She was cast in a TV crime-drama series called Outlaw Country. The pilot episode was filmed. It later aired as a TV movie in 2012.

Haley then got a main role in the thriller film Kristy (2014). She also appeared in Lost in the White City (2014). In the same year, she was in The Equalizer. She acted alongside famous actor Denzel Washington.

In 2015, Haley starred in Hardcore Henry. This movie was filmed from a first-person view. In 2016, she played Emma Cullen in The Magnificent Seven. She also co-starred in The Girl on the Train. This movie was based on a popular book. She also played Mamie Murphy in Rules Don't Apply. Critics praised Haley's acting in all these films. In 2017, she played Saskia Schumann in Thank You for Your Service. This film was about soldiers dealing with PTSD.

In 2019, Haley starred in and helped produce Swallow. This was a psychological thriller. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Haley won the award for Best Actress there. Critics loved her performance. They called it "pitch-perfect" and "extraordinary." That same year, she was in The Red Sea Diving Resort.

In 2020, she co-starred in two movies based on books. These were The Devil All the Time and Hillbilly Elegy. Both of these films were released on Netflix.

Haley has continued to act in many projects. She is in Borderlands, a movie based on a video game. She also joined Whoopi Goldberg in the drama film Till. She is also starring in and producing a movie based on the novel Brood.

Haley Bennett's Personal Life

Haley Bennett has a partner, English film director Joe Wright. They have one child together. Their daughter was born on December 27, 2018. As of 2019, Haley and her family live in Bruton, England.

Filmography

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