Emma Stone: From “Crazy Stupid Love” to “Poor Lives”, the Journey of a Flamboyant Actress

Emma Stone shines on screen as Emma Baxter in the lead role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film, “Poor Creatures”. An obscure feature film starring Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe, in theaters January 17.

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If it is one of the most anticipated films of 2024, it is because “Poor Jeeves” continues to win the most coveted prizes. Last September, it left the Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion in its pocket, winning the award for best musical or comedy film, before shining at the 2024 Golden Globe ceremony. During the same evening, Emma Stone did not fail to shine as she was presented with the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Proof, if anyone still needs it, of the full extent of his genius.

From revelation to popular actress

Born in Scottsdale (Arizona) on November 6, 1988, Emma Stone – her real name is Emily Jean – tried her hand at acting at a very young age, starring in numerous school plays. To make a life out of this passion, she manages – thanks to an argumentative PowerPoint – to convince her parents to let her try her luck in Los Angeles. Thus she packed up to live in Hollywood with her mother. Now settled in the City of Angels, she auditions and lands the lead role in the reality TV show, “In Search of the New Partridge Family.” She then accumulated appearances in successful sitcoms, such as “Malcolm”, “Medium” and “Drive”. A timid debut on the small screen but a promising one.

From the small to the big screen

In 2007, she auditioned to play the role of Claire Bennet in the series “Heroes”. Certainly eclipsed by Hayden Panettiere, Emma Stone saw the role slip under her nose and decided to turn to cinema. A very good decision from the following year, she joined the cast of the film “Supergrave”. It is a success.

It is enough to open the wide doors of comedy for him: “The Rocker” (2008), “Super Blonde” (2008), “Haunted by his Exes” (2009), “Paper Man” (2009) or even “Welcome to Zombieland”. (2009). In 2010, her career took off when she was chosen to play the role of Olive in the teen film “Easy Girl”. This first major film role earned her her first Golden Globe nomination. Now rising to the ranks of a rising star, Hollywood began to pay attention to her. Fighting for. In 2011, she co-starred in “Crazy, Stupid, Love” with Ryan Gosling before playing Skeeter in the moving feature film “The Color of Feelings” alongside Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain. Emma Stone is everywhere.Even in casting, his name has become a promise of a good film.

Thus, in 2014, she starred in her first blockbuster: “The Amazing Spider-Man”. She slips into the skin of Gwen Stacy and opposite Andrew Garfield – her future husband – who then plays Spider-Man. In the same year, she also starred in “Magic in the Moonlight” by Woody Allen and “Birdman” by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The Mexican director’s film would offer her a Golden Globe nomination in 2015 but most notably her first Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.

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2017, the year of holiness

Emma Stone has made a name for herself in the seventh art. But it was really her role as Mia in Damian Chazelle’s “La La Land” that would propel her into the ranks of Hollywood stars. On screen, she finds her playmate Ryan Gosling, with whom she combines her talents as an actress as well as a singer and dancer. A brilliant performance won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical, a BAFTA for Best Actress as well as an Oscar for Best Actress.

Far from resting on her laurels, Emma Stone continues to play a range of notable roles. In 2017, she became a tennis player in the film “Battle of the Sexes” with Steve Carell, then she played with Olivia Colman in “The Favorite” (2018) by Yorgos Lanthimos, then “Cruella” (2021). A success story that won’t stop.