Well I was eight years old, and I have an older cousin who is three years older than me and she was doing acting, commercials, and modeling at the time and... to see my cousin doing that was really inspiring and I wanted to do it. So I went to my mom and I asked her if I could do it, and for the acting part of it, she made me study for a year.

Early life
Steinfeld was born in Tarzana Los Angeles the daughter of Cheri (née Domasin) an interior designer and Peter Steinfeld a personal fitness trainer. She played the role of Talia Alden in the award-winning short film She's a Fox. Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11 1996) is an American actress.

Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11 1996) is an American actress.