Hilary Duff

Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Duff has been acting since she was a young child, landing her first major role in 1998 as Wendy in the movie Casper Meets Wendy. Duff became a teen idol in 2001 with the premiere of the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire, in which Duff played the title character. The series ran until 2004, and lead to many acting opportunities for Duff, including the movies Cadet Kelly (2002), Agent Cody Banks (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and A Cinderella Story (2004). Duff released her first studio album, Metamorphosis, in 2003, topping the Billboard 200 and leading to a successful music career that has resulted in the sale over 15 million records in the course of the past decade. Duff is also known for her roles in the TV series Younger and How I Met Your Father.