The Evolution of Emma Stone: From ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to ‘La La Land’ (Photos)

The Evolution of Emma Stone: From ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to ‘La La Land’ (Photos)

Emma Stone’s “La La Land” lead Monday’s Golden Globe nominations picking up seven nods. TheWrap looks back at the actress’s career from her theater days all the way to breaking Indie box office records.

2010

She lands a starring role in teen comedy “Easy A.” The film opened to a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 85 percent.

She won a Critics Choice Award, MTV Movie Award and Teen Choice Award for the film.

2004

The young actress makes her television debut on VH1’s “In Search of the New Partridge Family.” The show only produced the pilot and no more episodes.

2000

The “La La Land” star lands her first role in a theater production of “The Wind in the Willows” at 12-years-old.

2015

She receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Birdman.”

2007

Before landing the role of Violet on Fox’s “Drive,” Stone auditioned for the part of Claire Bennet on NBC’s “Heroes,” but didn’t get it. The role went to Hayden Panettiere–she said that moment caused her to have a “meltdown.”

2007

Stone makes her feature film debut in “Superbad” starring alongside Michael Cera and Jonah Hill.

The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards.

2010

Stone hosts an episode of “Saturday Night Live” where she participated in a sketch playing off her resemblance to Lindsay Lohan.

2011

Emma Stone breaks away from her streak of romantic-comedies and dramedies and lands a role in “The Help.”

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

2012

Stone is cast as Gwen Stacy, the love interest of Peter Parker in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” She was nominated for a Teen’s Choice Award and People’s Choice Award.

2016

The actress stars in “La La Land” with Ryan Gosling. The film received a lot of awards season buzz and broke Indie box office records.