Famous person reported speech: Taylor Michel momsen Taylor Michel Momsen is an American singer, songwriter, model, and former actress. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was signed with Ford Models at a very young age. Momsen began acting professionally at three years of age in a 1997 national commercial for Shake 'n Bake. She was then cast in The Prophet’s Game. Momsen has been the frontwoman of the American rock band the Pretty Reckless since their inception in 2009. She said that her parents had signed her up with Ford [Modeling] at the age of 2. She added that no 2-year-old wanted to be working, but she had no choice. She further explained that her whole life, she was in and out of school and didn’t have friends. She said that she was working constantly and didn’t have a real life. Momsen played the role of Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000 and Jenny Humphrey on The CW’s teen drama series Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012. She also appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh and starred in the Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog as Molly and as Jennifer in the movie Paranoid Park, directed by Gus Van Sant. She said that music was where she could be herself. She added that acting was easy, and she had been doing it for so long and totally loved it. However, she explained that when you were acting, you were playing a character instead of yourself. She further explained that music was more personal because you were writing it and involved in every step of it.