Haylie Duff
Haylie Duff is a singer, songwriter, actress and director whose work spans pop soundtracks, Napoleon Dynamite, television thrillers and The Real Girl’s Kitchen.
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RazorbillOverview
- Born
- February 19, 1985 · Houston, Texas
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, actress, director and cookbook author
- Breakout
- Summer in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- On stage
- Amber Von Tussle in Broadway’s Hairspray (2006)
Mini bio
How it started.
Haylie grew up in Texas and trained in ballet before moving into television work, including True Women and Hope. Her early screen career grew alongside her younger sister Hilary’s.
Songs and screen roles.
Her 2004 duet with Hilary, “Our Lips Are Sealed,” appeared on the A Cinderella Story soundtrack. She also wrote songs for Hilary, including “Sweet Sixteen” and “Inner Strength” on Metamorphosis. Napoleon Dynamite brought her wider recognition, followed by 7th Heaven and a turn on Broadway in Hairspray.
A place in the kitchen.
Her recipe blog grew into the 2013 cookbook The Real Girl’s Kitchen and a Cooking Channel series in 2014. She told TIME that learning to cook was a way to reconnect with the home-cooked meals she grew up eating.
Behind the camera.
Haylie made her directing debut in 2022. Her official biography describes an expanding slate of television features, including My Professor’s Guide to Murder and The Neighbors Are Watching. Her recent work includes acting in Pretty Hurts and directing the romance Where the Heart Lands.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film & TV
- 2026Where the Heart LandsDirector, co-writer and producer
- 2025Pretty HurtsJulie
- 2004Napoleon DynamiteSummer Wheatley
Music
- 2004Our Lips Are SealedPerformer with Hilary Duff
- 2003MetamorphosisSongwriter on “Sweet Sixteen” and “Inner Strength”
Books
- 2013The Real Girl’s KitchenAuthor
Awards
Quotes
I’m not a trained chef. I’m a self-taught cookHaylie Duff, TIME
In a June 2014 interview about The Real Girl’s Kitchen, she explained why she wanted home cooking to feel approachable.
Trivia
- Her cooking series began as a web series before moving to Cooking Channel.
- She co-wrote “Sweet Sixteen,” the song performed by Hilary Duff and used on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16.
- Her cookbook includes more than 80 recipes.
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