Hilary Duff may best be known as a teen idol and the title character on the TV series “Lizzie McGuire,” but the Texas-born actress and singer-songwriter is also a businesswoman, producer, and writer.
Duff, now 33, first got her start as a ballet dancer, traveling with the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie Duff at the age of 6. However, Duff wanted to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress, and she eventually nabbed her first starring role as Wendy in “Casper Meets Wendy” when she was only 11.