Haley Bennett

Haley Bennett
Bennett at The Bling Ring premiere in 2013
Born	Haley Loraine Keeling (1988-01-07) January 7, 1988 (age 29) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress singer dancer
Years active	2007–present

Haley Loraine Keeling (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Haley Bennett, is an American actress and singer. She made her film debut as pop star Cora Corman in the romantic comedy Music and Lyrics (2007). She has since appeared in the films The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), College (2008), The Hole (2009), Kaboom (2010), The Equalizer (2014), Kristy (2014), Hardcore Henry (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and The Girl on the Train (2016).

Bennett was born in Fort Myers, Florida, the daughter of Leilani (née Dorsey) and Ronald Keeling. She is of English, Scottish, Irish, German and Lithuanian descent. As a child, she moved with her father to Stow, Ohio, near where her parents are from. She also lived sporadically with her mother in Naples, Florida.

Bennett made her film debut as popstar Cora Corman in the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics, with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Bennett sang several songs for the film's soundtrack, including "Buddha's Delight" and "Way Back into Love"; fragments of the songs "Entering Bootytown" and "Slam" are heard during concert scenes in the film, and her song "Invincible" plays during the end credits. That same year, she signed with 550 Music/NuSound Records (part Epic Records), and began working on her debut album. Bennett performed her first live concert at The Mint in Los Angeles on June 19, 2008.