Haley Strode Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BFA in Theatre Arts
• Grew up on a farm that had been in her family for four generations
• While attending college, appeared in productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Noises Off!" and "The Importance of Being Earnest․"
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Southern Gothic" in 2008
• Quote: "I actually dealt with a great deal of stage fright at a young age, but knew it was something I had to get over․ I knew that my desire to tell stories as an actress overrode my fear․"
• Quote: "(On working with big-name stars like Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling): "It was surreal for the first 5 seconds and then I realized they were just normal people that loved to do the same thing I did․""
• Best known for her role as Taryn in "Wendell and Vinnie" and as Jess's Mother in "Jess + Moss․"