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Carly Levy

How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ Cindy Lou Who Actress On Finally Making Peace With The Role Years After Being Teased

Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Taylor Momsen began her career as a child star, who went from portraying squeaky-clean roles to the rebellious Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl. After quitting acting in 2012, she made a triumphant comeback as the frontwoman of the rock band The Pretty Reckless. Yet How the Grinch Stole Christmas is arguably still her most iconic role even nearly 25 years after its release. Momsen is now getting real about how she finally came to accept her recognition for playing Cindy Lou Who after being teased as a kid.

It's honestly hard to forget Momsen's big-screen debut as Cindy Lou Who in Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Momen discussed her time working on one of the best Christmas movies of all time during a conversation on the Call Her Daddy podcast. As a whole, it sounds like she enjoyed the experience making the movie:

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