In Brief:
- Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone turned 38 on November 6, marking a career spanning comedies, dramas and sci-fi.
- Stone has won two Oscars, plus BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination.
- Her key roles include Superbad, Zombieland, Easy A, The Amazing Spider-Man and Birdman.
Emma Stone: Emma Stone is celebrating a big day. The Academy Award-winning actress turned 38 on November 6.
Stone has won two Oscars. She has also earned BAFTAs and Golden Globes.
She picked up a Primetime Emmy nomination along the way.
Her career has been anything but predictable. She has starred in comedies, period dramas and sci-fi films.
She has even fought zombies on screen. Critics and audiences have praised her work again and again.
Many now call her one of the most prolific stars of her generation.
Here are the roles that helped build her career.
Superbad (2007)
Stone made her feature film debut in 2007. The movie was Superbad, directed by Greg Mottola.
She starred alongside Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. She played Jules, the love interest of Hill's character.
The film was a major box office hit. Stone won the Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face for her work. Today, Superbad is considered a coming-of-age cult classic.
Zombieland (2009)
Stone's next big move was into the zombie genre. The genre dominated the late 2000s and early 2010s.
Zombieland arrived in 2009. Ruben Fleischer directed. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Abigail Breslin co-starred.
Stone played Wichita. Her character is the older sister of Breslin's Little Rock. The sisters live by one rule: trust no one.
That changes over time. They slowly come to trust the characters played by Eisenberg and Harrelson.
The group battles zombies across the United States. The journey ends with a showdown at an amusement park.
Easy A (2010)
Easy A made Stone a mainstream star. She played the lead role of Olive.
The film is an adaptation of "The Scarlet Letter." It earned $75 million worldwide on a budget of just $8 million.
One scene became a pop culture favorite. Her character sings "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield.
The moment turned into a popular meme. Stone became the face of that internet buzz.
She earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. The role was Olive.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Stone joined the superhero world in the early 2010s. She played Gwen Stacy opposite Andrew Garfield. Marc Webb directed both Spider-Man films.
Gwen Stacy is Peter Parker's love interest. The romance carried over to real life. Stone and Garfield dated from 2011 to 2015.
They remain close friends today. Stone is now married to comedian, writer and director Dave McCary. Garfield has been dating actress Monica Barbaro since 2025.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Birdman brought Stone her first Academy Award nomination. Alejandro González Iñárritu directed the film.
She played Sam in a supporting role. That earned her a nod for Best Supporting Actress.
Patricia Arquette won the award instead. Arquette starred in Richard Linklater's coming-of-age drama Boyhood.
Birdman still had a big night. It won the Oscar for Best Picture. Iñárritu took home the award for Best Director.
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