While she never finished high school in real life, Emma Stone starred as Olive Penderghast in the 2010 American teen romantic comedy film “Easy A.” The film was released on September 17, 2010, when Emma was 21. She celebrated her 22nd birthday on November 6, 2010.
The film was shot in Ojai, California, during the summer of 2009. Emma Stone was 20 years old during the filming of the movie. Showing the movie’s lasting impact, Ariel Winter dressed as Olive Penderghast for Halloween in 2016.
Emma Stone was 20 years old when filming Easy A as Olive Penderghast (Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing)
Jennifer Lawrence’s Audition for ‘Easy A’
Jennifer Lawrence also auditioned for the same role. “I auditioned for Easy A. I wanted it so bad,” Lawrence said during a THR roundtable.
“Well, guess what?” Stone laughed. “You didn’t get it. You didn’t get it because you suck!” “Outside,” Lawrence responded.
Stone, who in real life only attended one semester at a Catholic high school, could not participate in the audition in person and got the role after auditioning online.
When she was selected for the part of Olive Penderghast, Stone decided to drop out of the 2011 American psychological fantasy action film Sucker Punch. Jamie Chung ended up replacing Emma Stone as Amber in Sucker Punch.
During the filming of a sex scene in the movie, Emma suffered an asthma attack. “I had a little asthma attack, without any prior knowledge that I had asthma,” Stone recalled in an interview with MTV, “during the scene where we had to jump up and down for hours and hours screaming and yelling on the bed.”
Director Will Gluck and actress Emma Stone promote Easy A at the Hopes Hotel on October 28, 2010, in Madrid, Spain (Credit: INFevents)
“It was humiliating,” Stone added, “because it was the second day of shooting. Here’s what it’s going to be like the whole movie, as I’m breathing into an oxygen tank.”
“The crew was like, ‘She’s going to be a real blast. Wow. Amazing. A 20-year-old having an asthma attack.’ ”
Emma Stone’s Real-Life Education
As a freshman, Emma attended Xavier College Preparatory, a Catholic, all-female private high school in Phoenix, Arizona, but dropped out after one semester to become an actress.
“It was in high school, yeah. My freshmen year of high school. So, I only went to…that parlayed into a question…I was home-schooled for high school. So, I didn’t really have a traditional all of high school experience either. But then again, I don’t really see this as…I’m just going to make this a different question,” she responded in an interview with CinemaBlend in September 2010 when asked about her first acting experiences.
“I just realized what I was doing. To me, I don’t think this is really a high school movie. I think it’s more a story of reputation and miscommunication and the speed at which, with technology, that spreads now. So, it didn’t really feel like I was misinformed or had the wrong high school experience to try to bring this to life. You know it needed…Will didn’t really have a traditional high school experience either,” Emma said about the role as high school student Olive Penderghast in Easy A, a 2010 American teen comedy film.
Emma Stone with shoulder-length hair as a student at Xavier College Preparatory, a Catholic, all-female private high school
“It’s nuts that they agreed to it,” Stone told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 about her parents allowing her to drop out of high school. “I don’t condone it. Everybody should go through high school and graduate.”
Emma Stone’s Stunning Look at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration
In October 2012, Easy A actress Emma Stone was still rocking her blonde phase, and we loved it!
Emma Stone sports blonde hair at the 19th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration held on October 15, 2012, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
While she has worn many hair colors, she’s a natural blonde. Emma attended the 19th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel and stopped the show in a hot pink and houndstooth look.
Emma Stone shows off the crisp white collar of her retro pink Valentino dress (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
Emma arrived at Elle’s 2012 Women In Hollywood Celebration in an ultra prim and pink Valentino dress. The knee-length dress featured floaty sheer sleeves, a crisp white collar, and a flowing a-line skirt.
The Favourite actress paired the retro dress with some equally fabulous black-and-white houndstooth pumps by Salvatore Ferragamo.
Emma Stone pairs a retro-inspired pink Valentino dress with retro-inspired Houndstooth pumps (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
The combination was not only catchy but retro-fabulous as well.
Emma Stone accessorizes with pastel pink nails, gold rings, and an embellished black clutch (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
Emma accessorized with a pastel pink manicure, an embellished black Valentino clutch, gold Irene Neuwirth rings, and studded Neil Lane earrings.
She sported heavy bangs in her blonde hair, pink lips, and heavy eye makeup.
Emma Stone’s feet in houndstooth-print Salvatore Ferragamo pumps (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)
These pointy stilettos are genuine python leather and come with four-inch heels.
Salvatore Ferragamo Houndstooth Genuine Python Pump, $950
Of course, you don’t have to spend $950 to steal Emma’s style. You can find affordable houndstooth heels at Zappos or you can try these fresh styles:
Black Halo Gretchen Dress, $345 / J. Renee Thrill Loafer Pump, $100 / Betsey Johnson Taylr Pump, $120