- She auditioned eight times for the role of "Mattie Ross" on the Coen Brother's True Grit (2010), also starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper and Josh Brolin.
- Has one older brother, Griffin Steinfeld (January 9, 1994), who is a NASCAR driver.
- Was a cheerleader for eight years.
- Her father is of Romanian Jewish and Russian Jewish ancestry. Hailee's maternal grandfather is the son of a Filipino father, Pastor "Peter" Loresca Domasin, from Panglao, Bohol, and of an African-American mother, Evelyn Olivia Bain, from California. Hailee's maternal grandmother's ancestry is English, German, Scottish, and Irish.
- Her middle name, Puring, is also her mother, Cheryl's middle name.
- Her mother, Cheri Steinfeld, is an interior designer and her father, Peter Steinfeld, is a personal fitness trainer.
- Director Caillou Pettis has stated publicly in a YouTube video of his that he thinks that Hailee Steinfeld is "one of the most amazing actors working in this generation".
- Released a hit single "Starving" in 2016, a collaboration with American duo Grey and Russian-German DJ Zedd. The song made it to number 1 of the Billboard Ingles Airplay chart in Mexico.
- In May 2011, Miu Miu announced that it had chosen Steinfeld as its new face.
- She played the role of "Talia Alden" in the award-winning short film, She's a Fox (2009), written and directed by Cameron Sawyer. She made several television commercials and guest appearances on television programs.
- Her favorite films are The Big Lebowski, Paper Moon, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather, Pretty Woman, When Harry Met Sally, Step Brothers, and On the Waterfront.
- Her maternal great-uncle is actor Larry Domasin, who is the brother of Hailee's maternal grandfather.
- At the age of 16, she was taller than most of the boys she knew.
- Presented at the 2011 Golden Globes with Justin Bieber.
- Niece of Jake Steinfeld.
- Born at 5:26pm-PST.
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