Editing Haylie Duff (section)

==Early life==
The older sister of [[Hilary Duff]], Haylie Duff was born in [[Houston]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Where the Stars Are From: Texas|url=http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2011/05/08/celebs-lone-star-state/#slide=1|access-date=July 12, 2014|work=[[Fox News]]|quote=The singing and acting sisters were born in Houston, TX where they were encouraged by their mom to take acting classes.}}</ref> Duff's mother, Susan Colleen Duff (née Cobb) is a film producer who was a co-executive producer of ''[[A Cinderella Story]]'' (2004), a producer of ''[[The Perfect Man (2005 film)|The Perfect Man]]'' (2005) and ''[[Material Girls]]'' (2006), and the [[Talent manager|manager]] of Hilary; she was previously a [[homemaker]]. Her father, Robert Erhard "Bob" Duff, a partner and owner in a chain of convenience stores with his father, John B. Duff, resides at the family home in Houston to maintain the family's business. She began her acting career as an offshoot of her early dance training. Growing up in Texas, Duff began ballet at an early age. By the age of eight, Duff landed a role in the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company's production of ''[[The Nutcracker Suite]].''<ref>{{cite web| last=Wang|first=Julia|title=Hilary Duff Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/hilary_duff/biography/|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|access-date=July 12, 2014|quote=Duff, 6, and Haylie, 8, land parts in the ballet The Nutcracker Suite in San Antonio.}}</ref>