Hailee Steinfeld Says She’s ‘Drawn’ To Playing Strong Female Roles On Screen That ‘Fight To Have Their Voice Heard’

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Hailee Steinfeld is proud to play strong female characters on screen. The actress chatted to ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante about whether she finds herself drawn to playing characters that are strong role models that people can look up to.

Steinfeld — who has been busy promoting her just-released new movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, in which she voices strong female character Gwen Stacy — shared, “I find that I am drawn to these characters that have a strong point of view and a strong sense of self and a voice and an ability to fight to have their voice heard. “I think that’s definitely a through line in the roles that I have played.

I think it’s just a cherry on top that they resonate with people the way that they do and are considered a role model.” READ MORE: Hailee Steinfeld Reveals Whether She Could Ever See Herself Playing ‘Hawkeye’ And ‘Spider-Man’ Roles In The Same ‘Multiversal Movie’ A role model who Steinfeld looks up to is her fitness trainer dad, Peter, who she works with to stay healthy, as well as enjoying the father/daughter time. READ MORE: Hailee Steinfeld Says Starring In ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Has ‘Touched Me In Ways I Have Never Felt’ When questioned about the time they spend together and the knowledge he’s passed down to her, Steinfeld responded: “I mean, how much time do you have?

I could talk about this all day. I don’t even know where to begin. I value the time that my dad and I spend… doing what he does and does best. “You’re right to say it goes beyond sets and reps.