[4] After brief television roles in Medium, Malcolm in the Middle, and Lucky Louie, she made her film debut in the comedy Superbad (2007).
[6] Her breakthrough came with her first leading role as a high school student perceived to be sexually promiscuous in the comedy Easy A (2010).
[10] Critical success followed with her performance as a recovering drug addict in Alejandro González Iñárritu's black comedy-drama Birdman (2014).
[13][14] She then starred in the sequel Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), portrayed the title role in the crime comedy Cruella (2021), and established the production company Fruit Tree, under which she began producing independent films such as Jesse Eisenberg's directorials When You Finish Saving the World (2022) and A Real Pain (2024).
[15] In 2023, Stone reunited with Lanthimos in the acclaimed fantasy film Poor Things, which she also produced, winning another Academy Award for Best Actress in addition to a nomination for Best Picture.