All About Emma Stone's Parents, Krista and Jeff Stone

Get to know Emma Stone’s parents. 

The actress was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she was raised by her dad Jeff, the founder and CEO of a general contracting company, and her mother Krista, a homemaker. 

In addition to being supportive of her acting aspirations at a young age, Stone’s parents have been by her side for big career moments in recent years, including various award ceremonies.

Stone has also spoken highly of her mom and dad in interviews, referring to them as the “coolest parents in the world” during a 2011 interview with Vanity Fair. She even paid tribute to her family as she accepted the Oscar for Best Actress in 2017 for her role in La La Land.

Here’s everything to know about Stone’s parents. 

They have two children 

Jeff and Krista have another child, a son named Spencer (pictured above), who was born two years after Stone in 1990. 

Stone has brought her brother to red carpet events, including the 2017 Oscars where she took home Best Actress for her role in La La Land. She even gave her family a shout-out in her acceptance speech, saying, “I love you so much. Thank you for everything.” 

She described her mom and dad as the “coolest parents” 

Stone has a tight-knit relationship with her parents, referring to them as the “coolest parents in the world” during a 2011 interview with Vanity Fair. 

“My dad’s whole philosophy, my mom’s too, is start with the reins out, and if you do something that should break the trust, then the reins come in — instead of starting the reins in and letting them out — which is awful because it turned me into Pinocchio,” she joked of her inability to lie to her parents.

“Since everything was allowed, it made me not want to do crazy s—,” she added. 

When Stone won leading actress at the 2024 BAFTA Awards for her role in Poor Things in February 2024, she made sure to thank her mom "in case I don't ever get a chance to again."

"I really want to thank my mom because she’s the best person I know in the world and she inspires me every single day and she’s always made me believe this kind of crazy idea that I could do something like this and I’m beyond grateful," she said. "Without her none of this exists, including my life, so thanks for that too, mom. Thank you so much."

She made her parents a PowerPoint presentation when she wanted to become an actress 

When Stone wanted to pursue an acting career full-time, she told Jimmy Kimmel that she made her parents a PowerPoint presentation to convince them. 

During her interview with Vanity Fair, she revealed that her parents wouldn’t entertain the idea until she found an agent. She eventually linked up with a local acting coach who helped her book a few auditions. 

Her mom moved with her to Los Angeles at the start of her acting career

After Stone signed with the Savage Agency, she and her mother signed a six-month lease at the Park La Brea so that she could pursue her acting career full-time. 

Following various failed auditions, Stone got her big break when her mother convinced her to audition for the VH1’s The New Partridge Family, a reality show to cast a reboot of The Partridge Family. Though the pilot of the reboot never aired, Stone met her manager through the process, paving the way for many future roles. 

She has attended several events with her parents 

Stone has brought her parents as her "plus one" to many events over the years. In 2015, she had her dad by her side as she attended the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Meanwhile, her mom has stepped out at various events with Stone, including the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards and the AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton in 2017.

During an appearance on Conan in 2011, Stone hilariously recalled bringing her mom to the Golden Globes, where she was seated next to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. “She was talking to them about their kids which was really interesting and funny,” she said. 

Her mom has her Oscar trophy 

After taking home the Oscar for Best Actress in 2017, Stone talked with Seth Meyers about where she kept her coveted award. “My mom has it,” she revealed, adding that it “felt a little strange” to keep the award in her own house. 

Her mom is a breast cancer survivor 

In 2008, Stone’s mother was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. "I was oddly stoic, the opposite of how I usually am," the actress previously said about her mother’s diagnosis at the at the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation's 6th Annual Peace, Love and a Cure cocktail reception. "But it was terrifying."

As her mother underwent a year and a half of chemotherapy, Stone was by her mother’s side. "I'm sure, in private, Em lived in fear and anxiety," Krista said of her daughter's support. "But she really shifted into this [mindset of], 'We're going to take care of this and everything's going to be fine.'"

In 2012, Stone and her mother participated in the 15th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women, which raises money for women's cancer research, counseling and outreach programs.

She shares a middle name with her mom 

Both Stone and her mom share the middle name Jean, after the actress’ grandmother Jean Louise. In fact, Stone carried on the family name with her own daughter, Louise Jean McCary, per Vanity Fair.