Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz | |
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 Moretz at Kodak Theatre in September 2011 | |
| Born | Chloë Grace Moretz February 10, 1997 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | chloemoretz.com |
Chloë Grace Moretz (/[invalid input: 'icon']məˈrɛts/; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress and model.
At the age of seven, she began her acting career with performances in films and series such as The Amityville Horror, (500) Days of Summer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Desperate Housewives, and Dirty Sexy Money, for which she received numerous Young Artist Awards nominations.
She received worldwide recognition for her breakthrough performance as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass.[1] Her praise continued with her roles in the critically acclaimed films Let Me In and Hugo.
Personal life
Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Terri (née Duke), is a nurse, and her father, McCoy Lee Moretz, is a plastic surgeon.[2][3] Moretz has four older brothers; Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan. She has described her family as "very Christian".[4] One of her brothers, Trevor Duke Moretz, is her acting coach and accompanies her on trips and press dates when her parents are unable to attend.[5]
Moretz moved from Georgia to New York in 2001, with her mother and her older brother, Trevor, because he was accepted into a professional performing arts school; this initially got her interested in acting.[6] Her Hollywood career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2003.
Acting career
Her first role in Hollywood was as Violet in two episodes of the series The Guardian, and her first movie role was as Molly in Heart of the Beholder.
It was not until her second big-screen acting role, in the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror that she earned greater recognition in the form of a Young Artist Award nomination.[7] After Amityville, Moretz's acting career progressed further when she received several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a role as one of the family children in Big Momma's House 2. Among the most notable of her TV roles to date are as the recurring characters Kiki George in Dirty Sexy Money, and Sherri Maltby in Desperate Housewives. Moretz also voiced the U.S. version of the animated character Darby in My Friends Tigger & Pooh.
After her first film premiere in The Amityville Horror, she has been a frequent guest at film premieres. She has an interest in fashion, and often wears clothes in her own distinctive style.[8]
In 2010, Moretz appeared as Hit-Girl in director Matthew Vaughn's superhero film Kick-Ass, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., for which she has received widespread critical acclaim. Moretz trained with Jackie Chan's stunt crew for three months prior to filming Kick-Ass and did most of her own stunts while filming on location.[9] Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire in Let Me In,[10] the American remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In, which was released on October 1, 2010.[11] She played Ann Sliger in the crime thriller Texas Killing Fields, which was released on October 14, 2011.[12]
Moretz played Isabelle in Martin Scorsese's Hugo, a film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret,[13] and will star in Hick, an adaptation of the novel by Andrea Portes.[14]
The young actress will appear in the soon to be released[15] Dark Shadows (2012). Moretz will play the roll of Carolyn Stoddard,[16][17] Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter.
Moretz has signed on to play the leading role in Emily the Strange. The project was first mentioned over two years ago, when Dark Horse Entertainment president Mike Richardson announced his plans to bring the character to the big screen. First started as an iconic image in 1991 and used to promote a clothing line from Cosmic Debris, the Gothic teen has developed a back story through a series of Dark Horse Comics, which have been published since 2001.[18]
In March 2012, Moretz signed on to The Drummer, a biopic about the last six years of the life Dennis Wilson, drummer for The Beach Boys. She will star alongside Aaron Eckhart, Rupert Grint and Vera Farmiga.[19]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| Heart of the Beholder | Molly | ||
| The Amityville Horror | Chelsea Lutz | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | |
| Family Plan | Young Charlie | Scenes deleted | |
| Today You Die | St. Thomas Hospital Girl | ||
| Big Momma's House 2 | Carrie | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | |
| Room 6 | Melissa Norman | ||
| Wicked Little Things | Emma Tunny | ||
| The Cure | Emily | TV movie | |
| The Third Nail | Hailey | ||
| Hallowed Ground | Sabrina | ||
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Darby | Voice only Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress | |
| The Eye | Alicia | ||
| The Poker House | Cammie | ||
| Bolt | Young Penny | Voice | |
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh And A Musical Too | Darby | ||
| Not Forgotten | Toby Bishop | ||
| (500) Days of Summer | Rachel Hansen | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Actress | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Angie Steadman | Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film Artist Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast)[20] Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year | |
| Kick-Ass | Hit Girl/Mindy Macready | Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film Artist Constellation Award for Best Female Performance in a 2010 Film, TV-Movie, or Mini-Series Empire Award for Best Newcomer IGN Movie Award for Best Actress MTV Movie Award for Best Breakout Star MTV Movie Award for Biggest Badass Star Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - On Screen Scream Award for Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Youth in Film Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Mark Strong) Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actress Nominated—Scream Award for Best Superhero Nominated—SFX Award for Best Actress Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Female Breakout Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress[20] | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Jillian | Straight-to-DVD | |
| Let Me In | Abby | Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film Artist Empire Award for Best Newcomer Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Scream Award for Best Horror Actress Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Performance - Female Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast) | |
| Hick | Luli McMullen | ||
| Texas Killing Fields | Little Anne Sliger | ||
| Hugo | Isabelle | People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Star Under 25 Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Pending—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor | |
| Movie 43 | Unknown | Post-production | |
| Dark Shadows | Carolyn Stoddard | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Darby | Voice | |
| Guest appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| The Guardian | Violet | Episodes: "The Watchers", "Blood In, Blood Out" | |
| My Name Is Earl | Candy Stoker | Episode: "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine" | |
| The Emperor's New School | Furi (voice) | Episode: "Kuzcogarten/Evil and Eviler" | |
| Desperate Housewives | Sherri Maltby | Episodes: "The Miracle Song", "Come Play Wiz Me" Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress | |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Kiki George | Episodes: "The Lions", "The Italian Banker", "The Chiavennasca", The Bridge", The Wedding", "The Nutcracker", "The Star Witness" Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress | |
| 30 Rock | Kaylie Hooper | Episodes: "TGS Hates Women", "Standards and Practices" | |
| Music video | |||
| Year | Band | Song | Notes |
| The Soft Pack | Answer To Yourself | with Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Clark Duke also from Kick-Ass | |
| Best Coast | Our Deal | Directed by Drew Barrymore; also starring Tyler Posey, Donald Glover, Alia Shawkat, Miranda Cosgrove, and Shailene Woodley. | |
| Dionne Bromfield Ft. Mz Bratt | Ouch | Directed by Arjun Rose; also starring Robert Sheehan, Reggie Yates, Tulisa Contostavlos from Demons Never Die Soundtack | |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Artist Award | 2006 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Nominated | The Amityville Horror |
| 2007 | Nominated | Big Momma's House 2 | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress | Nominated | Desperate Housewives | ||
| 2008 | Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress | Nominated | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress | Nominated | Dirty Sexy Money | ||
| 2010 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Actress | Nominated | (500) Days of Summer | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Female Breakout | Nominated | Kick-Ass | |
| Scream Awards | Best Fantasy Actress | Nominated | ||
| Best Superhero | Nominated | |||
| Best Breakthrough Performance – Female | Won | |||
| Young Artist Award | 2011 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress[20] | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards[21] | Best Breakout Star | Won | ||
| Biggest Badass Star | Won | |||
| Best Fight (Shared with Mark Strong) | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Young Actress/Actor | Nominated | ||
| Nominated | Let Me In | |||
| Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor[22] | Won | ||
| Scream Awards | Best Horror Actress[23] | Won | ||
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||
| Won | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | |||
| Empire Awards | Best Newcomer[24] | Won | Let Me In / Kick-Ass | |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Star Under 25 | Won | Hugo | |
| Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor[25] | Pending |
See also
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References
- ^ "Chloë Moretz on Different Spin on Vampires in 'Let Me In'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Meet Chloe Moretz, the precocious teen star of 'Kick-Ass'". USA weekend. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (April 8, 2010). "Just a Sweet Young Actress?". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ^ Garcia, Chris (March 13, 2010). "SXSW: Live with that 'Kick-Ass' girl, Chloe Moretz". Austin360.com. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
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- ^ "Rising Star: Chloe Grace Moretz". Access Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Official Chloe Grace Moretz fansite – Biography". chloemoretz.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ^ "Official Chloe Grace Moretz fansite – Journal". chloemoretz.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ^ "Meet Breakout Star Chloe Grace Moretz". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "Let Me In First Look: Chloe Moretz as Vampire Abby". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Let Me In's Vampire Chloe Moretz Speaks". Dreadcentral.com. January 21, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "From 'Let Me In' to 'The Killing Fields'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield Join The Invention of Hugo Cabret".
- ^ "Chloe Moretz to star in 'Hick'".
- ^ "Release dates for Dark Shadows". IMDB. March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jonny Lee Miller, Chloe Moretz and Helena Bonham Carter Join Johnny Depp in 'Dark Shadows'". The Hollywood Reporter. March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Chloe Moretz Joins 'Dark Shadows'". Deadline. March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Chloe Moretz Cast as Emily the Strange".
- ^ Borys Kit (March 14, 2012). "Chloe Moretz, Rupert Grint Join Beach Boy Biopic The Drummer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ 2011 MTV Movie Awards Winners
- ^ Saturn Awards 2011 - Movie Winners in full
- ^ Scream Awards - Best Horror Actress
- ^ Posted by filmbook in Film Awards (March 27, 2011). "Jameson Empire Awards 2011". Film-book.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards
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