Chloe Grace Moretz Biography

Chloë Grace Moretz (born February 10, 1999) is an American film actress. She began her acting career at the age of seven and has appeared in films such as The Amityville Horror (2005), (500) Days of Summer (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Kick-Ass (2010), Let Me In (2010), Hugo (2011), Dark Shadows (2012) and Kick-Ass 2 (2013). She will appear in the upcoming 2013 re-adaption of the Stephen King novel Carrie in the titular role.

Early life

Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 10, 1997. Her mother, Teri (née Duke), is a nurse, and her father, McCoy Lee Moretz, is a plastic surgeon. Moretz has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan. She has described her family as "very Christian". She has German, English, and some Scottish and Welsh ancestry.

One of Moretz's brothers, Trevor (aka "Duke"), is her acting coach and accompanies her on trips and press dates when her parents are unable to attend. Moretz moved from Cartersville, Georgia to New York in 2002, with her mother and her older brother, Trevor, because he was accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School, which is what first drew her interest in acting. Moretz would help Trevor read lines, and he taught her some of the acting techniques he learned in school. When Moretz realized how much she enjoyed the activity, the family decided to attend some auditions to see if she could apply her skills professionally.

Career

Moretz's 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. After Amityville, Moretz's acting career progressed further when she received several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a small role 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. Moretz also co-starred as Cammie, an abused child, in The Poker House alongside Selma Blair and Jennifer Lawrence. After her first film premiere in The Amityville Horror, she has been a frequent guest at film premieres.

In 2010, Moretz appeared as Hit-Girl in director Matthew Vaughn's action film Kick-Ass, based on the comic book series of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.. Despite controversy surrounding her role in the violent film, she received widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal. Roger Ebert gave the movie one out of four stars, but nonetheless wrote: "Say what you will about her character, but Chloë Grace Moretz has presence and appeal." 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. Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire, in Let Me In, the UK/US remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In, which was released on October 1, 2010. She played Ann Sliger in the crime thriller Texas Killing Fields, which was released on October 14, 2011.

Moretz played Isabelle in Martin Scorsese's Hugo, a film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Hugo, which was nominated for 11 Oscars, co-starred Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sasha Baron Cohen and Helen McCrory. Moretz starred in Hick, an adaptation of the novel by Andrea Portes. She appeared in the 2012 Tim Burton film Dark Shadows, a remake of the popular soap opera, playing the role of Carolyn Stoddard, a rebellious teenage daughter. Moretz has signed on to play the leading role in Emily the Strange. The project was first mentioned in 2010, 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.

In March 2012, Moretz joined the cast of The Drummer, a biopic about the last six years of the life of Dennis Wilson, drummer for The Beach Boys, alongside Aaron Eckhart, Rupert Grint and Vera Farmiga. In 2013, she reprised her role as Hit-Girl in the sequel Kick-Ass 2, Upon release, Kick-Ass 2 received mixed reviews, but once again, Moretz's performance was highly praised. The same year, she also appeared in a short segment in the film Movie 43, and will play the title character in a re-adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie directed by Kimberly Peirce,

When asked in October 2012, why she tends to gravitate towards playing darker, troubled characters, such as those in Let Me In, Kick-Ass, Hick, and Carrie, Moretz responded that she has such a happy family life, and finds it challenging to play characters that are significantly different from that reality.

In January 2013, Moretz was chosen to play the protagonist Mia in the adaptation of Gayle Forman's If I Stay. The story follows a 17-year-old classical musician as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family and has an out-of-body experience.

Personal life

In order to maintain a clear separation between her professional career and her personal life, Moretz does not invite her friends to film sets or premieres, as she says it is easier for her to concentrate on work, and to relax with her friends when not working. Her hobbies include video games, skiing, and listening to various types of music. She is an avid fan of pop singers Rihanna and Britney Spears. Chloë had been recently known to be dating Joemhar "Francis" Bautista who has been mistaken for Julian Moraes due to an Instagram post.

Fashion

Moretz, from a very young age, has shown great interest in the world of fashion and she often wears a distinctive style. Moretz caught the eye of major fashion firms and magazines. She has starred in numerous photo shoots, including editorials, features and covers, for major magazines such as Flaunt, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Jalouse, Marie Claire, Interview, Elle, Love Magazine, Crash Magazine, InStyle and many others. She has also been invited to various haute couture like Dior Spring / Summer 2013 at Paris Fashion Week.

Max Mara's signature in 2012 granted her the "Max Mara Face of the Future" award. In 2012, Moretz also became the face of American youth clothing company Aéropostale, appearing at various events, videos and reports.

In February 2013, Elle magazine awarded her with the "Next Future Icon Award" at the "Elle Style Awards" gala held in London.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Heart of the Beholder	Molly
	The Amityville Horror	Chelsea Lutz
	Today You Die	St. Thomas Hospital girl
2006	Big Momma's House 2	Carrie Fuller
	Room 6	Melissa Norman
	Wicked Little Things	Emma Tunny
2007	Pooh's Super Sleuth Christmas Movie	Darby	Voice role
	Hallowed Ground	Sabrina
2008	'	Hailey
	'	Alicia
	My Friends Tigger & Pooh's Friendly Tails	Darby	Voice role
	'	Cammie
	My Friends Tigger & Pooh: The Hundred Acre Wood Haunt	Darby	Voice role
	Bolt	Young Penny	Voice role
2009	(500) Days of Summer	Rachel Hansen
	Not Forgotten	Toby Bishop
	Tigger and Pooh and A Musical Too	Darby	Voice role
2010	Jack and the Beanstalk	Jillian
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Angie Steadman
	Kick-Ass	Hit-Girl / Mindy Macready
	Let Me In	Abby
2011	Our Deal	Veronica " Night Creeper	Short film
	Hick	Luli McMullen
	Texas Killing Fields	Little Ann Sliger
	Hugo	Isabelle
	Scary Girl	Enid Krysinski	Short film
2012	Dark Shadows	Carolyn Stoddard
2013	Movie 43	Amanda	Segment: "Middleschool Date"
	Kick-Ass 2	Hit-Girl / Mindy Macready
	Carrie	Carrie White	October 18 release date
	Girl Rising	Narrator	Documentary
2014	Laggies	Annika	In post-production
	The Equalizer	Teri	In post-production
	Dark Places	Young Diondra Wertzner	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Guardian	Violet	Episodes: "The Watchers", "Blood In, Blood Out"
2005	Family Plan	Young Charlie	Movie
	My Name Is Earl	Candy Stoker	Episode: "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine"
2006	The Emperor's New School	Furi	Voice role Episode: "Kuzcogarten/Evil and Eviler"
2006"07	Desperate Housewives	Sherri Maltby	Episodes: "The Miracle Song", "Come Play Wiz Me"
2007"08	Dirty Sexy Money	Kiki George	7 episodes
2007"09	My Friends Tigger & Pooh	Darby	Voice role
2007	The Cure	Emily	Movie
2011"13	30 Rock	Kaylie Hooper	Episodes: "TGS Hates Women", "Standards and Practices", "Game Over"
2012	Punk'd	Herself	Episode: "Dax Shepard"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Kick-Ass: The Game	Hit-Girl / Mindy Macready	Voice role
2012	Dishonored	Emily Kaldwin	Voice role

Music videos

Year	Artist	Song
2010	The Soft Pack	"Answer to Yourself"
2011	Best Coast	"Our Deal"
	Dionne Bromfield featuring Mz Bratt	"Ouch"
2013	Union J	"Carry You"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
2006	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film " Young Actress Age Ten or Younger	The Amityville Horror
2007	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film " Young Actress Age Ten or Younger	Big Momma's House 2
	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress	Desperate Housewives
2008	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role	My Friends Tigger & Pooh
	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series " Recurring Young Actress	Dirty Sexy Money
2010	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film " Supporting Actress	(500) Days of Summer
	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Female Breakout	Kick-Ass
	Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actress
	Scream Award for Best Superhero
	Scream Award for Best Breakthrough Performance " Female
2011	Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film
	MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
	MTV Movie Award for Best Hero
	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Mark Strong)
	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actress	Kick-Ass & Let Me In
	Empire Award for Best Newcomer
	Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Let Me In
	Scream Award for Best Horror Actress
	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film
	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film	Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2012	People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Star Under 25	Hugo
	CinemaCon BSA Award for Female Star of Tomorrow Award
	Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film
	Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor
	[[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#MAXMARA Face of the Future award|Women in Film Crystal Awards Face of the Future]]
2013	Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Dark Shadows