Chloë Grace Moretz (pron.: /məˈrɛts/;
born February 10, 1997) is an American 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), and Dark Shadows (2012). She will appear in the upcoming 2013 remake of the 1976 film Carrie in the title role.
Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Teri (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.[4] She has described her family as "very Christian".[5]
One of her brothers, Trevor "Duke", is her acting coach and accompanies
her on trips and press dates when her parents are unable to attend.[6]
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; this initially got her interested in acting.[7] Her acting career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2004.
Chloë Grace has expressed her intention to establish a clear
separation between her professional career (premieres and filming
movies) and her personal life[8], which she describes as a happy life with great support from her family.[9]
Her hobbies in her spare time[10] [11] are a devotion to video games [12][13], and listening to all kinds of musical styles[14][15], which includes her admiration for Barbadian singer Rihanna[16].
She is also a big fan of skiing, a sport she has undertaken actively together with her family and friends
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.[20] 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.[21] 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 graphic novel of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.. Despite controversy surrounding her role in the violent film, she has received widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal. Roger Ebert[22]
gave the movie one out of four stars, but nonetheless wrote: "Say what
you will about her character, but Chloe 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.[23] Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire, in Let Me In,[24] the American remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In, which was released on October 1, 2010.[25] She played Ann Sliger in the crime thriller Texas Killing Fields, which was released on October 14, 2011.[26]
Moretz played Isabelle in Martin Scorsese's Hugo, a film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret.[27] Hugo, which was nominated for 11 Oscars, co-starred Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley and Helen McCrory. Moretz stars in Hick, an adaptation of the novel by Andrea Portes.[28] She appeared in the 2012 Tim Burton film Dark Shadows, a remake of the popular soap opera, playing the role of Carolyn Stoddard,[29][30] 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.[31]
In March 2012, Moretz signed on to The Drummer, a biopic about the last six years of the life of Dennis Wilson, drummer for The Beach Boys. She stars alongside Aaron Eckhart, Rupert Grint and Vera Farmiga.[32] Her 2013 roles include playing title character in an re-adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie directed by Kimberly Peirce,[33][34][35] and reprising her role as Hit-Girl in the sequel Kick-Ass 2.[36]
In January 2013, Moretz was chosen to play the protagonist Mia in the adaptation of Gayle Forman's If I Stay.
The story follows the 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.[37]
Filmography
| 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 | The Third Nail | Hailey | |
| The Eye | Alicia | ||
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh's Friendly Tails | Darby | Voice role | |
| The Poker House | 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 | Filmed in 2010 |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Hit Girl / Mindy Macready | In post-production | |
| Carrie | Carrie White | In post-production | |
| 2014 | Dance of the Mirlitons | In post-production | In post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Guardian | Violet | Episodes: "The Watchers", "Blood In, Blood Out" |
| 2005 | Family Plan | Young Charlie | |
| 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) | Main role |
| 2007 | The Cure | Emily | |
| 2011–13 | 30 Rock | Kaylie Hooper | Episodes: "TGS Hates Women", "Standards and Practices", "Game Over" |
| 2012 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Dax Shepard" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kick-Ass: The Game | Hit Girl / Mindy Macready (Voice role) | |
| 2012 | Dishonored[38] | Emily Kaldwin (Voice role) |
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Soft Pack | "Answer to Yourself" |
| 2011 | Best Coast | "Our Deal" |
| Dionne Bromfield ft. Mz Bratt | "Ouch" |
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 | Nominated |
| 2007 | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Big Momma's House 2 | Nominated |
| Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Desperate Housewives | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Nominated |
| Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress | Dirty Sexy Money | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Actress | (500) Days of Summer | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Female Breakout | Kick-Ass | Nominated | |
| Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actress | Nominated | ||
| Scream Award for Best Superhero | Nominated | ||
| Scream Award for Best Breakthrough Performance – Female | Won | ||
| 2011 | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance | Won | ||
| MTV Movie Award for Best Hero | Won | ||
| MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Mark Strong) | Nominated | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actress | Kick-Ass & Let Me In | Nominated | |
| Empire Award for Best Newcomer[39] | Won | ||
| Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor[40] | Let Me In | Won | |
| Scream Award for Best Horror Actress | Won | ||
| Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film | Nominated | ||
| Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Won | |
| 2012 | People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Star Under 25 | Hugo | Won |
| CinemaCon BSA Award for Female Star of Tomorrow Award[41] | Won | ||
| Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film[42] | Won | ||
| Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor[43] | Nominated | ||
| Women in Film Crystal Awards Face of the Future[44] | Won | ||
| 2013 | Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor[45] | Dark Shadows | Pending |
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