Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz (/məˈrɛts/;[1] born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards.
She began acting as a child, with early roles in the supernatural horror film The Amityville Horror (2005), the drama series Desperate Housewives (2006–07), the supernatural horror film The Eye (2008), the drama film The Poker House (2008), the drama series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–08), the romantic comedy film 500 Days of Summer (2009) and the children's comedy film Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010).[2] Her breakthrough came in 2010 with her critically acclaimed performances as Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass and as a child vampire in the horror film Let Me In.
Moretz starred in Martin Scorsese's historical adventure film Hugo (2011), Tim Burton's horror comedy film Dark Shadows (2012) and the satirical sitcom 30 Rock (2011–2013), reprised her role as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and portrayed Carrie White in the supernatural horror film Carrie (2013). In 2014, Moretz starred in the award-winning drama film Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), the teen romantic drama If I Stay (2014) and the vigilante action film The Equalizer (2014). She also starred in the mystery thriller film Dark Places (2015), the science fiction action film The 5th Wave (2016) and the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016).
In 2016, Moretz announced she was "re-assessing" her choice of roles and was dropping out of several projects, including Universal Studios' film adaptation of The Little Mermaid.[3] Moretz's following roles include the drama film The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), Neil Jordan's drama thriller film Greta (2018), the action horror film Shadow in the Cloud (2020) and the science fiction film Mother/Android (2021). She voiced Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (2019), and The Addams Family 2 (2021), and the titular character in Nimona (2023). On-stage, Moretz's work includes her starring role in the original off-Broadway production of The Library (2014) at The Public Theater in New York City.
Early life
Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Cartersville, Georgia.[4] Her mother, Teri Duke,[5] is a nurse practitioner, and her father, Dr. McCoy "Mac" Moretz (1957–2021), was a plastic surgeon, and heir to the Moretz hosiery business, bought out in 2011 for $350 million.[6][7][8][9] She has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan.[10] An older sister, Kathleen, died shortly after birth.[11] She has described her family as "very Christian", specifically Southern Baptist.[12][13] She moved to New York City in 2002, with her mother and brother Trevor, because he had been accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School, which is what first drew her interest in acting. Moretz would help Trevor read lines.[14]
Personal life
Moretz resides in Studio City, Los Angeles.[71][72] Her brother Brandon serves as her business manager;[73] her brother Trevor has been her acting coach since 2010, and accompanied her on trips and press dates when her parents were unable to attend.[74] Moretz is a fan of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).[75]
In December 2014, Moretz confirmed she was dating English model and photographer Brooklyn Beckham.[76] She attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention with Beckham in support of Hillary Clinton.[77] In August 2018, she confirmed that after dating on and off for four years, they had broken up.[78] Moretz has been romantically linked to model Kate Harrison since 2018,[79] and confirmed that she is in a long-term relationship as of 2023.[80][81]
Activism
Moretz has publicly supported LGBT equality.[82] Moretz has two gay brothers; Moretz states they had initially tried to "pray the gay away" to appease their community.[83] She identifies as a feminist and has turned down film roles that she found to be overtly sexualized. She took on the role of a teenage prostitute in the 2014 film The Equalizer because her character "felt so real", rather than a "plot device".[84] In October 2014, Moretz was named one of the 25 Most Influential Teens of the year by Time magazine.[85]
In 2016, Moretz voiced her support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the South Korean show The Brainiacs/Problematic Men.[86] She also appeared as a speaker at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in July 2016, praising Clinton and encouraging young people to vote.[87][88]