| Chloë Moretz | |
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Moretz at Kodak Theatre in September 2011 |
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| Born | Chloë Grace Moretz February 10, 1997 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Chloe Moretz.com | |
Chloë Grace Moretz ( /məˈrɛts/; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress.
She first started at the age of seven to play into various 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 receives numerous Young Artist Awards nominations.
She received both worldwide recognition and critical acclaim for her breakthrough performance as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass.[1] She also reached fame for roles in critically acclaimed films Let Me In and Hugo.
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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.
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]
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.[15]
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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 (also for Big Momma's House 2) | |
| Family Plan | Young Charlie | Scenes deleted | |
| Today You Die | St. Thomas Hospital Girl | ||
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Big Momma's House 2 | Carrie | Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (also for The Amityville Horror) |
| Room 6 | Melissa Norman | ||
| Wicked Little Things | Emma Tunny | ||
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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 |
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The Eye | Alicia | |
| The Poker House | Cammie | ||
| Bolt | Young Penny | Voice | |
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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 | |
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Angie Steadman | Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film Artist (also for Kick-Ass and Let Me In) Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast)[16] Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year (also for Kick-Ass and Let Me In) |
| Kick-Ass | Hit Girl/Mindy Macready | Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist Award (also for Let Me In) Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film Artist (also for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Let Me In) Constellation Award for Best Female Performance in a 2010 Film, TV-Movie, or Mini-Series Empire Award for Best Newcomer (also for Let Me In) IGN Movie Award for Best Actress MTV Movie Award for Best Breakout Star MTV Movie Award for Biggest Badass Star Scream Award for Best Breakthrough Performance – Female Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer (also for Let Me In) Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year (also for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Let Me In) Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance (also for Let Me In) 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—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Female Breakout Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress[16] |
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| Jack and the Beanstalk | Jillian | Straight-to-DVD | |
| Let Me In | Abby | Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist Award (also for Kick-Ass) Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film Artist (also for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Kick-Ass) Empire Award for Best Newcomer (also for Kick-Ass) 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 (also for Kick-Ass) Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year (also for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Kick-Ass) Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance (also for Kick-Ass) Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast) |
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Hick | Luli McMullen | |
| Texas Killing Fields | Little Anne Sliger | ||
| Hugo | Isabelle | 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—People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Star Under 25 |
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Movie 43 | Unknown | Post-production |
| Dark Shadows | Carolyn Stoddard | ||
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My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Darby | Voice |
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The Guardian | Violet | Episodes: "The Watchers", "Blood In, Blood Out" |
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My Name Is Earl | Candy Stoker | Episode: "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine" |
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The Emperor's New School | Furi (voice) | Episode: "Kuzcogarten/Evil and Eviler" |
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Desperate Housewives | Sherri Maltby | Episodes: "The Miracle Song", "Come Play Wiz Me" Nominated—Young Artist Award for Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress |
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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 |
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30 Rock | Kaylie Hooper | Episode: "TGS Hates Women" |
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The Soft Pack | Answer To Yourself | with Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Clark Duke also from Kick-Ass |
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Best Coast | Our Deal | Directed by Drew Barrymore; also starring Tyler Posey, Donald Glover, Alia Shawkat, Miranda Cosgrove, and Shailene Woodley. |
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Dionne Bromfield Ft. Mz Bratt | Ouch | Directed by Arjun Rose; also starring Robert Sheehan, Reggie Yates, Tulisa Contostavlos from Demons Never Die Soundtack |
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Work |
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| 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[16] | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards[17] | 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[18] | Won | ||
| Scream Awards | Best Horror Actress[19] | Won | ||
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||
| Won | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | |||
| Empire Awards | Best Newcomer[20] | Won | Let Me In / Kick-Ass |
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