Demi Moore: Difference between revisions

'''Demi Gene Moore'''{{refn|Sources are divided as to whether her birth name is Demetria<ref>{{cite news|title=Critic's Notebook; Unabashed Stars Break the Shackles of the Name Game |date=February 27, 2004 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-unabashed-stars-break-the-shackles-of-the-name-game.html |author-link=Virginia Heffernan |first=Virginia |last=Heffernan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528064903/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-unabashed-stars-break-the-shackles-of-the-name-game.html |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Eye of the Tiger">{{cite magazine|date=June 24, 1996 |title=Eye of the Tiger |first=Gregory |last=Cerio |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |volume=45 |issue=25 |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-eye-of-the-tiger-vol-45-no-25/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330211712/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20141624%2C00.html |archive-date=March 30, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|date=March 9, 1995|title=ShoWest Honors Demi Moore: Beauty's Got Brains and Talent|first=Michael|last=Dare|url=http://www.dareland.com/emulsionalproblems/mooredemi.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324050145/http://www.dareland.com/emulsionalproblems/mooredemi.htm|archive-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author= King, Thad |title= 2009 Britannica Almanac |year=2009 |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]]| isbn= 978-1-59339-228-4 |page= 60 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2nxLkMspauIC}}</ref> or Demi.<ref>{{cite journal |journal= The New York Times Biographical Service |volume=22 |publisher= The New York Times Company and Arno Press|year=1991| page=476|title= Demi Moore|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=AXIoAQAAIAAJ|issn=0161-2433}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Taking Chances: Demi Moore Knows All about Risk and Controversy - and Seeks It |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |first=Jeff |last=Hayward |date=January 17, 1993 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-01-17/features/9303162897_1_demi-moore-pregnant-woman-cover |url-status=live |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301015023/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-01-17/features/9303162897_1_demi-moore-pregnant-woman-cover }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Demi: The Naked Truth |first=Larry|last=Getlen |year=2003|publisher=[[AMI Books]] | isbn=978-1-932270-24-2| page=[https://archive.org/details/demi00larr/page/7 7]|url= https://archive.org/details/demi00larr|url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia |author-link=Leonard Maltin|first1=Leonard| last1=Maltin |first2=Spencer|last2=Green| first3=Luke| last3=Sader|year=1994| publisher=[[E. P. Dutton]]| page=[https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltin00malt/page/624 624]|url= https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltin00malt|url-access=registration |isbn=978-0-525-93635-0}}</ref> Moore says the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/1766980116|first=Demi|last=Moore|title=Demi is the name I was born with!|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=May 12, 2009|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153137/https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/1766980116|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/63312781096652801|first=Demi|last=Moore|title=No it is just Demi Gene it was never Demitria!|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153137/https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/63312781096652801|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangshowbiz.com/produkte/showbiz/index.html?id=2010365175506645196&ch=Showbiz |title=Demi Moore 'obsesses' over appearance |date=December 31, 2010 |website=BangShowbiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203194559/http://bangshowbiz.com/produkte/showbiz/index.html?id=2010365175506645196&ch=Showbiz |archive-date=February 3, 2012 }}</ref>|group=n|name=born}} ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|m|iː}} {{respell|də|MEE}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=McRady |first=Rachel |date=2017-06-13 |title=Demi Moore Plays Charades With Jimmy Fallon, Explains the Origins of Her Name |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/219547_demi_moore_plays_charades_with_jimmy_fallon_explains_the_origins_of_her_name |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531101653/https://www.etonline.com/news/219547_demi_moore_plays_charades_with_jimmy_fallon_explains_the_origins_of_her_name |url-status=live }}</ref> née '''Guynes'''; born November 11, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Ashley Joy|title=Demi Moore Dances With Joy as She Celebrates 60th Birthday With Family|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1354403/demi-moore-dances-with-joy-as-she-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-family|date=November 12, 2022|access-date=November 11, 2023|website=E! News|quote=Demi Moore rang in her milestone 60th birthday Nov. 11 aboard a private jet with family and friends.}}</ref> is an American actress. She first gained attention on daytime television, before [[Breakthrough role|breaking out]] as a film star. Overin herthe forty1980s. yearBy careerthe mid 1990s, she was the highest-paid actress at the time.<ref name="Schwartz">{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |date=December 7, 2009 |title=Kristen Stewart's 'Welcome To The Rileys' Role Is Only The Latest Fictional Stripper In Hollywood |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2434699/kristen-stewarts-welcome-to-the-rileys-role-is-only-the-latest-fictional-stripper-in-hollywood/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184846/http://www.mtv.com/news/2434699/kristen-stewarts-welcome-to-the-rileys-role-is-only-the-latest-fictional-stripper-in-hollywood/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |website=MTV}}</ref> She has beenearned nominated[[List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore|several accolades]] throughout her career, including nominations for an [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]], two [[Golden Globes|Golden Globe Awards]] and a [[PrimetimeScreen EmmyActors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]].

Moore made her filmacting debut in 1981, and joinedappeared the cast ofon the soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' later that year(1981).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Connelly|first=Sherryl|date=1981-12-27|title=Here's Luke's new love|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/486216891/|work=New York Daily News|page=3|language=en-US|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> After departing the show, she camerose to prominence as a member of the [[Brat Pack]], with rolesstarring in the films ''[[Blame It on Rio]]'' (1984), ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' (1985), and ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/981292/demi-moore-gets-brutally-honest-about-overcoming-her-self-destructive-spiral|title=Demi Moore Opens Up About Overcoming Her Self-Destructive Spiral|date=October 28, 2018|website=E! Online|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230802/https://www.eonline.com/news/981292/demi-moore-gets-brutally-honest-about-overcoming-her-self-destructive-spiral|url-status=live}}</ref> WhileShe theearned lattermostrecognition madeand herstardom afor star,her Moorerole established herself as a [[bankable]] performer within ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990), which was the [[1990 in film|highest-grossing film of 1990]],its earning a nomination for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Golden Globe Award for Best Actressyear]]. She had further box-office successes with ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'' (1993), and ''[[Disclosure (1994 film)|Disclosure]]'' (1994), and became the highest-paid actress to that point, receivingreceived $12.5 million to star in ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996).<ref name="Schwartz">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2434699/kristen-stewarts-welcome-to-the-rileys-role-is-only-the-latest-fictional-stripper-in-hollywood/|title=Kristen Stewart's 'Welcome To The Rileys' Role Is Only The Latest Fictional Stripper In Hollywood|last=Schwartz|first=Terri|date=December 7, 2009|website=MTV|access-date=Novemberbecoming 12, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184846/http://www.mtv.com/news/2434699/kristen-stewarts-welcome-to-the-rileys-role-is-only-the-latest-fictional-stripper-in-hollywood/|url-status=live}}</ref> The bighighest-budgetpaid vehicles ''[[The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1995), ''[[The Juror]]'' (1996), and ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' (1997) fell below commercial expectations and contributedactress to athat downturn in her careerpoint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/she-cant-take-any-moore-mkldh7thmhs|title=She can't take any Moore|last=Goodwin|first=Christopher|date=March 4,was 2012|website=[[Theconsidered Times]]|access-date=Novemberto 12,be 2020|archive-date=Decemberone 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201170807/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/she-cant-take-any-moore-mkldh7thmhs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gawker.com/5931334/demi-moore-queen-of-flops|title=Demi Moore, Queen of Flops|last=Juzwiak|first=Rich|date=August 3, 2012|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810082028/https://gawker.com/5931334/demi-moore-queen-of-flops|url-status=live}}</ref> She has since held sporadic leading roles in the arthousemost films ''[[PassionBankable of Mind]]'' (2000), ''[[Flawless (2007 film)star|Flawless]]''bankable (2008), and ''[[Blind (2017 film)|Blindstars]]'' (2017), as well as supporting roles in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003), ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007), and ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/photo-gallery/37775103/image/37775095/Demi-Moore-Esmerelda-Hunchback-Notre-Dame|title=Demi Moore: Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame|last=Roschke|first=Ryan|date=June 25, 2015|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123025906/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/photo-gallery/37775103/image/37775095/Demi-Moore-Esmerelda-Hunchback-Notre-Dame|url-status=dead}}</ref> Moore's primetime television work includes the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Emmy]]-nominated cable anthology ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' (1996) and the streaming series ''[[Brave New World (2020 TV series)|Brave New World]]'' (2020). She also had a recurring role on ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' (2015–2017) and portrayed [[Ann Woodward]] in the limited series ''[[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans]]'' (2024)1990s.

InMoore's 2019career saw a downturn after the films ''[[The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1995), ''[[The Juror]]'' (1996), and ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' (1997) fell below commercial expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/she-cant-take-any-moore-mkldh7thmhs|title=She can't take any Moore|last=Goodwin|first=Christopher|date=March 4, 2012|website=[[The Times]]|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201170807/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/she-cant-take-any-moore-mkldh7thmhs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gawker.com/5931334/demi-moore-queen-of-flops|title=Demi Moore, Queen of Flops|last=Juzwiak|first=Rich|date=August 3, 2012|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810082028/https://gawker.com/5931334/demi-moore-queen-of-flops|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, her career has releasedseen a memoirresurgance with roles titledin ''[[Passion of Mind]]'' (2000), ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003), ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007), ''[[Flawless (2007 film)|Flawless]]'' (2008), ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011), and ''[[Blind (2017 film)|Blind]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/photo-gallery/37775103/image/37775095/Demi-Moore-Esmerelda-Hunchback-Notre-Dame|title=Demi Moore: Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame|last=Roschke|first=Ryan|date=June 25, 2015|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123025906/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/photo-gallery/37775103/image/37775095/Demi-Moore-Esmerelda-Hunchback-Notre-Dame|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her television projects include ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' (1996), ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' (2015–2017), ''[[Brave New World (2020 TV series)|Brave New World]]'' (2020), and ''[[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans]]'' (2024). Her memoir ''[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out]]'', which(2019) became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-release-long-awaited-memoir-fall-1202625|title=Demi Moore to Release Long-Awaited, "Deeply Candid" Memoir This Fall|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 17, 2019|language=en|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809072616/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-release-long-awaited-memoir-fall-1202625|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/demi-moores-memoir-tops-new-york-times-best-sellers-list-60763960/|title=Demi Moore's memoir tops New York Times Best Sellers list|via=WENN|date=October 4, 2019|website=Hollywood.com|language=en-US|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026172342/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/demi-moores-memoir-tops-new-york-times-best-sellers-list-60763960/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Moore |first=Demi |date=2019 |title=[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out: A Memoir]] |url= |location=[[New York, New York|New York]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |isbn=978-0-062-04953-7}}</ref> Moore has been married thrice, to the musician [[Freddy Moore]] and the actors [[Bruce Willis]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/09/25/demi-moore-bruce-willis-pose-together-with-daughters-and-willis-wife-pic/23820052/|title=Friendly exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis pose together with their daughters amid bombshell book|website=AOL.com|language=en|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101131211/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/09/25/demi-moore-bruce-willis-pose-together-with-daughters-and-willis-wife-pic/23820052/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. She has three daughters with Willis.