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Demi Moore Biography

originally Demetria Guynes

(1962–)

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Films
1982 Choices
1982 Parasite
1983 Young Doctors in Love

1984 No Small Affair
1984 Blame It on Rio
1985 St. Elmo's Fire
1986 Wisdom
1986 One Crazy Summer
1986 About Last Night...
1988 The Seventh Sign
1988 The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness
1989 We're No Angels
1990 Ghost
1991 The Butcher's Wife
1991 Mortal Thoughts
1991 Nothing But Trouble
1992 A Few Good Men
1993 Indecent Proposal
1994 Disclosure
1995 Now and Then
1995 The Scarlet Letter
1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 Striptease
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 The Juror
1997 Deconstructing Harry
1997 G.I. Jane
1997 Destination Anywhere
2000 Passion of Mind
2002 The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2006 Half Light
2006 Bobby
2007 Flawless
2007 Mr. Brooks
2009 Bunraku
2009 Happy Tears
2009 The Joneses
Television
1982-83 General Hospital
1984 The Master
1984 Bedroom
1989 Moonlighting
1990 Tales from the Crypt
1991 Master Ninja
1996 If These Walls Could Talk
1997 Ellen
2004 Will and Grace
2009 The Magic 7

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Actress, producer, director. Born Demetria Guynes on November 11, 1962, in Roswell, New Mexico. With her trademark husky voice and striking beauty, Demi Moore established herself as one of the leading actresses of the early 1990s. She had a challenging childhood. Her parents split up before she was born, and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Virginia and Danny Guynes, both of whom drank heavily.

Moore had moved more than 30 times by the time she turned 14, eventually settling in Los Angeles. Moore later explained in Interview magazine that "By moving around a lot, I learned to assimilate into whatever new surroundings I had and to become very comfortable with people quickly. I think that was one of the strongest contributing factors to my becoming an actor."

Dropping out of high school at 16, Moore worked as a debt collector for a time and tried modeling. She also developed an interest in acting. In 1981, Moore had landed a role on the popular television soap opera General Hospital. She played journalist Jackie Templeton for two years. That same year, Moore made her film debut in the independent drama Choices.

During her stint on General Hospital, Moore found time for a few film projects. She appeared in the 3-D science fiction horror flick Parasite (1982) with her musician husband Freddie Moore, who she married the previous year. Moore also had a bit part in the soap opera spoof Young Doctors in Love (1982).

After leaving her soap opera role, Moore struggled to build a career in film. She played Michael Caine's daughter in Blame it on Rio (1984), which attracted little attention from critics or movie-goers. Taking on a leading role, Moore played Jon Cryer's love interest in No Small Affair (1984), but she did not really capture the public's attention until her performance in St. Elmo's Fire (1985). This film told the story of a group of friends as they confront post-college life. The cast also included a number of other young stars on the rise, such as Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Emilio Estevez. Many of these performers were becoming equally famous for their off-screen antics and partying lifestyle, earning them the nickname "the Brat Pack" by the media.

In her personal life, Moore divorced her first husband in 1984. She started dating Emilio Estevez, and the two became engaged in 1985. The couple starred together in 1986's Wisdom, which Estevez also wrote and directed. That same year, Moore starred opposite Rob Lowe in About Last Night, a look at young singletons in Chicago. Critic Roger Ebert praised both of their performances, saying the film "gives them the best acting opportunities either one has ever had, and they make the most of them." He also singled out Moore, writing that she "is especially impressive. There isn't a romantic note she isn't required to play in this movie, and she plays them all flawlessly."