Joey King
Joey Lynn King[1] (born July 30, 1999)[2] is an American actress. She first gained recognition for portraying Ramona Quimby in the comedy film Ramona and Beezus (2010), with lead roles as Ramona Quimby in an adaptation of Beverly Cleary's book series Beezus and Ramona and as Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth series. King has also appeared in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), The Conjuring (2013), White House Down (2013), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Wish Upon (2017), and Slender Man (2018). King received critical acclaim for her starring role in the true crime drama series The Act (2019) and was nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award.
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| Born | Joey Lynn King July 30, 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Family | Hunter King (sister) |
Early life
King was born in Los Angeles, California, to her parents Terry and Jamie King.[3] She has two older sisters, actresses Kelli King and Hunter King. King has stated that she is "part Jewish and part Christian."[4]
Career
King made her film debut in Reign Over Me as Adam Sandler's character's daughter. She then voiced the yellow fur ball Katie in the animated feature Horton Hears a Who! (2008), and Beaver in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009). She also appeared in Quarantine (2008). In 2010, she guest-starred in the series Ghost Whisperer. She was also featured in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Emily Mason in two episodes. Other television appearances include Entourage, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Medium.
King's first lead role was in the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus, an adaptation of the Beverly Cleary book series, starring as Ramona Quimby opposite Selena Gomez as her older sister, Beezus Quimby.[5] She also released a single for the movie called "Ramona Blue".
King was featured in Battle: Los Angeles, where she played a girl named Kirsten. Also in 2011, she co-starred in Crazy, Stupid, Love as the younger daughter of Steve Carell and Julianne Moore. As well, she appeared in Taylor Swift's "Mean" music video as a young student at the school cafeteria rejected by her peers.
King had a role in Christopher Nolan's third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises (2012), as a young Talia al Ghul.[6] She also filmed the short-lived comedy series Bent, had guest appearances in New Girl and was on the final episode of The Haunting Hour: The Series, "Goodwill Towards Men." In 2013, King appeared in Oz the Great and Powerful with James Franco and Zach Braff, White House Down with Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, Family Weekend, and The Conjuring with Mackenzie Foy and Vera Farmiga. In 2014, she appeared in Wish I Was Here with Oz co-star Zach Braff, as well as in Fargo as Greta Grimly, daughter of police officer Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks).
In 2016, King was cast as the daughter of the character of Courtney Love in the coming-of-age drama film The Possibility of Fireflies.[7] She played the lead character Clare in the 2017 horror-thriller film Wish Upon.[8]
In 2018, she starred as Elle Evans in Netflix's teen romantic comedy The Kissing Booth, alongside Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney. She reprised the role in the sequel The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and will again in The Kissing Booth 3 (2021).
In 2019, she starred alongside Patricia Arquette in the true crime anthology television series The Act on Hulu. King plays Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Arquette plays her mother Dee Dee.[9] She also appeared on the 4th season of CBS comedy Life in Pieces as Morgan.[10]
King is represented by talent agent Dan Spilo, who also competed on Survivor: Island of the Idols.[11]
More recently, she signed a deal with Hulu to produce its content for television.[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Gina Fineman | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Katie | Voice role |
| Quarantine | Briana | ||
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Beaver girl | Voice role |
| 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Ramona Quimby | |
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Kirsten | |
| Crazy, Stupid, Love | Molly Weaver | ||
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Young Talia al Ghul | |
| 2013 | The Conjuring | Christine Perron | |
| Family Weekend | Lucinda Smith-Dungy | ||
| Oz the Great and Powerful | China girl / Girl in wheelchair | ||
| White House Down | Emily Cale | ||
| 2014 | The Boxcar Children | Jessie | Voice role |
| The Sound and the Fury | Miss Quentin | ||
| Wish I Was Here | Grace Bloom | ||
| 2015 | Borealis | Aurora | |
| Stonewall | Phoebe Winters | ||
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Samantha "Sam" Blackwell | |
| 2017 | Going in Style | Brooklyn | |
| Smartass | Freddie | ||
| Wish Upon | Clare Shannon | ||
| 2018 | The Kissing Booth | Rochelle (Elle) Evans | |
| The Lie | Kayla | ||
| Radium Girls | Bessie | ||
| Slender Man | Wren | ||
| Summer '03 | Jamie | ||
| 2019 | Zeroville | Zazi | |
| 2020 | The Kissing Booth 2 | Rochelle (Elle) Evans | |
| Welcome to the Blumhouse | N/A | ||
| 2021 | The Kissing Booth 3 | Rochelle (Elle) Evans | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Girl at party | Episode: "Mono" |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Emily Mason | 2 episodes | |
| 2006–2007 | Jericho | Sally | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Avenging Angel | Amelia | Television movie |
| Backyards & Bullets | Junie Garrison | Television movie | |
| Entourage | Chuck Liddell's daughter | Episode: "Gotcha!" | |
| 2007–2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Little girl / Nora Rowe | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Medium | Kelly Mackenzie (Age 8) | Episode "Drowned World" |
| Untitled Liz Meriwether Project | Lucy | Unsold television pilot | |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Lucy Morgan | Television movie |
| 2010 | Elevator Girl | Paige | Television movie |
| Ghost Whisperer | Cassidy | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Bent | Charlie Meyers | Main role |
| Survivor: South Pacific | Herself | Episode: Reunion | |
| 2012 | New Girl | Brianna | Episode: "Bully" |
| 2013–2014 | The Haunting Hour: The Series | Carla / Missy Jordan | Episodes: "Seance", "Goodwill Toward Men" |
| 2014–2015 | Fargo | Greta Grimly | Recurring role in season 1, special guest in season 2; 9 episodes |
| 2014 | American Dad! | (voice) | Episode: "Familyland" |
| Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs | Elissa Wall | Television movie | |
| 2016 | The Flash | Frankie Kane / Magenta | Episode: "Magenta"[13] |
| Robot Chicken | Polly Pocket / Draculaura (voice) | Episode: "Yogurt in a Bag" | |
| Tween Fest | Maddisyn Crawford | Main role | |
| 2019 | The Act | Gypsy Blanchard | Main role |
| Life in Pieces | Morgan | 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Simpsons | Addy (voice) | Episode: "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds" |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Grandson | Episode: "Ultimate Suffering" | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Madden NFL 19: Longshot | Loretta Cruise |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Ramona Blue" | Joey King featuring Kelli King |
| 2011 | "Mean" | Taylor Swift |
| 2018 | "Sue Me" | Sabrina Carpenter |
| 2019 | "Tongue Tied" | Marshmello, Yungblud and Blackbear |
Awards and nominations
At the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, the Canadian Images features jury made an honourable mention recognizing King as an Emerging Actress for her performance in Borealis.[16]
References
- "Joey King". TV Guide. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- "Joey King | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "Joey King". Hollywood.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- Interview: Joey King. "Tommy2.net". Tommy2.net. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- Clark, Cindy (February 2, 2009). "'Ramona' star is ready for wackiness". USA Today. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- Wales, George (January 20, 2012). "Joey King reveals HUGE Dark Knight Rises spoiler". TotalFilm.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- McNary, Dave (May 12, 2016). "Courtney Love, Joey King Starring in 'Possibility of Fireflies'". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- Busch, Anita (August 16, 2016). "Joey King Will Lead 'Annabelle' Helmer's Next Project 'Wish Upon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- Bowenbank, Starr (February 12, 2019). "See Patricia Arquette and Joey King in the First Trailer for The Act". Elle. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- Hall, Gerrad (April 18, 2019). "Sisters Hunter and Joey King hope 'Life in Pieces' is just the beginning of more work together: 'Put us in your s‑‑‑!'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Sarner, Lauren (November 14, 2019). "'Survivor' contestant accused of unwanted touching — and his accuser was voted off". New York Post. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (July 21, 2020). "Joey King Inks First-Look TV Deal With Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Burlingame, Russ (August 19, 2016). "Fargo's Joey King Comes to The Flash as Magenta". Comicbook.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- "VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards" (Press release). Vancouver International Film Festival. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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