Demi Moore Biography

The American actress Demi Moore was born Demi Guynes in 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Moore’s biological father had been in the Air Force, but left the family before Demi was born. Demi’s mother remarried when she was only three year’s old, and at the age of fifteen she moved to West Hollywood after her mother had gotten a job working for a magazine distribution company.

Demi attended high school until the age of sixteen, at which time she dropped out and moved away from her family, living on her own for the first time. Earliest gigs were in modeling, but Moore’s interest shifted to acting after taking a series of classes and discovering she had a natural knack for the craft.

Demi Moore’s first major role was on the television soap opera General Hospital, playing the role of Jackie Templeton, in 1981. Moore remained with the show for four years, but after an appearance in the film Blame It on Rio, she began to receive offers for better roles. Eventually, she garnered her breakthrough role in St. Elmo’s Fire in 1985, bringing her international success. Throughout the 1980’s, Demi Moore made a number of films with a teen or young adult focus, including: About Last Night (1986), One Crazy Summer (1986), and Wisdom (1986.)

To break from the stereotype of previous roles, Demi Moore appeared in the film The Seventh Sign in 1988, a role which set her on course as a bankable solo film star. But her biggest role was in the film Ghost, opposite Patrick Swayze, which truly solidified her career in 1990. Since Ghost, Demi Moore has starred in multiple films, including: A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), Disclosure (1994), The Scarlet Letter (1995), Striptease (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Bobby (2006), Flawless (2008), The Joneses (2010), Margin Call (2011), and Very Good Girls (2014.)

For her acting roles, Demi Moore has accumulated numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, multiple People’s Choice Awards and nominations, and a Primetime Emmy nomination. Demi Moore continues to perform and produce, with multiple film roles scheduled for the coming years.