Joey King
| Joey King | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joey Lynn King July 30, 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Joey Lynn King[1] (born July 30, 1999[2]) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Ramona Quimby in Ramona and Beezus, the 2010 adaptation of Beverly Cleary's book series with the same title. She has also appeared in the films Oz the Great and Powerful, The Conjuring and White House Down.
Personal life
King was born in Los Angeles, California.[2] She has two older sisters, Kelli and Hunter King. Hunter is a two-time, daytime Emmy-winning actress. Joey has stated that she is "part Jewish and part Christian, but I'm mostly Jewish".[3]
Career
King has been featured in the films Reign Over Me with Adam Sandler, and Quarantine. She voiced the yellow fur ball Katie, for the animated feature Horton Hears A Who! (2008), and Beaver, for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009). 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, 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.[4] 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 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.[5] She also filmed the short-lived comedy series Bent and had guest appearances in New Girl and The Haunting Hour. 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.
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.[6] The same year she was the lead character Claire in the upcoming horror-thriller film Wish Upon.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Gina Fineman | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Katie | Voice role |
| 2008 | Quarantine | Briana | |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Beaver girl | Voice role |
| 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Ramona Quimby | |
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Kirsten | |
| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Molly Weaver | |
| 2012 | Family Weekend | Lucinda Smith-Dungy | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Young Talia al Ghul | |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | China Girl/Girl In Wheelchair | |
| 2013 | The Conjuring | Christine Perron | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Emily Cale | |
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here | Grace Bloom | |
| 2014 | The Boxcar Children | Jessie | Voice role |
| 2014 | The Sound and the Fury | Miss Quentin | |
| 2015 | Stonewall | Phoebe Winters | |
| 2015 | Borealis | Aurora | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Samantha "Sam" Blackwell | |
| 2017 | Going in Style | Brooklyn | Completed |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Emily Mason | Episodes: "Day Care", "Books and Birdhouses" |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Girl at Party | Episode: "Mono" |
| 2006–2007 | Jericho | Sally | Episodes: Pilot, "The Day Before" |
| 2007 | Backyards & Bullets | Junie Garrison | Television movie |
| 2007 | Entourage | Chuck Liddell's Daughter | Episode: "Gotcha!" |
| 2007 | Avenging Angel | Amelia | Television movie |
| 2007–2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Little Girl / Nora Rowe | Episodes: "Living Doll", "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" |
| 2008 | Untitled Liz Meriwether Project | Lucy | Unsold television pilot |
| 2008 | Medium | Kelly Mackenzie age 8 | Episode "Drowned World" |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Lucy Morgan | Television movie |
| 2010 | Elevator Girl | Paige | Television movie |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Cassidy | Episodes: "Old Sins Cast Long Shadows", "The Children's Parade" |
| 2011 | Bent | Charlie Meyers | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2012 | New Girl | Brianna | Episode: "Bully" |
| 2013 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Carla/Missy Jordan | Episodes: "Seance", "Goodwill Toward Men" |
| 2014–2015 | Fargo | Greta Grimly | Recurring role (season 1), 9 episodes |
| 2014 | American Dad! | Voice | Episode: "Familyland" |
| 2014 | Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs | Elissa Wall | Television movie |
| 2016 | The Flash | Frankie Kane/Magenta | Episode: "Magenta"[8] |
| 2016 | Tween Fest | Maddisyn Crawford | Main role |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Ramona Blue" | Joey King featuring Kelli King |
| 2011 | "Mean" | Taylor Swift |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Nominated | |
| Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress | Horton Hears a Who! | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress | Anatomy of Hope | Nominated | |
| Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor/Actress | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Ten and Under | Ramona and Beezus | Won | [9] |
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Under | Ghost Whisperer | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [10] |
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.[11]
References
- ↑ "Joey King". TV Guide. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joey King. |
- Joey King at the Internet Movie Database
- Joey King on Twitter
