- Born
- Birth nameDemi Gene Guynes
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Demi Moore was born 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her father Charles Harmon left her mother Virginia Guynes (née King) before Demi was born. Her stepfather Danny Guynes didn't add much stability to her life either. He frequently changed jobs and made the family move a total of 40 times. The parents kept on drinking, arguing and beating, until Guynes finally committed suicide. Demi quit school at the age of 16 to work as a pin-up girl. At 18 she married rock musician Freddy Moore; the marriage lasted four years. At 19 she became a regular on the soap opera General Hospital (1963). From the first salaries she started partying and sniffing cocaine. That lasted more than 3 years, until director Joel Schumacher threatened to fire her from the set of St. Elmo's Fire (1985) when she turned up high. She got a withdrawal treatment and returned clean after a week, and stayed clean. With determination and a skill for publicity stunts, like the nude appearance on cover of Vanity Fair while pregnant, she made her way to fame. Since the huge commercial success of Ghost (1990) and the controversial pictures Indecent Proposal (1993) and Disclosure (1994) she's one of Hollywood's most sought-after and most expensive actresses.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
- In April 2011 Demi Moore and spouse Ashton Kutcher launched their "Demi and Ashton Foundation" a non-profit, non-governmental organization directed towards fighting child sexual slavery. Its first campaign is "Real Men Don't Buy Girls". On April 23rd, 2011 Demi and Ashton appeared together for their first on air interview on CNN's Piers Morgan Live (2011) to promote their foundation and start the work towards ending child sexual slavery. The foundation's website enables people to educate themselves, show support and take action or make a donation.- IMDb Mini Biography By: rob clement
- SpousesAshton Kutcher(September 24, 2005 - November 26, 2013) (divorced)Bruce Willis(November 21, 1987 - October 18, 2000) (divorced, 3 children)Freddy Moore(February 8, 1981 - August 6, 1985) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsDanny Guynes
- RelativesMorgan Guynes(Half Sibling)Cooper Guynes(Niece or Nephew)Oliver Guynes(Niece or Nephew)
- Husky voice
- Sparkling green eyes
- Cries in emotional scenes
- Vulnerable charm contrasting with no-nonsense lilt
- Elizabeth Taylor-esque glacial beauty
- In order to play a coke addict, Jules, in St. Elmo's Fire (1985), she had to sign a contract stipulating that she would stop her own alcohol and drug abuse, an agreement that caused her life to turn around.
- Had to bow out of A League of Their Own (1992) due to pregnancy. "Bruce literally screwed her out of the part," remarked Penny Marshall, who directed the movie.
- Continues to receive royalty checks for songs she wrote before becoming an actress.
- First actress to reach 10 million dollar salary mark.
- In 1995, became the highest-paid actress in film history, up until that time, earning $12.5 million for Striptease (1996).
- I'm sure there are people who think I'm a bitch, but all I do is strive for perfection. I expect others to work as hard as me, but I'm not demanding to an unreasonable point.
- The truth is you can have a great marriage, but there are still no guarantees.
- There's this idea that if you take your clothes off, somehow you must have loose morals. There's still a negative attitude in our society towards women who use a strength that's inherent - their femininity - in any way that might be considered seductive.
- Time is an amazing equalizer. I think if you stay true to yourself and keep moving forward, things come around.
- On the changes made to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" (she starred in the adaptation): In truth, not very many people have read the book...the ultimate message of "Hester Prynne" would have been lost if we'd stayed with the original ending.
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) - $2,000,000
- Deconstructing Harry (1998) - $450,000
- G.I. Jane (1997) - $11,000,000
- Striptease (1996) - $12,500,000
- The Juror (1996) - $7,500,000
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