History Creator / ChloeMoretz

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* WiseBeyondHerYears: Many of her characters.

!!Tropes associated with this actress' works:

* ParentalAbandonment: In virtually every single major role she's had, one or both her character's biological parents are out of the picture by the middle of the film if not from the start.

** On Jimmy Kimmel's show as part of his Mean Tweets feature:

* FakeNationality: [[invoked]] In ''Hugo'', she plays a French character using an English accent. Taken UpToEleven because she actually managed to fool the film's casting director into believing she was English.
* FollowTheLeader: [[invoked]] Cut from the same cloth as, and [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/01/chloe-moritz-hugo-interview?CMP=twt_fd by her own admission inspired by]], fellow Georgians Creator/DakotaFanning and Creator/ElleFanning. She is also frequently compared to JodieFoster for the types of roles she's taken on at a young age.
* FunnyCharacterBoringActor: [[invoked]] Or at least, Intense Character, Stern Actor. She refuses to let friends visit her on the sets of her films in order to avoid being distracted.
* IAmNotSpock: [[invoked]] Doesn't like being identified with her intense roles in ''Kick-Ass'' and ''Film/LetMeIn'', claiming to be a "[[GirlNextDoor normal, everyday girl]]." She says that she likes to play such roles due to how different they are from her everyday life.

* TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Averted. Her last five film projects have her portraying, in order: a moody hippie chick [[spoiler:who turns out to be a werewolf]], a vigilante assassin, [[Film/Carrie2013 Carrie White]], Creator/KeiraKnightley's teenage BFF and an underage prostitute.

** In ''Film/LetMeIn'', she is a 200+ year-old [[spoiler: castrated male child]] vampire masquerading as a 12-year-old girl who lives with a caretaker who commits serial murder to keep a fresh supply of blood to feed her.

* ActionGirl: As Hit-Girl in ''Film/KickAss''.

** In ''Film/TheEqualizer'', she plays a 16-year-old prostitute. 'Nuff said.

'''Chloë Grace Moretz''' (born February 10, 1997) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia, best known for playing Hit-Girl in the Film/KickAss franchise. Moretz moved from Georgia to New York in 2001 with her mother and her older brother Trevor because he was accepted into a professional performing arts school; this initially got her interested in acting. Her Hollywood career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2003. Her first role in Hollywood was as Violet in two episodes of ''TheGuardian'', and her first film role was as Molly in ''Heart of the Beholder''.

It was not until her second big-screen acting role in the remake of ''Film/TheAmityvilleHorror2005'' that Moretz earned greater recognition in the form of a Young Artist Award nomination. After ''Amityville'', Moretz's acting career progressed further when she received several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a role as one of the family children in ''Big Momma's House 2''. Among the most notable of her TV roles to date are Candy Stoker in an episode of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' and Sherri Maltby in ''Series/DesperateHousewives''. Moretz also voiced the U.S. version of Darby in ''[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]''. After her first film premiere in ''The Amityville Horror'', she has been a frequent guest at film premieres. She has an interest in fashion, and often wears clothes in her own distinctive style.

In 2010, Moretz appeared as Hit-Girl in director Matthew Vaughn's superhero film ''Film/KickAss'', based on the [[ComicBook/KickAss graphic novel]] of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., for which she has received widespread critical acclaim. Moretz trained with Creator/JackieChan and his stunt crew for three months prior to filming ''Kick-Ass'' and did most of her own stunts while filming on location. Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire, in ''Film/LetMeIn'', the American {{Remake}} of the Swedish film ''Film/LetTheRightOneIn'', which was released October 1, 2010. On March 30, 2010, Moretz was cast as Little Anne Sliger in the psychological thriller ''Film/TexasKillingFields''.

Moretz's projects for 2011 included ''Film/{{Hugo}}'' and ''Film/{{Hick}}''. She also portrayed Carolyn Stoddard in Creator/TimBurton's film adaptation of 1960s Gothic soap opera ''Film/DarkShadows'', released May 11, 2012. In 2013, she reprised her StarMakingRole as Hit-Girl in ''Film/KickAss2'' and starred in the re-adaptation of Creator/StephenKing's classic ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}''. Her upcoming projects include ''Film/{{Laggies}}'', the reboot of the cult TV Show ''Series/TheEqualizer'', and the film adaptations of ''Literature/IfIStay'' and ''DarkPlaces''.

In addition, Moretz has signed on to play the leading role in ''Emily The Strange''. The project was first mentioned over two years ago, when Dark Horse Entertainment president Mike Richardson announced his plans to bring the character to the big screen. First started as an iconic image in 1991 and used to promote a clothing line from Cosmic Debris, the Gothic teen has developed a {{backstory}} through a series of Dark Horse Comics, which have been published since 2001. Said film is early in development, however, so it won't be expected for a few years yet.

* ''Film/TheGuardian'' as Violet

!Tropes

* ActionGirl: As [[Film/KickAss Hit Girl]].

* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Her parents are from UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, and she spent the first few years of her life there, so in some of her earlier roles ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcGuGyggats particularly]] ''(500) Days of Summer''), she had a very noticeable Southern accent. It's largely flattened out since, though.
* BadassAdorable: Particularly as her StarMakingRole as [[Film/KickAss Hit Girl]].

** In ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'', she...well, you know the story.

* DeadpanSnarker: Both in and out of character.
-->'''Chloe''' ''(on Jimmy Kimmel's show as part of his Mean Tweets feature)'': "Chloe Moretz or whatever her stupid name is looks like my asshole. Seriously, there is nothing attractive about her whatsoever." [''{{Beat}}''] You must have a really bleached asshole.

--->'''Seth''': You have dick rings on your pants. Four little dick rings on each pant leg. One...two...in Europe these are known as "Prince Albert". [''Chloe shuts her eyes and covers her mouth to stop from cracking up.''] So you have a total of eight Prince Alberts, just danglin' off your leg. There's eight Prince Albert-less dongs out there...just lookin' for their rings.
--->'''Chloe''': [[TeenyWeenie They couldn't even pierce yours. It's so small]]. [''Seth starts to crack up. Chloe cracks up too.''] ...Yep. We got there. We're there.
* DisappearedDad / MissingMom / ParentalAbandonment: In virtually every single major role she's had, one or both her character's biological parents are out of the picture by the middle of the film if not from the start.
** She recently confirmed in an interview that her father has not been a part of her family for years, so it applies to her real life as well.
* LittleMissBadass: Her portrayal of [[Film/KickAss Hit Girl]] might be the ultimate embodiment of this.
* PlatonicLifePartners: She and ''Kick-Ass'' co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
* SiblingTeam: She and her older brother Trevor are practically inseparable.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Her as Kaylee Hooper, to [[Series/ThirtyRock Jack Donaghy]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Her characters in ''Kick-Ass'', ''Let Me In'', ''Hick'' and ''The Equalizer''.

* WiseBeyondHerYears: Both she and many of her characters.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Combined with WiseBeyondHerYears many people have trouble remembering she's still a teenager.

** In ''Film/LetMeIn'', she is a 200+ year-old vampire masquerading as a 12-year-old girl who lives with a caretaker who commits serial murder to keep a fresh supply of blood to feed her.

It was not until her second big-screen acting role in the remake of ''Film/TheAmityvilleHorror2005'' that Moretz earned greater recognition in the form of a Young Artist Award nomination. After ''Amityville'', Moretz's acting career progressed further when she received several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a role as one of the family children in ''Big Momma's House 2''. Among the most notable of her TV roles to date are Candy Stoker in an episode of ''MyNameIsEarl'' and Sherri Maltby in ''Series/DesperateHousewives''. Moretz also voiced the U.S. version of Darby in ''[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]''. After her first film premiere in ''The Amityville Horror'', she has been a frequent guest at film premieres. She has an interest in fashion, and often wears clothes in her own distinctive style.

--->'''Chloe''': They couldn't even pierce yours. It's so small. [''Seth starts to crack up. Chloe cracks up too.''] ...Yep. We got there. We're there.

--->'''Seth''': You have dick rings on your pants. Four little dick rings on each pant leg. One...two...in Europe these are known as "Prince Albert". [[''Chloe shuts her eyes and covers her mouth to stop from cracking up.'']] So you have a total of eight Prince Alberts, just danglin' off your leg. There's eight Prince Albert-less dongs out there...just lookin' for their rings.
--->'''Chloe''': They couldn't even pierce yours. It's so small. [[''Seth starts to crack up. Chloe cracks up too.'']] ...Yep. We got there. We're there.

* TypeCasting: Averted. Her last five film projects have her portraying, in order: a moody hippie chick [[spoiler:who turns out to be a werewolf]], a vigilante assassin, ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'' White, Creator/KeiraKnightley's teenage BFF and an underage prostitute.

* StarMakingRole: [[Film/KickAss Hit Girl]].

* OneOfUs: She is a huge fan of ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed.''

* FakeNationality: In ''Hugo'', she plays a French character using an English accent. Taken UpToEleven because she actually managed to fool the film's casting director into believing she was English.
* FollowTheLeader: Cut from the same cloth as, and [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/01/chloe-moritz-hugo-interview?CMP=twt_fd by her own admission inspired by]], fellow Georgians Creator/DakotaFanning and Creator/ElleFanning. She is also frequently compared to JodieFoster for the types of roles she's taken on at a young age.
* HollywoodHomely: In ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}''.
* IAmNotSpock / MeanCharacterNiceActor: Doesn't like being identified with her intense roles in ''Kick-Ass'' and ''Film/LetMeIn'', claiming to be a "[[GirlNextDoor normal, everyday girl]]." She says that she likes to play such roles due to how different they are from her everyday life.
** FunnyCharacterBoringActor: Or at least, Intense Character, Stern Actor. She refuses to let friends visit her on the sets of her films in order to avoid being distracted.

In 2010, Moretz appeared as Hit-Girl in director Matthew Vaughn's superhero film ''Film/KickAss'', based on the [[ComicBook/KickAss graphic novel]] of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., for which she has received widespread critical acclaim. Moretz trained with Creator/JackieChan and his stunt crew for three months prior to filming ''Kick-Ass'' and did most of her own stunts while filming on location. Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire, in ''Film/LetMeIn'', the American {{Remake}} of the Swedish film ''Film/LetTheRightOneIn'', which was released October 1, 2010. On March 30, 2010, Moretz was cast as Little Anne Sliger in the psychological thriller ''TexasKillingFields''.

Moretz's projects for 2011 included ''Film/{{Hugo}}'' and ''{{Hick}}''. She also portrayed Carolyn Stoddard in Creator/TimBurton's film adaptation of 1960s Gothic soap opera ''Film/DarkShadows'', released May 11, 2012. In 2013, she reprised her StarMakingRole as Hit-Girl in ''Film/{{Kick Ass 2}}'' and starred in the re-adaptation of Creator/StephenKing's classic ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}''. Her upcoming projects include ''Film/{{Laggies}}'', the reboot of the cult TV Show ''Series/TheEqualizer'', and the film adaptations of ''Literature/IfIStay'' and ''DarkPlaces''.

* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' (2013 remake) as Carrie White

* CreepyChild / StringyHairedGhostGirl: Enid in the ''Funny or Die'' sketch video "[[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/78c7180f2e/scary-girl-with-chloe-moretz Scary Girl]]." Also her roles in ''Film/LetMeIn'' and ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.

** In ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'', she...well, you know the story.

* OneOfUs: She is a huge fan of ''AssassinsCreed.''

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in real life, but she professes to intentionally seek out roles that are drastically different from her true self for the challenge.

Moretz's projects for 2011 included ''Film/{{Hugo}}'' and ''{{Hick}}''. She also portrayed Carolyn Stoddard in Creator/TimBurton's film adaptation of 1960s Gothic soap opera ''Film/DarkShadows'', released May 11, 2012. In 2013, she reprised her StarMakingRole as Hit-Girl in ''Film/{{Kick Ass 2}}'' and starred in the re-adaptation of StephenKing's classic ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}''. Her upcoming projects include ''Film/{{Laggies}}'', the reboot of the cult TV Show ''Series/TheEqualizer'', and the film adaptations of ''Literature/IfIStay'' and ''DarkPlaces''.

-->'''Chloe''' ''(on Jimmy Kimmel's show as part of his Mean Tweets feature)'': "Chloe Moretz or whatever looks like my asshole. Seriously, there is nothing attractive about her whatsoever." Wow, you must have a really bleached asshole!

'''Chloë Grace Moretz''' (born February 10, 1997) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia, best known for playing Hit-Girl in the Film/KickAss franhise. Moretz moved from Georgia to New York in 2001 with her mother and her older brother Trevor because he was accepted into a professional performing arts school; this initially got her interested in acting. Her Hollywood career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2003. Her first role in Hollywood was as Violet in two episodes of ''TheGuardian'', and her first film role was as Molly in ''Heart of the Beholder''.

'''Chloë Grace Moretz''' (born February 10, 1997) is an American actress from UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia, best known for playing Hit-Girl in the Film/KickAss franhise.. Moretz moved from Georgia to New York in 2001 with her mother and her older brother Trevor because he was accepted into a professional performing arts school; this initially got her interested in acting. Her Hollywood career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2003. Her first role in Hollywood was as Violet in two episodes of ''TheGuardian'', and her first film role was as Molly in ''Heart of the Beholder''.