Line #31 Creator/DemiMoore


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3	->''"I'm an incurable optimist and a go-getter — it's in my nature to focus much more on what makes me happy than what makes me nervous."''
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5	Demi Gene Guynes[[note]]Sources are divided as to whether her birth name is Demetria or Demi. Moore says the latter, although, as with any other person, it may be her choosing to be an UnreliableNarrator.[[/note]] (born November 11, 1962), professionally known as Demi Moore, is an American actress, filmmaker, and model. After appearing on the soap opera ''Series/GeneralHospital'', she subsequently gained recognition for her work in ''Film/BlameItOnRio'' (1984) and ''Film/StElmosFire'' (1985) and for being part of TheEighties Creator/BratPack clique. Her first film to become both a critical and commercial hit was ''Film/AboutLastNight'' (1986), which established her as a Hollywood star.
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7	Moore starred in ''Film/Ghost1990'', the highest-grossing film of that year, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She had a string of additional box-office successes in the early 1990s, including ''Film/AFewGoodMen'' (1992), ''Film/IndecentProposal'' (1993), and ''Film/{{Disclosure}}'' (1994). In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she was paid a then-unprecedented fee of $12.5 million to star in ''Film/{{Striptease}}'', a film that was a high-profile disappointment. Her next major role, ''Film/GIJane'' (1997), for which she famously shaved her head, was followed by a lengthy break and significant downturn in Moore's career.
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9	Moore has married three times. She took her stage name from her first husband, singer Freddy Moore, whom she married from 1981 to 1985. She was married to Creator/BruceWillis from 1987 to 2000 and had three children with him, the eldest of whom, [[Creator/RumerWillis Rumer]], is also an actress. Her third marriage was to Creator/AshtonKutcher from 2005 to 2013.
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11	!!Her credits include:
12	* ''Series/GeneralHospital'' (1982-84) as Jackie Templeton
13	* ''Film/{{Parasite\|1982}}'' (1982) as Patricia Welles
14	* ''Film/YoungDoctorsInLove'' (1982) as New Intern
15	* ''Film/BlameItOnRio'' (1984) as Nicole Hollis
16	* ''[[Series/MasterNinja The Master]]'' (1984) as Holly Trumbull
17	* ''Film/StElmosFire'' (1985) as Julianna "Jules" Van Patten
18	* ''Film/AboutLastNight'' (1986) as Debbie Sullivan
19	* ''Film/OneCrazySummer'' (1986) as Cassandra Eldrige
20	* ''Film/Wisdom1986'' (1986) as Karen Simmons
21	* ''Film/TheSeventhSign'' (1988) as Abby Quinn
22	* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' (1989) as Woman in Elevator
23	* ''Film/WereNoAngels'' (1989) as Molly
24	* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1990) as Cathy Marno
25	* ''Film/{{Ghost\|1990}}'' (1990) as Molly Jensen
26	* ''Film/NothingButTrouble'' (1991) as Diane Lightson
27	* ''Film/TheButchersWife'' (1991) as Marina Lemke
28	* ''Film/AFewGoodMen'' (1992) as Lieutenant Commander [=JoAnne=] Galloway
29	* ''Film/IndecentProposal'' (1993) as Diana Murphy
30	* ''Film/{{Disclosure}}'' (1994) as Meredith Johnson
31	* ''[[Film/TheScarletLetter1995 The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1995) as Hester Prynne
32	* ''Film/NowAndThen'' (1995) as Samantha Albertson
33	* ''Film/TheJuror'' (1996) as Annie Laird
34	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'' (1996) as Esmeralda (voice)
35	** ''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996)
36	** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII'' (2002)
37	* ''Film/{{Striptease}}'' (1996) as Erin Grant
38	* ''Film/IfTheseWallsCouldTalk'' (1996) as Claire Donnelly
39	* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHeadDoAmerica'' (1996) as Dallas Grimes (voice)
40	* ''Series/{{Ellen}}'' (1997) as The Sample Lady
41	* ''Film/GIJane'' (1997) as Jordan O'Neill
42	* ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997) as Helen
43	* ''Series/WillAndGrace'' (2003) as Sissy Palmer-Ginsburg
44	* ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' (2003) as Madison Lee
45	* ''Film/{{Bobby}}'' (2006) as Virginia Fallon
46	* ''Film/MrBrooks'' (2007) as Detective Tracy Atwood
47	* ''Film/{{Flawless\|2007}}'' (2007) as Laura Quinn
48	* ''Film/{{Bunraku}}'' (2010) as Alexandra
49	* ''Film/MarginCall'' (2011) as Sarah Robertson
50	* ''Film/{{LOL}}'' (2012) as Anne Williams
51	* ''Series/{{Empire}}'' (2017-18) as Nurse Claudia
52	* ''Film/RoughNight'' (2017) as Lea
53	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animals\|2016}}'' (2018) as The General (voice)
54	* ''Series/BraveNewWorld'' (2020) as Linda
55	* ''Film/{{Songbird}}'' (2020) as Piper Griffin
56	* ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'' (2022) as [[AsHerself Herself]]/Olivia Cage
57	* ''Series/FeudCapoteVsTheSwans'' (2024) as Ann Woodward
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59	!!Tropes associated with this actress' works and portrayals in media:
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61	* HollywoodHypeMachine: It ''really'' got behind her after her stretch in the early 90s -- she was appearing on every ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'', and was constantly talked-about in magazines. It eventually switched itself off for her once ''Film/{{Striptease}}'' and ''[[Film/TheScarletLetter1995 The Scarlet Letter]]'' bombed, ruining her credibility. It started again after ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''; really trying to push her as the archetype of "Hot Older Woman," but it sputtered, faded, and died again, and she was once again much more known as "Tabloid Punchline" instead of "Actress."
62	* InkSuitActor: The HotGypsyWoman Esmeralda from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'' is pretty much Demi Moore with wavy and full bodied hair.
63	* MoneyDearBoy: Demi Moore admitted in her memoir ''Inside Out'' that her agent talked her into doing ''The Butcher’s Wife'' simply for the money. However, the experience making the film was [[CreatorBreakdown so painful and difficult]] for Demi that she vowed that she would never do films solely for the paycheck again:
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65	--> “My agent at the time talked me into doing ''The Butcher’s Wife'' for the money, to get my price up. I’ve never done a movie just for money again. It was never how I’d worked, and it was a disaster of an experience that I didn’t want to repeat. [[CreatorBreakdown I didn’t feel confident going into it, I didn’t feel confident while I was there]], and I didn’t trust the director. The movie rested on me, but I didn’t have half the experience of the other actors, Creator/JeffDaniels, Creator/FrancesMcDormand, and Creator/MarySteenburgen. I was intimidated, and I didn’t have the confidence to ask them for help. Instead, I assumed that everyone was judging me to be a fraud, and that I was letting them down. I had to employ a southern accent, and I worried I sounded ridiculous.”
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67	* MsFanservice: Was one of Hollywood's "go to" girls for nudity in cinema for a good long time. It's part of what kept her from being taken seriously as an actress (well, that and the bomb that was ''Striptease'').
68	* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] In her Creator/BratPack days.

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