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Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera ''
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'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the
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with roles in ''
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'' (1984), ''
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'' (1985), and '' About Last Night...'' (1986). She had her breakthrough for her starring role in ''
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'' (1990), the highest-grossing film of that year. Her performance was praised and earned her a
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nomination. She had further box-office success in the early 1990s, with the films ''
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'' (1992), ''
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'' (1993), and ''
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'' (1994). In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she received an unprecedented $12.5 million to star in ''
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''. She had starring roles in the films ''
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'' (1995), ''
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'' (1996) and ''
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'' (1997), all of which were commercially unsuccessful and contributed to a downturn in her career. Her career has since had a resurgence with supporting roles in such films as ''
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'' (1996), ''
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'' (2002), '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), ''
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'' (2006), '' Mr. Brooks'' (2007), ''
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'' (2011), and ''
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'' (2017). In 2019, she released a memoir titled '' Inside Out'', which became a ''New York Times'' Best Seller. Moore has been married three times, to the musician
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and the actors
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and
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. She has three daughters with Willis.


Early life


Childhood and family

Moore was born November 11, 1962, in
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. Her biological father,
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airman Charles Harmon Sr., left her then 18-year-old mother, Virginia (née King), after a two-month marriage before Moore was born. When Moore was three months old, her mother married Dan Guynes, a newspaper advertising salesman who frequently changed jobs; as a result, the family moved many times. Together, they had Moore's half-brother Morgan. Moore said in 1991, "My dad is Dan Guynes. He raised me. There is a man who would be considered my biological father who I don't really have a relationship with." Moore has half-siblings from Charlie Harmon's other marriages, but she doesn't keep in touch with them either. Moore's stepfather Dan Guynes divorced and remarried her mother twice. On October 20, 1980, a year after their second divorce from each other, Guynes died by suicide. Her biological father Charlie Harmon died in 1997 from liver cancer. Moore's mother had a long arrest record which included drunk driving and
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. Moore broke off contact with her in 1989, when Guynes walked away halfway through a rehab stay Moore had financed at the
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in Minnesota. Guynes posed nude for the magazine ''
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'' in 1993, where she spoofed Moore's '' Vanity Fair'' pregnancy and bodypaint covers and parodied her love scene from the film ''
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''. Moore and Guynes briefly reconciled shortly before Guynes died of a brain tumor on July 2, 1998. Moore spent her early childhood in New Mexico, and later,
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. She suffered from
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as a child, which was corrected by two operations; Moore also suffered from kidney dysfunction. Moore learned of her biological father, Harmon, at age 13, when she found her mother and stepfather's marriage certificate and inquired about the circumstances since she "saw my parents were married in February 1963. I was born in '62."


Education

At age 14, Moore returned to her hometown of Roswell and lived with her grandmother for six months before relocating to
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, where her mother and siblings were residing near
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. Several months later, the family moved again to
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,
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, where Moore's mother took a job working for a magazine distribution company. Moore attended Fairfax High School there, and recalled, "I moved out of my family's house when I was 16 and left high school in my junior year." In 2019, she stated she was raped at 15 by landlord Basil Doumas, then 49. Doumas claimed he had paid Moore's mother to get access to Moore to rape her, although Moore said it is unclear if this were true.


Career


1980–1985: Early roles and breakthrough

Moore signed with the
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, then enrolled in drama classes after being inspired by her next-door neighbor, 17-year-old German actress
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.Collins, p. 145 In August 1979, at age 16, Moore met musician
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who was married and at the time leader of the band
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, at the Los Angeles nightclub The Troubadour. They lived in an apartment in West Hollywood. Moore co-wrote three songs with Freddy Moore and appeared in the
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for their selection "It's Not a Rumor," performed by his band, The Nu Kats. She continues to receive royalty checks from her songwriting work (1980–81). Moore also sang in the films ''
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'' and ''
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''. Moore appeared on the cover of the January 1981 issue of the adult magazine '' Oui,'' taken from a photo session in which she had posed nude. In a 1988 interview, Moore claimed she "only posed for the cover of ''Oui''—I was 16; I told them I was 18". Interviewer Alan Carter said, "However, some peekaboo shots did appear inside. And later, nude shots of her turned up in ''Celebrity Sleuth''—photos that she once said 'were for a European fashion magazine'." In 1990, she told another interviewer, "I was 17 years old. I was underage. It was just the cover." Moore made her film debut with a brief role in the 1981 teen drama ''Choices'', directed by
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. Her second film feature was the 3-D sci-fi horror film ''
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'' (1982), for which director
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had instructed casting director Johanna Ray to "find me the next
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." Moore then joined the cast of the
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soap opera ''
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'', playing the role of an investigative reporter until 1983. During her tenure on the series, she made an uncredited
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in the 1982 spoof film ''
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''. Moore's film career took off in 1984 following her appearance in the sex comedy ''
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''. She also portrayed Laura Victor in the comedy film ''
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'' (1984), opposite
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. Moore's commercial breakthrough came in
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's
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drama ''
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'' (1985), which received negative reviews, but was a box office success and brought Moore recognition. Because of her association with that film, Moore was often listed as part of the
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, a label she felt was "demeaning". Moore progressed to more serious material with '' About Last Night...'' (1986), co-starring
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, which marked a positive turning point in her career, as Moore noted that, following its release, she began seeing better scripts. Film critic
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gave the film four out of four stars and praised her performance, writing, "There isn't a romantic note she isn't required to play in this movie, and she plays them all flawlessly."


1986–1996: Breakthrough and critical success

The success of ''About Last Night...'' was unrivaled by Moore's other two 1986 releases, ''
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'' and ''
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'', the last youth-oriented films in which she would star. Moore was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 38. Moore made her professional stage debut in an
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production of ''The Early Girl'', which ran at the
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in fall 1986. In 1988, Moore starred as a prophecy-bearing mother in the apocalyptic drama ''
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''—her first outing as a solo film star— and in 1989, she played the quick-witted local laundress and prostitute in
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's Depression-era allegory '' We're No Angels'', opposite
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. Moore's most successful film to date is the supernatural romantic melodrama ''
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'' (1990), which grossed over US$505 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing film of the year. She played a young woman in jeopardy to be protected by the ghost of her murdered lover. The love scene between Moore and
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that starts in front of a
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to the sound of "
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" has become an iconic moment in cinema history. ''Ghost'' was nominated for the
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, and Moore's performance earned her a
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nomination. In 1991 Moore starred in the horror comedy '' Nothing but Trouble'', co-produced and appeared in the mystery thriller ''
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'', and played a blonde for the first time in the romantic comedy ''
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'', with Roger Ebert's review describing her as "warm and cuddly". Moore sustained her
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status with her starring roles in
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's ''
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'' (1992), Adrian Lyne's ''
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'' (1993), and
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's ''
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'' (1994)—all of which opened at No. 1 at the box office and were blockbuster hits. By 1995 Moore was the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Her portrayal of
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in ''
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'' (1995), a "freely adapted" version of the historical romance novel by
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, was met with harsh criticism. The coming-of-age drama '' Now and Then'' (1995) found moderate box office success. Moore was paid a record-breaking salary of US$12.5 million in 1996 to star in ''
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''. Much hype was made about Moore's willingness to dance topless for the part, though this was the sixth time she had shown her breasts on film. The film opened to overwhelmingly negative reviews with Moore's performance being criticised. It was a moderate financial success, grossing US$113 million worldwide, and Moore received the
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. Moore starred in the thriller ''
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'' (1996). It was a
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and was heavily panned by critics. Moore produced and starred in a controversial
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for
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called ''
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'' (1996), a three-part anthology about
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alongside
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and
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. Its screenwriter,
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, directed two segments, including one in which Moore played a widowed nurse in the early 1950s seeking a back-alley abortion. For that role, Moore received a second Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress. Also in 1996, she provided the speaking voice of the beautiful Esmeralda in
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's animated adaptation of ''
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'', and starred in Mike Judge's comedy ''
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'', alongside her then husband
Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero a ...
. Moore shaved her head to play the first woman to undergo training in the
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s in
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's ''
G.I. Jane ''G.I. Jane'' is a 1997 American war drama film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Anne Bancroft. The film tells the fictional story of the first woman to undergo special operations training similar to the ...
'' (1997). Budgeted at US$50 million, the film was a moderate commercial success, with a worldwide gross of US$97.1 million.


1997–2003: Career downturn and other ventures

During the production of ''G.I. Jane'', it was reported that Moore had ordered studio chiefs to charter two planes for her entourage and her, which reinforced her negative reputation for being a
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—she had previously turned down the
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role in '' While You Were Sleeping'' because the studio refused to meet her salary demands, and was dubbed "Gimme Moore" by the media. Moore took on the role of an ultrapious psychiatrist in
Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
's ''
Deconstructing Harry ''Deconstructing Harry'' is a 1997 American black comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Caroline Aaron, Kirstie Alley, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Eric Bogosian, Billy Crystal, Judy Davis and others. The film ...
'', also in 1997. After ''G.I. Jane'', Moore retreated from the spotlight and moved to
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'' (2000), the first English-language film from Belgian director
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. Her performance as a woman with
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was well received, but the film itself garnered mixed reviews and was deemed "naggingly slow" by some critics. Moore then resumed her self-imposed career hiatus and continued to turn down film offers. Producer
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said in 2001, "I had a project about a year and a half ago, and we made an inquiry about her—a real good commercial picture. She wasn't interested." Moore returned to the screen playing a villain in the 2003 film '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', opposite
Cameron Diaz Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. With a variety of works in film, she is widely recognised for her work in romantic comedies and animation. Diaz has received various accolades, including nominations for ...
,
Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...
and
Lucy Liu Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. Her accolades include winning a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Seoul International Drama Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award. Liu has star ...
. A commercial success, the film made US$259.1 million worldwide, and ''
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'', on Moore's role, remarked: "It's a relief when Demi Moore shows up as fallen angel .. Moore, 40, looks great in a bikini and doesn't even try to act. Her unsmiling sexiness cuts through the gigglefest as the angels fight, kick, dance and motocross like
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clones on estrogen". ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' was followed by yet another three-year absence. In the interim, Moore signed on as the face of the
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fashion brand and the
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brand of cosmetics.


2006–2011: Comeback and resurgence

In
Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez started his career as an actor and is known for being a member of the acting Br ...
's drama ''
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'' (2006), Moore portrayed an alcoholic singer whose career is on the downswing, as part of an ensemble cast, about the hours leading up to the
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. As a member of the cast, she was nominated for the
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. The film won the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast. Moore had a lead role as grieving and tormented novelist in the mystery thriller '' Half Light'' (2006) alongside
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, then took on the role of a driven police officer investigating a serial killer in the
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'' Mr. Brooks'' (2007), with
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. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $48.1 million worldwide. ''
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'' wrote that "the cop on the case, played by Demi Moore with a striking directness that deserved better than being saddled with an absurd back story as an heiress with a fortune-hunting husband." Moore reunited with ''Blame It on Rio'' co-star
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for the British crime drama film '' Flawless'' (2008), which saw her portray an American executive helping to steal a handful of diamonds from the London Diamond Corporation during the 1960s. Moore received positive reviews from critics; ''
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'' wrote: "The inspired pairing of Demi Moore and Michael Caine as a pair of thieves in the diamond-heist semi-caper movie ''Flawless'' goes a long way toward overcoming the film's slack, leisurely pacing". In 2010, Moore took on the role of a daughter helping her father deal with age-related health problems in the dramedy '' Happy Tears,'' opposite
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and
Rip Torn Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part as Marsh Turner in '' Cross Creek'' ...
, and starred as the matriarch of a family moving into a suburban neighborhood in the comedy ''
The Joneses ''The Joneses'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film F ...
,'' with
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. The latter film was largely highlighted upon its theatrical release, with critics concluding that it "benefits from its timely satire of consumer culture — as well as a pair of strong performances" from Duchovny and Moore. In ''
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'' (2010), a film Moore described as a "big action adventure," she played a courtesan and a femme fatale with a secret past. Moore portrayed a chief risk management officer at a large
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investment bank Investment is the dedication of money to purchase of an asset to attain an increase in value over a period of time. Investment requires a sacrifice of some present asset, such as time, money, or effort. In finance, the purpose of investing is ...
during the initial stages of the
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in the critically acclaimed corporate drama ''
Margin Call ''Margin Call'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor in his feature directorial debut. The principal story takes place over a 24-hour period at a large Wall Street investment bank during the initial stages of the ...
'' (2011), where she was part of an ensemble cast that included
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,
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, and
Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is mostly known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently starring in the Disney+ miniseries '' WandaVision'' (2021), for which he was nominate ...
. The cast garnered nominations for the "Best Ensemble" award from the
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, the Phoenix Film Critics Society and the Central Ohio Film Critics Association. Also in 2011, Moore received a
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nomination for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film for her work as a director in a segment of the 2011 Lifetime anthology film ''
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,'' and starred opposite Ellen Barkin,
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and
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in
Sam Levinson Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film '' Operation: Endg ...
's black comedy ''
Another Happy Day ''Another Happy Day'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson, in his feature directorial debut. The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey DeMun ...
,'' which premiered at the
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.


2012–present: memoir and television roles

Moore appeared as the mother of
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' character in the romantic drama film ''
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'' (2012). She played a similar mother role in her next film, the likewise coming-of-age dramedy ''
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'' (2013), which co-starred
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and
Elizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen began acting at age four. She starred in her debut film role in the thriller ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' in 2011, for which she wa ...
. Her part as an old flame of a quick-draw killer in the Western drama '' Forsaken'' (2015), with
Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films ''Citizen X'' (1995) an ...
and
Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series '' 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Glo ...
, was followed by the role of the daughter of a retired high school teacher in the road comedy '' Wild Oats,'' which premiered on Lifetime in August 2016, and in a
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the following month. In her next film, the drama '' Blind'' (2017), Moore starred opposite
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, portraying the neglected wife of an indicted businessman having an affair with a novelist blinded in a car crash. In February 2017, Moore joined the cast of ''
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,'' in the recurring role of a take-charge nurse with a mysterious past. The comedy film ''
Rough Night ''Rough Night'' (released in some countries as ''Girls' Night Out'') is a 2017 American black comedy film directed by Lucia Aniello (in her feature debut) and written by Aniello and Paul W. Downs. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, J ...
'' (2017) featured Moore as one half of a nymphomaniac couple seducing a member of a bachelorette party gone wrong. The film was released in the United States on June 16, 2017, by
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, received mixed reviews and grossed $47 million worldwide. She played Selma in the Indian drama film ''
Love Sonia ''Love Sonia'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Tabrez Noorani and produced by David Womark. The film features newcomer Mrunal Thakur as the title character along with Riya Sisodiya, Freida Pinto, Demi Moore, Manoj Bajp ...
'' (2018), which tells the story of a young girl's journey to rescue her sister from the dangerous world of international sex trafficking. She portrayed Lucy, a superficial CEO in the comedy horror film '' Corporate Animals'' (2019), which premiered at the
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on January 29, 2019. Moore's memoir, '' Inside Out'', was published on September 24, 2019, by
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. On October 13, 2019, the book debuted at number one on ''
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''' Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best-sellers list and the Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Moore discussed the book in an exclusive interview with
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of
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on ''
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''. Moore and her two daughters Rumer and Tallulah appeared on
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's
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'' Red Table Talk'' on November 4, 2019. On June 24, 2020, Moore joined as Piper Griffin, the matriarch of a powerful family "who will stop at nothing to protect her family and her way of life" in the pandemic-themed thriller produced by
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, ''
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'', alongside Craig Robinson,
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and Peter Stormare. Moore has a leading role as Diana in
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's drama series, ''Dirty Diana'', which is based on the podcast of the same name. The podcast is voiced by Moore and she also serves as producer with screenwriter
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. Moore was among the celebrities who made cameo appearances modeling lingerie at
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's Savage x Fenty Vol. 2 fashion show in 2020.


Media image


Status and persona

Moore is viewed as a pioneer for equal salary for women in Hollywood. She was paid $12.5 million for her role in ''
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'', which was more money than any other woman in Hollywood had ever been offered at the time. Producers for ''Striptease'' and ''
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'' got into a bidding war to see who could get Moore to film first. ''Striptease'' won and Moore became the highest paid actress in Hollywood in 1995. "She became a pioneer for other actresses by being the first female lead to demand the same salary, benefits and billing as her male counterparts," ''Lifetime'' wrote. "Her screen persona always has something indestructible about it. There's a toughness, a strength, a determination," ''
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'' described in 2007. Moore has been included in magazine lists of the world's most beautiful women. She was selected as one of ''
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'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1996. In 2004, ''People'' ranked her ninth on their list of All-Time Most Beautiful Women. She was voted seventh on '' Life & Style'' magazine's Best Dressed Female poll in December 2006. In 1999, she was ranked eighth on ''
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''' list of Top 20 Actresses, based on three separate lists of box office receipts. In 1999, Moore became a guest editor for the November issue of ''
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''. On December 31, 2019, ''
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'' listed a cover story about Moore as one of their most-read stories in 2019. Moore has 4.5 million followers on
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as of January 2020. She uses Twitter as a platform to raise awareness of sexual trafficking and slavery. "She is practicing what she preaches: More than half of her posts are on the subject, directing followers where to get involved," ''
Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the st ...
'' reported in August 2010. "I like to connect to people in the virtual world.. exchanging thoughts and ideas, when in the physical world we might never have the opportunity to cross paths," Moore told ''Harper's Bazaar''. Moore has graced the cover of numerous international fashion magazines, including France's ''
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''; UK's ''
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''; US' ''W'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Glamour'' and ''
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''; Australia's ''
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'' and Turkey's ''
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''. She has also appeared on the front cover of ''
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'' (Portugal, France and US). Moore has appeared in commercials and print ads throughout her career. She has appeared in television commercials for
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,
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,
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, Lux, Jog Mate and
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, and print ads for
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and
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.


''Vanity Fair'' controversy

In August 1991, Moore appeared nude on the cover of '' Vanity Fair'' under the title ''
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.''
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shot the picture while Moore was seven months pregnant with the second of her three daughters, Scout LaRue Willis, intending to portray "anti-Hollywood, anti-glitz" attitude. The cover drew a lot of attention, being discussed on television, radio, and in newspaper articles. The frankness of Leibovitz's portrayal of a pregnant sex symbol led to divided opinions, ranging from suggestions of
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to celebrations of the photograph as a symbol of
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. The photograph was subject to numerous parodies, including the ''
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'' Magazine version, which placed Moore's then-husband
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's head on her body. In ''
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,'' Leibovitz sued over one
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featuring
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, made to promote the 1994 film '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult.'' In the parody, the model's body was attached to what is described as "the guilty and smirking face" of Nielsen. The
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said "Due this March." The case was dismissed in 1996 because the parody relied "for its comic effect on the contrast between the original." In November 2009, the Moroccan magazine ''
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'' emulated the pose with Moroccan news reporter Nadia Larguet, causing controversy in the majority-Muslim nation. In August 1992, Moore again appeared nude on the cover of ''Vanity Fair,'' this time modeling for
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artist
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in ''
Demi's Birthday Suit ''Demi's Birthday Suit'', or ''The Suit'', was a trompe-l'œil body painting by Joanne Gair photographed by Annie Leibovitz that was featured on the cover of the '' Vanity Fair'' August 1992 issue to commemorate and exploit the success of Leibo ...
.'' In October 2019, she posed nude on the cover of ''
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''.


Activism and philanthropy

Moore has supported numerous charities, including All Day Foundation,
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,
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, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking,
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,
Free The Slaves Free the Slaves is an international non-governmental organization and lobby group, established to campaign against the modern practice of slavery around the world. It was formed as the sister organization of Anti-Slavery International but has si ...
, Healthy Child Healthy World,
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,
The Art of Elysium The Art of Elysium (TAOE), founded in 1997, is an American nonprofit organization that provides community arts programs and artist services. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, it organizes monthly workshops in fashion, film/theater, music, ...
and
UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...
. In 2010, Moore defeated
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to win $250,000 in the
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Refresh Celebrity Challenge. She chose to support the organization GEMS: Girls Educational & Mentoring Services, a nonprofit group which aims to empower young women who have been the victims of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. She traveled to
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with the Artists for Peace and Justice following the earthquake of 2010. She has also supported Chrysalis, a non-profit organization which offers employment opportunities to the homeless. Moore became a special contributor to the
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and traveled to
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to meet with 2010 CNN Hero of the Year
Anuradha Koirala Anuradha Koirala (born Anuradha Gurung on 14 April 1949), Okaldhunga district, is a Nepalese social activist and the founder of Maiti Nepal – a non-profit organization in Nepal, dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. She was appoi ...
and her organization,
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, which has rescued more than 12,000 stolen Nepalese children from sex trafficking since 1993. Moore was the narrator and anchor of
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's documentary on child trafficking, called ''Nepal's Stolen Children,'' which aired on June 26, 2011. In the documentary, Moore talked to Nepal's prime minister, Jhalanath Khanal, and young girls who were forced into prostitution before being saved by a Nepalese nonprofit. In 2009, Moore and Kutcher launched DNA Foundation, a nonprofit,
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directed towards fighting child
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. The foundation's first campaign included several celebrities, including
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,
Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
,
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appearing in a series of viral videos proclaiming: "Real Men Don't Buy Girls." In November 2012, the foundation said it was announcing "a new name and refined mission" as Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, which aimed "to disrupt and deflate the predatory behavior of those who abuse and traffic children, solicit sex with children or create and share
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". Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, assisted law enforcement in identifying 5,894 child sex trafficking victims and rescuing 103 children from "situations where their sexual abuse was recorded and distributed" in 2017, according to the organization's 2017 impact report. In 2018, Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization, Visionary Women honored Moore with its inaugural Visionary Woman Award for her work to combat human trafficking.


Personal life


Marriages and relationships

On February 8, 1981, at the age of 18, Moore married singer
Freddy Moore Frederick George Moore (July 19, 1950 – August 25, 2022) was an American musician best known for his 1980 song "It's Not A Rumour", which he co-wrote with his ex-wife Demi Moore, and recorded with his band The Nu-Kats. The song was not a chart ...
, 12 years her senior and recently divorced from his first wife, Lucy. Before their marriage, Demi began using Freddy's surname as her
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. The pair separated in 1983, after which Demi had a relationship with
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. She filed for divorce from Moore in September 1984; it was finalized on August 7, 1985. Moore was then engaged to actor
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, with whom she co-starred in ''
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'' and ''
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,'' a crime drama he also wrote and directed. The pair planned to marry in December 1986, but called off the engagement. On November 21, 1987, Moore married her second husband, actor
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. She and Willis have three daughters together: Rumer Glenn Willis (born August 16, 1988), Scout LaRue Willis (born July 20, 1991), and Tallulah Belle Willis (born February 3, 1994). They announced their separation on June 24, 1998, and filed for divorce on October 18, 2000. Moore had a three-year relationship with martial arts instructor Oliver Whitcomb, whom she dated from 1999 to 2002. In 2003, Moore began dating actor
Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher (; born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a People's Choice Award, and nominations for two Young Artist Awards, a S ...
, who is 15 years her junior. Soon after they began dating, Moore became pregnant at the age of 42, and she suffered a
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six months into the pregnancy. They married on September 24, 2005. The wedding was attended by about 150 close friends and family of the couple, including Willis. In November 2011, after months of media speculation about the state of the couple's marriage, Moore announced her decision to end her marriage to Kutcher. After over a year of separation, Kutcher filed for divorce from Moore on December 21, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing
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. Moore filed her response papers in March 2013, requesting
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and payment of legal fees from Kutcher. On November 26, 2013, their divorce was finalized.


Interests

She was at one point a follower of
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's
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religion, and initiated Kutcher into the faith, having said that she "didn't grow up Jewish, but ..would say that
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been more exposed to the deeper meanings of particular rituals than any of erfriends that did." She is no longer affiliated with Berg's organization. According to ''
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'', Moore is "the world's most high-profile doll collector", and among her favorites is the
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. At one point, Moore kept a separate residence to house her 2,000 dolls. She appeared on
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's Worst-Dressed List in 2009 for wearing fur; two years later she supported the group's efforts to ban circus workers' use of bullhooks on elephants.


Filmography


Bibliography

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Awards and nominations

Moore is the recipient of many accolades, including nominations for a Critics' Choice Award, two
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, a
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and a Screen Actors Guild Award.


Notes


References


External links

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in 1986 discussing About Last Night from
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