American actress Demi Moore made her film debut in 1981 then appeared on the soap opera General Hospital (1982–1983) and subsequently gained widespread recognition as a member of the Brat Pack with roles in Blame It on Rio (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and About Last Night... (1986).[1] While the lattermost made Moore a star, she established herself as a bankable performer with Ghost, the highest-grossing film of 1990. Her performance was praised and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She had further box-office success in the early 1990s, with the films A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Disclosure (1994).
In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she received an unprecedented $12.5 million to star in Striptease.[2] The large-budget starring vehicles The Scarlet Letter (1995), The Juror (1996) and G.I. Jane (1997) were commercially unsuccessful and contributed to a downturn in her career.[3][4] She has since held sporadic leading roles in the arthouse dramas Passion of Mind (2000), Flawless (2008), and Blind (2017), as well as supporting roles in such films as Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Bobby (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), and Margin Call (2011).[5] Moore's television work includes the made-for-cable anthology If These Walls Could Talk (1996) and the streaming series Brave New World (2020).
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | Choices | Corri | ||
1982 | Parasite | Patricia Welles | ||
Young Doctors in Love | New intern | Uncredited | ||
1984 | Blame It on Rio | Nicole "Nikki" Hollis | ||
No Small Affair | Laura Victor | |||
1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Jules | ||
1986 | About Last Night... | Debbie Sullivan | ||
One Crazy Summer | Cassandra Eldridge | |||
Wisdom | Karen Simmons | |||
1988 | The Seventh Sign | Abby Quinn | ||
1989 | We're No Angels | Molly | ||
1990 | Ghost | Molly Jensen | ||
1991 | Nothing but Trouble | Diane Lightson | ||
Mortal Thoughts | Cynthia Kellogg | Also producer | ||
The Butcher's Wife | Marina Lemke | |||
1992 | A Few Good Men | LCDR JoAnne Galloway | ||
1993 | Indecent Proposal | Diana Murphy | ||
1994 | Disclosure | Meredith Johnson | ||
1995 | The Scarlet Letter | Hester Prynne | ||
Now and Then | Samantha Albertson (older) | Also producer | ||
1996 | The Juror | Annie Laird | ||
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Esmeralda | Voice | ||
Striptease | Erin Grant | |||
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Dallas Grimes | Voice | ||
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | — | Producer only | |
G.I. Jane | Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil | Also producer | ||
Deconstructing Harry | Helen | |||
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | — | Producer only | |
2000 | Passion of Mind | Martha / Marty | ||
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | — | Producer only | |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Esmeralda | Voice | ||
2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Madison Lee | ||
2005 | Half Light | Rachel Carlson | ||
2006 | Bobby | Virginia Fallon | ||
2007 | Mr. Brooks | Detective Tracy Atwood | ||
2008 | Flawless | Laura Quinn | ||
2010 | Happy Tears | Laura | ||
The Joneses | Kate Jones | |||
Bunraku | Alexandra | |||
2011 | Margin Call | Sarah Robertson | ||
Another Happy Day | Patty | |||
Nepal's Stolen Children | Narrator / Anchor | Documentary | ||
2012 | LOL | Anne | ||
2013 | Very Good Girls | Kate Fields | ||
2015 | Forsaken | Mary-Alice Watson | ||
2016 | Wild Oats | Crystal | ||
Blind | Suzanne Dutchman | |||
2017 | Rough Night | Lea | ||
2018 | Love Sonia | Selma | ||
2019 | Corporate Animals | Lucy | ||
2020 | Songbird | Piper Griffin | ||
2022 | Please Baby Please | Maureen | ||
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Olivia Cage | |||
TBA | The Substance | TBA | ||
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982–1984 | General Hospital | Jackie Templeton | 85 episodes | |
1984 | The Master | Holly Trumbull | Episode: "Max" | |
Bedrooms | Nancy | Television film | ||
1987 | The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness | Sandy Darden | Television special | [6][7] |
1989 | Moonlighting | Woman in Elevator | Episode: "When Girls Collide" | [8] |
1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Cathy Marno | Episode: "Dead Right" | |
1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Claire Donnelly | Television film; also producer | |
1997 | Ellen | The Sample Lady | Episode: "The Puppy Episode"; uncredited | |
Destination Anywhere | Janie | Television film | ||
2003 | Will & Grace | Sissy Palmer-Ginsburg | Episode: "Women and Children First" | |
2017–2018 | Empire | Claudia | 7 episodes | |
2018 | The Comedy Central Roast | Herself | Episode: "Bruce Willis" | |
Animals | General | Voice; 5 episodes | ||
2020 | Brave New World | Linda | 3 episodes | |
Dirty Diana | Diana | 6 episodes | ||
2023 | American Horror Story: Delicate | TBA | Upcoming; recurring | |
2024 | Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans | Ann Woodward | Upcoming series |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | "It's Not a Rumor" | The Nu Kats | |
1997 | "Ugly" | Jon Bon Jovi |
Director
Year | Title | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Streak | Short | |
2011 | Five | TV, segment "Charlotte" |
References
- ↑ "Demi Moore Opens Up About Overcoming Her Self-Destructive Spiral". E! Online. October 28, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Schwartz, Terri (December 7, 2009). "Kristen Stewart's 'Welcome To The Rileys' Role Is Only The Latest Fictional Stripper In Hollywood". MTV. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ Goodwin, Christopher (March 4, 2012). "She can't take any Moore". The Times. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ Juzwiak, Rich (August 3, 2012). "Demi Moore, Queen of Flops". POPSUGAR Celebrity UK. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ Roschke, Ryan (June 25, 2015). "Demi Moore: Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame". POPSUGAR Celebrity UK. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ "The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness (1988)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Judge Reinhold And Demi Moore in The New Homeowner's Guide to Happiness (1987) Also Known As: Cinemax Comedy Experiment (11/27/87); New Homeonwer's Guide to Happiness". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Episode Detail: When Girls Collide - Moonlighting". TVGuide.com. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
Bruce Willis's wife Demi Moore has a cameo.
External links
Demi Moore at IMDb