Joey King: 20 facts you probably didn’t know about The Act star
Joey King from 'The Kissing Booth' may be dominating the news right now with her standout role in 'The Act' on Hulu but she has been wowing us on screen for years. Find out Joey's age, height and everything else about her here.
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1. How old is Joey King?
Joey King was born just before the millennium on July 30th 1999. She is currently 18 years old.
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2. How tall is Joey King?
Joey King is five feet and three inches tall which is 1.62 in metres.
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3. How long has Joey King been acting?
Joey King has been acting for over 10 years. She debuted as a child actress in the Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
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4. Joey King plays Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth.
Joey King is the lead actress in popular teen drama The Kissing Booth. You can watch the hit film on Netflix right now.
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5. Is Joey King dating Jacob Elordi?
Joey met Jacob on the set of their new Netflix teen drama The Kissing Booth and they hit it off right away. After cosying it up as a couple on screen, they soon made it official IRL. However, fans believe that the pair have now split.
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6. Joey King is not afraid to get involved in activism.
Joey took part in the 2018 March for Our Lives with her family and her boyfriend Jacob Elordi. The march was in support of tighter gun control laws. Joey tweeted about the event and held a sign titled 'eat shit NRA'. Joey is also a prominent LGBTQ+ ally.
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7. Joey King has done voicework for multiple major animated movies.
As well as acting in multiple live action films, Joey has also done some huge voicework. From Horton Hears a Who! to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinasours, you've definitely heard Joey's voice before.
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8. Joey King starred in Crazy, Stupid, Love alongside Ryan Gosling.
Joey King landed one of her first big roles in Crazy, Stupid, Love. She played Molly Weaver, Emma Stone's character's younger sister.
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9. Joey King is best friends with Rachel Crowe.
Joey King and budding popstar and actress Rachel Crowe have been BFFS for years. From their Instagram posts to their tweets to each other, we're obsessed with them.
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10. You probably know Joey King from The Conjuring.
Joey King acted as one of the Perron daughters in the critically acclaimed horror film. It was a standout role for her that received rave reviews.
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11. Joey King worked with Riverdale and Stranger Things star Shannon Purser in Wish Upon.
Last year Joey played the lead role in the supernatural horror Wish Upon alongside the likes of Shannon Purser and Ryan Phillipe.
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12. Joey King featured in The Dark Knight Rises.
Joey King acted alongside Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises. She played the younger version of Marion Cotillard's character Talia al Ghul.
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13. Joey King has shaved her head THREE times for film roles.
Joey shaved her hair to portray the younger version of Talia al Ghul in 'The Dark Knight Rises' and also for the 2014 film, 'Wish I Was Here'. Joey's character Grace shaves her head for attention and for the rest of the film, she wears a bright pink wig. Most recently, she has shaved her head for the 2019 series 'The Act' on Hulu.
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14. Will Joey King star in Slender Man?
Joey King plays the lead character in upcoming 2018 horror film Slender Man. The film is an adapatation of the novel of the same name and is set to come out in August.
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15. Did Joey King attend THAT Camila Cabello birthday party?
Joey King and Taylor Swift stayed in touch long after the 'Mean' video. In fact so much so that when Taylor threw Camila an 18th birthday party with the like of Selena Gomez and Hailee Steinfeld, Joey was there too.
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16. Is Joey King related to Hunter King?
Not only are Joey King and Hunter King both hugely successful actresses but they're sisters too.
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17. Joey King and Bryce Cass from 13 Reasons Why were both in Battle: Los Angeles.
Joey King and Bryce Cass (Cyrus, 13 Reasons Why) starred alongside each other in the Aaron Eckhart action film Battle: Los Angeles in 2011.
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18. What is Joey King's net worth?
According to various sources on the internet, Joey King's net worth is rumoured to be $3 million.
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19. Joey King and Selena Gomez were the leads in Ramona and Beezus.
One of Joey King's early big roles was alongside Selena Gomez in Ramona and Beezus. The two stars played sisters in the beloved family comedy.
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20. Was Joey King in Taylor Swift's 'Mean' Video?
Joey King acted in Taylor Swift's 'Mean' video. She played the young girl who was ignored by a group of girls at lunch, and later in the video was the girl watching Taylor perform the song on the stage.
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21. Who plays Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act? - Joey King
Joey King plays Gypsy Rose Blanchard in 'The Act' on Hulu. 'The Act' is a true crime series about Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Gypsy became the subject of national news attention in June 2015 when it was reported that she had been involved in the murder of her mother Dee Dee, who had abused her and forced her to pretend to suffer from multiple severe diseases. Viewers have described Joey as "phenomenal" in the film.
