Chloë Grace Moretz

Biography

Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the supernatural horror film The Amityville Horror (2005), the drama series Desperate Housewives (2006–07), the supernatural horror film The Eye (2008), the drama film The Poker House (2008), the drama series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–08), the romantic comedy film 500 Days of Summer (2009) and the children's comedy film Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010).

Her breakthrough came in 2010 with her critically acclaimed performances as Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass and as a child vampire in the horror film Let Me In.

Moretz starred in Martin Scorsese's historical adventure film Hugo (2011), Tim Burton's horror comedy film Dark Shadows (2012), the satirical sitcom 30 Rock (2011-2013), reprised her role as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and portrayed Carrie White in the supernatural horror film Carrie (2013). In 2014, Moretz starred in the award-winning drama film Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), the teen romantic drama If I Stay (2014) and the vigilante action film The Equalizer (2014). She also starred in the mystery thriller film Dark Places (2015), the science fiction action film The 5th Wave (2016) and the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016).

In 2016, Moretz announced she was "re-assessing" her choice of roles and was dropping out of several projects, including Universal Studios' live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Moretz's following roles include the drama film The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), Neil Jordan's drama thriller film Greta (2018), the action horror film Shadow in the Cloud (2020) and the science fiction film Mother/Android (2021).

She voiced Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (2019) and The Addams Family 2 (2021).

Moretz's stage work includes her starring role in the original off-Broadway production of The Library (2014) at The Public Theater in New York City.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Chloë Grace Moretz

Denzel’s Quiet Fury: How The Equalizer Still Cuts Deep

on The Equalizer | Aug 07, 2025

Why does Denzel Washington’s stare in The Equalizer feel like it could stop a bullet? Antoine Fuqua’s 2014 vigilante thriller doesn’t just deliver action; it carves a space where justice feels persona... Read more

Punching Through the Superhero Satire: The Audacious Spirit of Kick-Ass

on Kick-Ass | Aug 01, 2025

Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass (2010) bursts onto the screen with a kinetic audacity that both celebrates and skewers the superhero genre, blending hyper-violent spectacle with a surprising emotional core.... Read more