Joey Lynn King^[1] (born July 30, 1999) is an American actress. She starred asRamona Quimby in the comedy filmRamona and Beezus (2010) and gained wider recognition for her lead role as a late-blooming teenager inThe Kissing Booth film series (2018–2021). King received critical acclaim for playingGypsy-Rose Blanchard in the crime drama seriesThe Act (2019), for which she was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award and aGolden Globe Award.

Joey King
King in 2013
Born	Joey Lynn King (1999-07-30)July 30, 1999 (age 25) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Steven Piet ​ (m. 2023)​
Relatives	Hunter King (sister)

King has also appeared in the filmsBattle: Los Angeles (2011),Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011),The Dark Knight Rises (2012),The Conjuring (2013),White House Down (2013),Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), andGoing in Style (2017), as well as in theFX black comedy seriesFargo (2014–2015). She has since taken on lead roles in the action filmsBullet Train (2022) andThe Princess (2022), romantic comedyA Family Affair (2024), and performed a voice role inDespicable Me 4 (2024).

King was born inLos Angeles to Terry and Jamie King on July 30, 1999.^[2][3] She has two older sisters, one of whom is actressHunter King. Her mother is ofJewish descent. King has said, "I'm Jewish, but I'm not really, reallyreligious."^[4][5]

As a child, she sanga cappella for a talent show at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center^[6] and performed with the Stage Door Children's Theatre in Agoura.^[6] King attended Phoenix Ranch School inSimi Valley.^[7] King began acting professionally at the age of four in a commercial forLife Cereal.^[6] She has also been in commercials forAT&T,Kay Jewelers, andEggo.

King voiced the yellow fur ball Katie in the animated featureHorton Hears a Who! (2008). She also appeared inQuarantine (2008). In 2010, she guest-starred in the seriesGhost Whisperer. She was also featured inThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Emily Mason in two episodes. Other television appearances includeJericho,Entourage,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Medium andLife in Pieces.

King's first lead role wasRamona Quimby in the 2010 filmRamona and Beezus, an adaptation of theBeverly Cleary book series.^[8] She also released a single for the movie called "Ramona Blue." Her role in the film won her aYoung Artist Award. King was featured inBattle: Los Angeles, where she played a girl named Kirsten. Also in 2011, she co-starred inCrazy, Stupid, Love. She also appeared inTaylor Swift's "Mean" music video as a young student at the school cafeteria rejected by her peers.^[9]

King had a role inChristopher Nolan's thirdBatman film,The Dark Knight Rises (2012), as a youngTalia al Ghul.^[10] She also filmed the short-lived comedy seriesBent, had guest appearances inNew Girl and was on the final episode ofThe Haunting Hour: The Series, "Goodwill Towards Men". In 2013, King appeared inOz the Great and Powerful,^[11]Family Weekend,White House Down, andThe Conjuring. In 2014, she appeared inWish I Was Here, as well as inFargo as Greta Grimly, daughter of police officer Gus Grimly. In 2016, King was cast in the coming-of-age drama filmThe Possibility of Fireflies.^[12] She played the lead character Clare in the 2017 horror-thriller filmWish Upon.^[13] She also had a role in supernatural horror filmSlender Man, which was released in 2018.^[14]

In 2018, she starred as Elle Evans inNetflix's teen romantic comedyThe Kissing Booth.^[15] She reprised the role in the sequelThe Kissing Booth 2, released in 2020, and inThe Kissing Booth 3, which was released on August 11, 2021.^[16] In 2019, she starred in the true crime anthology television seriesThe Act onHulu. King was cast asGypsy Rose Blanchard, a role which required King to shave her head for the third time in her career.^[17][18] Her performance inThe Act earned her nominations forEmmy,Golden Globe,SAG andCritics' Choice awards. She also appeared on the fourth season of CBS comedyLife in Pieces as Morgan.^[19]

King is represented by talent agent Dan Spilo.^[20] In August 2020, she signed a deal with Hulu to produce television content for its service.^[21] In July 2021, her All The King's Horses production company struck a deal with Netflix.^[22] She appeared as Halina Kurc in the Hulu Original SeriesWe Were the Lucky Ones.^[23] In 2024, King starred in Netflix's filmA Family Affair.^[24]

King began a relationship with producer and director Steven Piet in 2019 after they met on the set ofThe Act. They became engaged in February 2022^[25] and married on September 2, 2023, inMallorca, Spain.^[26][27]

King signed the "No Hostage Left Behind" letter, an open letter askingUS PresidentJoe Biden to ensure the release of hostages kidnapped byHamas during theOctober 7 attacks.^[28]

At the 2015Vancouver International Film Festival, the Canadian Images features jury made an honourable mention recognizing King as an Emerging Actress for her performance inBorealis.^[50]

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