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{{Short description|American actress (born 1962)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Demi Moore | image = Demi_Moore_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg | caption = Moore in 2024 | birth_name = Demi Gene Guynes | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1962|11|11}} | birth_place = [[Roswell, New Mexico]], U.S. | occupation = {{Flat list | *Actress }} | works = [[Demi Moore filmography|Full list]] | years_active = 1978–present | spouse = {{Plainlist | *{{Marriage|Freddy Moore|1981|1985|end=divorced}} *{{Marriage|[[Bruce Willis]]|1987|2000|end=divorced}} *{{Marriage|[[Ashton Kutcher]]|2005|2013|end=divorced}} }} | children = 3, including [[Rumer Willis]] | parents = | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore|Full list]] | signature = Demi Moore Signature.png }} '''Demi Gene Moore'''{{refn|group=n|name=born}} ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|m|iː}} {{respell|də|MEE}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=McRady |first=Rachel |date=2017-06-13 |title=Demi Moore Plays Charades With Jimmy Fallon, Explains the Origins of Her Name |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/219547_demi_moore_plays_charades_with_jimmy_fallon_explains_the_origins_of_her_name |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531101653/https://www.etonline.com/news/219547_demi_moore_plays_charades_with_jimmy_fallon_explains_the_origins_of_her_name |url-status=live }}</ref> née '''Guynes'''; born November 11, 1962)<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Ashley Joy |date=November 12, 2022 |title=Demi Moore Dances With Joy as She Celebrates 60th Birthday With Family |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1354403/demi-moore-dances-with-joy-as-she-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-family |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112200722/https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1354403/demi-moore-dances-with-joy-as-she-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-family |archive-date=12 November 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=[[E! News]] |quote=Demi Moore rang in her milestone 60th birthday Nov. 11 aboard a private jet with family and friends.}}</ref> is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995.<ref name="Schwartz2">{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |date=December 7, 2009 |title=Kristen Stewart's 'Welcome To The Rileys' Role Is Only The Latest Fictional Stripper In Hollywood |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2434699/kristen-stewarts-welcome-to-the-rileys-role-is-only-the-latest-fictional-stripper-in-hollywood/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184846/http://www.mtv.com/news/2434699/kristen-stewarts-welcome-to-the-rileys-role-is-only-the-latest-fictional-stripper-in-hollywood/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |website=[[MTV]]}}</ref> [[List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore|Her accolades]] include a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]], and nominations for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]], and an [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demi Moore |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/demi-moore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102151839/https://goldenglobes.com/person/demi-moore/ |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=2025-01-23 |title=Demi Moore Caps a Career Comeback With an Oscar Nomination |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/movies/demi-moore-the-substance-oscar-nomination.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123143121/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/movies/demi-moore-the-substance-oscar-nomination.html |archive-date=23 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2025, she appeared on [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']]'s [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Ryan |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Demi Moore: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273755/demi-moore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416123309/https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273755/demi-moore/ |archive-date=16 April 2025 |access-date=April 16, 2025 |website=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]] |language=en}}</ref> Moore began her career as a model and joined the cast of the soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' in 1981.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Connelly|first=Sherryl|date=1981-12-27|title=Here's Luke's new love|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/486216891/|work=New York Daily News|page=3|language=en-US|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> After departing the show in 1983, she rose to prominence as a member of the [[Brat Pack]], with roles in the films ''[[Blame It on Rio]]'' (1984), ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' (1985), and ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]'' (1986). She emerged a star with her portrayal of a grieving girlfriend in the romance film ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990), had further box office success with ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'' (1993), and ''[[Disclosure (1994 film)|Disclosure]]'' (1994), and received a then-unprecedented {{USD|12.5 million|long=No}} to star in ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996). Her output decreased significantly after ''[[The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1995), ''[[The Juror]]'' (1996), and ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' (1997) fell below commercial expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/she-cant-take-any-moore-mkldh7thmhs|title=She can't take any Moore|last=Goodwin|first=Christopher|date=March 4, 2012|website=[[The Times]]|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201170807/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/she-cant-take-any-moore-mkldh7thmhs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gawker.com/5931334/demi-moore-queen-of-flops|title=Demi Moore, Queen of Flops|last=Juzwiak|first=Rich|date=August 3, 2012|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810082028/https://gawker.com/5931334/demi-moore-queen-of-flops|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore has sporadically held leading roles in [[arthouse]] films; supporting roles in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003), ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007), ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011), and ''[[Rough Night]]'' (2017); as well as television credits in ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' (1996), ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' (2017–2018), ''[[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans]]'' (2024), and ''[[Landman (TV series)|Landman]]'' (2024–present). She received renewed recognition for her performance as an aging celebrity in the body horror film ''[[The Substance]]'' (2024), which earned her a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]] and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. Moore has been married three times. From 1981 to 1985, she was married to musician Freddy Moore. From 1987 to 2000, she was married to [[Bruce Willis]], with whom she has three daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/09/25/demi-moore-bruce-willis-pose-together-with-daughters-and-willis-wife-pic/23820052/|title=Friendly exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis pose together with their daughters amid bombshell book|website=AOL.com|date=September 25, 2019 |language=en|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101131211/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/09/25/demi-moore-bruce-willis-pose-together-with-daughters-and-willis-wife-pic/23820052/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was married to [[Ashton Kutcher]] from 2005 to 2013. Her memoir, ''[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out]]'' (2019), became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-release-long-awaited-memoir-fall-1202625|title=Demi Moore to Release Long-Awaited, "Deeply Candid" Memoir This Fall|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 17, 2019|language=en|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809072616/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-release-long-awaited-memoir-fall-1202625|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/demi-moores-memoir-tops-new-york-times-best-sellers-list-60763960/|title=Demi Moore's memoir tops New York Times Best Sellers list|via=WENN|date=October 4, 2019|website=Hollywood.com|language=en-US|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026172342/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/demi-moores-memoir-tops-new-york-times-best-sellers-list-60763960/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Moore |first=Demi |date=2019 |title=[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out: A Memoir]] |url=|location=[[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |isbn=978-0-062-04953-7}}</ref> ==Early life== Demi Moore was born Demi Gene Guynes{{refn|group=n|name=born}} on November 11, 1962, in [[Roswell, New Mexico]]. Her biological father, [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] airman Charles Foster Harmon Sr.,<ref name="Demi Moore's Long-Lost Siblings: We Can Save Her">{{cite web |title=Demi Moore's Long-Lost Siblings: We Can Save Her |url=https://okmagazine.com/news/demi-moores-long-lost-siblings-we-can-save-her/ |website=[[OK!]] [[Star (magazine)|Magazine]] |date=February 12, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811094453/https://okmagazine.com/news/demi-moores-long-lost-siblings-we-can-save-her/ |url-status=live }}</ref> deserted her then-18-year-old mother, Virginia (née King),<ref>{{cite web|title=Beverley Virginia King, Born 11/27/1943 in California|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/beverley_virginia_king_born_1943_2657822|website=californiabirthindex.org|access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716213415/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/beverley_virginia_king_born_1943_2657822|url-status=live}}</ref> after a two-month marriage before Moore's birth.<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144">{{Cite magazine |last=Collins |first=Nancy |date=August 1991 |title=Demi's Big Moment |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/demi-moore-cover-story-august-1991 |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |page=144 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412233534/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/demi-moore-cover-story-august-1991 |url-status=live }}</ref> Charles came from [[Lanett, Alabama]], and Virginia was born in [[Richmond, California]] but had grown up in Roswell.{{sfn|Moore|2019|page=24}} Moore's maternal grandmother was raised on a farm in [[Elida, New Mexico]].{{sfn|Moore|2019|page=24}} Moore has deep roots in the [[South Central United States|South Central]] and [[Southern United States]], particularly Oklahoma, Arkansas and Georgia. 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.<ref name="biochannel" /> In 1967 they had Moore's half-brother Morgan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.currentargus.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/01/05/actress-demi-moore-roswell-native-talks-life-love-and-money/2784373001/|title=Actress Demi Moore, a Roswell native, talks about life, love and money|first=Beth|last=Nieman|website=Carlsbad Current-Argus|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812013632/https://www.currentargus.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/01/05/actress-demi-moore-roswell-native-talks-life-love-and-money/2784373001/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> Moore has half-siblings from Charlie Harmon's other marriages, but she does not keep in touch with them either.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://okmagazine.com/news/demi-moores-long-lost-siblings-we-can-save-her/|title=Demi Moore's Long-Lost Siblings: We Can Save Her|date=February 11, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811094453/https://okmagazine.com/news/demi-moores-long-lost-siblings-we-can-save-her/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore's stepfather Dan Guynes married and divorced Virginia twice.<ref>"Demi Moore." ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]''. S7, E28. June 1, 2003.</ref> On October 20, 1980, a year after their second divorce from each other, Guynes committed suicide.<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /><ref>"Found Dead". ''Carlsbad Current-Argus''. October 23, 1980. p. 4.</ref> Her biological father Harmon died in 1997 from liver cancer in [[Brazoria, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=DAD IS DYING DEMI .. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH; Brother's plea for star to call off rift. - Free Online Library|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DAD+IS+DYING+DEMI+..+PLEASE+GET+IN+TOUCH;+Brother%27s+plea+for+star+to...-a061060590|website=thefreelibrary.com|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008210200/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DAD+IS+DYING+DEMI+..+PLEASE+GET+IN+TOUCH%3B+Brother%27s+plea+for+star+to...-a061060590|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>"Demi's dad dies in rift". ''Birmingham Evening Mail''. November 20, 1997. p. 4.</ref> Moore's mother had a long arrest record which included drunk driving and arson.<ref name="Fox News">{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Meagan|date=January 25, 2012|title=Demi Moore's hospitalization puts spotlight on alleged past demons|work=[[Fox News]]|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moores-hospitalization-puts-spotlight-on-alleged-past-demons|access-date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002131644/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/01/25/demi-moores-hospitalization-puts-spotlight-on-her-alleged-history-substance/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore broke off contact with her mother in 1989, when she walked away halfway through a rehab stay Moore had financed at the [[Hazelden Foundation]] in Minnesota.<ref name="Eye of the Tiger"/> Virginia Guynes posed nude for the magazine ''[[High Society (magazine)|High Society]]'' in 1993,<ref name="'Tomorrow' has come">{{Cite news |last=Blowen |first=Michael |date=February 10, 1993 |title='Tomorrow' has come |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61734946.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+10%2C+1993&author=Michael+Blowen%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=%60Tomorrow%27+has+come&pqatl=google |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131162747/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/61734946.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+10,+1993&author=Michael+Blowen,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=%60Tomorrow'+has+come&pqatl=google |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> where she spoofed Moore's ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' pregnancy and bodypaint covers and parodied her clay scene from ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]''. Moore and Guynes reconciled shortly before Guynes died of a brain tumor on July 2, 1998.<ref name="Dreams Die Hard">{{cite web|last=Gliatto|first=Tom|date=July 13, 1998|title=Dreams Die Hard|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-dreams-die-hard-vol-49-no-27/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908182714/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20125762%2C00.html|archive-date=September 8, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2012|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=49|issue=27}}</ref> Moore spent her early childhood in Roswell, and later, [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]].{{sfn|Moore|2019|pages=17, 27}} Bob Gardner, a photographer for the ''Monongahela Daily Herald'' when Dan Guynes was head of advertising, recalled that Moore "looked malnourished and not so much abused as neglected. That haunting look as a child made me feel uneasy."<ref>Templeton, David (November 12, 1995). "Demi Now and Then". ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. p. W-5.</ref> She suffered from [[strabismus]], which was corrected by two operations, as well as kidney dysfunction.<ref name="biochannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/demi-moore.html |title=Demi Moore |publisher=The Biography Channel UK |access-date=February 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330074250/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/demi-moore.html |archive-date=March 30, 2010 }}</ref> Moore learned that Guynes was not her real father at age 13, when she discovered a marriage certificate and inquired about the circumstances since she "saw my parents were married in February 1963. I was born in '62."<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> At age 14, Moore returned to her hometown of Roswell and lived with her grandmother for six months before relocating to Washington state, where her recently separated mother was residing near Seattle.{{Sfn|Moore|2019|pages=29–33}} Several months later, the family moved again to [[West Hollywood, California]], where Moore's mother took a job working for a magazine distribution company.<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> Moore attended [[Fairfax High School, West Hollywood, California|Fairfax High School]] there.<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> In 2019, she stated she was raped at 15 by landlord Basil Doumas, then 49.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theblast.com/c/demi-moore-book-rape-interview-howard-stern-val-dumas-rapist-daughters/|work=The Blast|title=Demi Moore Reveals To Howard Stern Her Rapist Had A Daughter Her Age|author=Mike Walters|date=October 9, 2019|access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707011952/https://theblast.com/c/demi-moore-book-rape-interview-howard-stern-val-dumas-rapist-daughters/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|first=Erin|last=Jensen|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/23/20880743/demi-moore-inside-out-reveals-rape-marriage-failure-substance-abuse-ashton-kutcher|title=Demi Moore memoir details teen rape, substance abuse, why Ashton Kutcher marriage failed|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924080607/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/23/20880743/demi-moore-inside-out-reveals-rape-marriage-failure-substance-abuse-ashton-kutcher|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/24/demi-moore-reveals-she-was-raped-aged-15-in-new-memoir|title=Demi Moore reveals she was raped age 15|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924125203/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/24/demi-moore-reveals-she-was-raped-aged-15-in-new-memoir|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1978, Moore moved in with 28-year-old guitarist Tom Dunston, quitting high school in her junior year to work as a receptionist at [[20th Century Fox]] —a job she secured through Dunston's mother, who was an executive assistant to producer [[Douglas S. Cramer]].{{sfn|Moore|2019|page=24}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Demi, More or Less |first=Walter |last=Thomas |magazine=Scene|date=January 1987|page=33 (unnumbered)}}</ref> She signed with the [[Elite Modeling Agency]], then enrolled in acting classes after being inspired by her next-door neighbor, 17-year-old German starlet [[Nastassja Kinski]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=John Casablancas Modeling & Career Centers Re-opens in Chicago|publisher=John Casablancas Modeling & Career Centers|via=[[PRWeb]] |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/5/prweb942664.htm|date=May 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919083959/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb942664.htm|archive-date=September 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="VF-augu1991-p145">Collins, p. 145</ref> Moore's first and second roles as a professional actress were guest spots on the TV shows ''[[W.E.B.]]'' and ''[[Kaz (TV series)|Kaz]]'' (though neither is listed in her IMDb filmography).<ref>{{cite interview|series=KCRA News|title=Demi Moore on career and family growth|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r-w179x3Vg|date=1988|author=Martin, Harry|time=3:10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Two New 'GH' Sisters May Lure a Lonely Luke|first=Jon-Michael|last=Reed|date=January 22, 1982|work=Philadelphia Daily News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/185298710|quote=For TV series she played a teenage prostitute in an episode of ''Kaz'' and an innocent teen for the short-lived ''W.E.B.''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Moore put in time on 'Hospital' soap|first=Bettelou|last=Peterson|date=December 27, 1987|work=The Post-Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/347266455|quote=It was her first important role after making her debut in an episode of the CBS series ''Kaz'' in 1979.}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|series=W Magazine|title=Demi Moore Knows All About Resilience|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6q3jbyhnTM|date=2025|author=Hirschberg, Lynn|time=2:29}}</ref>{{sfn|Moore|2019|page=60}} In August 1979, three months before her 17th birthday,<ref name="DEMI MOORE (Songwriter) BIO">{{cite web|url=http://www.demophonic.com/bio/demimoor.html|title=Demi Moore (Songwriter) Bio|publisher=Demophonic Music|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=December 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219214049/http://demophonic.com/bio/demimoor.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore met musician Freddy Moore,<ref name="VF-augu1991-p145" /> at the time leader of the band Boy, at the Los Angeles nightclub [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour]].<ref name="embassy" /> He obtained a divorce in late 1980 and married Demi six weeks later.<ref name="embassy">{{cite press release|title=Demi Moore, Female Lead in 'Parasite,' Rocketed to Fame in 'General Hospital' |website=[[Parasite (1982 film)|Parasite]]|publisher=[[Embassy Pictures]], 1982|page=2}}</ref> ==Career== ===Beginnings and breakthrough (1980–1989)=== [[File:Demi Moore - The Ithaca Journal (1982).png|thumb|upright|Newspaper clipping, January 29, 1982]] Moore co-wrote three songs with Freddy Moore and appeared in the music video 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 (1980–1981).<ref name="DEMI MOORE (Songwriter) BIO"/> Moore appeared on the cover of the January 1981 issue of the adult magazine ''[[Oui (magazine)|Oui]],''<ref name="ew-mannes">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297532,00.html|title=When Moore Was Less|first=George|last=Mannes|date=June 9, 1995|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919083903/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297532,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> taken from a photo session in which she had posed nude.<ref name="spy">{{Cite news|last1=Gregory|first1=Alex|last2=Huyck|first2=Peter|magazine=Spy|title=The Bimbo Conspiracy|date=August 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zgu9QCTT_SwC|page=48}}</ref> In a 1988 interview, Moore said 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'."<ref>{{cite news|title=Moore Ways Than One|first=Alan|last=Carter|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|date=March 31, 1988|page=51}}</ref> In 1990, she told another interviewer, "I was 17 years old. I was underage. It was just the cover."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ''Us'' Interview: She's Gotta Have It|first=David |last=Rensin|date=September 17, 1990|page =18|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref> Moore made her film debut as the protagonist's girlfriend in ''Choices'' (1981), a sports drama directed by [[Silvio Narizzano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004101-choices/|title=Choices|website=Rottentomatoes.com|date=January 2004|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114171353/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004101-choices/|url-status=live}}</ref> It did not garner much attention until after Moore became a household name, with home video releases heavily hyping up her appearance.<ref>Jacket copy, ''Choices'', Gemstone Entertainment, 1992</ref> Her second feature was the [[3-D film|3-D]] sci-fi horror ''[[Parasite (1982 film)|Parasite]]'' (1982), for which director [[Charles Band]] had instructed casting director Johanna Ray to "find me the next [[Karen Allen]]".<ref name="ew-mannes" /> It proved to be a minor hit on the [[drive-in]] circuit, ultimately grossing {{USD|7 million|long=No}}.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/demi-moore/biography.html |title=Demi Moore at Yahoo! Movies|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013121910/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/demi-moore/biography.html|archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> Moore had already joined the cast of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' several months before the film's release, playing the role of investigative reporter Jackie Templeton through 1983. During her tenure on the series, she made an uncredited cameo appearance in the 1982 spoof ''[[Young Doctors in Love]]''.[[File:Demi Moore at 61st Annual Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|left|Moore at the [[61st Academy Awards]] in 1989|255x255px]] Moore's film career took off in 1984 following her appearance as the teenage daughter of a businessman (played by [[Michael Caine]]) in the sex comedy ''[[Blame It on Rio]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carr|first=Jay|date=April 19, 1991|title=The spirit of success moves Demi Moore|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59183625.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+19%2C+1991&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+spirit+of+success+moves+Demi+Moore&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131151746/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59183625.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+19,+1991&author=Jay+Carr,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+spirit+of+success+moves+Demi+Moore&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/the-1980s-films-of-michael-caine-blame-it-on-rio-1984/ |title=The 1980s films of Michael Caine {{!}} Blame It On Rio (1984) |last=Upton |first=John |website=Film Stories |date=November 6, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> In ''[[No Small Affair]]'' (1984), she played the love interest of an amateur photographer, opposite [[Jon Cryer]]. Sheila Benson of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called her "the movie's revelation", asserting that she was "[[gamine]], molten, wild, tragicomic and genuinely affecting."<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-frank-richwood-art/30551750/ |title='No Small Affair' Has Certain Charm |work=Los Angeles Times |p=144 |last=Benson |first=Sheila |date=November 8, 1984 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her commercial breakthrough came with her role as an uninhibited banker in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s [[yuppie]] drama ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' (1985). Having lobbied for her casting,<ref>{{cite book |title= You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried |publisher= Three Rivers Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/youcouldntignore00gora/page/90 90] |first=Susannah |last=Gora |url= https://archive.org/details/youcouldntignore00gora |url-access= registration |year= 2010 |isbn= 9780307408433 }}</ref> the director urged her to go to rehab before shooting and hired a full-time sober companion during production.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/demi-moore-recalls-sober-companion-st-elmos-fire-set-brats-documentary-8663109 |title=Demi Moore recalls her 24/7 sober companion on St. Elmo's Fire set, says director 'stuck his neck out for me' |work=Entertainment Weekly |last=Wang |first=Jessica |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/65555/15-burning-facts-about-st-elmos-fire |title=Facts about St. Elmo's Fire |last=Cormier |first=Roger |date=June 28, 2015 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714043703/http://mentalfloss.com/article/65555/15-burning-facts-about-st-elmos-fire |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received negative reviews, but was a box office success and brought her widespread recognition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Elmo's Fire|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3950216705/weekend/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903054555/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3950216705/weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=May 20, 2000|title=Demi Moore returns to the screen in 'Passion of Mind'|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i1g1AAAAIBAJ&pg=2758,10037135|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Because of her association with that film, she was often listed as part of the [[Brat Pack]], a label she felt was "demeaning".<ref>{{cite news|date=July 11, 1985|title=Demi Moore learns to accept change|work=Lawrence Journal-World|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8LkxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4734,2504938|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Moore progressed to more serious material with the romantic dramedy ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]'' (1986), in which she played one half of a Chicago couple, alongside [[Rob Lowe]]. It marked a positive turning point in her career,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H7VQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5207%2C606460|title=Demi Moore A Star In Her Own Right|work=Portsmouth Daily Times|agency=Associated Press|date=May 7, 1988|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> as Moore noted that, following its release, she began seeing better scripts.<ref name="Demi Moore Says She's Ready to Be a Mom">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EOdYAAAAIBAJ&pg=992%2C131397|title=Demi Moore Says She's Ready to Be a Mom|work=The Vindicator|first=Betsy|last=Pickle|date=April 1, 1988|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860701/REVIEWS/607010301/1023|title=Roger Ebert's review of "About Last Night..."|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 1, 1986|access-date=March 19, 2022|archive-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224233901/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19860701%2FREVIEWS%2F607010301%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> The success of ''About Last Night...'' was unrivaled by Moore's other two 1986 releases, ''[[One Crazy Summer]]'' and ''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]]'', the last youth-oriented films in which she would star.<ref name="Yahoo"/> Moore made her professional stage debut in an [[off-Broadway]] production of ''The Early Girl'', which ran at the [[Circle Repertory Company]] in fall 1986.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/659796461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+1986&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=DEMI+MOORE+OFF-BROADWAY+IN+%27EARLY+GIRL%27&pqatl=google |title=Demi Moore Off-Broadway in 'Early Girl' |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |first=Jay |last=Carr |date=November 28, 1986 |page=54 |access-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072617/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/659796461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+1986&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=DEMI+MOORE+OFF-BROADWAY+IN+%27EARLY+GIRL%27&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mel Gussow of ''[[The New York Times]]'' deemed it a "striking debut" and observed that she "has exactly the right combination of naivete and know-how, and[…] is unabashed about the demands of the performance."<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/31/theater/stage-caroline-kava-s-early-girl-at-circle-rep.html |title=Stage: Caroline Kava's 'Early Girl,' at Circle Rep |work=The New York Times |last=Gussow |first=Mel |p=C3 |date=October 31, 1986 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1988, Moore starred as a prophecy-bearing mother in the apocalyptic drama ''[[The Seventh Sign]]'' —her first outing as a solo film star—<ref name="Demi Moore Says She's Ready to Be a Mom"/> and in 1989, she played the quick-witted local laundress and part-time prostitute in [[Neil Jordan]]'s [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era allegory ''[[We're No Angels (1989 film)|We're No Angels]]'', opposite [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Sean Penn]]. ===Established career (1990–1997)=== Moore's most successful film to date is the supernatural romantic melodrama ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'', which grossed over {{USD|505 million|long=No}} at the box office and was the highest-grossing film of 1990,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1990/|title=Domestic Box Office For 1990|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215184247/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1990&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the most rented videocassette of 1991.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 30, 1991|title=The top 10 videocassette rentals of 1991|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/12/30/The-top-10-videocassette-rentals-of-1991-compiled-from/5060694069200|work=United Press International}}</ref> She played a young woman in jeopardy to be protected by the ghost of her murdered boyfriend through the help of a reluctant psychic. The love scene between Moore and [[Patrick Swayze]] that starts in front of a [[potter's wheel]] to the sound of "[[Unchained Melody]]" has become an iconic moment in cinema history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/photo-gallery/feature/50-greatest-movie-romances/?photoidx=4|title=50 Greatest Movie Romances|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511064206/http://movies.msn.com/photo-gallery/feature/50-greatest-movie-romances/?photoidx=4|archive-date=May 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Ghost'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], while Moore's performance earned her a [[Golden Globe]] nomination and the [[Saturn Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="Demi Moore - Awards">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/awards|title=Demi Moore|website=IMDb|access-date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124102233/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/awards|url-status=live}}</ref> She started fashion trends with her uncharacteristically gamine look, and legions of women emulated the short haircut she sported throughout the film.<ref name="Yahoo"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Simone|last=Kitchens|date=August 17, 2011|title=Demi Moore In "Ghost": The Unexpected Icon|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demi-moore-ghost_n_929542|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> At one point, ''Ghost'' and ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', starring Moore's then-husband [[Bruce Willis]], would occupy the number one and number two spots at the box office, a feat that would not be accomplished again for a married Hollywood couple until 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-are-latest-married-couple-to-top-box-office-since-bruce-willis-demi-moore-1990-8693706|title=Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Are First Married Couple to Top Box Office Since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990|first=Marina|last=Watts|work=People|date=August 11, 2024|accessdate=August 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/08/12/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-and-wolverine-box-office/74765651007/|title=Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds mark first married couple to top box office in 34 years|first=Kelly|last=Lawler|work=USA Today|date=August 12, 2024|accessdate=August 12, 2024}}</ref> [[File:Demi Moore01.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.9|Moore at the 1990 [[Deauville American Film Festival]]]] In 1991, Moore starred as a lawyer in the horror comedy ''[[Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing but Trouble]]'', a murder suspect in the mystery thriller ''[[Mortal Thoughts]]'', and a clairvoyant woman in the romantic comedy ''[[The Butcher's Wife]]''. ''Mortal Thoughts'', which co-starred Willis, was a "passion project" for Moore, who wanted a more challenging role following the success of ''Ghost'' and was particularly drawn to her character's [[New Jersey English|New Jersey dialect]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-14-ca-527-story.html |title=Movies : Demi Moore Is Now Bankable and the Boss : Sure, it’s great that "Ghost" propelled the actress into star territory, but being a producer gave her a different kind of power |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Dutka |first=Elaine |date=April 14, 1992 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> After the original director was fired and replaced by [[Alan Rudolph]], she took it upon herself to mitigate the film's financial constraints, offering to pay [[overtime]] for the shooting.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/demi-moore-best-movies-tv-shows-ranked-11688906 |title=The 15 best Demi Moore movies and TV shows ranked, from St. Elmos Fire to The Substance |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Rife |first=Katie |date=March 2, 2025 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Moore received a {{USD|2.5 million|long=No}} fee to star in ''The Butcher's Wife'',<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> but later regretted making the film. It was noted that, during production, she was "catered to by an assistant, a dialogue coach, a masseuse, a psychic consultant, [her daughter]'s nanny, and a bodyguard […]—in addition to the standard-issue hairdresser, makeup person, and stand-in. She arrived for each morning's shoot in a limo and insisted on flying between locations by private plane."<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> Screenwriter Ezra Litwak stated: "Demi is very much a movie star. Everything revolves around that fact. She knows what she wants and how to get it."<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> The film was a critical and commercial failure,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butchers_wife |title=The Butcher's Wife |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3679028737/weekend/ |title=The Butcher's Wife |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> but Roger Ebert embraced her performance, describing it as "warm and cuddly."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19911025/REVIEWS/110250301/1023|title=Roger Ebert's review of "The Butcher's Wife"|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=October 28, 1991|access-date=March 19, 2022|archive-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224232259/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19911025%2FREVIEWS%2F110250301%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> Moore's next roles —a lieutenant commander in [[Rob Reiner]]'s ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), a morally tested wife in [[Adrian Lyne]]'s ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'' (1993), and a sexually charged employer in [[Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[Disclosure (1994 film)|Disclosure]]'' (1994)— raised her demand among studios.<ref name="ewmoore">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/03/10/demi-moore-gets-payraise-and-other-actresses-benefit/ |title=Demi Moore gets a payraise, and other actresses benefit |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Thompson |first=Anne |date=March 10, 1995 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> The three aforementioned films opened atop the box office and were blockbuster hits.<ref name="Demi Moore Movie Box Office Results">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=demimoore.htm|title=Demi Moore Movie Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304195440/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=demimoore.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer Martin Shafer considered her to be "every bit as valuable as [her male counterparts]" and called her "the biggest female star in the world."<ref name="ewmoore" /> With her [[A-list]] status, some of Moore's film choices were the subject of widespread scrutiny.<ref name="ewmoore" /> Her portrayal of [[Hester Prynne]] in ''[[The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1995), a "freely adapted" version of the historical romance novel by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], was met with harsh disapproval.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF95DABA08749&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Demi's Debacle Now, The Actress Has to Get 'The Scarlet Letter' Off Her Back|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=May 17, 1996|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215738/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF95DABA08749&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=live}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] found her to be "out of her depth" and noted that her "insufficient" range resulted in a "weak" performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/scarlet-letter-the |title=Scarlet Letter, The (United States, 1995) |work=Reel Views |last=Berardinelli |first=James |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> She played an author with commitment issues in the coming-of-age drama ''[[Now and Then (film)|Now and Then]]'' (1995), which she described as "more than just a film […] it was an adventure".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/demi-moore-now-and-then-sequel-stars-reunite-elle-women-in-hollywood-event-1236068107/ |title=Demi Moore Pitches ‘Now and Then’ Sequel as Stars Reunite at Elle Women in Hollywood Event |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=November 20, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> ''Now and Then'' did not score with critics but found box office success and [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/movies/now-and-then-anniversary.html |title='Now and Then' at 25: Girlhood Finally Taken Seriously |work=The New York Times |last=Kaplan |first=Ilena |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Moore became the world's highest-paid actress when she was paid a record-breaking salary of {{USD|12.5 million|long=No}} to star as a [[FBI]] secretary-turned-[[stripper]] in ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996).<ref name="highest-paid">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/21030596.html?dids=21030596%3A21030596&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+1995&author=Stephen+Schaefer&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Movies+Moore+the+Merrier+Give+an+%60A%27+for+effort+to+Demi%2C+Hollywood%27s+highest-paid+woman&pqatl=google|title=Movies Moore the Merrier Give an 'A' for effort to Demi, Hollywood's highest-paid woman|work=[[Boston Herald]]|first=Stephen|last=Schaefer|date=October 8, 1995|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072603/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/21030596.html?dids=21030596%3A21030596&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+1995&author=Stephen+Schaefer&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Movies+Moore+the+Merrier+Give+an+%60A%27+for+effort+to+Demi%2C+Hollywood%27s+highest-paid+woman&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 27, 1996|title=More Moore: Demi Moore Says She Felt the Power of Strippers Experience When They're Dancing and Defends the Women Who Peel for a Living|newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|location=South Florida|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/14909964.html?dids=14909964:14909964&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+27%2C+1996&author=IVOR+DAVIS+New+York+Times+Syndicate&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=MORE+MOORE+DEMI+MOORE+SAYS+SHE+FELT+THE+POWER+OF+STRIPPERS+EXPERIENCE+WHEN+THEY'RE+DANCING+AND+DEFENDS+THE+WOMEN+WHO+PEEL+FOR+A+LIVING.&pqatl=google|access-date=March 19, 2022|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072627/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/14909964.html?dids=14909964%3A14909964&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Jun+27%2C+1996&author=IVOR+DAVIS+New+York+Times+Syndicate&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=MORE+MOORE+DEMI+MOORE+SAYS+SHE+FELT+THE+POWER+OF+STRIPPERS+EXPERIENCE+WHEN+THEY%27RE+DANCING+AND+DEFENDS+THE+WOMEN+WHO+PEEL+FOR+A+LIVING.&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Gregory|last1=Cerio|first2=Carolyn|last2=Ramsay|title=Eye of the tiger|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 24, 1996|volume=45|issue=25|pages=88–94}}</ref> Her own daughter [[Rumer Willis]], who was 7 years old when the film was released, played her character's daughter. Despite grossing a respectable {{USD|113 million|long=No}} worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Striptease|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1735558657/weekend/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=May 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503170830/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1735558657/weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Striptease'' was heavily disliked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/striptease/ |title=''Striptease'' (1996) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614120314/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/striptease |url-status=live }}</ref> Brian D. Johnson of ''[[Maclean's]]'' was critical of Moore's acting and described the film as a "tacky" display of her vanity.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Brian D. |last=Johnson |title=A Demi-talented actor bares all |work=[[Maclean's]] |date=July 8, 1996 |volume=109 |number=28 |page=49}}</ref> She starred as a single mother intimidated by a mobster in the thriller ''[[The Juror]]'' (1996), which did not connect with critics nor audiences.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Juror (1996)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/juror|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rottentomatoes.com|date=July 28, 1998|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430085158/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/juror|url-status=live}}</ref> For both ''Striptease'' and ''The Juror'', she received the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress]].<ref name="Schwartz2"/> Moore produced and starred in [[HBO]]'s ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' (1996), a three-part anthology about [[abortion]] alongside [[Sissy Spacek]] and [[Cher]]. Its screenwriter, [[Nancy Savoca]], directed two segments, including one in which Moore played a widowed nurse in the early 1950s seeking a back-alley abortion. ''If These Walls Could Talk'' became [[HBO]]'s highest-rated original film to date, drawing 6.9 million viewers.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/hbo-climbing-another-walls-1117779197/ |first=Paula |last=Bernstein |title=HBO climbing another ''Walls'' |date=March 7, 2000 |access-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084155/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/hbo-climbing-another-walls-1117779197/ |archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/12/arts/tv-notes-going-out-blazing.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=TV Notes; Going Out Blazing|first=Bill|last=Carter|date=April 12, 2000|access-date=February 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527133701/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/12/arts/tv-notes-going-out-blazing.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> For the film, Moore received Golden Globe nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=If These Walls Could Talk|url=https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/if-these-walls-could-talk/|access-date=September 23, 2024|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]}}</ref> as well as a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Television Movie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/if-these-walls-could-talk |title=If These Walls Could Talk: Awards and Nominations |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> In 1996, she provided the voice of [[Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)|Esmeralda]] in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', and Dallas Grimes in ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'', both of which were the highest-grossing animated films that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4250437121/weekend/ |title=The Hunchback of Notre Dame }}</ref> Moore portrayed the first woman to undergo training in the [[Navy SEAL]]s in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' (1997). For her role, she shaved her head and went through a rigorous two-week military training.<ref name="Demijane">{{cite web |title=Demi Moore Called $48 Million Movie That Got Chris Rock Slapped by Will Smith at Oscars Her Proudest Professional Achievement |url=https://fandomwire.com/demi-moore-called-48-million-movie-g-i-jane-that-got-chris-rock-slapped-by-will-smith-at-oscars-her-proudest-professional-achievement/#:~:text=Demi%20Moore%20Gave%20All%2DOut%20Performance%20In%201997's%20G.I.&text=In%20her%20memoir%20Inside%20Out,of%20a%20Navy%20SEAL%20officer.}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews and earned her another Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/1997-razzie-nominees-winners_topic347.html |title=1997 RAZZIEŽ Nominees & "Winners" |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] |work=Entire RAZZIEŽ History, Year-by-Year: 1980-2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503184839/http://www.razzies.com/forum/1997-razzie-nominees-winners_topic347.html |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |date=December 4, 2005 |author=HeadRAZZBerry}}</ref> but her performance was largely praised by critics.<ref name="Out of Sight">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-out-of-sight-vol-55-no-16/|title=Out of Sight|date=April 23, 2001|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019132516/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-out-of-sight-vol-55-no-16/|url-status=live}}</ref> Budgeted at {{USD|50 million|long=No}},<ref>{{cite news|title=G.I. Jane' Proves Its Mettle in Second Week at Box Office|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 2, 1997|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-02-ca-28038-story.html|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-date=October 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224047/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/02/entertainment/ca-28038|url-status=live}}</ref> it was a moderate commercial success, grossing {{USD|98.4 million|long=No}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gijane.htm|title=G.I. Jane (1997) - Box Office Mojo|website=Boxofficemojo.com|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001030944/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gijane.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Striptease'' and ''G.I. Jane'' were considered to have contributed to a professional downturn,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/gi-jane-movie-demi-moore-defense-box-office/ |title="Killed Months Before Anyone Had Even Seen It": Demi Moore Defends 1997 Ridley Scott Bomb That "Really Holds Up" |work=Screenrant |last=Gearan |first=Hannah |date=September 30, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> on which she later remarked: "With ''Striptease'', it was as if I had betrayed women, and with ''G.I. Jane'', it was as if I had betrayed men."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/07/demi-moores-stellar-second-act-how-the-star-was-finally-given-her-due-at-62 |title=Demi Moore's stellar second act: how the star was finally given her due at 62 |work=The Guardian |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Nevertheless, she has described ''G.I. Jane'' as one of her proudest professional achievements.<ref name="Demijane"/> In 1997, she played an ultrapious [[Jewish convert]] psychiatrist in [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deconstructing_harry/|title=Deconstructing Harry|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rottentomatoes.com|date=December 12, 1997|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235028/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deconstructing_harry/|url-status=live}}</ref> and an emotionally estranged wife in [[Mark Pellington]]'s short film ''[[Destination Anywhere (film)|Destination Anywhere]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1650892-Jon-Bon-Jovi-Destination-Anywhere-The-Film |title=Jon Bon Jovi – Destination Anywhere (The Film) |website=Discogs |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> ===Hiatus and sporadic roles (1998–2007)=== After ''G.I. Jane'', Moore retreated from the spotlight and moved to [[Hailey, Idaho]], on a full-time basis to devote herself to raising her three daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/48872-demi-moores-daughter-focus/|title=Demi Moore's daughter focus|work=STV|access-date=September 8, 2012|archive-date=October 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015051008/http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/48872-demi-moores-daughter-focus/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was off-screen for three years before re-emerging in the arthouse psychological drama ''[[Passion of Mind]]'' (2000), the first English-language film from Belgian director [[Alain Berliner]]. Her performance as a woman with [[dissociative identity disorder]] was favourably reviewed,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E5DD123DF935A15756C0A9669C8B63|title=Passion of Mind (2000) FILM REVIEW; A Woman of Two Minds. Or Two Loves. Or Two Cities. Or . . .|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Elvis|last=Mitchell|date=May 26, 2000|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123259/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E5DD123DF935A15756C0A9669C8B63|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="deseretnews">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_ZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6944%2C7417131|title='Passion of Mind' moves naggingly slowly|work=The Deseret News (archived from Los Angeles Daily News)|first=Bob|last=Strauss|date=June 30, 2000|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> but the film was deemed "naggingly slow" by some critics and failed to find an audience.<ref name="deseretnews" /> She felt that ''Passion of Mind'' "didn't get the best of [her]" due to the death of her mother and her divorce from Willis.<ref name="dmguar">{{Cite news |last=Iley |first=Chrissy |date=October 7, 2007 |title=Interview: Chrissy Iley meets Demi Moore |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/oct/07/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831145928/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/oct/07/1 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2019 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> She then resumed her self-imposed career hiatus and continued to turn down film offers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-28-et-smith28-story.html|title=Now you see her ... everywhere|date=June 28, 2003|first=Lynn |last=Smith |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220014947/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/28/entertainment/et-smith28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Irwin Winkler]] 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."<ref name="Out of Sight" /> Moore returned to the screen, playing a villain, in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|date=July 1, 2003|title=Demi Moore: Comeback or cameo?|first=Stephen|last=Dowling|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3033258.stm|access-date=February 1, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203084530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3033258.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> opposite [[Cameron Diaz]], [[Drew Barrymore]], and [[Lucy Liu]]. Her role was specifically written for her and proved, according to Barrymore, to have "upstaged" the film's [[protagonist|heroines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/10/17/drew-says-demi-upstaged-charlies-angels/ |title=Drew says Demi upstaged ''Charlie's Angels'' |work=Entertainment Weekly |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=October 17, 2003 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> A scene, in particular, featuring her in a swimsuit, attracted "very heightened" media attention.<ref name="dmca">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/demi-moore-recalls-talk-about-how-she-looked-in-charlies-angels-2-bikini-scene-8701872 |title=Demi Moore Recalls 'a Lot of Talk About How I Looked' in Charlie's Angels 2 Bikini Scene and How It Affected Her |work=People |last=Brunner |first=Raven |date=August 27, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> She found herself intimidated by the response, which she said made her question her place in the industry.<ref name="dmca" /> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' remarked: "It's a relief when Demi Moore shows up as [a] 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 [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] clones on estrogen."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/charlies-angels-full-throttle-91464/|title=Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle|first1=Peter|last1=Travers|date=June 27, 2003|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031324/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/charlies-angels-full-throttle-91464/|url-status=live}}</ref> A commercial success, ''Full Throttle'' made {{USD|259.1 million|long=No}} worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl793478657/ |title=Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> but it was followed by yet another three-year absence from the screen. In the interim, she signed on as the face of [[Versace]] and [[Helena Rubinstein]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2005/0628/404457-moored/ |title=Demi Moore is new face of Versace |publisher=[[RTÉ]]|date=June 28, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205083703/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2005/0628/404457-moored/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2006/11/10/fantasy-gifts-o-2/|date=November 10, 2006|title=Fantasy Gifts: Our Birthday Picks for Demi Moore |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312113218/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2006/11/10/fantasy-gifts-o-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a leading role as a grieving novelist in the mystery thriller ''[[Half Light (film)|Half Light]]'' (2006), Moore reunited with [[Emilio Estevez]] for his drama ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), about the hours leading up to the [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination]], in which she portrayed an alcoholic singer whose career is on the downswing. As a member of the ensemble cast, she was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture]] and won the [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Film Festival Award]] for Best Ensemble Cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Screen Actors Guild Awards|website=Sagawards.org|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204191422/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore reunited with ''Blame It on Rio'' co-star [[Michael Caine]] for the British heist drama ''[[Flawless (2007 film)|Flawless]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/flawless|title='Flawless'|website=[[Metacritic.com]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084957/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/flawless|url-status=live}}</ref> which saw her portray an American executive helping to steal a handful of diamonds from the London Diamond Corporation during the 1960s. A writer for ''[[Miami Herald]]'' asserted: "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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008754-flawless/|title=Flawless|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=March 28, 2008|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927112051/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008754-flawless|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared as a driven police officer investigating a serial killer in the psychological thriller ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007). Critic Peter Travers felt that her role "deserved better than being saddled with an absurd back story as an heiress with a fortune-hunting husband."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mr-brooks-96582/|title=Mr. Brooks|last=Travers|first=Peter|date=June 15, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026165644/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mr-brooks-96582/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Mr. Brooks'' was profitable, grossing {{USD|48.1 million|long=No}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm|title=Mr. Brooks (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023160539/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/101280401-Demi-Moore|title=Demi Moore - Box Office|website=The Numbers|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230340/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/101280401-Demi-Moore|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Independent films and varied ventures (2008–2023)=== Moore made her directorial debut with the coming-of-age short film ''[[Streak (film)|Streak]]'' (2008), which starred her daughter Rumer and screened at the [[Nashville Film Festival]].<ref> {{cite web |url=http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/streak-demi-moore-nashville-film-festival/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204013025/http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/04/10/streak-demi-moore-nashville-film-festival/ |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |title='Streak' – Demi Moore's Short Film at the Nashville Film Fest |last=Loe |first=Jett |website=The Film Talk |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> In 2009, Moore played a daughter helping her father deal with age-related health problems in the dramedy ''[[Happy Tears]],'' as well as a [[undercover marketing|stealth marketer]] in the comedy ''[[The Joneses]]''. The latter film was largely highlighted, with critics concluding that it "benefits from its timely satire of consumer culture" as well as a "strong" performance from Moore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/joneses|title=The Joneses (2010)|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=April 16, 2010|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430122708/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/joneses|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, she acted in the 9th edition of ''24 Hour Plays on Broadway'' at the [[American Airlines Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/person/demi-moore-vault-0000074399 |title=Demi Moore (Performer) |website=Playbill |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> In ''[[Bunraku (film)|Bunraku]]'' (2010), a film Moore described as a "big action adventure,"<ref>{{cite news |title=The purse monkey's big adventure |date=October 9, 2009 |first=Ed |last=Lake |url=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091009/NATIONAL/710089834/1010 |work=The National |access-date=February 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223070247/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091009%2FNATIONAL%2F710089834%2F1010 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }}</ref> she starred as a courtesan and a femme fatale with a secret past.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demi Moore books two projects |date=April 14, 2008 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-books-two-projects-109326 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 2, 2009 |first=Borys |last=Kit |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921013537/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-books-two-projects-109326 |url-status=live }}</ref> Moore portrayed a chief risk management officer at a large [[Wall Street]] [[Investment banking|investment bank]] during the initial stages of the [[2008 financial crisis]] in the corporate drama ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011), in which she was part of an ensemble cast that included [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Simon Baker]], and [[Paul Bettany]].<ref name="Dash">{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Dash |title=Citi Goes Hollywood for Spacey and Crew |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/citi-goes-hollywood-for-spacey-and-crew/ |access-date=June 27, 2010 |archive-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829133105/http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/citi-goes-hollywood-for-spacey-and-crew/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Fleming |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |title=''Margin Call'' Director J.C. Chandor Snags Big Warner Bros Writing Gig From DiCaprio |url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/09/margin-call-director-jc-chandor-gets-big-warner-bros-writing-gig/ |date=September 13, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018021612/http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/margin-call-director-jc-chandor-gets-big-warner-bros-writing-gig |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was favourably received,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |title=All That Glitters |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |last=Denby |first=David |date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021041/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and earned the cast nominations for Best Ensemble from the [[Gotham Awards]], the Phoenix Film Critics Society and the Central Ohio Film Critics Association.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |title=All That Glitters |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |last=Denby |first=David |date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021041/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Directors Guild of America Award]] in the category of [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film|Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film]] for her work as a director in a segment of the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] anthology film ''[[Five (2011 film)|Five]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/08/30/five-jennifer-anniston-demi-moore-trailer/|title=Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore direct cancer drama 'Five': First look!|website=Ew.com|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031132/https://ew.com/article/2011/08/30/five-jennifer-anniston-demi-moore-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/dga-awards-winners-directors-guild-nominations-285487|title=Directors Guild of America Awards 2012: Complete Winners List|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 28, 2012|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526131955/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/dga-awards-winners-directors-guild-nominations-285487|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Demi Moore 2010 Time 100 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Moore in 2010]] During this period, Moore's career was noted to have shifted into "smaller movies and smaller roles".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/demi-moore-interview-the-substance-cannes-career-comeback-1235007894/ |title=The Demi Moore Comeback Is Here with 'The Substance': 'This Was a Part of Waking Myself Up' |work=IndieWire |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> She played a "brash and overtly sexual second wife" in the black comedy ''[[Another Happy Day]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web |title=Another Happy Day: Sundance Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sundance-review-ellen-barkin-helps-74825/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=7 January 2025 |date=23 January 2011}}</ref> mothers in the coming-of-age films ''[[LOL (2012 film)|LOL]]'' (2012)<ref>{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Luis|title=Trailer for Chicago-based 'LOL' features Miley Cyrus, Edwardo's Pizza sign|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/11/trailer-for-chicago-based-lol-features-miley-cyrus-edwardos-pizza-sign/|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=December 27, 2013|date=April 11, 2012|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228143248/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-11/entertainment/chi-trailer-chicago-miley-cyrus-lol-web-20120411_1_film-lol-trailer|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Very Good Girls]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/very-good-girls-2014|title=Very Good Girls Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) - Roger Ebert|first=Susan|last=Wloszczyna|website=Rogerebert.com|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107065302/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/very-good-girls-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> an old flame of a quick-draw killer in the Western drama ''[[Forsaken (2015 film)|Forsaken]]'' (2015), the daughter of a retired high school teacher in the road comedy ''[[Wild Oats (film)|Wild Oats]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-claims-wild-oats-lifetime-tv-premiere-breached-deal-theatrical-release-987306|title=Sony Claims 'Wild Oats' Lifetime TV Premiere Breached Deal for Theatrical Release|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 20, 2017|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001030944/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-claims-wild-oats-lifetime-tv-premiere-breached-deal-theatrical-release-987306|url-status=live}}</ref> and the neglected wife of an indicted businessman in the drama ''[[Blind (2016 film)|Blind]]'' (2017). David Fear of ''Rolling Stone'' described her as "someone who, despite the fact that she still graces screens […], makes you feel as if they’ve gone into self-exile in order to survive."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/demi-moore-the-substance-horror-movie-1235109180/ |title=Hollywood Courted and Spurned Demi Moore. She Brings It All Out in 'The Substance' |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Fear |first=David |date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Between 2017 and 2018, Moore had a recurring arc as a mysterious take-charge nurse on ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/demi-moore-empire-recurring-season-3-season-4-fox-drama-series-1201927866/|title=Demi Moore Set To Recur On 'Empire'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423165925/https://deadline.com/2017/02/demi-moore-empire-recurring-season-3-season-4-fox-drama-series-1201927866/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/empire-demi-moore-nurse/|title=Empire: What's Up With Demi Moore's Character? |date=August 18, 2017|website=TVGuide |access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026171528/https://www.tvguide.com/news/empire-demi-moore-nurse/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a821885/demi-moore-joins-empire/|title=Demi Moore is making her TV comeback in Empire|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=February 23, 2017|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026173044/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a821885/demi-moore-joins-empire/|url-status=live}}</ref> The comedy ''[[Rough Night]]'' (2017) featured her as one half of a [[Swinging (sexual practice)|swinger couple]] seducing a member of a bachelorette party. Alonso Duralde for ''[[The Wrap]]'' called her "wonderfully skeevy",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rough-night-review-scarlett-johansson-kate-mckinnon/ |title='Rough Night' Review: Scarlett Johansson and Friends Have a Funny, Bumpy Ride |work=The Wrap |last=Duralde |first=Alonso |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> but Tim Grierson for ''[[Screen Daily]]'' considered her part to be a "wobbly subplot" of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/rough-night-review/5119068.article |title=Reviews 'Rough Night': Review |work=Screen Daily |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Her only wide theatrical release of the decade,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/06/15/wonder-woman-powering-to-super-550-million-this-weekend/|title='Wonder Woman' Powering To Super $550+ Million This Weekend|first=Mark|last=Hughes|website=Forbes|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008233835/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/06/15/wonder-woman-powering-to-super-550-million-this-weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rough Night'' made $47.3 million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1283360257/ |title=Rough Night |work=Boxofficemojo.com |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> She played a social worker in the Hindi-language drama ''[[Love Sonia]]'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/21/the-explosive-film-lifting-the-lid-on-sex-trafficking-between-india-and-la|title=The explosive film lifting the lid on sex trafficking between India and LA|last=Rose|first=Steve|date=June 21, 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=October 26, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026171528/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/21/the-explosive-film-lifting-the-lid-on-sex-trafficking-between-india-and-la|url-status=live}}</ref> and an unethical CEO in the black comedy ''[[Corporate Animals]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2019/09/crporate-animals-review-demi-moore-rex-reed/|title=Demi Moore's 'Corporate Animals' Is One of the Worst Movies Ever Made|date=September 19, 2019|website=Observer|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014025451/https://observer.com/2019/09/crporate-animals-review-demi-moore-rex-reed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore's memoir, ''[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out]]'', in which she discusses her childhood, relationships and personal struggles, was published in September 2019, by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/04/17/demi-moore-turns-her-life-inside-out-memoir-due-sept-24/3495287002/|title=Demi Moore turns her life 'Inside Out' in 'deeply candid' memoir, due Sept. 24|website=USA Today|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417192738/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/04/17/demi-moore-turns-her-life-inside-out-memoir-due-sept-24/3495287002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/demi-moore-inside-out-book-cover/|title=See a First Look at the Cover of Demi Moore's New Tell-All Memoir Inside Out|website=People|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522184344/https://people.com/movies/demi-moore-inside-out-book-cover/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out|title=Demi Moore penning 'a wrenchingly honest' memoir that details 'tumultuous relationship' with mom, ex-husbands|last=Savitsky|first=Sasha|date=April 18, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601051001/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out|url-status=live}}</ref> The book reached number one on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} combined print & e-book nonfiction best-sellers list and the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/demi-moore-s-inside-out-enters-best-sellers-list-119100500199_1.html|title=Demi Moore's 'Inside Out' enters best sellers list|agency=ANI|date=October 5, 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162412/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/demi-moore-s-inside-out-enters-best-sellers-list-119100500199_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/demi-moores-book-inside-out-best-seller-list/|title=Demi Moore Is 'Overwhelmed' That Her Memoir Inside Out Topped New York Times Best Sellers List|website=People|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162409/https://people.com/movies/demi-moores-book-inside-out-best-seller-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-inside-out-bestseller|title=Demi Moore says she's 'so overwhelmed' that her memoir 'Inside Out' is a bestseller|last=Nolasco|first=Stephanie|date=October 4, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024203535/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-inside-out-bestseller|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Moore played a protective matriarch in the thriller ''[[Songbird (2020 film)|Songbird]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore, Craig Robinson Board Michael Bay-Produced Pandemic Thriller 'Songbird'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/demi-moore-craig-robinson-board-michael-bay-produced-pandemic-thriller-songbird-1300322|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627134807/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/demi-moore-craig-robinson-board-michael-bay-produced-pandemic-thriller-songbird-1300322|url-status=live}}</ref> recurred as the mother of a subversive outsider in three episodes of ''[[Brave New World (TV series)|Brave New World]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/demi-moore-alden-ehrenreich-brave-new-world/ |title=How Demi Moore and Alden Ehrenreich navigated through Peacock's Brave New World |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 6, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> and was among the celebrities who made cameo appearances modeling lingerie at [[Rihanna]]'s ''Savage x Fenty Vol. 2'' fashion show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/style/rihanna-s-savage-x-fenty-show-demi-moore-stuns-black-t193218|title=Demi Moore stuns in black lace at Rihanna's Savage x Fenty lingerie fashion show|date=October 2, 2020|work=[[Today (US TV show)|Today]]|first=Alyssa|last=Newcomb|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124171002/https://www.today.com/style/rihanna-s-savage-x-fenty-show-demi-moore-stuns-black-t193218|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, she served as a producer and played the title role in the podcast [[Dirty Diana (podcast)|''Dirty Diana'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=September 23, 2020|title=Demi Moore to Star in Podcast Series Adaptation 'Dirty Diana' in the Works at Amazon|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/demi-moore-podcast-dirty-diana-amazon-series-1234780747/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Variety|language=en|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020213844/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/demi-moore-podcast-dirty-diana-amazon-series-1234780747/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=September 23, 2020|title=Demi Moore To Star In Amazon Series 'Dirty Diana' Based On Erotic Drama Podcast From Shana Feste|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-orders-demi-moore-dirty-diana-series-based-on-erotic-podcast-from-shana-feste-1234582685/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210144344/https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-orders-demi-moore-dirty-diana-series-based-on-erotic-podcast-from-shana-feste-1234582685/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|date=September 25, 2020|title=Demi Moore Will Star in a New Drama Based on Her Erotic Podcast|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34151112/dirty-diana-news-cast-spoilers-date/|access-date=October 19, 2020|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|language=en-US|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020174453/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34151112/dirty-diana-news-cast-spoilers-date/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Richardson|first=Hollie|date=July 23, 2020|title=Why Demi Moore's wild new erotic podcast is an essential listen|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/demi-moore-dirty-diana-podcast-2020-important-conversations-around-sex/410097|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Stylist|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020121114/https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/demi-moore-dirty-diana-podcast-2020-important-conversations-around-sex/410097|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore recorded the project from her bathroom and saw it as an opportunity to explore sexuality through a [[sex-positive movement|sex positive]] message.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Malkin|first1=Marc|date=July 22, 2020|title=What Demi Moore Hopes Her New Erotic Podcast 'Dirty Diana' Will Teach People About Sex|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/podcasts/demi-moore-dirty-diana-shana-feste-1234713615/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008090417/https://variety.com/2020/digital/podcasts/demi-moore-dirty-diana-shana-feste-1234713615/|archive-date=October 8, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|date=July 8, 2020|title=Demi Moore Stars in Erotica Podcast 'Dirty Diana' From QCode|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/demi-moore-erotica-podcast-dirty-diana-qcode-1234620391/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712225625/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/demi-moore-erotica-podcast-dirty-diana-qcode-1234620391/ |archive-date=2020-07-12 |access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> Moore's supporting turn as an eccentric neighbor in the musical drama ''[[Please Baby Please]]'' (2022) earned her positive notices.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/please-baby-please-movie-review-2022 |title=Please Baby Please |website=RogerEbert.com |last=Lemire |first=Christy |date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Tara Bradly of ''[[Irish Times]]'' found her to be a "marvel" in her role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brady |first1=Tara |title=Please Baby Please: The most confounding film of the year benefits from a never-better Andrea Riseborough |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2023/03/30/please-baby-please-the-most-confounding-film-of-the-year-benefits-from-a-never-better-andrea-riseborough/ |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=27 January 2025 |date=30 March 2023}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Manuel Betancourt felt that the film "understands one should always give Demi Moore a movie star entrance […] we’re encouraged to get lost in the fantasy Moore creates for us."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/please-baby-please-review-demi-moore-1235163435/ |title='Please Baby Please' Review: Andrea Riseborough Is Transfixing in Genderqueer Pseudo-Musical Extravaganza |work=Variety |last=Betancourt |first=Manuel |date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> She played a cameo as [[Nicolas Cage]]'s in-movie fictional ex-wife in ''[[The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent]]'' (2022). ===Renewed critical success (2024–present)=== [[File:DemiMorreSubstanceBFI250924 (13 of 23) (54021920343) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Moore in 2024|upright]] In 2024, Moore played socialite [[Ann Woodward]] in the [[Ryan Murphy (filmmaker)|Ryan Murphy]] anthology series ''[[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans]]'' on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/feud-capote-swans-demi-moore-naomi-watts-calista-flockhart-225132377.html|title=Meet Capote's 'Swans.' From Naomi Watts to Demi Moore, a guide to who's who in the latest 'Feud' series.|website=Yahoo Entertainment|date=January 31, 2024|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref> and began starring as the wife of an oil tycoon in [[Taylor Sheridan]]'s drama series ''[[Landman (TV series)|Landman]]'' on [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=May 19, 2024 |title=Demi Moore Talks Role In Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' & Confirms Second Season Ahead Of Cannes Official Selection Debut In 'The Substance' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/demi-moore-taylor-sheridan-landman-second-season-cannes-the-substance-1235923148/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=Deadline |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519181820/https://deadline.com/2024/05/demi-moore-taylor-sheridan-landman-second-season-cannes-the-substance-1235923148/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Demi Moore, Jon Hamm sizzle as oil tycoon couple in 1st pics from Yellowstone' creator's new show |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/landman-demi-moore-jon-hamm-rcna161322 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=TODAY.com}}</ref> In [[Coralie Fargeat]]'s body horror film ''[[The Substance]]'' (2024), Moore played an aging star who uses a black market drug to make herself younger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2022-01-31 |title=Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley To Star In Universal/Working Title's 'The Substance'; 'Revenge' Helmer Coralie Fargeat Directs Her Script |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/demi-moore-margaret-qualley-coralie-fargeat-the-substance-universal-working-title-1234923309/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> It premiered at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]], and Moore's performance was praised by critics.<ref name="BBC 2024-05-19">{{cite web|last=Barber|first=Nicholas|title=The Substance review: 'Magnificently tasteless' horror comedy is Demi Moore's 'best big-screen role in decades'|publisher=BBC|date=May 19, 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240519-the-substance-demi-moore-margaret-qualley-cannes-film-festival|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> Nicholas Barber of [[BBC]] called it "her best big-screen role in decades" and praised her for being "fearless in parodying her public image."<ref name="BBC 2024-05-19" /> Phil de Semlyen of ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' believed Moore "glues it all together, going full [[Isabelle Adjani]]-in-''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' in a vanity-free performance full of bruised ego, dawning horror and vulnerability."<ref>{{cite web |last=de Semlyen |first=Phil |date=20 May 2024 |title=Review: 'The Substance' is Demi Moore's supremely gory 'Sunset Boulevard' |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-substance-review-2024 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]}}</ref> She won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]], the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]], and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]], and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=2025-01-06 |title=Demi Moore wins first-ever acting award for 'The Substance': Read her Golden Globes speech |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2025-01-05/demi-moore-the-substance-golden-globes-2025 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscars-nominees-list-1236115626/ |title=Oscars: Full List of Nominees|last=Lewis |first=Hilary |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2025-01-15 |title=BAFTA Nominations: 'Conclave' & 'Emilia Pérez' Lead The Field As Open Awards Race Takes Shape |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/bafta-nominations-conclave-emilia-perez-wicked-hugh-grant-1236257429/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/31st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=sagawards.org}}</ref> Moore will next star in [[Boots Riley]]'s film ''[[I Love Boosters]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=8 October 2024 |title=Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield And Naomi Ackie To Star In Boots Riley's Next Movie 'I Love Boosters' At Neon |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/keke-palmer-demi-moore-lakeith-stanfield-naomi-ackie-boots-riley-i-love-boosters-neon-1236109749/ |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Deadline}}</ref> In April 2025, she was chosen ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'''s World's Most Beautiful of 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jordan |first=Julie |date=22 April 2025 |title=World's Most Beautiful: Of Course It's Demi! Read Her Candid Interview and See the Stunning Photos |url=https://people.com/worlds-most-beautiful-demi-moore-cover-story-photos-exclusive-11717760 |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=People}}</ref> On May 9, 2025, it was announced that Moore would star alongside actor [[Colman Domingo]] in the film ''Strange Arrivals'', directed by [[Roger Ross Williams]], based on the true story of [[Barney and Betty Hill incident|Betty and Barney Hill]], an interracial couple who, in 1961, became the first reported case of an alien abduction.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=9 May 2025 |title=Demi Moore & Colman Domingo Board Roger Ross Williams' 'Strange Arrivals' For See-Saw Films |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/demi-moore-colman-domingo-to-star-strange-arrivals-1236391514/ |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref> == Public image == === Status and persona === [[File:Demi Moore 2012.jpg|thumb|Moore in an advertisement for Swedish cosmetic company [[Oriflame]] in 2012]] Moore is viewed as a pioneer for equal salary for women in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-ex-bruce-willis-didnt-deserve-to-make-more-money|title=Demi Moore says ex-husband, Bruce Willis, didn't deserve to be paid more than her|last=Haas|first=Mariah|date=October 24, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024235908/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-ex-bruce-willis-didnt-deserve-to-make-more-money|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1085842/demi-moore-reveals-which-of-her-male-co-stars-didn-t-deserve-a-higher-paycheck|title=Demi Moore On Which Of Her Male Co-Stars Didn't Deserve More Money|date=October 24, 2019|website=E! Online|language=en|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162408/https://www.eonline.com/news/1085842/demi-moore-reveals-which-of-her-male-co-stars-didn-t-deserve-a-higher-paycheck|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/demi-moore-actor-most-objected-20716078|title=Demi Moore says Bruce Willis shouldn't have been paid more than her|last=Hurst|first=Brogan-Leigh|date=October 24, 2019|website=mirror|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025133638/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/demi-moore-actor-most-objected-20716078|url-status=live}}</ref> She was paid {{USD|12.5 million|long=No}} for her role in ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'', which was more money than any other actress had ever been offered at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohfact.com/interesting-facts-about-demi-moore/|title=15 Interesting Facts About Demi Moore {{!}} OhFact!|last=Sundeep|first=Shukla|date=August 22, 2015|language=en-US|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425193246/https://ohfact.com/interesting-facts-about-demi-moore/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/new-again-demi-moore|title=New Again: Demi Moore|date=March 2, 2017|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=August 31, 2019|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831145924/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/new-again-demi-moore|url-status=live}}</ref> Producers for ''Striptease'' and ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' got into a bidding war to see who could get her to film first. ''Striptease'' won and Moore became the world's highest-paid actress in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/books/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out-bombshells/|title=Every Bombshell Confession from Demi Moore's Memoir, Inside Out|website=People|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162419/https://people.com/books/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out-bombshells/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Moore's fee for the film caused a "reverse domino effect" in the industry, as "[[Sharon Stone]]'s asking price jumped from $6 million to $7 million, [[Jodie Foster]] went from $7 million to $8 million, [[Meg Ryan]] moved from $6 million to $8 million, and [[Julia Roberts]] leaped from $12 million to $13 million."<ref name="ewmoore" /> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/90sintro.html|title=Film History of the 1990s|website=filmsite.org|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130110802/https://www.filmsite.org/90sintro.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which reinforced her negative reputation for being a [[prima donna|diva]]<ref>{{cite news|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|date=July 11, 1997|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RQAiAAAAIBAJ&pg=2928%2C1004070|title=Demi Moore Confronts the Price of Fame|first=Liz|last=Smith|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> —she had previously turned down the [[Sandra Bullock]] role in ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' because the studio refused to meet her salary demands,<ref>{{cite news|title=Slowing down in While You Were Sleeping, Speed's Sandra Bullock Has Become the Next Big Thing|newspaper=[[Miami Herald]]|date=April 26, 1995|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D1C4AC34B21F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|access-date=September 27, 2012|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215727/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D1C4AC34B21F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=live}}</ref> and was dubbed "Gimme Moore" by the media.<ref name="Out of Sight" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2017 |title=Demi Moore |url=https://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/demi-moore |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830073627/https://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/demi-moore |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |website=Lifetime UK |language=en}}</ref> Retrospectively, ''Lifetime'' called her a "pioneer for other actresses by being the first female lead to demand the same salary, benefits and billing as her male counterparts."<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2017 |title=Demi Moore |url=https://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/demi-moore |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830073627/https://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/demi-moore |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019 |website=Lifetime UK|language=en}}</ref> Profiling Moore in 2007, ''[[The Guardian]]'' observed: "Her screen persona always has something indestructible about it. There's a toughness, a strength, a determination."<ref name="dmguar" /> She was the subject of an ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]'' special in 2003 and of a ''Celebrity Style Story'' special in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demi Moore |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/demi-moore/credits/3030203810/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> Moore has been included in a number of magazine lists of the world's most beautiful women. In 1996, she was selected as one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1999, she was a guest editor for the November issue of ''[[Marie Claire]]'',<ref name="Goodall 2012" /> and was ranked eighth on ''[[Forbes]]''<nowiki/>' list of Top 20 Actresses, based on three separate lists of box office receipts.<ref name="Goodall 2012">{{Cite book|title=Demi Moore - The Most Powerful Woman in Hollywood|last=Goodall|first=Nigel|publisher=Andrews UK Limited|year=2012}}</ref> In 2004, ''People'' ranked her ninth on their list of All-Time Most Beautiful Women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/all-time-most-beautiful-women/|title=All-Time Most Beautiful Women|website=People|language=EN|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423103422/https://people.com/celebrity/all-time-most-beautiful-women/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, she was voted seventh on ''[[Life & Style (magazine)|Life & Style]]'''s Best Dressed Female poll. In December 2019, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' listed a cover story about Moore as one of their most-read stories in the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/demi-moore-on-writing-her-highly-personal-new-book-11569328320|title=Demi Moore on Writing Her Highly Personal New Book|date=September 24, 2019|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=January 3, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103125913/https://www.wsj.com/articles/demi-moore-on-writing-her-highly-personal-new-book-11569328320|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/see-wsj-magazines-top-10-most-read-stories-of-2019-11577798971|title=See WSJ. Magazine's Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2019|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=December 31, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102185609/https://www.wsj.com/articles/see-wsj-magazines-top-10-most-read-stories-of-2019-11577798971|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025, she was placed at number one on ''People''<nowiki/>'s annual list of 100 Most Beautiful People,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=People magazine crowns World’s Most Beautiful of 2025 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/people-magazine-crowns-demi-moore-the-worlds-most-beautiful-of-2025/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World's Most Beautiful: Of Course It's Demi! Read Her Candid Interview and See the Stunning Photos |url=https://people.com/worlds-most-beautiful-demi-moore-cover-story-photos-exclusive-11717760 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> and was one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's The 100 Most Influential People of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Kwame Onwuachi: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273766/kwame-onwuachi/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref> Moore has 4.5 million followers on [[Twitter]], as of January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/justdemi?lang=fi|title=Demi Moore (@justdemi) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=fi|access-date=August 31, 2019|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120220133/https://twitter.com/justdemi?lang=fi|url-status=live}}</ref> She uses Twitter as a platform to raise awareness of [[Sex trafficking|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]]'' reported in August 2010.<ref name="Harper's Bazaar 2010-08-03">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/news/demi-moore-cover-interview-0410|title=Rachel Zoe Creates Demi Moore's Dream Life|last=Brown|first=Laura|date=August 3, 2010|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|language=en-US|access-date=August 31, 2019|archive-date=December 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219183553/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/news/demi-moore-cover-interview-0410|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore remarked: "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."<ref name="Harper's Bazaar 2010-08-03" /> As of March 2024, Moore has 6.1 million [[Instagram]] followers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demi Moore on Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/demimoore |access-date=2024-02-07 |via=Instagram}}</ref> Moore has graced the cover of numerous international fashion magazines, including [[W (magazine)|''W'']], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', ''[[InStyle]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.{{cn|date=May 2025}} She posed nude on the October 2019 cover of ''Harper's Bazaar''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parade.com/922168/alexandra-hurtado/demi-moore-naked-harpers-bazaar-cover-miscarriage-sobriety/|title=Throwback Thursday?! Demi Moore Recreates Iconic Nude 1991 Vanity Fair Cover in New Shoot for Harper's Bazaar|last=Hurtado|first=Alexandra|date=September 12, 2019|website=Parade|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026163303/https://parade.com/922168/alexandra-hurtado/demi-moore-naked-harpers-bazaar-cover-miscarriage-sobriety/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a28900565/demi-moore-memoir-interview-2019/|title=Demi Moore Opens Up About Her Dysfunctional Childhood, Past Loves—and Her Doll Collection|author1=[[Lena Dunham]]|date=September 12, 2019|magazine=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-US|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026161759/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a28900565/demi-moore-memoir-interview-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2024, she has appeared on magazine covers every year since 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Demi Moore - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> Moore has appeared in television commercials for [[Keds]], [[Oscar Mayer]], [[Diet Coke]], [[Lux (soap)|Lux]], Jog Mate, and [[Seibu Department Stores]], and print ads for [[Versace]] and [[Ann Inc.|Ann Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/otherworks|title=Demi Moore|website=IMDb|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429010556/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/otherworks|url-status=live}}</ref> ===''Vanity Fair'' covers=== {{See also|More Demi Moore|Demi's Birthday Suit}} In August 1991, Moore appeared nude on the cover of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' under the title ''[[More Demi Moore]].'' [[Annie Leibovitz]] shot the picture while Moore was seven months pregnant with her second child, Scout LaRue Willis, intending to portray "anti-Hollywood, anti-glitz" attitude.<ref>Anderson, Susan Heller. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/11/style/chronicle-317491.html "Chronicle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030104632/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/11/style/chronicle-317491.html |date=October 30, 2022 }}. ''[[The New York Times]].'' July 11, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2008.</ref> The cover drew significant attention and was widely discussed in the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cas.buffalo.edu/classes/dms/berna/dms434/readings/stabile.pdf |title=Shooting the mother: Fetal photography and the politics of disappearance |access-date=August 23, 2007 |last=Stabile |first=C. |year=1992 |work=Camera Obscura |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925215740/http://www.cas.buffalo.edu/classes/dms/berna/dms434/readings/stabile.pdf |archive-date=September 25, 2007 }}</ref> The frankness of Leibovitz's portrayal of a pregnant sex symbol led to divided opinions, ranging from suggestions of [[sexual objectification]] to celebrations of the photograph as a symbol of [[empowerment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_6606324 |title=Big bold bellies: Flaunting one's pregnancy becomes a fashion trend |access-date=August 23, 2007 |last=Murphy |first=Candace |date=August 12, 2007 |work=Inside Bay Area |publisher=ANG Newspapers |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220658/http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_6606324 |url-status=live }}</ref> The photograph was subject to numerous parodies, including the ''[[Spy magazine|Spy]]'' Magazine version, which placed Moore's then-husband [[Bruce Willis]]'s head on the body of a male model with a false belly. In ''[[Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.]],'' Leibovitz sued over one [[parody]] featuring [[Leslie Nielsen]], made to promote the 1994 film ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: 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 [[teaser trailer|teaser]] said "Due this March."<ref name="parody">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/20/nyregion/a-parody-of-a-pregnant-actress-stands-up-in-court.html|title=A Parody of a Pregnant Actress Stands Up in Court|access-date=February 19, 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 20, 1996|author=Richardson, Lynda|archive-date=January 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102062229/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/20/nyregion/a-parody-of-a-pregnant-actress-stands-up-in-court.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The case was dismissed in 1996 because the parody relied "for its comic effect on the contrast between the original."<ref name="parody"/> In November 2009, the Moroccan magazine ''[[Femmes du Maroc]]'' emulated the pose with Moroccan news reporter Nadia Larguet, causing controversy in the majority-[[Muslim]] nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cabalamuse.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/i-am-pregnant-and-i-exist/ |title=I Am Pregnant And I Exist |access-date=November 6, 2009 |last=T.B. |first=Ahmed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109060228/http://cabalamuse.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/i-am-pregnant-and-i-exist/ |archive-date=November 9, 2009 }}</ref> In August 1992, Moore again appeared nude on the cover of ''Vanity Fair,'' this time modeling for [[body painting]] artist [[Joanne Gair]] in ''[[Demi's Birthday Suit]].''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/style/egos-ids-it-s-demi-vu-all-over-again.html|title=A Egos & Ids; It's Demi Vu All Over Again|access-date=February 19, 2008|work=The New York Times|date=November 21, 1993|author=Penner, Degan|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105005338/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/style/egos-ids-it-s-demi-vu-all-over-again.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.photoimpactonline.com/gair.htm |title=Make-Up ILLUSION by Joanne Gair |access-date=February 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221204220/http://www.photoimpactonline.com/gair.htm |archive-date=December 21, 2007 }}</ref> ==Personal life== === Marriages and relationships === On February 8, 1981, at the age of 18, Moore married singer Freddy Moore, then 30<ref name="people-demi-bio">{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/demi_moore/biography |title=Demi Moore Biography |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 6, 2012 |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213185355/http://www.people.com/people/demi_moore/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> and recently divorced from his first wife, Lucy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demophonic.com/bio/fgmbio.html|title=Songwriter Biography: Frederick George Moore aka Freddy Moore, Rick Moore, Skogie Moore.|website=Demophonic.com|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=January 21, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121235458/http://www.demophonic.com/bio/fgmbio.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Before their marriage, Demi had already begun using Freddy's surname as her [[stage name]].<ref name="DEMI MOORE (Songwriter) BIO"/> The pair separated in 1983, after which Demi had a relationship with [[Timothy Hutton]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Show Biz Q&A|work=[[Public Opinion (Chambersburg)|Public Opinion]]|date=February 17, 1984|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/449919553/|quote="Demi and husband musician Freddy Moore separated a few months ago, and Demi has been seeing eligible and wonderful Tim Hutton."|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030045311/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/449919553/|url-status=live}}</ref> She filed for divorce from Freddy in September 1984; it was finalized on August 7, 1985.<ref name="DEMI MOORE (Songwriter) BIO"/> Moore was then engaged to actor [[Emilio Estevez]], with whom she co-starred in ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' and ''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]],'' a crime drama he also wrote and directed. The pair planned to marry on December 6, 1986, but called off the engagement after a woman filed a {{USD|2 million|long=No}} [[paternity suit]] against Estevez.<ref>See "Demi Moore's wedding might coincide with trial", ''Daily News'', Oct. 16, 1986</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/ring-in-the-new-wring-out-the-old-vol-27-no-1/|title=Ring in the New, Wring Out the Old|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 5, 1987|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019132515/https://people.com/archive/ring-in-the-new-wring-out-the-old-vol-27-no-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 21, 1987, Moore married her second husband, actor [[Bruce Willis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/demi_moore/0,,,00.html|title=Demi Moore at People.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120193125/http://www.people.com/people/demi_moore/0,,,00.html|archive-date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> She and Willis had three daughters: [[Rumer Willis|Rumer Glenn Willis]] (born 1988),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592%2C854249|title=Baby Girl Is a Rumer|work=Gainesville Sun|date=August 18, 1988|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030000529/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592,854249|url-status=live}}</ref> Scout LaRue Willis (born 1991),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A2280426177A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Demi Moore Has Her Baby|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=July 22, 1991|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095442/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A2280426177A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=dead|quote=Actress Demi Moore ... gave birth Saturday July 20, 1991 to a 5- pound, 15-ounce baby girl, her publicist announced yesterday. The baby, born at 4:53 a.m. at an undisclosed hospital, is the second child for Moore, 28, and her husband, actor Bruce Willis, 36...}}</ref> and Tallulah Belle Willis (born 1994).{{sfn|Moore|2019|page=166}} They announced their separation on June 24, 1998,<ref name="Dreams Die Hard" /> and divorced on October 18, 2000.<ref name="That's a Wrap">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20132823,00.html |title=That's a Wrap |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 6, 2000 |access-date=September 26, 2012 |volume=54 |issue=18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106025149/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20132823%2C00.html |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/demi-moore-vol-39-no-17/|title=Demi Moore|magazine=People|date=May 3, 1993|access-date=April 22, 2020|archive-date=April 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422164543/https://people.com/archive/demi-moore-vol-39-no-17/|url-status=live|quote=Two years ago and eight months pregnant with second daughter Scout...}}</ref> Despite the divorce, Moore maintains a close friendship with Willis and his current spouse [[Emma Heming Willis]], and has assisted her and their respective children with caretaking for Willis as his health has declined.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oldenburg |first=Ann |date=September 27, 2006 |title=Changing of the 'Guardian{{'-}} |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=September 30, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522201555/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demi Moore Told Bruce Willis She Is 'Thankful for Our Blended Family' Weeks Before Diagnosis Reveal |url=https://people.com/movies/demi-moore-told-bruce-willis-she-is-thankful-for-our-blended-family-2-weeks-before-diagnosis-reveal/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> Moore had a three-year romance with martial arts instructor Oliver Whitcomb, whom she dated from 1999 to 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Youyoung|date=November 17, 2011|title=Demi Moore's Past Relationships|work=Huffpost|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/17/demi-moores-past-relation_n_1100328.html|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919084004/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/17/demi-moores-past-relation_n_1100328.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, Moore began dating actor [[Ashton Kutcher]]. Soon after they began dating, Moore became pregnant and she suffered a [[stillbirth]] six months into the pregnancy.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/books/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out.html|title=Demi Moore Lets Her Guard Down (Published 2019)|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 26, 2019|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702032444/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/books/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They married on September 24, 2005.<ref name="kutchermarriage">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ashton-demi-get-married/|title=Ashton & Demi Get Married|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=September 25, 2005|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019134421/https://people.com/celebrity/ashton-demi-get-married/|url-status=live}}</ref> The wedding was attended by about 150 close friends and family of the couple, including Willis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Changing of the 'Guardian{{'-}}|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm|access-date=September 30, 2006|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|date=September 27, 2006|archive-date=May 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522201555/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/demi-moore-divorcing-ashton-kutcher-tweets-response/|title=Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher to Divorce|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=November 17, 2011|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019134422/https://people.com/celebrity/demi-moore-divorcing-ashton-kutcher-tweets-response/|url-status=live}}</ref> After over a year of separation, Kutcher filed for divorce from Moore on December 21, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashton Kutcher Files for Divorce from Demi Moore|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ashton-kutcher-files-for-divorce-from-demi-moore-is-dating-mila-kunis/|work=People|date=December 21, 2012|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019134425/https://people.com/celebrity/ashton-kutcher-files-for-divorce-from-demi-moore-is-dating-mila-kunis/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore filed her response papers in March 2013, requesting [[spousal support]] and payment of legal fees from Kutcher.<ref>{{cite news|title=Demi Moore files divorce papers, responding to Ashton Kutcher|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-demi-moore-divorce-ashton-kutcher-20130307,0,1925531.story|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2013|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla|archive-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310033124/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-demi-moore-divorce-ashton-kutcher-20130307,0,1925531.story|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 26, 2013, their divorce was finalized.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ryder|first=Taryn|title=Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Divorced. Finally.|date=November 27, 2013|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-divorced-finally-182127074.html|website=Yahoo!|access-date=November 27, 2013|archive-date=November 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130103344/http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-divorced-finally-182127074.html|url-status=live}}</ref> === Health and interests=== Moore claims that her good health is due to a [[raw veganism|raw vegan]] diet.<ref name="Demi Moore Credits Good Health to Raw Vegan Diet">{{cite web|author=Anna Starostintskaya |url=https://vegnews.com/2015/7/demi-moore-credits-good-health-to-raw-vegan-diet |title=Demi Moore Credits Good Health to Raw Vegan Diet |website=People |date=July 1, 2015 |access-date=May 24, 2024 }}</ref> Politically, Moore is a supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Moore was at one point a follower of [[Philip Berg]]'s [[Kabbalah Centre]] religion, and initiated Kutcher into the faith, having said that she "didn't grow up Jewish, but ... would say that [she has] been more exposed to the deeper meanings of particular rituals than any of [her] friends that did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/demi-moore|title=Demi Moore|publisher=[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226131216/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/people/demi-moore|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/top/editletcontent.php3?artid=3430%20|title=Bar Mitzvah Nation|last=Hammerman|first=Joshua|work=[[The Jewish Week]]|date=May 7, 2004|location=New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216205012/http://www.thejewishweek.com/top/editletcontent.php3?artid=3430|archive-date=February 16, 2006|access-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> She is no longer affiliated with Berg's organization.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', Moore is "the world's most high-profile doll collector," and among her favorites is the [[Gene Marshall]] [[fashion doll]].<ref name="DeCaro">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/22/style/a-star-is-born-and-she-s-a-doll.html|title=A Star is Born, and She's a Doll|author-link=Frank DeCaro|last=Decaro|first=Frank|date=February 22, 1998|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 17, 2007|archive-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327005132/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07EFDA113FF931A15751C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> She has reportedly kept a separate residence to house her 2,000 dolls.<ref name="Domestic Drama">{{cite web|author=Larry Hackett |url=https://www.peoplepets.com/people/archive/article/0,,20124855,00.html |title=Domestic Drama |website=People |date=March 30, 1998 |access-date=September 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729073438/https://www.peoplepets.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20124855%2C00.html |archive-date=July 29, 2013 }}</ref> ==Activism and philanthropy== [[File:डेमी मुर.jpg|thumb|left|Moore with [[Anuradha Koirala]] during a visit to [[Nepal]] in 2011]] Moore has supported numerous charities, including All Day Foundation, [[AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research|American Foundation for AIDS Research]], [[Artists for Peace and Justice]], [[Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking]], [[Declare Yourself]], [[Free the Slaves|Free The Slaves]], [[Healthy Child Healthy World]], [[Raising Malawi]], [[The Art of Elysium]] and [[UNICEF]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore: Charity Work & Causes|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/demi-moore|access-date=October 26, 2019|website=Look to the Stars|language=en|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026185152/https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/demi-moore|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Moore defeated [[Kevin Bacon]] to win {{USD|250,000|long=No}} in the [[Pepsi]] Refresh Celebrity Challenge. She chose to support the organization GEMS: Girls Educational & Mentoring Services, a non-profit group which aims to empower young women who have been the victims of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-22">{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore: 5 of Her Most Charitable Causes|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-5-her-charitable-204684|access-date=October 26, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 22, 2011|language=en|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026185148/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-5-her-charitable-204684|url-status=live}}</ref> She traveled to [[Haiti]] with the Artists for Peace and Justice following the earthquake of 2010.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-22" /> She has also supported Chrysalis, a non-profit organization which offers employment opportunities to the homeless.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-22" /> Moore became a special contributor to the [[CNN Freedom Project]] and traveled to [[Nepal]] to meet with 2010 CNN Hero of the Year [[Anuradha Koirala]] and her organization, [[Maiti Nepal]], which has rescued more than 12,000 stolen Nepalese children from sex trafficking since 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Nepal's Stolen Children' airs Sunday @ 8pm (ET)|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/06/demi-moore-partners-with-cnn-freedom-project/|access-date=January 5, 2020|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113055936/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/06/demi-moore-partners-with-cnn-freedom-project/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was the narrator and anchor of [[CNN]]'s documentary on child trafficking, called ''Nepal's Stolen Children,'' which aired on June 26, 2011.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-06">{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore to Host Documentary on Child Trafficking for CNN|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-host-documentary-child-195110|access-date=January 5, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 6, 2011|language=en|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810091419/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-host-documentary-child-195110|url-status=live}}</ref> In the documentary, Moore talked to Nepal's prime minister, [[Jhala Nath Khanal|Jhalanath Khanal]], and young girls who were forced into prostitution before being saved by a Nepalese nonprofit.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-06" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nepal's Stolen Children|url=http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/category/nepals-stolen-children/|access-date=January 5, 2020|language=en|archive-date=December 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222073532/http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/category/nepals-stolen-children/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She appeared on [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]]'s Worst-Dressed List in 2009 for wearing fur,<ref>{{cite web |date=February 12, 2009 |title=Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher Lead PETA's Worst-Dressed List |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/demi-moore-and-ashton-kutcher-lead-petas-worst-dressed-list_article_14401 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823184621/http://www.accesshollywood.com/demi-moore-and-ashton-kutcher-lead-petas-worst-dressed-list_article_14401 |archive-date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |work=[[Access Hollywood]]}}</ref> but two years later, she supported the group's efforts to ban circus workers' use of bullhooks on elephants.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malkin |first1=Marc |last2=Malec |first2=Brett |date=June 1, 2011 |title=Why Demi Moore Is No Dumbo |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/244929/why-demi-moore-is-no-dumbo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124162208/http://www.eonline.com/news/244929/why-demi-moore-is-no-dumbo |archive-date=November 24, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |website=[[E!]]}}</ref> In 2009, Moore and Kutcher launched DNA Foundation, a nonprofit, [[non-governmental organization]] directed towards fighting child [[sexual slavery]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.demiandashton.org/about-demi-and-ashton-foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725230319/http://www.demiandashton.org/about-demi-and-ashton-foundation|archive-date=July 25, 2011|url-status=usurped|publisher=The Demi and Ashton Foundation}}</ref><ref name="thorn">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://wearethorn.org/aboutus/|access-date=November 24, 2012|publisher=Thorn|archive-date=April 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420162917/http://www.wearethorn.org/aboutus/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 24, 2012|title=Ashton Kutcher Acts As Observer During Marin County Child Porn Raids|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/02/24/ashton-kutcher-acts-as-observer-during-marin-county-child-porn-raids/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124164326/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/02/24/ashton-kutcher-acts-as-observer-during-marin-county-child-porn-raids/|archive-date=November 24, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|publisher=[[KCBS-TV]]|location=[[San Francisco]]}}</ref> The foundation's first campaign included several celebrities, including [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Sean Penn]], [[Bradley Cooper]] appearing in a series of viral videos proclaiming: "Real Men Don't Buy Girls."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kavner|first=Lucas|date=April 11, 2011|title=Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Launch 'Real Men Don't Buy Girls' Campaign (Video)|work=The Huffington Post|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/11/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-trafficking_n_847291.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512004524/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/11/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-trafficking_n_847291.html|archive-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref> In November 2012, the foundation said it was renaming as [[Thorn (organization)|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 [[child pornography]]."<ref name="thorn" /> Thorn 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 impact report that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashton Kutcher Helps Save 6,000 Kids from Sex Trafficking Via His Organization with Demi Moore|url=https://people.com/movies/ashton-kutcher-saves-6000-kids-human-trafficking-thorn-organization/|access-date=January 5, 2020|website=People|language=en|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204102024/https://people.com/movies/ashton-kutcher-saves-6000-kids-human-trafficking-thorn-organization/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization, Visionary Women honored Moore with its inaugural Visionary Woman Award for her work to combat human trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore Hopes Her Charity Work Inspires Her Daughters to Be 'Powerful Young Women' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/demi-moore-hopes-her-charity-182142980.html|access-date=January 5, 2020|website=yahoo.com|date=March 9, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815050353/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/demi-moore-hopes-her-charity-182142980.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Medina|first=Marcy|date=March 10, 2018|title=Demi Moore Honored as a Visionary Woman at L.A. Gala|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/demi-moore-visionary-woman-gala-la-1202626027/|access-date=January 5, 2020|website=WWD|language=en|archive-date=May 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529010617/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/demi-moore-visionary-woman-gala-la-1202626027/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore Honored by Visionary Women Group on International Women's Day|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-honored-by-visionary-women-group-international-womens-day-1093300|access-date=January 5, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 9, 2018|language=en|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814104129/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-honored-by-visionary-women-group-international-womens-day-1093300|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Thorn found 824,466 child sexual abuse material files and identified 1,895 victims of child sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Thorn |title=Thorn 2022 Impact |url=https://www.thorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2022-Thorn-Impact-Report.pdf |magazine=Thorn Impact Report}}</ref> She received the Courage Award at The Women’s Cancer Research Fund's gala in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fell |first=Nicole |date=2024-04-11 |title=Demi Moore Honored at Women's Cancer Research Fund Dinner, With Support From Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/demi-moore-womens-cancer-research-fund-dinner-1235872304/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> == Acting credits and accolades == {{Main|Demi Moore filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore}} Moore is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]] and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], as well as nominations for an [[Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]], a [[Directors Guild of America Award]], and two [[Independent Spirit Awards]]. Her highest-grossing and most-positively reviewed films, according to the online portal [[Box Office Mojo]] and the review-aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Demi Moore |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/demi_moore |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204234630/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/demi_moore |archive-date=February 4, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]'' (1986) * ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990) * ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992) * ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'' (1993) * ''[[Disclosure (1994 film)|Disclosure]]'' (1994) * ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' (1996) * ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1996) * ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' (1996) * ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997) * ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003) * ''[[The Joneses]]'' (2009) * ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011) * ''[[Please Baby Please]]'' (2022) * ''[[The Substance]]'' (2024) {{div col end}} == Bibliography == * ''[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out: A Memoir]]''; [[HarperCollins]] (2019), {{ISBN|978-0-062-04953-7}} ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=n|refs {{refn|Sources are divided as to whether her birth name is Demetria<ref>{{cite news|title=Critic's Notebook; Unabashed Stars Break the Shackles of the Name Game |date=February 27, 2004 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-unabashed-stars-break-the-shackles-of-the-name-game.html |author-link=Virginia Heffernan |first=Virginia |last=Heffernan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528064903/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/movies/critic-s-notebook-unabashed-stars-break-the-shackles-of-the-name-game.html |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Eye of the Tiger">{{cite magazine|date=June 24, 1996 |title=Eye of the Tiger |first=Gregory |last=Cerio |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |volume=45 |issue=25 |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-eye-of-the-tiger-vol-45-no-25/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330211712/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20141624%2C00.html |archive-date=March 30, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|date=March 9, 1995|title=ShoWest Honors Demi Moore: Beauty's Got Brains and Talent|first=Michael|last=Dare|url=http://www.dareland.com/emulsionalproblems/mooredemi.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324050145/http://www.dareland.com/emulsionalproblems/mooredemi.htm|archive-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=King, Thad |title=2009 Britannica Almanac |year=2009 |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]] |isbn=978-1-59339-228-4 |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2nxLkMspauIC}}</ref> or Demi.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=The New York Times Biographical Service |volume=22 |publisher=The New York Times Company and Arno Press|year=1991 |page=476|title=Demi Moore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AXIoAQAAIAAJ|issn=0161-2433}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Taking Chances: Demi Moore Knows All about Risk and Controversy - and Seeks It |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |first=Jeff |last=Hayward |date=January 17, 1993 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/01/17/taking-chances-11/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301015023/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-01-17/features/9303162897_1_demi-moore-pregnant-woman-cover }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Demi: The Naked Truth |first=Larry|last=Getlen |year=2003|publisher=[[AMI Books]] |isbn=978-1-932270-24-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/demi00larr/page/7 7]|url=https://archive.org/details/demi00larr|url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia |author-link=Leonard Maltin|first1=Leonard |last1=Maltin |first2=Spencer|last2=Green |first3=Luke |last3=Sader|year=1994 |publisher=[[E. P. Dutton]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltin00malt/page/624 624]|url=https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltin00malt|url-access=registration |isbn=978-0-525-93635-0}}</ref> Moore says the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/1766980116|first=Demi|last=Moore|title=Demi is the name I was born with!|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=May 12, 2009|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153137/https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/1766980116|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/63312781096652801|first=Demi|last=Moore|title=No it is just Demi Gene it was never Demitria!|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153137/https://twitter.com/mrskutcher/status/63312781096652801|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangshowbiz.com/produkte/showbiz/index.html?id=2010365175506645196&ch=Showbiz |title=Demi Moore 'obsesses' over appearance |date=December 31, 2010 |website=BangShowbiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203194559/http://bangshowbiz.com/produkte/showbiz/index.html?id=2010365175506645196&ch=Showbiz |archive-date=February 3, 2012 }}</ref>|group=n|name=born}} }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{sister project links|d=Q43044|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|s=no|wikt=no|species=no}} * {{IMDb name|193}} * [https://texasarchive.org/2014_00559 Demi Moore interview] by [[KVUE (Texas)|KVUE]] in 1986 discussing [[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night]] from [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]] * {{IBDB name}} * {{iobdb name|13897}} * [https://www.thorn.org/ Thorn (formerly the Demi and Ashton Foundation)] {{Navboxes |title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore|Awards for Demi Moore]] |list = {{AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress}} {{Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress}} {{Golden Globe Award Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy}} {{Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress}} {{Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress}} {{Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo}} {{MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss}} {{Satellite Award Best Actress Motion Picture}} {{Saturn Award for Best Actress}} {{ScreenActorsGuildAward FemaleLeadMotionPicture}} }} {{Brat Pack}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Demi}} [[Category:Demi Moore| ]] [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from Hollywood, Los Angeles]] [[Category:Actresses from Idaho]] [[Category:Actresses from New Mexico]] [[Category:Actresses from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American film producers]] [[Category:American soap opera actresses]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:American voice actresses]] [[Category:American women film producers]] [[Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (film) winners]] [[Category:Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni]] [[Category:Female models from Idaho]] [[Category:Female models from New Mexico]] [[Category:People from Fayette County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Hailey, Idaho]] [[Category:People from Roswell, New Mexico]] [[Category:Bruce Willis]] [[Category:Memoirists from New Mexico]]
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