Chloe East
Chloe East | |
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 East at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | February 16, 2001 San Clemente, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse |
Ethan Precourt (m. 2021) |
Chloe East (born February 16, 2001[1]) is an American actress and dancer.[2] She started her career as a child actress, appearing in two 2013 episodes of True Blood. She starred as Willow Pierce in the first season of Ice, as Reese in the single season of Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, and as Naomi in Generation. She played Monica Sherwood in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans (2022), and Sister Paxton in the 2024 religious horror film Heretic.
Early life and education
[edit]East was born in 2001 in San Clemente, California.[3] She has two brothers.[3][4] She began dancing at age two,[5] and has won many awards as a dancer.[6][better source needed] East grew up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but she is not currently a practicing member.[7]
Career
[edit]East began modeling at age 9, and at 11 she started acting in the HBO television series True Blood.[8][9] Other credits include Jessica Darling in the film adaptation of Jessica Darling's IT List,[9] and the recurring role of Val on Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie. In 2016, East was cast as Willow Pierce in the first season of the Audience Network drama television series Ice.[10][11]
In March 2017, East was cast as Reese, the niece to Kevin, in the ABC drama television series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,[12] which aired in the 2017–2018 television season. In mid-2018, she was cast in the dancing film Next Level,[13] which was released in 2019. In 2020, she appeared as Jenna in the film The Wolf of Snow Hollow.[14] In 2021, East was cast in the Steven Spielberg coming-of-age drama film The Fabelmans,[15] which was released in 2022. Her character, Monica Sherwood, who becomes the girlfriend of the protagonist Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) during the film's second half, was created for the film as a fictional high school girlfriend for Spielberg, whom the character of Sammy is based on.[16] The same year, she was cast in the upcoming film Going Places.[17] In September 2022, East wrapped filming on the upcoming family comedy film Popular Theory.[18]
In 2024, she starred in the horror film Heretic alongside Hugh Grant and Sophia Thatcher. She and Thatcher play Mormon missionaries who enter the house of Grant's character, who makes them question their faith and terrorizes them. Both East and Thatcher were raised Mormon, which the film's co-director Scott Beck cited as bringing credibility to their roles.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]East married Ethan Precourt in October 2021.[21][22]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Next Level | Lucy Rizzo | |
| 2020 | The Wolf of Snow Hollow | Jenna Marshall | |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Monica Sherwood | |
| 2024 | Popular Theory | Ari Page | |
| 2024 | Heretic | Sister Paxton | |
| 2025 | A Big Bold Beautiful Journey | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | At the Sea | TBA | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | True Blood | 11 Year Old Faerie Girl #3 | Episodes: "You're No Good", "At Last" |
| 2016–2017 | Liv and Maddie | Val Wishart | Recurring role (season 4), 8 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Ice | Willow Green | Main role (season 1)[10] |
| 2017–2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Reese Cabrera | Main role |
| 2021 | Generation | Naomi | 16 episodes |
| 2024 | No Good Deed | Emily Morgan | Upcoming series |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chloe East on Instagram: "hi adult years"". Instagram. February 16, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Ceylan Kumbarji (July 8, 2016). "5 QUESTIONS FOR… CHLOE EAST". Taylormagazine.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Chloe East". naluda.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Jessica Darling's It List's Chloe East". TalkNerdyWithUs.
- ^ Brittany Vanbibber (April 29, 2017). "How Chloe East's love for movie scores began". AOL.com. Retrieved on May 18, 2017.
- ^ Chloe East. Casting Networks Inc. Retrieved on May 18, 2017
- ^ Means, Sean (November 4, 2024). "Makers of 'Heretic' say their thriller breaks stereotypes about Latter-day Saint missionaries". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Q&A: GET CAUGHT UP WITH CHLOE EAST". network.bbtv.com. July 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Sarah Sommer (June 5, 2016). "Chloe East Talks Debby Ryan’s “Jessica Darling’s It List” – Exclusive Interview". bsckids.com. Retrieved on May 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Denise Petski (August 17, 2016). "'Ice': Antoine Fuqua's Audience Drama Series Adds Ella Thomas, Rey Gallegos & Chloe East". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Brittany Frederick (February 15, 2017). "Chloe East Looks Back On Season 1 Of Diamond Thriller 'Ice'". Hiddenremote.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ Denise Petski (March 8, 2017). "'The Gospel Of Kevin': India de Beaufort, Dustin Ybarra & Chloe East Join ABC Light Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Amanda N'Duka (July 24, 2018). "'Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak, Lauren Orlando, Emily Skinner & More Taking It To The 'Next Level'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Peter Debruge (October 6, 2020). "'The Wolf of Snow Hollow' Review: Robert Forster's Last Film Awkwardly Faces the Monster Within". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Justin Kroll (July 14, 2021). "Chloe East, Oakes Fegley & Isabelle Kusman Round Cast Of Steven Spielberg's Film Loosely Based On His Childhood". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Kaplan, Michael (December 3, 2022). "No girlfriend! Spielberg's classmates reveal fictions in 'Fabelmans'". New York Post. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (June 2, 2021). "Stampede Ventures Sets Dark Comedy 'Going Places'; Max Chernov Makes Feature Directing Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Emiliano De Pablos (September 1, 2022). "Filming Wraps on Family Comedy 'Popular Theory,' Handled by Blue Fox Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Truitt, Brian. "Meet Chloe East, the breakout star of new religious horror movie 'Heretic' with Hugh Grant". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "'Heretic' stars Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher discuss their Mormon upbringing: 'I wish I didn't know it so well'". EW.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Mordekhai, Hanna (August 23, 2022). "Chloe East in film The Fabelmans". contentmode.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "The Wedding". Chloe East - YouTube. February 21, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Chloe East on Instagram
- Chloe East at IMDb
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