Chloë Grace Moretz

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chloë Grace Moretz

• Chloë Grace Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Cartersville, Georgia.

• She is the youngest daughter og her parents. She has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan. Her older sister, Kathleen, died shortly after birth.

  

• Her ancestry from her parents includes German, English, and smaller amounts of Swiss-German, Scottish, and Welsh.

• When she was a young child, her parents divorced after her father walked out on her family

• In 2002, Chloë Grace Moretz moved to New York City with her mother and her brother, Trevor. She accompanied him daily to the Professional Performing Arts School, where he was receiving acting training. This experience ignited her interest in acting.

• In 2004, Chloë Grace Moretz started her professional acting career.

• Grace’s first film role was as Molly in Heart of the Beholder. However, she became more recognised after her second film, The Amityville Horror (2005).

• After The Amityville Horror (2005), Moretz bagged several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a small role in films.

• For her role as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass (2010), she trained with Jackie Chan’s stunt team for three months and did most of her own stunts.

• A clip from Kick-Ass caused controversy because her character, who was only 12, used strong language. However, Chloë Grace Moretz received critical praise for her performance.

• In 2010, Chloë Grace Moretz worked in Let Me In and got praise for playing a young vampire.

• In addition to her work in TV and films, Moretz has participated in numerous photo shoots, including editorials, features, and covers for well-known magazines such as Flaunt, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Jalouse, Marie Claire, Interview, Elle, Love, Crash Magazine, InStyle, and many others.

  

• In 2012, Max Mara’s signature granted her the “Max Mara Face of the Future” award. That same year, Moretz also became the face of American youth clothing retailer Aéropostale, appearing at various events, videos and reports.

• In February 2013, Elle magazine awarded her the “Next Future Icon Award” at the Elle Style Awards gala held in London.

• In 2014, Time magazine named Chloë Grace Moretz one of the “25 Most Influential Teens.”

• In 2016, she became part of the jury for the Tribeca Film Festival’s short film category.

• In 2017, one of her films, I Love You, Daddy, directed by Louis C.K., premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. However, the film didn’t get good reviews after sexual misconduct allegations against Louis C.K.; the film’s release was cancelled.

• In 2018, her film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.

• In 2021, Moretz executive-produced the six-part Snapchat Original series Coming Out, talking to young LGBTQ people. In an interview, Chloë mentioned that,

“I hope it is a show that will help to save lives by sharing what coming out means to each individual – that no single ‘coming out’ story is the same, each one is unique.”

• Grace Moretz and Rina Sawayama, another American actress, founded Godmode Beauty, a cosmetics line that blends beauty, gaming, music, and fashion.

• From 2014 to 2018, Moretz was in a relationship with English model and photographer Brooklyn Beckham.

• Since 2010, her brother Brandon Moretz has served as her business manager, and her other brother Trevor Moretz has been her acting coach. They both accompanied her on trips and press events.

• In 2024, she publicly came out as a gay woman. Moretz has consistently supported LGBTQ equality. Since 2018, she has been in a relationship with female model Kate Harrison.

  

• She also has two gay brothers. In an interview, Moretz mentioned that their coming out was “jarring” to their Baptist community. Initially, the family tried to “pray the gay away” before accepting their identities.

• She identifies as a feminist and has turned down many film roles she found to be overtly sexualized.

• Chloë Grace Moretz is also involved in activism. In 2016, she showed her support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the South Korean show The Brainiacs/Problematic Men.

  

• In July 2016, she appeared as a speaker at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in July 2016, praising Clinton and encouraging young people to vote.

• In the 2024 United States presidential election, Moretz supported Kamala Harris.

• She is a StarPower Ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Los Angeles, California

• In January 2025, Chloë Grace Moretz announced her engagement to Kate Harrison. They got married in August 2025.

• She enjoys a variety of sports, including gymnastics, football, ice hockey, basketball, and ballet. Additionally, she loves to swim. Moretz is an avid fan of the New York Islanders, a team in the National Hockey League (NHL).

• Moretz is an avid dog and cat lover. She once owned a dog named Salem and a cat named Zoe.