Joey King
A performer who grew up on camera, delivering a chilling, Emmy-nominated portrayal of a real-life crime story.
Born 1999 (age 27)·American actress·Birthday: July 30·Generation Z
Biography
Joey King began acting as a child, appearing in commercials and small film roles. She held her own alongside bigger stars in family films, but it was the Netflix teen romance 'The Kissing Booth' series that made her a global name for a generation. She deliberately shattered that sweet image with her transformative role as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in the Hulu series 'The Act', delivering a performance of unsettling vulnerability and calculation that announced her as a serious dramatic actor. King continues to navigate between mainstream projects and complex character work, shaping a career on her own terms.
Generation Z
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Joey was born in 1999, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Joey Was Born
The biggest hits of 1999
#1 Movie
Star Wars: Episode I
Best Picture
American Beauty
#1 TV Show
ER
Joey's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1999Born
Columbine shooting; Y2K panic builds
Gas: $1.17/galHome: $113,900Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Believe" — CherBest Picture: American Beauty
2004Started school
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2012Became a teenager
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2015Could drive
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2017Could vote
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2020Turned 21
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2026Age 27 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in 'The Act' (2019).
- Starred as the lead in the 'The Kissing Booth' film trilogy, which became a major streaming phenomenon for Netflix.
- Played a young Talia al Ghul in 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012).
- Voiced the character Bia in the Disney animated film 'Raya and the Last Dragon' (2021).
Did You Know?
She is the older sister of actors Hunter King and Kelli King.
She provided the voice for the little girl in the 'Horton Hears a Who!' (2008) animated film.
She was a series regular on the FX horror anthology 'Fargo' in its fourth season.
She began her career at age four with a role in a Life cereal commercial.
“I'm not just the girl from The Kissing Booth; I'm an actress who can do anything.”
