Joey King started acting professionally when she was four years old. A national spot for Life Cereal was Joey's first commercial. It has been said that Joey inherited the love of acting from her grandmother who used to perform in live theater. She has appeared in several television shows and movies of the week, _"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" . Joey has spoken to many schools and Boys and Girls Clubs on the importance of making a positive difference in the world, even if you are young. She attends and contributes to many charities and you can often find her helping her grandmother deliver food to the elderly through Meals on Wheels when she is not working. Joey's performances have earned her outstanding critical reviews from such critics as Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times, and Amy Biancolli of the San Francisco Chronicle. Joey has said she feels like the luckiest person in the world to be able to do what she loves and be surrounded by people she loves!
Younger sister of Kelli King and Hunter King.
Received a pet pig from Jay Leno that she named JayJay, during an appearance on The Tonight Show for her 11th birthday in 2010.
She appeared in her first film, Grace (2006/III) , when she was 6 years old.
Kings first lead role was in the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus , an adaption of the Beverly Cleary book series, starring as Ramona Quimby opposite Selena Gomez as her older sister, Beezus Quimby. She also released a single for the movie called "Ramona Blue".
Joey started acting when she was four. Her first job was a commercial for Life cereal.
Her favorite television series is "Greys Anatomy" .
Spiderman is her favorite fictional superhero. Shes seen all the "Spiderman" movies.
Shes most proud of raising money by making bracelets, and walking for the Relay For Life for the American Cancer Society.
According to Joey, her greatest accomplishment is doing a performance of sign language songs at the Ronald Reagan Library.
Became great friends with Selena Gomez while filming Ramona and Beezus . They became so close, that Joey says Selena is her sister in real life too.
Kings first commercial was a national spot for Life. Since then, she has completed over 104 commercials including national campaigns for Eggo and Walmart. She then appeared in her first film, Grace, shot when she was six years old.
Her favorite television series is "Greys Anatomy" . Joey said she would love to guest star on the show one day.
Joey loves to watch UFC fights with her dad.
Likes Zac Efron.
She was named after her grandfather Joseph.
Did her own stunts in Quarantine .
She and her sister, Kelli, wrote a song called "Ramona Blue" when they heard Joey booked the movie Ramona and Beezus . Joey then recorded the song.
Her favorite movie is Finding Nemo .
Had a lot of fun while working on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , because its her favorite movie series.
Loves UFC champion, Chuck Liddell. She played his daughter in an episode of "Entourage".
Has two dogs, Charlie and Angel. They are, according to her, opposites.
Got her ears pierced for her 10th birthday.
For Battle Los Angeles she got to wear a full body harness. For the stunt she was repelled down a 40 feet drop with a free fall the last 10 feet.
Her favorite Drew Barrymore movie is 50 First Dates .
As mentioned, has done national commercials for Life cereal. She has also done them for AT&T and McDonalds.
Was the official spokesperson for D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day in 2010. That same year she recorded the song "Ramona Blue" with her sister, with proceeds going to the charity First Book.
In 2011, received a Young Artist Award (Best Performance in a Feature Film, Leading Young Actress 10 and Under) for her portrayal of beloved book heroine Ramona Quimby in the film Ramona and Beezus .
Mother is Jamie King.
Her great Aunt Frances follows her acting career religiously and is very proud of her and her sisters.
Her father Terry has been an arm-wrestling champion and was a consultant in this capacity for Sylvester Stallone.
She is left-handed.
I am such a big fan of Batman.
I love my house. I love my family. I love my animals.
I love Disneyland because the teacups are so awesome. But California,Adventure is the best.
You have to show the character is confused or scared or happy through,your voice instead of with your face and body.
You have to keep going and pursue your dreams.
You have to keep going and pursue your dreams. .
