Demi Gene Moore ( də-MEE; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Moore became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. She has received numerous accolades, including nominations for a Primetime Emmy and three Golden Globe Awards.
Moore began her career as a model and joined the cast of the soap opera General Hospital in 1981. 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 (1985), and About Last Night... (1986). She emerged a star with her portrayal of a grieving artist in the romance film Ghost (1990), had further box office success in A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Disclosure (1994), voiced Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and received a then-unprecedented $12.5 million to star in Striptease (1996).
Moore's output decreased significantly after The Scarlet Letter (1995), The Juror (1996), and G.I. Jane (1997) fell below commercial expectations. She has since held sporadic leading roles in arthouse films, as well as supporting roles in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Bobby (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), and Margin Call (2011). She received renewed critical recognition for her performance as a fading celebrity in the body horror film The Substance (2024). On television, she starred in If These Walls Could Talk (1996), directed a segment of Five (2011), had a guest arc in Empire (2015–2017), and played Ann Woodward in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024).
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. She was married to Ashton Kutcher from 2005 to 2013. Her memoir Inside Out (2019) became a New York Times Best Seller.
