Cinderella ain't got nothing on Joey King. The actress was just nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy for her performance as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in Hulu's The Act .
In the show, she nailed Gypsy Rose, who famously asked her boyfriend, Nick Godejohn , to murder her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard , to be . This came after years of Gypsy being abused by her mother, who suffered from Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy . (FYI, the real Gypsy Blanchard is currently serving 10 years in prison for second-degree murder.)
If you've seen the show, you were probably left shook by Joey King's performance. And if you haven't yet, now's the time because you can bet this is just the beginning of the talented actress' award-winning career.
But how exactly did Joey King get here? Here's everything you need to know everything her and how she got into acting:
Joey's only 19 (!).
According to IMDb , Joey was born on July 30, 1999, in Los Angeles. (Happy early bday, Joey!) And, since she's still a teenagerokay, a ridiculously talented teenagery0u should expect to see a whole lot of her in the next few years.
She's been acting for a long time.
Joey first got into acting when she was just 4 years old, first with commercials, then starring in a plethora of television shows. She booked her first movie role when she was only 6 years old and has since starred in TV shows like Bent and Fargo, per IMDb .
But it wasn't until 2010's Ramona and Beezusin which she starred alongside Selena Gomezthat Joey got her big break. That set off a wave of other lead movie roles in blockbuster films, including Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Dark Knight Rises, The Boxcar Children, and Netflix's The Kissing Booth.
Joey's family is also into acting.
She comes from a long line of actors, including her grandmother, who was a live theater actress, according to IMDb . Plus, her two older sisters, Hunter King and Kelli King, are also actresses. Guess Joey's talent must be in her genes...
Still haven't seen Joey in The Act? No worries, here's everything you need to know:
She used to date Jacob Elordi.
Joey was famously linked to her Kissing Booth co-star Jacob Elordi during and after shooting the Netflix movie. But, if you take a look at either of their Instagram accounts, they've been wiped clear of any evidence that they were a couple. And, as of now, it appears Joey may be single.
She likes hiking and keeps it real about her diet.
Joey clearly works outI mean, the girl has a six-pack peeking out in this post-hiking pic. But that doesn't mean she's a gym rat. In fact, she told The New Potato in a 2017 interview about her philosophy on food: "As far as diet and exercise go, I try to eat as healthfully as possible, but I dont make myself crazy."
View this post on Instagram Crossed hiking Table Mountain off my bucket list, saw a beautiful sunrise on the way up, and had pancakes for breakfast what a Sunday A post shared by Joey King (@joeyking) on May 19, 2019 at 10:50am PDT
"If Im craving a piece of bread or a bowl of pasta, sometimes I just need to listen to my body and indulge," she continued. "You definitely have to find a balance, though, because eating the right things has incredible health and healing benefits. Its not about how you lookits about taking care of your body so you can be the best you."
She's a spokesperson for Urban Decay makeup.
Early in July 2019, Joey announced she was one of the new faces for Urban Decay's "Pretty Different" campaign, according to People .