Demi Moore (born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. A leading actress in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she was the world’s highest-paid actress by 1995. Moore’s accolades include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
Moore’s most successful film to date is the supernatural romantic melodrama Ghost, which grossed over US$505 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing film of 1990, as well as the most rented videocassette of 1991. The love scene between her and Patrick Swayze that starts in front of a potter’s wheel to the sound of “Unchained Melody” has become an iconic moment in cinema history. She started fashion trends with her uncharacteristically gamine look, and legions of women emulated the short haircut she sported throughout the film.
In 1991 Moore starred in the horror comedy Nothing but Trouble, co-produced and appeared in the mystery thriller Mortal Thoughts, and played a blonde for the first time in the romantic comedy The Butcher’s Wife. All three films were commercial disappointments, but Moore sustained her A-list status with her starring roles in A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Disclosure (1994)—all of which opened at No. 1 at the box office and were blockbuster hits.
By 1995 Moore was the highest paid actress. However, she subsequently had a string of unsuccessful films starting with The Scarlet Letter (1995), a “freely adapted” version of the historical romance novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which her portrayal of Hester Prynne was met with harsh criticism. The coming-of-age drama Now and Then (1995) found moderate box office success. Moore was paid a record-breaking salary of US$12.5 million in 1996 to star in Striptease. Much hoopla was made over Moore’s willingness to dance topless for the part, though this was the sixth time she had shown her breasts on film. The film opened to overwhelmingly negative reviews with Moore’s performance being criticized. It was a moderate financial success, grossing US$113 million worldwide, and Moore received the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. Moore starred in the thriller The Juror (1996). It was a box office bomb and was heavily panned by critics.
Moore produced and starred in a controversial miniseries for HBO called If These Walls Could Talk (1996), a three-part anthology about abortion alongside Sissy Spacek and Cher. Its screenwriter, Nancy Savoca, directed two segments, including one in which Moore played a widowed nurse in the early 1950s seeking a back-alley abortion. For the film, Moore received two Golden Globe nominations: Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. Also in 1996, she provided the speaking voice of the beautiful Esmeralda in Disney’s animated adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Moore shaved her head to play the first woman to undergo training in the Navy SEALs in G.I. Jane (1997). Budgeted at US$50 million, the film was a moderate commercial success, with a worldwide gross of US$97.1 million.
During the production of G.I. Jane, it was reported that Moore had ordered studio chiefs to charter two planes for her entourage and her, which reinforced her negative reputation for being a diva—she had previously turned down the Sandra Bullock role in While You Were Sleeping because the studio refused to meet her salary demands, and was dubbed “Gimme Moore” by the media. Moore took on the role of an ultrapious Jewish convert psychiatrist in Deconstructing Harry, also in 1997.
Here’s a selection of 25 amazing portraits of Demi Moore when she was young in the 1990s:
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