Demi Moore

Demi Moore was born 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her fatherCharles Harmonleft her motherVirginia Guynes(née King) before Demi was born. Her stepfather Danny Guynes didn't add much stability to her life either. He frequently changed jobs and made the family move a total of 40 times. The parents kept on drinking, arguing and beating, until Guynes finally committed suicide. Demi quit school at the age of 16 to work as a pin-up girl. At 18 she married rock musicianFreddy Moore;the marriage lasted four years. At 19 she became a regular on the soap operaGeneral Hospital (1963).From the first salaries she started partying and sniffing cocaine. That lasted more than 3 years, until directorJoel Schumacherthreatened to fire her from the set ofSt. Elmo's Fire (1985)when she turned up high. She got a withdrawal treatment and returned clean after a week, and stayed clean. With determination and a skill for publicity stunts, like the nude appearance on cover of Vanity Fair while pregnant, she made her way to fame. Since the huge commercial success ofGhost (1990)and the controversial picturesIndecent Proposal (1993)andDisclosure (1994)she's one of Hollywood's most sought-after and most expensive actresses.