Demi Moore

Moore in 2011, Helga Esteb/ Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 11, 1962

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Demi Moore is an American actress, model, filmmaker, and songwriter. One of the biggest stars of the 1990s, her roles include the films Parasite 3D (1982), Blame It on Rio, No Small Affair, St. Elmo’s Fire, About Last Night… (1986), One Crazy Summer, The Seventh Sign, We’re No Angels (1989), Ghost, Nothing but Trouble, Mortal Thoughts, The Butcher’s Wife, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, The Scarlet Letter, Now and Then (1995), The Juror, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Striptease (1996), G.I. Jane, Deconstructing Harry, Passion of Mind, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Bobby (2006), Mr. Brooks, The Joneses, Another Happy Day, Margin Call, Rough Night, Corporate Animals, Songbird, and The Substance, the made-for-tv movie If These Walls Could Talk, and the series General Hospital, Tales from the Crypt, Empire, and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.

Demi is the daughter of Beverley/Beverly Virginia (King) and Charles Foster Harmon, a U.S. Air Force airman. Her father had left Demi’s mother before Demi was born. Demi was raised by her mother and stepfather, Dan Guynes, a newspaper advertising salesman. The family moved frequently. Demi has three children with her former husband, actor Bruce Willis, including actress Rumer Willis. Her surname is from her first husband, musician Freddy Moore.

Most of Demi’s recent ancestors were born in the U.S., specifically, for the most part, the American South, with many of her traceable foreign-born ancestors being English and Scottish.

Demi is a follower of Kabbalah.

Demi’s paternal grandfather was named Clarence Lamar Harmon. Clarence was born in LaGrange, Georgia.

Demi’s paternal grandmother was named Ruth Minnie Compton. Ruth was born in Alabama.

Demi’s maternal grandfather was William Marshall “Bill” King (the son of Edward McDowell “Mack” King and Blanche Campbell). William was born in Texas or Johnston County, Oklahoma. Blanche was the daughter of John Alexander Campbell and Betty LaVelle Carr.

Demi’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Marie Metcalf (the daughter of John Carrol Metcalf and Effie May Graves). Elizabeth was born in Elida, New Mexico, and was raised on a farm. John was the son of Warner William Metcalf, Jr. and Martha Catherine Gunn. Effie was the daughter of George Aaron Graves and Elizabeth “Bettie” Childers.

Sources: Genealogy of Demi Moore – http://gw.geneanet.org

Biography of Demi Moore – http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk

Genealogies of Demi’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Demi Moore (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Demi’s maternal grandfather, William Marshall King, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Demi’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Marie Metcalf, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org