Chloe East

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Chloe East
Chloe East at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg
East at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 (age 23)
San Clemente, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Ethan Precourt
​
(m. 2021)​

Chloe East (born February 16, 2001 [1] ) is an American actress and dancer. [2] She started her career as a child actress, appearing in two 2013 episodes of True Blood . She starred as Willow Pierce in the first season of Ice , as Reese in the single season of Kevin (Probably) Saves the World , and as Naomi in Generation . She played Monica Sherwood in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans (2022), and Sister Paxton in the 2024 religious horror film Heretic.

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Early life and education

East was born in 2001 in San Clemente, California. [3] She has two brothers. [3] [4] She began dancing at age two, [5] and has won many awards as a dancer. [6] [ better source needed ] East grew up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but she is not currently a practicing member. [7]

Career

East began modeling at age 9, and at 11 she started acting in the HBO television series True Blood . [8] [9] Other credits include Jessica Darling in the film adaptation of Jessica Darling's IT List, [9] and the recurring role of Val on Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie . In 2016, East was cast as Willow Pierce in the first season of the Audience Network drama television series Ice . [10] [11]

In March 2017, East was cast as Reese, the niece to Kevin, in the ABC drama television series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World , [12] which aired in the 2017–2018 television season. In mid-2018, she was cast in the dancing film Next Level , [13] which was released in 2019. In 2020, she appeared as Jenna in the film The Wolf of Snow Hollow . [14] In 2021, East was cast in the Steven Spielberg coming-of-age drama film The Fabelmans , [15] which was released in 2022. Her character, Monica Sherwood, who becomes the girlfriend of the protagonist Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) during the film's second half, was created for the film as a fictional high school girlfriend for Spielberg, whom the character of Sammy is based on. [16] The same year, she was cast in the upcoming film Going Places. [17] In September 2022, East wrapped filming on the upcoming family comedy film Popular Theory . [18]

In 2024, she starred in the horror film Heretic alongside Hugh Grant and Sophia Thatcher. She and Thatcher play Mormon missionaries who enter the house of Grant's character, who makes them question their faith and terrorizes them. Both East and Thatcher were raised Mormon, which the film's co-director Scott Beck cited as bringing credibility to their roles. [19] [20]

Personal life

East married Ethan Precourt in October 2021. [21] [22]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Next Level Lucy Rizzo
2020 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Jenna Marshall
2022 The Fabelmans Monica Sherwood
2024 Popular Theory Ari Page
2024 Heretic Sister Paxton
2025 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey TBAPost-production
TBA At the Sea TBAPost-production
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 True Blood 11 Year Old Faerie Girl #3Episodes: "You're No Good", "At Last"
2016–2017 Liv and Maddie Val WishartRecurring role (season 4), 8 episodes
2016–2017 Ice Willow GreenMain role (season 1) [10]
2017–2018 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Reese CabreraMain role
2021 Generation Naomi16 episodes
2024 No Good Deed Emily MorganUpcoming series

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References

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  2. ↑ Ceylan Kumbarji (July 8, 2016). "5 QUESTIONS FOR… CHLOE EAST". Taylormagazine.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
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  7. ↑ Means, Sean (November 4, 2024). "Makers of 'Heretic' say their thriller breaks stereotypes about Latter-day Saint missionaries". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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  12. ↑ Denise Petski (March 8, 2017). "'The Gospel Of Kevin': India de Beaufort, Dustin Ybarra & Chloe East Join ABC Light Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  13. ↑ Amanda N'Duka (July 24, 2018). "'Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak, Lauren Orlando, Emily Skinner & More Taking It To The 'Next Level'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ Peter Debruge (October 6, 2020). "'The Wolf of Snow Hollow' Review: Robert Forster's Last Film Awkwardly Faces the Monster Within". Variety . Retrieved October 5, 2022.
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  20. ↑ "'Heretic' stars Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher discuss their Mormon upbringing: 'I wish I didn't know it so well'". EW.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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