There’s a reason a Joey King search can feel like three different people: a Netflix rom-com lead, a true-crime Emmy nominee, and a voice in a family animation franchise. This guide separates the confirmed facts from the gossip, including her age, marriage, movies, and the health and appearance questions that keep showing up online.
Born: July 30, 1999 ·
Breakthrough: Ramona and Beezus (2010) ·
Animated voice: Poppy in Despicable Me 4 ·
Notable TV role: Gypsy Rose in The Act ·
Husband: Steven Piet (married 2023)
Quick snapshot
- Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth trilogy (Netflix Tudum)
- Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for The Act (Us Weekly) (Netflix Tudum)
- Married filmmaker Steven Piet in 2023 (TheCityCeleb biography) (Netflix Tudum)
- No reliable source confirms cosmetic surgery; styling and roles explain many changes.
- Exact height is not documented in the supplied profiles.
- Specific wig details for The Kissing Booth 3 lack an on-record interview here.
- 2018: The Kissing Booth premiered on Netflix (Netflix Tudum)
- 2022: The Princess (IMDb filmography)
- 2024: Uglies arrived in September (What’s on Netflix)
- A Family Affair with Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron arrived in 2024 (Netflix)
- Her pattern points to more streaming leads and voice work.
The takeaway: her public image is always one role behind.
Six facts from the record, one pattern: each career phase adds a new genre, and the questions follow.
| Label | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1999 |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, California |
| First major role | Ramona Quimby in Ramona and Beezus |
| Known for | The Kissing Booth, The Act, The Princess, Despicable Me 4 |
| Husband | Steven Piet, married 2023 |
| Hair reality | Not a natural redhead; color and wigs are part of role styling |
Are Joey King and Jacob Elordi still together?
No, but the question has a clear source: The Kissing Booth made King and Elordi a screen couple in 2018, and the pairing stayed in search results long after the franchise ended. King married Steven Piet in 2023, according to TheCityCeleb’s biography.
The personal timeline is not a mystery anymore. The Kissing Booth chapter belongs to the Netflix era; Piet is the partner named in her current record.
King was 18 when The Kissing Booth premiered; by 2023, her husband is Steven Piet, not Jacob Elordi.
The romantic narrative follows her screen pairings, not the other way around. The records settle the timeline.
Who voices Poppy in Despicable Me 4?
Joey King voices Poppy in Despicable Me 4. That role appears in IMDb’s filmography for King, alongside live-action projects that include The Act, The Princess, and A Family Affair.
The quickest way to see her range is to sort her credits by tone rather than by year: rom-com, true crime, action, animation.
What are Joey King’s most popular movies and TV shows?
- The Kissing Booth trilogy — Elle Evans (Netflix Tudum)
- The Act — Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Hulu’s series page)
- The Princess — the title role (IMDb)
- A Family Affair — Zara Ford, with Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron (Netflix’s page)
- We Were the Lucky Ones — Halina Kurc (Hulu’s series page)
- Uglies — Tally Youngblood (What’s on Netflix)
The streaming split is simple: The Kissing Booth trilogy, A Family Affair, and Uglies are the Netflix titles; The Act, The Princess, and We Were the Lucky Ones are Hulu’s side of her résumé.
Why does Joey King look different?
Most of the “why does she look different” question is a styling story, not a scandal. King has played characters with very different hair and makeup—Elle’s high-contrast red waves, Gypsy’s blunt cut, Poppy’s animated look—and those images are what surface in a search.
No reliable source in this profile confirms cosmetic surgery. According to the available coverage, the visible changes track with roles, wigs, and the normal process of growing up in front of cameras.
Appearance rumors are usually really questions about acting: the more convincing the transformation, the more viewers ask if something changed behind the scenes.
The catch: each transformation adds a new genre and the questions follow.
Is Joey King a natural redhead?
- No—she is not a natural redhead, and red-haired roles such as Elle used a mix of dye and wigs.
Did Joey King wear a wig in The Kissing Booth 3?
- Not confirmed in the sources used here. The shooting overlap between The Act and the Kissing Booth sequels makes wig and length changes likely, but an on-record interview would be needed to confirm that specific detail.
How tall is Joey King really?
- No height is confirmed in the supplied source set.
What condition does Joey King have?
The short answer: she doesn’t. The condition belongs to the character.
In Hulu’s The Act, King plays Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose mother claims she has leukemia, asthma, and muscular dystrophy. The pattern is recognizes as factitious disorder imposed on another, formerly called Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
What condition does Gypsy Rose have in The Act?
- Gypsy’s mother claimed she had leukemia, asthma, and muscular dystrophy.
- The broader dynamics is factitious disorder imposed on another.
Does Joey King have that condition in real life?
- No source establishes that. She is an actress playing a role, per Hulu’s series page.
Searching “Joey King condition” often produces results about Gypsy Rose. The distinction matters: a celebrated performance is not a personal medical record.
The condition confusion stems from character identification, not fact.
Is Joey King nice in real life?
“Nice” is a reputation question, not a lab result, but King has built a public record that reads as warm and professional. She posts birthday notes on Instagram, keeps a rotation of studio collaborators, and handles the child-to-adult transition in interviews without a scandal narrative attached.
The age facts anchor this section: born July 30, 1999, she was 18 when The Kissing Booth premiered in 2018. That makes her part of the post-2000 generation who grew up on camera, which is exactly why the “nice” question exists.
What did co-stars and interviewers say about Joey King?
- Public profiles and franchise coverage describe King as professional and collaborative.
- No verified co-star feud appears in the supplied sources.
She is part of a cohort of actors who made the jump from teen fare to serious work; for comparisons, see our profiles Kristen Stewart: Biography, Diagnosis, Relationships, and Movies and Emma Stone: Biography, Health & Awards Guide.
Joey King career timeline
- — Born in Los Angeles on July 30 (Wikipedia profile)
- — Starred as Ramona Quimby in Ramona and Beezus (Us Weekly)
- — The Kissing Booth premiered on Netflix (Netflix Tudum)
- — Played Gypsy Rose in Hulu’s The Act (Hulu series page)
- — Starred in The Princess (IMDb)
- — Married Steven Piet (TheCityCeleb biography)
- — Voiced Poppy in Despicable Me 4 and starred in Uglies (IMDb and What’s on Netflix)
The pattern: King keeps choosing roles that force a visible reset, so the timeline reads like a list of different actors until you look at the credits.
The common thread: consistency: the projects change, the sources stay credible, and the performance range is the real story. For a generation of viewers, Joey King is the rare actor who turned childhood stardom into a genre-hopping adult career without a tabloid collapse. For fans deciding what to watch next, the choice is clear: pick the genre you least expect, because that is usually the project where she changes the picture again.
What’s confirmed vs. still unclear
Confirmed
- Born July 30, 1999 (Wikipedia)
- Breakthrough in Ramona and Beezus (Us Weekly)
- Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth trilogy (Netflix Tudum)
- Gypsy Rose in The Act (Hulu)
- Married Steven Piet in 2023 (TheCityCeleb)
Still unclear
- Cosmetic surgery rumors
- Exact height
- Wig in The Kissing Booth 3
- King’s personal health status
- The real meaning of “nice”
Quotes from the record
King played Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth (2018).
Netflix Tudum
King portrayed Gypsy Rose Blanchard in Hulu’s limited series The Act (2019).
Hulu series page
King starred in The Princess (2022).
IMDb filmography
The common thread across those records is consistency: the projects change, the sources stay credible, and the performance range is the real story. For a generation of viewers, Joey King is the rare actor who turned childhood stardom into a genre-hopping adult career without a tabloid collapse. For fans deciding what to watch next, the choice is clear: pick the genre you least expect, because that is usually the project where she changes the picture again.
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Frequently asked questions
Where was Joey King born?
Los Angeles, California, according to her Wikipedia profile.
Does Joey King have siblings who act?
Public biography pages cover her family, but the verified facts in this guide do not name sibling acting credits beyond that page.
What Was Joey King’s first major film role?
Ramona Quimby in Ramona and Beezus, per Us Weekly’s profile.
Did Joey King shave her head for The Act?
No reliable confirmation appears in the supplied sources.
How many The Kissing Booth movies are there?
Three, completing the principal trilogy, according to Netflix Tudum.
Is Joey King active on social media?
Yes, she uses Instagram for birthday posts and project updates, per Us Weekly’s profile.
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Noah Gagnon is Senior Reporter at Toronto Post, covering breaking Canadian news, municipal affairs and community stories.