Bio
Joey King is an American child actress best known for her starring role as Ramona Quimby in Ramona and Beezus, the 2010 adaption of Beverly Cleary's book series with the same title.
She also starred as Charlie, Alex's (Amanda Peet) 10-year-old daughter who seems wiser than her years, in the sitcom Bent, in 2012.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, King began her career at age four when she booked several national commercials for brands including AT&T, Eggo, Life Cereal and McDonalds. She was soon making the television show rounds, and by the age of six had appeared on CSI, Entourage and Medium.
King appeared in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and the 3D fantasy picture Oz: The Great and Powerful, helmed by Sam Raimi, in which she portrays the role of China Girl.
Other film credits include Crazy, Stupid, Love, the sci-fi action film Battle Los Angeles directed by Jonathan Liebesman, and as Ramona Quimby in the family movie Ramona & Beezus, sharing the screen with Selena Gomez.
In addition to her work in front of the camera, King has lent her vocal talents to the hit animated feature films Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
When she's not acting, King enjoys spending time with family and taking care of her pets, including a pig she received from Jay Leno on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.