Rumer Willis
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Willis at the Push premiere in Los Angeles in January 2009
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| Born | Rumer Glenn Willis August 16, 1988 Paducah, Kentucky, U.S |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Home town | Hailey, Idaho, U.S |
| Parent(s) | Demi Moore Bruce Willis |
| Relatives | Scout Willis (sister) Tallulah Willis (sister) Mabel Willis (half-sister) Evelyn Willis (half-sister) Ashton Kutcher (ex-stepfather) Emma Heming (stepmother) |
Rumer Glenn Willis (born August 16, 1988)[1] is an American actress and singer. She is the oldest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, stepdaughter of model Emma Heming and former stepdaughter of actor Ashton Kutcher. Willis won season 20 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Early life
She was born in Paducah, Kentucky, while her father, Bruce Willis, was filming In Country. She was named after British author Rumer Godden.[1] Her mother, actress Demi Moore, hired a cameraman to videotape her birth.[2] She has two younger sisters, Scout LaRue Willis (born 1991), and Tallulah Belle Willis (born 1994), as well as two younger paternal half-sisters from her father's marriage to model Emma Heming, Mabel Ray Willis (born 2012) and Evelyn Penn Willis (born 2014).[3]
Raised in Hailey, Idaho,[1] Willis enrolled as a freshman at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. In January 2004, she enrolled as a sophomore at Wildwood Secondary School in Los Angeles, California.[2] She attended the University of Southern California for one semester before dropping out.
Career
In 1995, Willis made her film debut alongside her mother in Now and Then. The following year she appeared in Striptease (1996). She has worked with her father twice: in The Whole Nine Yards in 2000 and Hostage in 2005.
In 2008, Willis ventured into the role of spokesperson for Ocean Pacific.[4] That same year, she was featured in the comedy The House Bunny[5] and the horror film From Within. In 2009, she co-starred in Sorority Row. It was announced she joined the cast of the independent film Wild Cherry, starring opposite Tania Raymonde and Kristin Cavallari.[6]
Willis' television credits include guest appearances on Miss Guided, Army Wives, CSI: NY, Medium, 90210, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Hawaii Five-0 and Workaholics.
In May 2013, it was announced that Willis would portray Zoe, an organizer in a worldwide charity, in the fourth season of Pretty Little Liars.[7]
Rumer gave a standout performance in the film The Odd Way Home where she takes on the gritty role of Maya. Huffington post raves Rumer "delivers an exquisite performance as Maya, a young woman, battered and bruised and at the very end of her rope, who meets Duncan, an autistic young man perfectly portrayed by Chris Marquette. She transforms from a broken and beaten victim into a radiant singer. (www.TheOddWayHome.com)
On September 21, 2015, Rumer will be starring as Roxy in "Chicago" on Broadway.
Dancing with the Stars
On February 24, 2015, Willis was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 20 of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Valentin Chmerkovskiy.[8] Her performance during week 1 earned her the highest score of the night (32 out of 40), and her performance during two rounds of competition in week 8 landed her two perfect scores.[9]
On May 19, 2015, Willis and Chmerkovskiy were crowned the season's champions, winning over singer and actor Riker Lynch and army veteran Noah Galloway who took second and third place, respectively.[10] Willis will join partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy, and other Dancing with the Stars professionals on the 40-city "Dancing with the Stars: Perfect 10 Tour" during the summer of 2015.
- Dancing with the Stars performances
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
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| Inaba | Goodman | Hough | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Take Me to Church" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
| 2 | Cha-cha-cha / "Rumor Has It" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Salsa / "Turn the Beat Around" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Waltz / "Turning Tables" | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba / "Poor Unfortunate Souls" | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Jazz / "Bootylicious" Team Freestyle / "Trouble" |
8 10 |
8 9 |
7 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 7 | Jive / "Dear Future Husband" Foxtrot Dance-Off / "Orange Colored Sky" |
8 Awarded |
9 2 |
9 extra |
9 points |
Last to be called safe |
| 8 | Rumba / "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" Paso doble (Trio Challenge) / "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 9 | Viennese Waltz / "Earned It" Contemporary Fusion / "Theme from Swan Lake, Op. 20" |
10 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
10 - |
Last to be called safe |
| 10 | Foxtrot / "Take Me to Church" Freestyle / "Toxic" Foxtrot & Paso Doble (fusion) / "Big Jet Plane" |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
Winner |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Now and Then | Angela Albertson | Credited as Willa Glen |
| 1996 | Striptease | Angela Grant | Credited as Willa Glen |
| 2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Girl running between Jimmy and Oz | |
| 2005 | Hostage | Amanda Talley | |
| 2008 | From Within | Natalie | |
| 2008 | The House Bunny | Joanne | |
| 2008 | Streak | Drea | Short film |
| 2008 | Whore | Smoking girl | |
| 2009 | Wild Cherry | Katelyn Chase | |
| 2009 | Sorority Row | Ellie Morris | |
| 2012 | Six Letter Word | Zoe | Short film |
| 2012 | The Diary of Preston Plummer | Kate Cather | |
| 2013 | The Ganzfeld Experiment | Lucky | |
| 2013 | The Odd Way Home | Maya | Completed |
| 2014 | Return to Sender | Post-production | |
| 2014 | There's Always Woodstock | Emily | |
| 2015 | The Escort | Dana | |
| 2016 | Hello Again | Emily | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Miss Guided | Shawna | Episode: "Frenemies" |
| 2008 | Army Wives | Renee Talbott | Episode: "Transitions" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Mackendra Taylor | Episode: "My Name Is Mac Taylor" |
| 2009 | Medium | Bethany Simmons | Episode: "The First Bite Is the Deepest" |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Heather | Episode: "Knocked Up, Who's There?" |
| 2009–2010 | 90210 | Gia Mannetti | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Workaholics | Lisa | Episode: "True Dromance" |
| 2012–2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sabrina Lane | 2 episodes |
| 2013, 2015 | Pretty Little Liars | Zoe | Recurring |
| 2015 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself / Contestant | Season 20 |
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (US) winners Season 20 (Spring 2015 with Valentin Chmerkovskiy) |
Succeeded by Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough |
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- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Kentucky
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- American film actresses
- American people of German descent
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- Living people
- People from Paducah, Kentucky
- People from McCracken County, Kentucky
- People from Blaine County, Idaho
