This rising star had a hard childhood because her mother was a chronic drinker and sold her for a few hundred dollars.

Through it all, she was able to have a great career and is now a mother of three daughters.

Some facts about the actress Demi Moore’s past She was born on November 11, 1962, and her given name is Gene Guynes.

Her real father, Air Force Airman Charles Harmon Sr., left her mother Virginia King after they had been married for only two months

By the time she was born, her parents were no longer together. When she was three months old, her mother married Dan Guynes, who sold ads in newspapers. Because they were hired and fired so often, they had to move more than once, just like her dad did.

At age 12, she had two surgeries on both eyes to fix her serious strabismus. She had kidney disease as well, and when she was thirteen, she found out the truth about her real father. In her teens, she left her mother and moved in with her grandmother.

Demi Moore worked as a model for the Elite Modeling Agency and went to Fairfax High School until her junior year, when she dropped out. She married artist Freddy Moore in 1981 and took his last name for the rest of her successful creative career. Luckily, her big break came in the same year she got married.

She began acting in 1981, first in the TV show “General Hospital” and then in the movie “Choices.” After that, she was in movies like 1984’s “Blame It on Rio” and “No Small Affair.” After acting in “St. Elmo’s Fire” in 1985, she became better known.

The next year, Demi’s career took a positive turn when she released “About Last Night.” Still, “Ghost,” Jerry Zucker’s romance fantasy thriller from 1990, is her most well-known movie. The actress became well-known after roles in “A Few Good Men,” “Indecent Proposal,” and “Disclosure.”

Her role in “Striptease” put her at the top of the pay scale in Hollywood in 1995. She did well in her job, but her marriage to Freddy didn’t last long—only five years.

Her role in “Striptease” put her at the top of the pay scale in Hollywood in 1995. She did well in her job, but her marriage to Freddy didn’t last long—only five years.

She married Bruce Willis in 1987, and the two of them became one of the most famous couples until they split up in 2000. They had three children: Tallulah Belle, Scout LaRue, and Rumer Glenn. After her split from Bruce in 2005, she got married for the third time.

The star’s marriage to Ashton Kutcher crashed in 2013. Demi said she had a miscarriage in the sixth month of her pregnancy, but she didn’t have any more children with the younger star.

Demi’s honest book came out on September 24, 2019. The book “Inside Out” talked about her hard childhood, the problems she faced, and how strong she was. Her difficult childhood was one of the things she wrote about in her autobiography, which became a number one hit right away in the New York Times.

Demi and her mother’s relationship
In the book, the actress wrote about her youth and said that both of her parents were alcoholic and that she grew up in a home where there were fights, cheating, and many moves. That was when Demi’s mother tried to kill herself. When she was 12, Demi had to stop her from overdosing.

Demi had to take away the medicines her mother was trying to take while her father held her lips open. There were a lot of things like that that happened. She realized that Dan Guynes, the man she had thought of as her father, was not really her biological father when she found their marriage license when she was thirteen.

When she asked her mother if Dan was her father, she told her a lie. Demi asked her aunt in Texas when she would be there, and her aunt finally invited Demi’s real father to stay. Virginia never meant for her daughter to know who her real father is.

Demi understood that her mother had wanted to protect her, but she also felt lied to by everyone but herself. As a girl, Virginia took her to clubs so that guys would notice them. Her mother firing her when she was fifteen was another very stressful event that changed her forever as a teenager. Virginia is said to have sold her to a friend, who then raped her.

When the actress talked to Diane Sawyer of “Good Morning America” about her book, she said that the man told her about the $500 he gave her teenage mother to be with her. Even though the situation was terrible, she doesn’t think her mother sold her.

She did, however, say that her mother put her in danger by letting a man touch her body. She did know that Virginia couldn’t protect her, though. After a while, Demi had her own kids and found it hard to raise them well.

Demi as Mother: What Kind?
Demi discussed her rough upbringing and mother-daughter relationship on many TV appearances after her book’s release. She remembered taking care of her mother after Dan and Virginia split.

Her mother was an alcoholic, making caregiving tough. Two years after Demi and her mother divorced, her 37-year-old stepfather committed suicide. Only his suicide worsened Virginia’s alcoholism.

When Demi left paid therapy in 1990, she cut ties with her mother. The actress reconciled with Virginia before her 1998 cancer death.

Tallulah, the actress’s daughter, had a strained relationship with her mother like the actress did. Tallulah and Demi’s strained relationship began following her marriage to Ashton.

Mother and daughter had trouble communicating. The actress’s addiction and dependence on Ashton made Tallulah feel abandoned.

Rumer and Scout leaving left Tallulah feeling even more abandoned. It seemed the actress had forgotten and ceased loving her. Tallulah posted on Instagram on Mother’s Day 2020 that she hadn’t spoken to Demi in almost three years, making it even more heartbreaking.

Tallulah had “a metamorphosis of inward self-reflection,” and her forgiveness allowed them to finish their separation. Demi is important to her since that she and her famous mother have reconciled.

She often imagined her connection with a 26-year-old Demi if they had met. Tallulah thought they would have laughed, but she now “revel[ed] in all that” her mother had and is teaching her.

“I understand where you came from and what this day means.”

She closed her speech by appreciating her mother’s flaws and stating she loved the actress “eternally.” Demi had her kids review the book’s draft and provide recommendations, but none changed it.

Scout was proud of the actress for finally reflecting after so long in survival mode. The star’s daughter said Demi’s memoir showed her confidence.

The book brought back embarrassing memories for the three siblings, who have also struggled with substance misuse and body issues. Scout said the book challenged them since their mother shared her most vulnerable and sad parts of her life.

The book gave Rumer more background about their mother. She felt that kids thought their parents were gods but understood they were humans as they grew up.

Demi and her kids are closer than ever. They were quarantined together during the coronavirus outbreak due of their closeness. Bruce, his wife, and children were family. In a February 2023 statement, they backed Bruce in his 2022 aphasia struggle, showing their mixed family unity.