Demi Gene Guynes ( ; born November 11, 1962), known professionally as
Demi Moore, is an American actress, filmmaker, former songwriter, and model. Moore dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue an acting career, and appeared in a nude pictorial in
Oui magazine in 1981. After making her film debut later that year, she appeared on the soap opera
General Hospital and subsequently gained recognition for her work in
Blame It on Rio (1984) and
St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her first film to become both a critical and commercial hit was
About Last Night... (1986), which established her as a Hollywood star.