Kathleen Janette Moretz is known for being the older sister of an American actress Chloë Grace Moretz. Unfortunately, Kathleen could not live more than one day as she died the next day of her birth on 2 February 1988. At 25, Kathleen’s younger sister Chloe won several awards and accolades for her mature and praiseworthy performances in films and TV shows. Among several awards she has won include MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People’s Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards. She hit the limelight when she appeared as Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass in 2010. Her performance was critically acclaimed, as many projects landed in her hand. The horror film Let Me In was another hit movie, in which she appeared as a child vampire.
Kathleen’s Family Background
Kathleen was born on 1 February 1988 to Teri Duke, a nurse practitioner, and Dr. McCoy “Mac” Moretz, a plastic surgeon. Unfortunately, she died the next on 2 February 1988. Kathleen has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan, and a younger sister, Chloe. Kathleen’s sister Chloë Grace Moretz was born on February 10, 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia. Chloë became interested in acting when moved to New York City in 2002 with her mother and brother Trevor, to study at Professional Performing Arts School.
Being quite active on social media, she has more than 21 million followers on Instagram and over 2.7 million followers on Twitter. She keeps her fans apprised of her whereabouts by sharing her photos frequently.
Kathleen’s Career
Kathleen’s sister Chloë Grace Moretz started her acting career as a child artist at 12 by appearing in the supernatural horror film The Amityville Horror in 2005, which was followed by the drama series Desperate Housewives (2006–07), the supernatural horror film The Eye (2008), the drama film The Poker House (2008), the drama series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–08), the romantic comedy film 500 Days of Summer (2009) and the children’s comedy film Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010). Her notable movies include historical adventure Hugo (2011), Tim Burton’s horror comedy Dark Shadows (2012), and satirical sitcom 30 Rock (2011-2013).
She also appeared in Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass 2 (2013), mystery thriller Dark Places (2015), the science fiction action The 5th Wave (2016), the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and played the role of Carrie White in the supernatural horror Carrie (2013).
Award-winning drama Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), the teen romantic drama If I Stay (2014), and the vigilante action film The Equalizer (2014) are credited to Chloe.
Kathleen’s Family Net Worth
Born into an affluent family undeniably Kathleen would have a comfortable life, and would be an heir of decent wealth, had she lived longer. Her sister Chloe, has earned a considerable amount of wealth from her acting career. The 25 years old actress owns a net worth of $12 million. Before buying a home in Studio City, California for $3.4 million in February 2016, Chloe lived with her parents at a rented home in Bel-Air for $10,000 per month. She is also a legal heir to the Moretz hosiery business which her parents bought out for $350 million in 2011. Chloe was featured in Time magazine as one of the most influential teens in 2014.
