Trivia

Her father Terry has been an arm-wrestling champion and was a consultant in this capacity for Sylvester Stallone.

For Battle Los Angeles (2011) she got to wear a full body harness. For the stunt, she rappelled down a 40-foot drop with a free fall the last 10 feet.

Did her own stunts in Quarantine (2008).

She's most proud of raising money by making bracelets, and walking for the Relay For Life for the American Cancer Society.

Received a pet pig from Jay Leno that she named JayJay, during an appearance on The Tonight Show for her 11th birthday in 2010.

Became great friends with Selena Gomez while filming Ramona and Beezus (2010). They became so close, that Joey says Selena is her sister in real life too.

She was named after her grandfather Joseph.

She has shaved her head four times for roles that required it, The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Wish I Was Here (2014) and The Act (2019).

Joey started acting when she was four. Her first job was a commercial for Life cereal.

In 2011, received a Young Artist Award (Best Performance in a Feature Film, Leading Young Actress 10 and Under) for her portrayal of beloved book heroine Ramona Quimby in the film Ramona and Beezus (2010).

Her favorite movie is Finding Nemo (2003).

She appeared in her first film, Grace (2006), when she was 6 years old.

She and her sister, Kelli, wrote a song called "Ramona Blue" when they heard Joey booked the movie Ramona and Beezus (2010). Joey then recorded the song.

King's first lead role was in the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus (2010), an adaption of the Beverly Cleary book series, starring as Ramona Quimby opposite Selena Gomez as her older sister, Beezus Quimby. She also released a single for the movie called "Ramona Blue".

Was the official spokesperson for D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day in 2010. That same year she recorded the song "Ramona Blue" with her sister, with proceeds going to the charity First Book.

Joey has two older sisters: Kelli King and Daytime-Emmy winner Hunter King ("The Young and the Restless").

King's first commercial was a national spot for Life. Since then, she has completed over 104 commercials including national campaigns for Eggo and Walmart. She then appeared in her first film, Grace, shot when she was six years old.

Her favorite French actress is Marion Cotillard. King played Cotillard's character as a child in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Her father, whose family is from Arkansas, has English ancestry. Her mother is of one quarter Italian and three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish (Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish) descent. Joey's Italian maternal great-grandfather, who changed his surname from Ferrara to Farrar, converted to Judaism.

Had a lot of fun while working on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), because it's her favorite movie series.

As mentioned, has done national commercials for Life cereal. She has also done them for AT&T and McDonald's.

Spiderman is her favorite fictional superhero. She's seen all the "Spiderman" movies.

Got her ears pierced for her 10th birthday.