Chloe East

East was born in 2001 in San Clemente, California.^[3] She has two brothers.^[3][4] She began dancing at age two,^[5] and has won many awards as a dancer.^{[6][better source needed]} East grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), but she is not currently a practicing member.^[7]

East began modeling at age 9, and at 11 she started acting in the HBO television series True Blood.^[8][9] Other credits include Jessica Darling in the film adaptation of Jessica Darling's IT List,^[9] and the recurring role of Val on Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie. In 2016, East was cast as Willow Pierce in the first season of the Audience Network drama television series Ice.^[10][11]

In March 2017, East was cast as Reese, the niece to Kevin, in the ABC drama television series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,^[12] which aired in the 2017–2018 television season. In mid-2018, she was cast in the dancing film Next Level,^[13] which was released in 2019. In 2020, she appeared as Jenna in the film The Wolf of Snow Hollow.^[14] In 2021, East was cast in the Steven Spielberg coming-of-age drama film The Fabelmans,^[15] which was released in 2022. Her character, Monica Sherwood, who becomes the girlfriend of the protagonist Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) during the film's second half, was created for the film as a fictional high school girlfriend for Spielberg, whom the character of Sammy is based on.^[16] The same year, she was cast in the upcoming film Going Places.^[17] In September 2022, East wrapped filming on the family comedy film Popular Theory.^[18]

In 2024, she starred in the horror film Heretic alongside Hugh Grant and Sophie Thatcher. She and Thatcher play two LDS Church missionaries who enter the house of Grant's character, who makes them question their faith and terrorizes them. Both East and Thatcher were raised in the LDS Church, which the film's co-director Scott Beck cited as bringing credibility to their roles.^[19][20]

East married Ethan Precourt in October 2021.^[21][22]