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When I reach Joey King on the phone from her home in Los Angeles one afternoon in May, she’s busy at work, building a diorama of a miniature library complete with hundreds of carefully crafted tiny antique books.
The meticulous, charming scene is her contribution to an art club started by her The Act co-star and close friend, actress Patricia Arquette, as a means to creatively pass the time during lockdown. “I’m so excited about it!” she tells me.
Lockdown is the first time that King has slowed down since she began acting as a child, first gaining recognition for her appearance in Ramona and Beezus alongside Selena Gomez in 2010. She can’t help but keep her- self busy, though, whether it’s with cooking, crafting, playing virtual party games with friends or caring for a litter of adorable pups: a chihuahua, the yorkie (pictured in the shoot accompanying this story) and her sister’s golden retriever. “There are a lot of personalities in this house,” she says. King has also been quite active in the Black Lives Matter movement, sharing infor- mation with her 11.5 million Instagram followers as well as marching in an L.A. demonstration. “To see that many people in one place fighting for what we believe in with such conviction while also finding the spirit in them to dance and have fun. Truly just wow,” she said on her page.
Positivity seems innate for the young actress; whose openness permeates our conversation with her honest reflections of life under lockdown. “I’ve been emotionally going through ups and downs, but I am a very fortunate