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too. “I knew people had footage to compare my performance to,” says King. “So that added another element of excitement as an actor and that fear of failure which is honestly what drives me forward so aggressively.” The risk paid off, with King receiving Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actor Guild nominations for her portrayal.
This July, King returns in the sequel to Netflix’s ultra-popular romantic comedy, The Kissing Booth, in which she plays Elle Evans, a quirky teen- ager whose romance with high school senior Noah (played by Jacob Elordi) puts a lifelong friendship in jeopardy. She serves as executive producer, too, which is no small feat for someone at the ripe age of 20. “It’s really nice to be part of a new side of filmmaking, I’ve always been interested in producing and getting a little bit behind the camera because I love this industry and I love filmmaking so much, I want to know every aspect of it,” she tells me.
As she awaits production on two more projects, an adaptation of Jodi Pi- coult’s best-selling novel, A Spark of Light, and The In-Between, a romance described as a latter-day spin on Ghost, King is bent on soaking up as much as she can. “I have so many wonderful people to turn to for advice and for guidance, and I have a lot of experience under my belt, but I think just get- ting more knowledge is never a bad thing,” she says. She dreams of directing one day, but says, “My taste is changing so much in even the past three years and so I think I want to let my taste develop even a little bit more before I decide to put my vision into something that’s watchable.”