Dove Olivia Cameron, an American singer and actress, was born Chloe Celeste Hosterman on January 15, 1996. She has won numerous honours, including two Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, an American Music Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and several more awards. She has a sizable social media following as well; on Instagram, she has over 48 million followers, and on TikTok, she has over 12 million.
Cameron first gained notoriety in the dual roles of Liv and Maddie, the show's titular characters, for which she earned the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming. Mal was portrayed by Cameron throughout the Descendants franchise (2015–2021) as part of her ongoing engagement with the Disney Channel. In 2016, Cameron played the lead role in the Hairspray Live! live television musical on NBC. In an off-Broadway production of the 1995 movie Clueless, she played Cher Horowitz from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, she made her theatrical debut in London playing Clara Johnson in the musical The Light in the Piazza. Additionally, Cameron starred in the 2022 comedy-thriller Vengeance.
The Liv and Maddie (2015) soundtrack CD served as Cameron's musical debut. In the same year, she released her debut single, "If Only," which was featured on the Descendants soundtrack album. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She also contributed to the Descendants 2, Descendants 3 (2017-2019) soundtrack albums. Bloodshot / Waste, her first music release, was made available in 2019. She released the single "Boyfriend" in 2022, which was commercially and critically successful, peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was given a platinum RIAA certification.
Early Years
Chloe Celeste Hosterman was born on January 15, 1996, in Bainbridge Island, Washington, to later-divorced parents Philip Alan Hosterman and Bonnie Wallace. Claire Hosterman is her elder sister. Cameron went to Sakai Intermediate School when she was young. She started performing in local theatre at Bainbridge Performing Arts when she was eight years old. After her family relocated to Los Angeles, California, six years later, she joined Burbank High School's National Championship Show Choir and began singing there.
According to Cameron, who also speaks a little French, she is of French ancestry. Additionally, she has Hungarian, Slovak, and Russian ancestry. From fifth grade until the conclusion of high school, she claims that she was bullied the entire time she attended school. Cameron maintained her focus on her aspirations of becoming successful in the entertainment industry despite the pressures of school and fitting in: "I became very passionate about [becoming an actress and singer]." I submerged myself completely. She was 15 when her father passed away in 2011. Cameron took the name Dove legally after her father's passing in memory of him and the nickname he gave her.
Career 2007–2015: Significant advancement with Disney Channel
In the Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) stage production of Les Misérables in 2007, Cameron played the part of Young Cosette. In The Secret Garden, also with BPA, in 2008, she played the title role of Mary. Cameron received a casting call for the character of Alanna in the Disney Channel comedy series Bits and Pieces in 2012. Bits and Pieces was quickly transformed into Liv and Maddie after the pilot was completed, with Cameron playing the dual lead roles of Liv and Maddie Rooney. The series began on September 15, 2013, after the promo debuted on July 19. 5.8 million people watched the pilot episode, which was the most viewers overall in the 2.5 years since Shake It Up! The second season of Liv and Maddie, originally ordered by Disney Channel for 13 episodes to air in the autumn of 2014, was then increased to 24 episodes.
As a promotional single, Cameron debuted a cover of Imagine Dragons' "On Top of the World" on August 27, 2013. Her cover song lasted three weeks at the top of the Billboard Kid Digital Songs list, peaking at number 17 overall. "Better In Stereo" was made available as a single by Walt Disney Records on October 15, 2013. Before reaching its peak at No. 1, "Better In Stereo" peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Kid Digital Songs chart, earning Cameron's first No. 1 success. Cameron verified rumours that her debut studio album was already in the recording studio in February 2014. "Count Me In," her following single, was made available on June 3, 2014. The song's peak position on the Billboard Kids Digital Songs chart was at the top. Cameron portrayed Liz Larson in Barely Lethal, an A24 Films theatrical release that was Cameron's first non-Disney movie.
Descendants, a television movie starring Cameron, debuted on July 31, 2015. 6.6 million people watched the movie, and two of Cameron's debut songs made the Billboard Hot 100: "Rotten to the Core" at number 38 and a solo song called "If Only" at number 94. Other songs from the movie featuring Cameron, like "Set It Off" and "Evil Like Me," debuted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at positions 6 and 12, respectively. The movie's soundtrack reached its highest point at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, making history as the first Disney Channel Original Movie soundtrack to do so since High School Musical 2. Christina Aguilera's song "Genie in a Bottle" was covered by Cameron for the Descendants series. On March 18, 2016, Disney Channel debuted the music video. In less than a month, the song's video on YouTube gained 22 million views.
The Girl and the Dreamcatcher is a band that Ryan McCartan and Cameron McCartan started in 2015. They made their debut song "Written in the Stars" available on October 2, 2015. On January 29, 2016, the group made available their second song, "Glowing in the Dark". On April 8, 2016, The Girl and the Dreamcatcher made available their third single, "Someone You Like". On June 17, 2016, they made "Make You Stay" the fourth single off of their album. Negatives, which includes the band's singles "Make You Stay" and "Glowing in the Dark" as well as four brand-new songs, was published on July 29, 2016. The musical group split up in October 2016 as a result of Cameron and McCartan's divorce. Liv and Maddie became the eighth live-action Disney Channel series in history to receive a fourth-season renewal on December 22, 2015. Early in 2016, Cameron started shooting the season, which was later dubbed Liv and Maddie: Cali Style. Later, it was revealed that this would be the show's last season. Later, on March 24, 2017, Liv and Maddie's series finale aired.
Notable actors and music releases from 2016 to 2021
In the NBC live television production of Hairspray Live!, which aired on December 7, 2016, Cameron played the part of Amber Von Tussle. The feedback was largely favourable, and Cameron's performance received accolades. In the 2017 film Descendants 2, which is a sequel to Descendants, Cameron returned to the character of Mal. The movie's debut was on July 21, 2017. The Descendants 2 soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number six, with the song "It's Goin' Down" charting at number 81. Later, Cameron performed as Sophie in the live production of Mamma Mia! at the Hollywood Bowl. From July 28 to July 30, 2017, the play was in production.
Jennifer Aniston and Cameron were both cast in the Netflix movie Dumplin' on August 21. In the comedy, Cameron portrayed Bekah Cotter. Cameron agreed to play a recurring character in the fifth season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in November 2017. Later, it was discovered that Ruby, General Hale's (Catherine Dent) daughter, was playing this part. Cameron was chosen to voice Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider in the Marvel Rising animated film in December 2017. The six-part Marvel Rising: Initiation series debuted on Disney XD on August 13, 2018. The story centred on Cameron's character while she was evading capture after being accused of killing her best friend. Cameron sang the song "Born Ready," which serves as the film's theme song, even though her character did not appear in the following Marvel Rising film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors. Cameron played the part again in Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts in 2019.
On March 21, 2018, she revealed that she had joined the Disruptor Records label under Columbia and would start releasing music after Descendants 3 was released. On her YouTube channel, Cameron covered the songs "Slow Burn" and "Hymn for the Weekend" in September 2019. On October 8, 2018, it was revealed that Cameron would portray Cher Horowitz in the stage production of the 1995 movie Clueless. 2019 saw Cameron and Renée Fleming in London's The Light in the Piazza. Bloodshot / Waste, Cameron's debut double A-side, was released on September 27, 2019. Then, on November 1st, 2019, she dropped her follow-up single, "So Good". Later on in the same month, she worked on a line of sunglasses with PrivéRevaux. The singles "Out of Touch" and "Remember Me," the latter of which includes American rapper Bia, were released by Cameron as she continued to concentrate on music. She revealed "We Belong" as her upcoming single on July 24, 2020. The release of "LazyBaby" on April 2, 2021, came after that. Cameron later that year joined the main cast of the Schmigadoon! musical series on Apple TV+, which debuted for July 16, 2021. Cameron returned to the animated special Descendants: The Royal Wedding in 2021 to reprise her role as Mal. She will play Bubbles in the upcoming CW series The Powerpuff Girls, as well as appear with Jordan Fisher in the upcoming movie Field Notes on Love.
2022–present: heavenly body
Cameron released the song "Boyfriend" on February 11, 2022. More than 500 000 TikTok users recorded videos using this song as the background. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA and debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 list and at number 9 on the UK Singles list. In the Paramount+ Nicktoon Big Nate, based on the comic strip and book series of the same name, which debuted on February 17, Cameron provided the voice of Ellen Wright, Nate's older teenage sister. The song "Breakfast" by Cameron was released on June 24. She received the Best New Artist award at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2022, and sang the songs "Boyfriend" and "Breakfast" during the pre-show. The song "Bad Idea" was released by Cameron on October 28. On November 20, she performed "Boyfriend" for the first time on the American Music Awards stage, winning the New Artist of the Year award. Rania Aniftos of Billboard praised the 26-year-old singer's performance as one of the best vocal performances she had ever given, ranking it fourth among the ceremony's most beloved performances.
Private life
Although Cameron has acknowledged being bisexual, she said in May 2021 that she believes the best way to characterise her sexuality is as queer. She also calls herself a feminist. From August 2013 to June 2016, she was dating her Liv and Maddie co-star Ryan McCartan. On April 14, 2016, they made their engagement public, but their romance ended in October of that same year. Cameron dated Thomas Doherty, a co-star in Descendants 2, from 2017 to 2020.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2015 | Barely Lethal | Liz Larson | |
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls | Beth | Direct-to-video film | |
2018 | Dumplin' | Bekah Cotter | |
2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Ella | Voice role |
2022 | Issac | Cassi | Post-production |
Good Mourning | Olive | ||
Vengeance | Kansas City Shaw | ||
TBA | Field Notes on Love | Mae | Pre-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2012 | Shameless | Holly Herkimer | Episodes: "A Beautiful Mess", "Father's Day" |
The Mentalist | Charlotte Anne Jane | Episode: "Devil's Cherry" | |
2013 | Malibu Country | Sienna | Episode: "Push Comes to Shove" |
2013–2017 | Liv and Maddie | Liv Rooney/Maddie Rooney | Lead role (dual role) |
2014 | Cloud 9 | Kayla Morgan | Television film |
2015 | Austin & Ally | Bobbie | Episode: "Duos & Deception" |
Descendants | Mal | Television film | |
2015–2017 | Descendants: Wicked World | Mal | Voice role |
2016 | Hairspray Live! | Amber Von Tussle | NBC live production |
Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister 6 | Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen, Police officer | Voice role; episode: "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 4 | |
2017 | Project Runway | Herself | Judge; 1 episode |
Descendants 2 | Mal | Television film | |
The Lodge | Jess | 4 episodes | |
2018 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Ruby Hale | Recurring role (season 5); 6 episodes |
Soy Luna | Herself | Episode: "Invitadasespeciales, sobreruedas" (season 3) | |
Marvel Rising: Initiation | Ghost-Spider | Voice role; series of shorts on Disney XD | |
Angie Tribeca | Grace | Episode: "Glitch Perfect" | |
Under the Sea: A Descendants Story | Mal | Short television film | |
2019 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself | Contestant |
Descendants 3 | Mal | Television film | |
Marvel Rising specials | Ghost-Spider | Voice role; 3 television specials | |
2020 | The Disney Family Singalong | Herself | Television special |
2021 | Descendants: The Royal Wedding | Mal | Animated special |
2021-present | Schmigadoon! | Betsy McDonough / Jenny Banks | Main role |
2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Special guest judge (Season 14) |
2022 | Big Nate | Ellen Wright | Voice role |
2023 | History of the World, Part II | Anastasia Romanov | Recurring |
TBA | Powerpuff | Bubbles | Main role |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2007 | Les Misérables | Young Cosette | Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) production |
2008 | The Secret Garden | Mary | BPA production |
2017 | Mamma Mia! | Sophie Sheridan | Hollywood Bowl |
2018–2019 | Clueless: The Musical | Cher Horowitz | Off-Broadway |
2019 | The Light in the Piazza | Clara Johnson | Southbank Centre |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result |
American Music Awards | 2022 | Herself | New Artist of the Year | Won |
Daytime Emmy Awards | 2018 | Liv and Maddie | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | Won |
GLAAD Media Awards | 2023 | Herself | Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist | Pending |
Gold Derby Music Awards | 2023 | Herself | Best New Artist | Won |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2023 | Herself | Best New Pop Artist | Pending |
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2022 | Herself | Best New | Nominated |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2017 | "You Can't Stop the Beat" (with the cast of Hairspray Live!) | Best Musical Moment | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards | 2022 | Herself | Best New Artist | Won |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2016 | Liv and Maddie | Favorite Female TV Star – Kids' Show | Nominated |
2017 | Favorite Female TV Star | Nominated | ||
2020 | Descendants 3 | Favorite Movie Actress | Won | |
2023 | Herself | Favorite Breakout Artist | Won | |
People Choice Awards | 2022 | Herself | The New Artist of 2022 | Nominated |
Queerties | 2023 | "Boyfriend" | Queer Anthem | Pending |
Teen Choice Awards | 2014 | Liv and Maddie | Choice TV: Female Breakout Star | Nominated |
2015 | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Nominated | ||
2016 | Nominated |
Quick Bio
Nickname | Dovey |
Gender | Female |
Age | 27 years old (in 2023) |
Date of Birth | January 15, 1996 |
Full Name | Chloe Celeste Hosterman |
Profession | Actress |
Nationality | American |
Birthplace | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Religion | Christianity |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
College | Burbank High School in Burbank, California |
Profession | Actress |
Net Worth | $3 million |
Height, Weight & Physical Stats
Body Measurements | 33-24-32 |
Height | 5 ft 2inches (1.57 m) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 pounds) |
Waist | 24 inches |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Eye Color | Green |
Shoe Size | 7 (US) |
Dress Size | 4 (US) |
Family & Relatives
Father | Philip Alan Hosterman |
Mother | Bonnie Wallace |
Brother | None |
Sister | Claire Hosterman |
Marital Status | Single |
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