She plays a young woman isolated from friends and society and abused by her controlling mother in the new Hulu series The Act.
But on Friday, Joey King was out for lunch in Los Angeles' Studio City neighborhood with a group of friends.
The 19-year-old Kissing Booth star shared a hug as she headed out from their meetup at the popular celeb spot Joan's on Third.
Grabbing a bite: Joey King, 19, embraced some friends on Friday as they departed popular LA eatery Joan's on Third
The 5ft4in actress opted for casual wear for the friendly gathering.
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ShareShe was dressed in a white graphic sweat shirt and had on a pair of distressed acid wash jeans.
The Conjuring actress wore a set of white and green sneakers and had a small black handbag slung over her shoulder.
Relaxed look: The 5ft4in actress opted for casual wear for the friendly gathering, dressing in a white graphic sweat shirt and a pair of distressed acid wash jeans
Casual cool: The Conjuring actress wore a set of white and green sneakers and had a small black handbag slung over her shoulder
After lingering outside the restaurant to chat, Joey and her friends all shared embraces before heading their separate ways.
Since starring in The Act, she's been rocking a stylishly short hairdo, the result of shaving her head to play a young victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
At the series' premiere, Joey recommended every woman try shaving her head at least once while speaking to Page Six.
'I think it really made me a stronger woman actually,' she said. 'I think every girl should shave their head if they get the chance to. It's really empowering. It may not be a popular opinion, but I feel like it made me embrace my womanhood a lot more.'
Saying goodbye: After lingering outside the restaurant to chat, Joey and her friends all shared embraces before heading their separate ways
Empowering look: Since starring in The Act, she's been rocking a stylishly short hairdo, the result of shaving her head to play a young victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy
She stars as Gypsy Blanchard, daughter of Dee Dee Blanchard, played by Patricia Arquette.
In real life, she was forced by her mother to pretend to be chronically ill for years, requiring unnecessary surgeries and medications that helped make her sick enough to look the part.
Gypsy is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for participating in the murder of her mother with her boyfriend, Nick Godejohn, who's serving a life sentence.
Their crime, and the abusive that precipitated it, were depicted in the 2017 HBO documentary Mommy Dead And Dearest.
Dark subject matter: She stars as Gypsy Blanchard, daughter of Dee Dee Blanchard, who helped murder her mother after years of abuse
In addition to the high profile online series, Joey had a high profile 2018.
She starred in the Netflix romantic comedy The Kissing Booth, which the famously tight-lipped streaming service deemed one of its most popular original films, significantly increasing her profile.
She's also set to appear in Zeroville, James Franco's high profile directorial follow-up to The Disaster Artist.
She'll star opposite Franco, as well as Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen and Megan Fox.
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