| Hunter King | |
| Birth Name: | Haley Ashley King |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Ventura County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Other Names: | Haley King |
| Years Active: | 2001–present |
| Known For: | The Young and the Restless and Life in Pieces |
| Relatives: | Joey King (sister) |
Hunter Haley King (born Haley Ashley King; 19 October 1993)[1] [2] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adriana Masters on Hollywood Heights (2012), Summer Newman on The Young and the Restless (2012–2016, 2018–2022) and Clementine Hughes on Life in Pieces (2015–2019). Earlier in her career she was credited as Haley King, but she has since been credited as Hunter King.
She has an older sister named Kelli and a younger sister, Joey King. At a young age, King acted in a theater in Agoura Hills, California. Her sister Joey has said, "I'm part Jewish and part Christian, but I'm mostly Jewish."[3] [4] In August 2018, King became engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Nico Svoboda.[5] They called off their engagement in 2020.[6]
King began her professional acting career by guest-starring in series such as Roswell, Hannah Montana and Workaholics.[7] She starred as Adriana Masters in the Nick at Nite drama Hollywood Heights. It was there that she met The Young and the Restless executive producer Jill Farren-Phelps. "Jill brought me over there. I never auditioned for Y&R. As I was coming off the plane from Florida with a friend, Jill called and said, 'Do you want to come work on Y&R and play Summer?' I was like, 'Yeah.' She said, 'Okay. You start in two days.'"
On October 15, 2012, she made her debut on the CBS Daytime soap opera as Summer Newman, replacing Lindsay Bushman.[8] [9] King's performance in the role earned her a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress, losing out to her Y&R predecessor Samantha Bailey.[10] King was also nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2013, losing out to Kristen Alderson before winning the following year, beating out Alderson, Linsey Godfrey, Kim Matula and Kelly Missal.[11]
In 2013, it was reported that King accused her Y&R co-star Michael Muhney of groping her.[12] [13] [14] [15] Radar Online reported that King complained that Muhney fondled her breasts on two occasions, both of which were unsolicited and unwanted advances.[14] [15] According to Radar Online, King told producers she would go to the police and file a report against Muhney if he was not fired from the show.[15] Muhney was fired on December 17, 2013, claiming that the allegations were false and merely a salacious rumor. No charges were ever filed.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
King appeared as a guest model on two episodes of The Price Is Right during "Dream Car Week" in November 2013 and again for two more episodes in October 2014.[20] [21]
In 2015, King was cast in A Girl Like Her (originally named The Bully Chronicles) as Avery Keller,[22] and was cast on the CBS comedy series Life in Pieces as Clementine. Initially a recurring role in season one, she was promoted to series regular for second season, leaving The Young and the Restless as regular cast member.[23] In May 2018, TVLine announced that King would come back to The Young and the Restless as Summer as a contract cast member starting June 4, 2018.[24] King was able to work on both her shows because an understudy took over her role as Summer for several episodes.[25]
| + Film roles | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Amanda | as Haley King | |
| 2003 | Deus Ex Machina | Mary | Short film (as Haley King) | |
| 2011 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Priscilla Granger | ||
| 2015 | A Girl Like Her | Avery Keller | ||
| Our Last Day as Children | Addie | Short film | ||
| 2017 | The Day of Matthew Montgomery | Flight Attendant | Short film |
| + Television roles | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Roswell | Other Kid | Episode: "Samuel Rising" (as Haley King) | |
| 2002 | Hidden Hills | Megan Slypich | Episode: Pilot (as Haley King) | |
| 2004 | Line of Fire | Hannah Sorenson | Episode: "The Best-Laid Plans" (as Haley King) | |
| The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour | Mouseketeer | TV movie (as Haley King) | ||
| Without a Trace | Noelle | Episode: "Trials" (as Haley King) | ||
| 2006 | Dexter | Teenage Debra Morgan | Episodes: "Let's Give the Boy a Hand", "Return to Sender" (as Haley King) | |
| 2008 | ER | Julie O'Fallon | Episode: "Parental Guidance" | |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Bridget | Episode: "Judge Me Tender" | |
| 2010 | It Takes A Village | Alyssa | TV movie | |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Melissa | Episode: "Karl's Wedding" | |
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Adriana Masters | Main cast | |
| 2012–2016, 2018–2022 | The Young and the Restless | Summer Newman | Main cast: 2012–2016, 2018–2021; recurring role: 2016; guest: 2021–2022 | |
| 2015 | Lexi Nolan | Episode: "Under My Skin" | ||
| 2015–2019 | Life in Pieces | Clementine Hughes | Recurring role (season 1); main cast (seasons 2–4) | |
| 2021 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Summer Newman | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Nailed It | Herself | Episode: "Travel Dos and Donuts" | |
| 2022 | Hidden Gems | Addy | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths | Nikki | TV movie | |
| 2022 | A Royal Corgi Christmas | Cecily | TV movie | |
| 2023 | The Professional Bridesmaid | Maggie Bailey | TV movie | |
| 2023 | The Santa Summit | Jordin | TV movie |
| Year | Association | Category | Title | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||||
| 2013 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress | The Young and the Restless | |||
| 2014 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | [26] | ||
| 2015 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | [27] | ||
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | [28] | ||
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | [29] | ||
| Soap Awards France | Best International Actress | The Young and the Restless |