Marine Corps veteran pursues her acting dreams and a star is born
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After leaving the Marine Corps, Chloe Mondesir was bit by the acting bug. She moved to Los Angeles with her daughter to pursue her acting dream and found success by surprise. Here’s her unusual Hollywood story.
Chloe says she initially jo…
After leaving the Marine Corps, Chloe Mondesir was bit by the acting bug. She moved to Los Angeles with her daughter to pursue her acting dream and found success by surprise. Here's her unusual Hollywood story.
Chloe says she initially joined the Marines specifically because everyone told her it would be too hard, that she was too small to succeed there. Her coworker had been a former Marine whose husband was a recruiter, and one day she told him she was coming with him to his office. "It was the easiest recruit he'd ever gotten," she laughs. She continued to refuse to balk from things that might have been difficult, so when someone suggested she audition for a play after she left the Marine Corps, she went despite her fear and got the part. Once she got a small taste of acting, she was ready to go full throttle. A year after she had made up her mind, she moved to Los Angeles with her three-year-old, who, fittingly, has a huge personality. Without any contacts in the area and no one to babysit, her daughter came with her to auditions. On one for a national commercial shoot, the casting director said that while Chloe wasn't what they were looking for, her daughter was, and after a short audition, she instantly booked the part. When she brings her daughter to her photoshoot, their bond is so obvious and their energy infectious. Check out their shoot in the video above.
Chloe says she initially joined the Marines specifically because everyone told her it would be too hard, that she was too small to succeed there. Her coworker had been a former Marine whose husband was a recruiter, and one day she told him she was coming with him to his office. "It was the easiest recruit he'd ever gotten," she laughs. She continued to refuse to balk from things that might have been difficult, so when someone suggested she audition for a play after she left the Marine Corps, she went despite her fear and got the part. Once she got a small taste of acting, she was ready to go full throttle. A year after she had made up her mind, she moved to Los Angeles with her three-year-old, who, fittingly, has a huge personality. Without any contacts in the area and no one to babysit, her daughter came with her to auditions. On one for a national commercial shoot, the casting director said that while Chloe wasn't what they were looking for, her daughter was, and after a short audition, she instantly booked the part. When she brings her daughter to her photoshoot, their bond is so obvious and their energy infectious. Check out their shoot in the video above.
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