Dove Cameron

**Dove Olivia Cameron** (born **Chloe Celeste Hosterman**; January 15, 1996), is an American actress. She is known for playing the title characters in the Disney Channel original series _Liv and Maddie_. She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie _Cloud 9_ as Kayla Morgan and the DCOM _Descendants_ and its sequels as Mal.

## Early life

Chloe Celeste Hosterman was born in Seattle, Washington on January 15, 1996 to Philip Alan Hosterman and Bonnie Wallace. She has one older sister, Claire Hosterman, who was born in 1989. At the age of eight, she began acting in community theater. When Cameron was fourteen she moved to Los Angeles, where she sang in Burbank High School's National Championship Show Choir.

## Career

Since 2013, Cameron has starred in the dual lead role of Liv and Maddie in the Disney Channel original series _Liv and Maddie_. The preview of the show was on . The show premiered on . The pilot episode gained 5.8. It was the most-watched in Total Viewers in two and a half years – since November 7, 2010 (_Shake It Up!_). In the episode _Twin-A-Rooney_, Liv shows Maddie a clip from the _Sing It Loud!_ finale. In the finale, Liv's character sings a cover of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons. A full version of the song was recorded by Cameron. The song was released by Disney as a single on August 27, 2013. She also starred in Cloud 9 with Luke Benward. Cloud 9 premiered on January 17, 2014. Cameron also starred as Mal in Descendants 1, 2 and 3 along side Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2014|_Cloud 9_|Kayla Morgan|Disney Channel Movie||
|rowspan="3"|2015|_Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls_|Beth||
|_Descendants_|Mal|Disney Channel Movie|||
|_Barely Lethal_|Liz Larson||||
|2017|_Descendants 2_|Mal|Disney Channel Movie||
|2018|_Dumplin_'|Bekah Cotter|Netflix Original Movie||
|rowspan="2"|2019|_The Angry Birds Movie 2_|Ella|Voice role|
|_Descendants 3_|Mal|Disney Channel Movie|||
|rowspan="1"|2019|_Once Upon a Time in Hollywood|Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme||

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2012|_The Mentalist_|Charlotte|Episode: "Devil's Cherry"|||
|_Shameless_|Holly Herkimer|2 episodes|||||
|2013|_Malibu Country_|Sienna|Episode: "Push Comes to Shove"||||
|rowspan="2"|2013–2017|rowspan="2"|_Liv and Maddie_|Liv Rooney|rowspan="2"|80 episodes|
|Maddie Rooney|||||||
|2014|_Austin & Ally_|Bobby|Episode: "Duos & Deception"||||
|2015–2017|_Descendants: Wicked World_|Mal (voice)|33 episodes||||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_Ultimate Spider-Man_|Gwen Stacy (voice)|Episode: "Return to the Spider-Verse"|||
|_Hairspray: Live!_|Amber Von Tussle|NBC special|||||
|2017|_The Lodge_|Jess|4 episodes (season 2)||||
|rowspan="2"|2018|_Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D._'|Ruby Hale|6 episodes|||
|_Angie Tribeca_|Grace|Episode: "Glitch Perfect"|||||

### Promotional singles

|scope="col" style="width:18em;"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2013|rowspan="3"|_Disney Channel Play It Loud_|||
|rowspan="2"|2014|||||

### Other appearances

|scope="col" style="width:18em;"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2013|_Shake It Up: I <3 Dance_||||
|_Disney Holidays Unwrapped_||||||

## Personal life

Cameron stated that she was bullied through her entire school experience. This experience started in 5th grade to the end of high school. Despite the pressure at school and fitting in, she still stayed focused on her dreams of becoming successful in entertainment. "I became very passionate about [becoming an actress and singer]. I fully immured myself". Dove's father died, when she was just fifteen. She struggled to cope, but knew her father would want her to continue to accomplish her goals. He often said that being a parent was the best thing that ever happened to him, and that the favorite years of his life was raising his girls. Cameron was engaged to _Liv & Maddie'' co-star Ryan McCartan, who plays Diggie, since August 9, 2013. Due to personal differences, the pair ended their engagement. Since the split, Cameron fell for her Descendants co-star Thomas Doherty (Harry Hook). They were together for 3 years until they split in October 2020. In November 2023, she began dating Italian singer and frontman of Måneskin  Damiano David. The couple got engaged in October 2025.

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Award|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Work|scope="col"|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2014|Teen Choice Awards|Choice TV: Female Breakout Star|Liv and Maddie|||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Dove Cameron
- **image**: Dove Cameron @ Moroccan Lounge 10 10 2021 (51784366755) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Cameron in 2021
- **birth name**: Chloe Celeste Hosterman
- **birth place**: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actress, singer, model
- **years active**: 2007–present
- **known for**: _Liv and Maddie_, _Descendants_
- **partner**: Damiano David (2023–present; engaged)