In 2019, Joey King garnered critical acclaim for her role as Gypsy-Rose Blanchard in the Hulu miniseries The Act, earning Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominations. The series depicted the true story of Gypsy Blanchard, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. Dee Dee had a history of fabricating Gypsy's health issues, leading to suspicions of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Munchausen syndrome involves feigning or inducing symptoms for attention, while Munchausen by proxy is when symptoms are fabricated in others. Gypsy was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in her mother's death and was released on parole in December 2023. Her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, received a life sentence for first-degree murder.
