What's Dove Camerons Real Name?

Dove Olivia Cameron is an American actress and singer, who played a dual role as the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series Liv and Maddie, for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming. She has also portrayed Mal in the Descendants film series.

Why did Dove Cameron change her name?

When she was 8, her best friend was murdered by her father, who then murdered his other daughter and took his own life. Cameron was 15 when her own father died by suicide — inspiring her to legally change her name to “Dove,” her father's nickname for her.

What was Dove Cameron's real name before she changed it?

She initially changed it to Riley, but eventually steeled with Emma as it was closer to her real name (via W Magazine). But for actress Chloe Celeste Hosterman, it was a family tragedy that became the catalyst for her name change to Dove Cameron.