Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Anna Daddario (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for playing Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson film series, Blake Gaines in San Andreas (2015), Summer Quinn in Baywatch (2017), Emma Corrigan in Can You Keep a Secret?, and Alexis Butler in We Summon the Darkness (both 2019). She has also starred in the films Texas Chainsaw 3D and Hall Pass and has guest starred in television series such as White Collar, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, True Detective, New Girl, and American Horror Story: Hotel.

Alexandra Daddario
Daddario at WonderCon in April 2015
Born
Alexandra Anna Daddario

(1986-03-16) March 16, 1986
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Relatives

Early life
Daddario in 2017

Daddario[1] was born in New York City,[2] the eldest child of Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of the New York City Police Department counter-terrorism unit.[3] She is of Italian, Irish, English, and Slovak/Hungarian descent.[4] Her brother, Matthew Daddario, is also an actor,[5][6] and she has a sister.[7] Her paternal grandfather was Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Connecticut from 1959 to 1971.[8]

Daddario was raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side. She attended Brearley School as well as the Professional Children's School.[9] Daddario said she decided to be an actress at the age of eleven.[10] "I always loved storytelling," she stated in 2019. "It was just something I genuinely wanted to do—and I could've done anything, really. I did have every opportunity on the planet."[11] She attended Marymount Manhattan College before dropping out to pursue acting full-time.[12] She has studied the Meisner acting technique for years.[13]

Career

Daddario made her television debut at the age of 16, when she played victimized teen Laurie Lewis in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children. Her first major role was as Annabeth Chase in the fantasy adventure film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010).[14] She also had a recurring role as Neal Caffrey's love interest Kate Moreau in the USA Network's procedural drama series White Collar. In 2011, she co-starred in Hall Pass and had a recurring role as Rachel in NBC's comedy-drama series Parenthood.[15]

In 2012, Daddario starred in the music video for Imagine Dragons' song "Radioactive",[16] and she appeared as a guest in an episode of the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Ruby Taft. Her first starring role after Percy Jackson was the slasher film Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as lead character Heather Miller. In the latter part of 2013, Daddario reprised her role as Annabeth Chase in the film sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. She then appeared in the romantic horror comedy Burying the Ex. Burying the Ex was among the chosen films participating but not competing at the Venice Film Festival in 2014.[17]

Daddario at Austin Film Festival in October 2016

On January 2013, Daddario was cast in the first season of the HBO anthology series True Detective.[18] She appeared in a four-episode arc as Lisa Tragnetti, a court reporter having an extramarital affair with one of the main characters. Her scenes, which included nudity, attracted much attention.[19] The following year, she had a lead role as Blake Gaines in the disaster film San Andreas.[20] Also in 2015, Daddario made a cameo appearance in the pilot of the Fox comedy series The Last Man on Earth created by and starring Will Forte,[21] and the same year saw her guest appearance on American Horror Story: Hotel, portraying a fictionalized version of designer Natacha Rambova.[22]

In 2016, the actress had a supporting role in the Nicholas Sparks romantic drama film The Choice, directed by Ross Katz.[23] Daddario subsequently starred as one of the leads in the film adaptation of Baywatch (2017). She played Summer Quinn, who was portrayed by Nicole Eggert in the original television series.[24] That same year, Daddario portrayed Kate Jeffries in the road trip comedy The Layover (2017), directed by William H. Macy.[25] In 2018, Daddario appeared in the music video "Wait" by Maroon 5 and starred as Avery Martin in the romantic comedy When We First Met, opposite the film's co-writer Adam DeVine.[26] Daddario also appeared as a scuba diver in Rampage, directed by Brad Peyton, but her scenes were cut from the final film.[27] Daddario starred as Constance Blackwood in We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a Stacie Passon-directed film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's mystery thriller novel of the same name.[28] Daddario starred in the psychological thriller Night Hunter (originally titled Nomis) which premiered at the LA Film Festival on September 28, 2018.[29] In 2019, Daddario starred in and produced with two films, the romantic comedy Can You Keep a Secret?, based on the novel of the same name by Sophie Kinsella[30] and the horror thriller We Summon the Darkness, directed by Marc Meyers.[31] In 2020, Daddario played the voice of Lois Lane in the superhero animated film Superman: Man of Tomorrow.[32]

She will be appearing in the upcoming films, the drama-thriller film Lost Girls & Love Hotels[33][34] and the romantic crime film Die in a Gunfight.[35]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Squid and the Whale Pretty girl
2006 The Hottest State Kim
Pitch Alex Short film
2007 The Attic Ava Strauss
The Babysitters Barbara Yates
2010 Bereavement Allison Miller
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Annabeth Chase
2011 Hall Pass Paige
2013 Life in Text Haley Greene Short film
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Annabeth Chase
Texas Chainsaw 3D Heather Miller
2014 Burying the Ex Olivia
2015 Faces Without Eyes Iris Short film
San Andreas Blake Gaines
2016 Baked in Brooklyn Kate Winston
The Choice Monica
2017 Baywatch Summer Quinn
The House Corsica Deleted scene only
The Layover Kate Jeffries
2018 Night Hunter Rachel Chase
Rampage Scuba diver Deleted scene only[27]
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Constance Blackwood
When We First Met Avery Martin Direct-to-video film
2019 Can You Keep a Secret? Emma Corrigan Also executive producer
Lost Transmissions Dana Lee
We Summon the Darkness Alexis Butler Also producer
2020 Superman: Man of Tomorrow Lois Lane Voice role; direct-to-video film
Lost Girls & Love Hotels Margaret Completed[33][34]
TBA Die in a Gunfight Mary Rathcart Post-production
1 Night in San Diego Kelsey Post-production[36]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002–2003 All My Children Laurie Lewis Recurring role; 43 episodes
2004 Law & Order Felicia Episode: "Enemy"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Susie Armstrong Episode: "In the Wee Small Hours (Part 1)"
2006 Conviction Vanessa Episode: "Pilot"
Law & Order Samantha Beresford Episode: "Release"
The Sopranos Another Woman Episode: "Johnny Cakes"
2009 Damages Lily Arsenault Episode: "I Lied, Too"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lisa Wellesley Episode: "Salome in Manhattan"
Life on Mars Emily "Rocket Girl" Wyatt Episode: "Let All the Children Boogie"
Nurse Jackie Young woman Episode: "Pilot"
2009–2011 White Collar Kate Moreau Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2011–2012 Parenthood Rachel Recurring role (season 3)
2012 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Ruby Taft Episode: "Charlie and Dee Find Love"
2014 Married Ella the Waitress Episode: "Pilot"
New Girl Michelle 2 episodes
True Detective Lisa Tragnetti 4 episodes
2015 American Horror Story: Hotel Natacha Rambova 3 episodes
The Last Man on Earth Victoria Episode: "Alive in Tucson"
2016 Robot Chicken Theresa Johnson / Lena (voices) Episode: "Joel Hurwitz Returns"
Workaholics Donna Episode: "Save the Cat"
2019 Why Women Kill Jade / Irene Tabatchnick Main role (season 1)

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2009–2010 Odd Jobs Cassie Stetner 3 episodes
2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Herself Episode: "A Body and a Plane"
Logan Paul: Summer Saga Herself 2 episodes
2018 After Hours with Josh Horowitz Herself Episode: "Ever Wanted to Date Alexandra Daddario? This Might Change Your Mind"

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2012 "Radioactive" Imagine Dragons Drifter
2017 "Judy French" White Reaper N/A
2018 "Wait" Maroon 5 Ex-Girlfriend [37]
2019 "Whenever You're Around" Bootstraps Young Woman [38]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Battlefield Hardline Dune Alpert Voice and motion capture
2016 Marvel Avengers Academy Janet van Dyne / The Wasp Voice [39]
gollark: I like the general idea, schooling underutilizes modern technology a lot, but generally the implementation seems to be poor right now.
gollark: A level maths seems to have been fine for me so far, but we haven't done much new stuff in class yet.
gollark: No.
gollark: > And in about 140 years you wont really care about anything anymore.Are you assuming my mortality‽
gollark: I assume in some cases it's meant ironically, but who even knows.

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