Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Daddario 2013
Born (1986-03-16) March 16, 1986
New York City, New York, United States
Residence Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active 2002–present
Relatives Matthew Daddario (brother)

Alexandra Anna Daddario[1] (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson film series and Blake in San Andreas.[2] She starred in the films Texas Chainsaw 3D and Hall Pass, and has guest starred in series including White Collar, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the first season of True Detective and American Horror Story: Hotel.[3]

Early life

Daddario was born in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of the NYPD counter-terrorism unit under Mayor Bloomberg.[4] Her brother, Matthew Daddario, is also an actor.[5][6] She also has a sister named Catharine.[7] Her paternal grandfather was Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971.[8][9] She has Italian, Czech, English, and Irish ancestry.[10]

Daddario was raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side and is an alumna of Brearley School and the Professional Children's School.[11] Daddario said she decided to be an actress at the age of eleven.[2] She attended Marymount Manhattan College.[12] She said she 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 All My Children. Her first major role was as Annabeth Chase in the 2010 fantasy-adventure film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief in between her recurring role as Neal Caffrey's love interest Kate Moreau in the hit series White Collar.

In 2011, she co-starred in Hall Pass and had a recurring role on Parenthood.[14]

In 2012, she starred in the music video for Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" and had an episode guest stint in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Her first starring role since Percy Jackson was the slasher film Texas Chainsaw 3D as Heather Miller, which was shown in 2013, although the filming took place almost two years prior. In the latter part of 2013, Daddario reprised her role as Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters. Daddario started filming a zombie comedy movie, Burying the Ex, in Los Angeles, California, helmed by Joe Dante with Anton Yelchin and Ashley Greene. She filmed the independent movie Unreachable by Conventional Means. Burying the Ex was among the chosen films participating but not competing in the Venice Film Festival in 2014.[15]

In 2014, Daddario garnered much attention for her role on the first season of the HBO series True Detective.[3] She appeared in a four episode arc as Lisa Tragnetti, one of Woody Harrelson's character's extramarital affairs.[16] Daddario had a lead role in the 3D earthquake film San Andreas (2015), with Dwayne Johnson playing her character's father.[13] Filming started in April 2014 in Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and finished at the end of July in San Francisco, California. Also in 2015, Daddario had a cameo in the pilot of the Will Forte TV show, The Last Man on Earth,[17] signed a deal as an ambassador with Movado, a Swiss watch company, and had a guest appearance on American Horror Story: Hotel, where she played a fictionalized version of designer Natacha Rambova.[18]

In early 2016, Daddario had a supporting role in the Nicholas Sparks film adaptation, The Choice.[19] Daddario was cast alongside Kate Upton in the road trip sex comedy The Layover, directed by William H. Macy. Daddario replaced Lea Michele, who dropped out of the film due to prior commitments. The film follows two best friends (Daddario and Upton) as they go on a vacation and end up fighting over the same guy during a layover in St. Louis.

Daddario has been cast as the female lead in the film adaptation of Baywatch, reuniting her with her San Andreas costar Dwayne Johnson. Daddario will play the role of Summer, played by Nicole Eggert in the original TV series, who serves as a love interest for Matt Brody, who will be played by Zac Efron.[20]

Personal life

Daddario lives in Los Angeles, California[13] with her dog, Levon.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2005 Squid and the Whale, TheThe Squid and the Whale Pretty Girl
2006 Pitch Alex
2006 Hottest State, TheThe Hottest State Kim
2007 Babysitters, TheThe Babysitters Barbara Yates
2007 Attic, TheThe Attic Ava Strauss
2009 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Girlfriend
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Annabeth Chase
2010 Bereavement Allison Miller
2011 Hall Pass Paige
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D Heather Miller
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Annabeth Chase
2013 Life in Text Haley Greene
2014 Unreachable by Conventional Means Kate
2015 Burying the Ex Olivia
2015 San Andreas Blake Gaines
2016 The Choice Monica
2016 The Layover Kate
2017 Baywatch Summer Quinn

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002–03 All My Children Laurie Lewis 43 episodes
2004 Law & Order Felicia Episode: "Enemy"
2006 Law & Order Samantha Beresford Episode: "Release"
2006 Conviction Vanessa Episode: "Pilot"
2006 Sopranos, TheThe Sopranos Another Woman Episode: "Johnny Cakes"
2009 Damages Lily Arsenault Episode: "I Lied, Too"
2009 Life on Mars Emily "Rocket Girl" Wyatt Episode: "Let All the Children Boogie"
2009 Nurse Jackie Young Woman Episode: "Pilot"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lisa Wellesley Episode: "Salome in Manhattan"
2009–11 White Collar Kate Moreau Recurring role, 11 episodes
2011–12 Parenthood Rachel 5 episodes
2012 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Ruby Taft Episode: "Charlie and Dee Find Love"
2014 True Detective Lisa Tragnetti 4 episodes
2014 New Girl Michelle 2 episodes
2014 Married Ella the Waitress Episode: "Pilot"
2015 The Last Man on Earth Victoria (dream sequence version) Episode: "Alive in Tucson"
2015 American Horror Story: Hotel Natacha Rambova 3 episodes
2016 Workaholics Donna Episode: "Save the Cat"

Music videos

Year Artist Title
2012 Imagine Dragons "Radioactive"

Web

Year Title Role
2009–10 Weird Jobs Cassie Stetner

Video games

Year Title Role
2015 Battlefield Hardline Dune Alpert
2016 Marvel Avengers Academy Janet Van Dyne / The Wasp[22]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2010 2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Female Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Nominated
2013 2013 MTV Movie Awards MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance Texas Chainsaw 3D Nominated
2015 2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure San Andreas Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Daddario, Alexandra (April 3, 2010). "Alexandra Daddario tweet". Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Turner, Matthew (2010). "Alexandra Daddario Interview". View London. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Rao, Priya (February 22, 2014). "Alexandra Daddario Talks True Detective, Boobs, and Fashion". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Rao, Priya (April 10, 2014). "The Case of the Missing Bikini". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (August 16, 2011). "Matthew Daddario joins Doremus pic". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "FYI: Apparently Alexandra Daddario and Her Siblings Got First Pick at the Gene Pool Draft". Pajiba. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Daddario, Alexandra (December 1, 2014). "How to Date Me" (Videsfdxiknlsxxjgiuiwsslwl/$,o featurette). GQ. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Associated Press (July 7, 2010). "Emilio Daddario, Connecticut Congressman, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Daddario, Emilio Quincy (1918-2010)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Woman Of The Week: Alexandra Daddario". The Gentlemans Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Berrie, Nicole (8 February 2010). "The Radar: Alexandra Daddario". Orange County. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ Stern, Marlow (September 5, 2014). "Alexandra Daddario on 'True Detective's' Misogyny Claims and Her Hollywood Ascent". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 Wallace, Chris (June 2014). "Alexandra Daddario". Interview. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ Ng, Philiana (November 8, 2011). "'Parenthood' Co-Stars Say Adam and Crosby's New Receptionist 'Causes a Lot of Problems'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ Lodge, Guy (September 4, 2014). "Venice Film Review: 'Burying the Ex'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
  16. ↑ Sullivan, Kevin P. (January 17, 2014). "Alexandra Daddario Talks ‘True Detective’ Nude Scene: ‘I Just Sort Of Did It’". MTV News. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  17. ↑ Framke, Caroline (March 1, 2015). "The Last Man On Earth: "Alive In Tucson"/"The Elephant In The Room"". AV Club. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  18. ↑ Stephens, Emily L. (November 19, 2015). "American Horror Story: Hotel does its best work without words". AV Club. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  19. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 8, 2014). "True Detective actress Alexandra Daddario Joins Nicholas Sparks Adaptation ‘The Choice’". The Wrap. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Fleming, Jr., Mike (November 18, 2015). "Alexandra Daddario Lands ‘Baywatch’ Female Lead". Deadline.
  21. ↑ Goldstein, Jessica (12 November 2014). "Alexandra Daddario on Torturing Winston on New Girl and How True Detective Changed Things". Vulture. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  22. ↑ Eric Goldman (4 February 2016). "Marvel Avengers Academy Launches with an All-Star Cast". IGN. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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