Alexandra Daddario Biography

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

Early life and education

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

Daddario was raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side and is an alumna of Brearley School and the Professional Children's School. Daddario said she decided to be an actress at the age of eleven. She attended Marymount Manhattan College. She has claimed to have studied the Meisner acting technique for years.

Career

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

In 2012, she starred in the music video for Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive", and had an episode guest stint on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Ruby Taft. 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: Sea of Monsters. She then appeared in the zombie comedy Burying the Ex with Anton Yelchin and Ashley Greene. Burying the Ex was among the chosen films participating but not competing in the Venice Film Festival in 2014.

In 2014, Daddario gained attention for her role on the first season of the HBO series True Detective. She appeared in a four episode arc as Lisa Tragnetti, who had an extramarital affair with Woody Harrelson's character. The following year, she had a lead role as Blake Gaines in the disaster film San Andreas, alongside Dwayne Johnson. Also in 2015, Daddario had a cameo in the pilot of the Will Forte comedy series The Last Man on Earth, and had a guest appearance on American Horror Story: Hotel, where she played a fictionalized version of designer Natacha Rambova.

In 2016, she had a supporting role in the Nicholas Sparks film The Choice. Daddario was then cast alongside Kate Upton in the road trip comedy The Layover, directed by William H. Macy, replacing Lea Michele in the role. Daddario was subsequently cast as the female lead in the film adaptation of Baywatch, reuniting with her San Andreas co-star Dwayne Johnson. She played the role of Summer Quinn, who was portrayed by Nicole Eggert in the series. Daddario then starred opposite Adam DeVine in the romantic comedy When We First Met. She next joined the cast of We Have Always Lived in the Castle as Constance Blackwood, the first film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name.

In February 2017, Henry Cavill announced via his Facebook and Instagram social media accounts that Daddario had joined him and Sir Ben Kingsley in the psychological thriller Nomis, which began filming by the end of that month in Winnipeg, Canada and completed at the beginning of April 2017.

Personal life

Daddario lives in Los Angeles and has a dog named Levon.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Squid and the Whale	Pretty Girl
2006	Pitch	Alex	Short film
2006	The Hottest State	Kim
2007	The Babysitters	Barbara Yates
2007	The 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	Short film
2014	Burying the Ex	Olivia
2015	San Andreas	Blake Gaines
2016	The Choice	Monica
2016	Baked in Brooklyn	Kate Winston
2017	Baywatch	Summer Quinn	In post-production
2017	The Layover	Kate	In post-production
2017	When We First Met	Avery Martin	In post-production
2017	We Have Always Lived in the Castle	Constance Blackwood	In post-production
2018	Nomis	Rachel	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002-2003	All My Children	Laurie Lewis	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"
2006	The Sopranos	Another Woman	Episode: "Johnny Cakes"
2006	Law & Order	Samantha Beresford	Episode: "Release"
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"
2009-2011	White Collar	Kate Moreau	7 episodes
2011-2012	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	Episode: "Alive in Tucson"
2015	American Horror Story: Hotel	Natacha Rambova	3 episodes
2016	Workaholics	Donna	Episode: "Save the Cat"
2016	Robot Chicken	Theresa Johnson / Lena (voice)	Episode: "Joel Hurwitz Returns"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009-2010	Odd Jobs	Cassie Stetner	3 episodes

Music videos

Year	Artist	Title
2012	Imagine Dragons	"Radioactive"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Battlefield Hardline	Dune Alpert	Voice and motion capture
2016	Marvel Avengers Academy	Janet van Dyne / The Wasp	Voice

Awards and nominations

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