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 Alexandra Anna[1] Daddario (born March 16, 1986) is an American actress who had her breakthrough portraying Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson film series (2010–2013). In 2021, she starred in the first season of the HBO series The White Lotus, for which she received widespread critical acclaim and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2022.

She has starred as Paige in Hall Pass (2011), Heather Miller in Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013), Blake Gaines in San Andreas (2015), Summer Quinn in Baywatch (2017), and Alexis Butler in We Summon the Darkness (2019). She has also guest starred in television series such as White Collar, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, True Detective, New Girl, and American Horror Story: Hotel.

Early life and education

Alexandra Anna Daddario was born in New York City on March 16, 1986,[2][3] the eldest child of Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of the New York City Police Department counterterrorism unit.[4] She is of Italian, Irish, English, and Slovak descent.[5] She has a younger brother, Matthew Daddario,[6][7] and a younger sister, who are both actors as well.[8] Her paternal grandfather was Emilio Q. Daddario, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Connecticut from 1959 to 1971.[9]

Daddario was raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side. She attended Brearley School and the Professional Children's School.[10] Daddario said she decided to be an actress at the age of 11.[11] "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."[12] She attended Marymount Manhattan College before dropping out to pursue acting full-time.[13] She has studied the Meisner acting technique for years.[14]

Acting career

2010–2015: Early work and recognition

Daddario made her television debut at the age of 15, when she played victimized girl 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).[15] She also had a recurring role as Neal Caffrey's love interest, Kate Moreau, in the USA Network procedural drama series White Collar. In 2011, she appeared in the comedy film Hall Pass and had a recurring role as Rachel in NBC's comedy-drama series Parenthood.[16]

In 2012, Daddario starred in the music video for Imagine Dragons' song "Radioactive",[17] which surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.[18] She appeared as a guest in an episode of the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, in which she portrayed Ruby Taft. Her first starring role after Percy Jackson was as lead character Heather Miller in the slasher film Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013). In August 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 premiered out of competition as the Venice Film Festival in 2014.[19]

In 2016, Daddario had a supporting role in the Nicholas Sparks romantic drama film The Choice, directed by Ross Katz.[25] 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.[26] That same year, Daddario portrayed Kate Jeffries in the road trip comedy The Layover (2017), directed by William H. Macy.[27]

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.[28] Daddario made a cameo appearance as a scuba diver in Rampage, directed by San Andreas filmmaker Brad Peyton, but her scenes were cut from the final film.[29] Daddario starred as Constance Blackwood in We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's mystery thriller novel of the same name.[30] Daddario also starred in the psychological thriller Night Hunter, which premiered at the LA Film Festival on September 28, 2018.[31] In 2019, Daddario starred in and produced two films, the romantic comedy Can You Keep a Secret?, based on the novel of the same name by Sophie Kinsella, and the horror thriller We Summon the Darkness, directed by Marc Meyers.[32][33]

In 2020, Daddario provided the voice of Lois Lane in the superhero animated film Superman: Man of Tomorrow[34] and starred in the noir film Lost Girls & Love Hotels.[35][36] She also appeared in Songbird, the first film shot in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]