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Alexandra Daddario

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Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, to Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor. Her brother is actor Matthew Daddario, her sister is actor Catharine Daddario, and her grandfather was congressman Emilio Daddario (Emilio Q. Daddario), of Connecticut. She has Italian, Irish, Hungarian/Slovak ancestry. She wanted to be an actress when she was young. Her first job came at age 16, when she got the role of "Laurie Lewis" on All My Children (1970). Alex co-starred, with Logan Lerman and Brandon T. Jackson, in the role of Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson movies, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), which were based on Rick Riordan's best-selling teen books. At the end of 2012, Alex starred in the music video, Imagine Dragons's "Radioactive."

Alexandra became more known in the 2010s, as she starred as Blake Gaines in earthquake film San Andreas (2015), alongside Dwayne Johnson, and in the films Hall Pass (2011), Texas Chainsaw (2013), and Baywatch (2017). She has appeared on many TV series, including White Collar (2009), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), and American Horror Story (2011): Hotel. In 2014, Daddario gained attention for her role on the first season of the HBO series, True Detective (2014).
- IMDb mini biography by: Jaehun Han

Alexandra Daddario was included on the 2014 casting shortlist for the lead role in the Marvel Television series Jessica Jones (2015). The production conducted screen tests with the performer alongside Teresa Palmer and Jessica De Gouw before selecting Krysten Ritter for the titular character.
Alexandra Daddario auditioned for the role of Helena Bertinelli, also known as Huntress, in Birds of Prey Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020). The production eventually cast Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the role.
Alexandra Daddario maintains a primary residence in Los Angeles, California, situated in close proximity to the residence of Taissa Farmiga, who served as a co-star in the production We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018).
Her parents are lawyers. Her father, Richard C. Daddario, was a federal prosecutor in New York City for 13 years before being named Head of the NYC Police Department's Anti-terrorism Bureau (in 2010). Her mother is Christina Titus.].
Alexandra Daddario initiated her professional acting career in 2002 via a recurring role on the television serial The Last Man on Earth (2015). Production records for the independent drama The Hottest State (2006) document her cinematic debut in a production featuring Alan Miller and Miranda Cosgrove.

To be an actress and act crazy is really fun for me, to be able to be acting like you'd never be able to act in your real life and scream and freak out. It's an interesting test for an actor.
I'm very into fantasy films.
I'm really easily affected by horror films. I have pretty strong reactions to them.
I love stories about people that, whatever situation they're in, you can relate to them in a way.
I never know what's going to happen or what opportunities are going to be given to me. I've found with the opportunities that I've been given have made it possible for me to explore different characters and exciting stories.