Alexandra Anna Daddario, better known as Alexandra Daddario, is an accomplished American actress, best known for her role as Annabeth Chase in the ‘Percy Jackson’ film series. She is also popular for playing Blake Gaines in ‘San Andreas.’ Admired for her blue eyes and charming smile, Daddario was ranked 80th on Maxim’s ‘Hot 100’ list in the year 2014. She established her television career in 2002, with her role in ‘All My Children’ and got her first major role in the 2010 film ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.’ Thereafter, she went on to appear in many major and minor roles in various TV shows and films. She also appeared in music videos and voiced prominent characters in video games, such as ‘Marvel Avengers Academy’ and ‘Battlefield Hardline.’ In 2017, her role in the film version of the popular series ‘Baywatch’ made her a household name. She earned widespread acclaim for her role in the first season of ‘The White Lotus’ in 2021. She is on her way to becoming a Hollywood star to be reckoned with.
Alexandra Anna Daddario, better known as Alexandra Daddario, is an accomplished American actress, best known for her role as Annabeth Chase in the ‘Percy Jackson’ film series. She is also popular for playing Blake Gaines in ‘San Andreas.’ Admired for her blue eyes and charming smile, Daddario was ranked 80th on Maxim’s ‘Hot 100’ list in the year 2014. She established her television career in 2002, with her role in ‘All My Children’ and got her first major role in the 2010 film ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.’ Thereafter, she went on to appear in many major and minor roles in various TV shows and films. She also appeared in music videos and voiced prominent characters in video games, such as ‘Marvel Avengers Academy’ and ‘Battlefield Hardline.’ In 2017, her role in the film version of the popular series ‘Baywatch’ made her a household name. She earned widespread acclaim for her role in the first season of ‘The White Lotus’ in 2021. She is on her way to becoming a Hollywood star to be reckoned with.
Daddario was born on March 16, 1986, in New York City, New York, USA, to Christina, a lawyer and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor and former head of the ‘NYPD’ counter-terrorism unit. Her paternal grandfather was a Democratic member of the ‘United States House of Representatives’ for the state of Connecticut from 1959 to 1971.
She is the eldest of three children in her family. Her brother Matthew Daddario is also an actor, while her sister Catharine is a social media star. Alexandra Daddario has Italian, Czech, English, Irish, and Hungarian ancestry.
She was raised in Manhattan’s Upper East Side and initially studied at ‘Brearley School.’ Later, in order to pursue an acting career, she joined the ‘Professional Children’s School’ and went on to attend ‘Marymount Manhattan College,’ which is one of the best colleges for fine arts in the US.
She wanted to be an actress from the age of eleven and studied the Meisner acting technique for several years.
She made her first television appearance at the age of sixteen, playing Laurie Lewis, a victimized teen in the soap opera ‘All My Children.’ The series had over forty episodes and proved to be a good launch pad for her career in show business.
After a string of minor roles in TV shows and independent films, including ‘The Squid and The Whale,’ Daddario received her breakthrough role in 2010, when she was cast to play the role of Annabeth Chase in the fantasy adventure film ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,’ which was based on Rick Riordan’s bestselling teen book.
Meanwhile, she got the recurring role of Kate Moreau in the series ‘White Collar’ in 2009. She played Kate Moreau in ‘White Collar’ from 2009 to 2011.
In 2011, she starred in the romantic comedy film ‘Hall Pass’ and landed a recurring role in the television drama series ‘Parenthood.’
In 2012, she appeared in the music video ‘Radioactive’ by the pop rock band ‘Imagine Dragons.’ In the same year, she also made a guest appearance in an episode of the series ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.’
Her next major role after Annabeth Chase in ‘Percy Jackson’ came in the year 2013, when she played Heather Miller in the film ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D.’ Though the movie was shot in 2012, it was released only in 2013. She reprised her role as Annabeth Chase in ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ in 2013.
She also appeared in the zombie comedy ‘Burying the Ex’ with Anton Yelchin and Ashley Greene in 2013. The film was screened out of competition at the ‘Venice International Film Festival’ in 2014.
The year 2014, saw Daddario gain popularity with her role as Lisa Tragnetti in the first season of the HBO series ‘True Detective’ where she appeared in four episodes. The following year, she had a lead role in the disaster film ‘San Andreas,’ alongside Dwayne Johnson.
She played a cameo in the pilot of Will Forte’s comedy series ‘The Last Man on Earth’ and made a guest appearance in ‘American Horror Story: Hotel,’ where she played a fictionalized role of designer Natacha Rambova.
In 2016, she appeared in the romantic drama film ‘The Choice’ in a supportive role. The following year, she replaced actress Lea Michele to play Kate Jeffries in the comedy film ‘The Layover,’ which was directed by William H. Macy.
Alexandra Daddario has dated many of her co-stars. It was said that she was in a relationship with her ‘Percy Jackson’ co-star Logan Lerman and that they broke up in 2015.
It was rumored that she was in a relationship with her ‘Baywatch’ co-star Zac Efron. However, Daddario denied the rumors, saying that she is just a friend of Efron.
Since 2020, she was romantically linked to Andrew Form. They announced their engagement on December 2, 2021. In June 2022, the couple got married.
