Alexandra Daddario's Real Name: Alexandra Daddario
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Quick answer: Alexandra Daddario is her real name, and she acts under it. The Library of Congress records her birth on March 16, 1986, in New York City. She grew up on Manhattan's Upper East Side in a family of lawyers and public servants, and her grandfather was Connecticut congressman Emilio Q. Daddario. She is known for the Percy Jackson films, True Detective, San Andreas, Baywatch, The White Lotus, and Mayfair Witches (Library of Congress; New York Post).
Real name and early life
The Library of Congress name authority files her as "Daddario, Alexandra, 1986-," citing "Alexandra Daddario, actress; b. March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA." LOC records no separate birth name or variant. Some online references give her middle name as Anna, but LOC and the profiles used here don't record it, so this page treats Alexandra Daddario as her documented name.
A 2019 New York Post profile says she grew up on East 84th Street near York Avenue. Her mother was a lawyer for Merrill Lynch's real-estate division. Her father was a Manhattan prosecutor and later deputy chief of the NYPD's counterterrorism unit. People reports that her father, Richard, was the Justice Department's attaché in Moscow before becoming the NYPD's deputy commissioner for counterterrorism in 2010. It adds that her grandfather Emilio Q. Daddario served 12 years in the U.S. House. TV Insider says she studied at the Professional Children's School. People notes she started piano lessons at nine.
Career highlights
TV Insider says her first role came at 16, as rebellious teen Laurie Lewis on ABC's All My Children. Supporting roles followed in Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale (2005), Ethan Hawke's The Hottest State (2006), and the series White Collar. In 2010 she beat out hundreds of hopefuls to play the demigod Annabeth in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, returning in Sea of Monsters (2013). She also appeared in Hall Pass (2011), Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013), and Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" video.
People says her role opposite Woody Harrelson in HBO's True Detective (2014) established her as a serious actress. She played Dwayne Johnson's daughter in San Andreas (2015) and starred in Baywatch (2017), the Nicholas Sparks drama The Choice (2016), and CBS All Access's Why Women Kill (2019). TV Insider's credits include Rachel in the first season of HBO's The White Lotus (2021) and Dr. Rowan Fielding in AMC's Mayfair Witches (from 2023).
Name notes for searchers
Alexandra is her first name, and Daddario is her family surname, inherited from her father's Italian-American family. She has not used a stage name.
FAQ
Is Alexandra Daddario her real name?
Yes. LOC records no separate birth name.
Where was she born?
New York City, on March 16, 1986.
Who was her grandfather?
Emilio Q. Daddario, a congressman from Connecticut.
What was her first role?
Laurie Lewis on All My Children, at 16.
Who did she play in The White Lotus?
Rachel, in season one (2021).