Maika Monroe
| Maika Monroe | |
|---|---|
 Monroe at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2013 | |
| Born |
Dillon Monroe Buckley[1][2] May 29, 1993 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, kiteboarder |
| Years active | 2012-present |
Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; May 29, 1993) is an American actress and professional kiteboarder.[3] She made her acting debut in the 2012 film At Any Price. In 2013, she appeared alongside Kate Winslet in the drama film Labor Day. She became recognized as a "scream queen" after her performances in the 2014 films The Guest and It Follows. She was cast as Patricia Whitmore in Independence Day: Resurgence, scheduled to be released in 2016.
Life and career
Monroe was born Dillon Monroe Buckley in Santa Barbara, California, the daughter of Dixie, a sign language interpreter, and Jack Buckley, who works in construction.[4][5] She later changed her first name to "Maika", by which she had already been publicly called for most of her life.[1]
In April 2012, Monroe signed up for the drama film Labor Day, an adaptation of the novel of the same name.[6] She played Mandy, a farm girl who romances with a young man and eventually becomes his wife and the mother of his child.[7] In June 2013, she joined the cast of the psychological thriller film The Guest.[8][9] In 2014, she starred as Jay in the horror film It Follows,[10] which became a cult hit and secured Monroe's status as a scream queen.[11][12] In 2016, she co-starred in the invasion thriller film The 5th Wave, based on the novel of the same name.[13][14] In April 2015 it was reported that Monroe had signed to be in Independence Day: Resurgence, playing the character Mae Whitman played in the first film; the film is scheduled for June 2016.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | At Any Price | Cadence Farrow | |
| 2013 | The Bling Ring | Beach Girl | |
| 2013 | Labor Day | Mandy | |
| 2014 | The Guest | Anna Peterson | |
| 2014 | It Follows | Jay Height | |
| 2015 | Echoes of War | Abigail Riley | |
| 2016 | The 5th Wave | Ringer | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Patricia Whitmore | Post-production |
| 2016 | Hot Summer Nights | McKayla Strawberry | Post-production |
| 2016 | The Scent of Rain and Lightning | Jody Linder | Post-production |
| 2016 | Bokeh | Jenai | Post-production |
References
- 1 2 "Maika Monroe". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Person Details for Dillon Monroe Buckley, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995" — FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Maika Monroe balances acting with kiteboarding". go.com. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Maika Monroe: from world-class kiteboarder to accidental movie star". The Irish Times. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Noozhawk Talks: Maika Monroe Making the Most of Her Three-Part Harmony". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Monroe working on 'Labor Day'". variety.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Maika Monroe, Tom Lipinski join Kate Winslet in 'Labour Day'". digitalspy.co.uk. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Rising Star Maika Monroe Joins 'Downton Abbey's' Dan Stevens in 'The Guest'". thewrap.com. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "‘Downton Abbey’ star filming thriller in N.M.". abqjournal.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (December 17, 2014). "Official Teaser For ‘It Follows,’ Potentially the Scariest Movie of 2015!". Fangoria. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ Miska, Gi (December 17, 2014). "‘It Follows; Maika Monroe, who is becoming a legit Scream Queen". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ Kim, Kristen Yoonsoo (March 17, 2014). "Maika Monroe, of The Guest and It Follows, is horror's new Scream Queen". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ Ge, Linda (August 11, 2014). "Maika Monroe Joins Chloë Moretz, Nick Robinson in ‘The 5th Wave’". thewrap.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ↑ Miska, Gi (December 17, 2014). "‘It Follows". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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