Alexis Knapp
Knapp in 2013
Born
Alexis Merizalde Knapp

(1989-07-31) July 31, 1989 (age 34)
Avonmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Children1

Alexis Merizalde Knapp (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress.[1][2] She portrayed Stacie Conrad in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017) and Alexis in the party film Project X (2012). She also appeared on the first season of the TBS comedy Ground Floor.

Early life

Knapp was born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Marjorie and Bradford Elwood Knapp.[1] She grew up in North Carolina before moving to Los Angeles when she was 18.[3][4]

Career

At age 18, Knapp moved to Los Angeles.[4][5] There in 2008 she hosted a popular internet video series titled 'Project Lore', a show about the video game World of Warcraft, and also worked as a model before breaking into acting. She appeared in background roles in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Aphrodite Girl #9 and in Couples Retreat as a Dance Academy Girl. In 2012, Knapp appeared in her first major roles, playing Alexis in Project X, and as Stacie Conrad in the hit film Pitch Perfect, a sex-crazed Barden Bella. She reprised her role in the latter's 2015 sequel, with a brief cameo in the 2017 sequel.

Knapp appeared in the pilot of ABC's short-lived series Super Fun Night, written by and starring her Pitch Perfect co-star Rebel Wilson.[6][7] She starred in the Tom Vaughan directed film So Undercover, as Taylor Jaffe. Knapp had a starring role in the first season of the TBS comedy, Ground Floor, portraying Tori, a party girl, who catches up on her sleep at work the next morning,[8] but her character was dropped before the second season. She was cast in the Lifetime pilot Cinnamon Girl,[9] which did not get picked up as a series. Knapp also starred in the independent short film Wracked, as Melissa.[10] In 2017, she starred as Samantha in the Lifetime Christmas television film My Christmas Prince.[11]

Personal life

Knapp dated actor Ryan Phillippe in mid-2010.[12] The relationship ended that September.[13] After their breakup, Knapp discovered that she was pregnant. She gave birth to their daughter in 2011;[14] Phillippe was present during the birth.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Couples Retreat San Diego Dance Academy
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Aphrodite Girl
2012 Project X Alexis
2012 Pitch Perfect Stacie Conrad
2012 So Undercover Taylor Jaffe
2013 Vamp U Samantha
2013 Cavemen Kat
2014 Grace Jessica
2014 The Anomaly Dana
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Stacie Conrad
2016 Urge Joey
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 Stacie Conrad [16]
2021 Phobias Lia
2022 The Accursed Mary Lynn [17]
2024 One More Shot Jennifer Lomax Direct-to-video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Look Dede 1 episode
2012 Like Father Dylan Unaired Fox pilot
2013 Cinnamon Girl: California Dreamin' Lola Jones Unaired television pilot (Lifetime)
2013 Family Guy N/A Voice role; episode: "Valentine's Day in Quahog"
2013 Super Fun Night Clamantha Episode: Pilot
2013–2014 Ground Floor Tori Main role (season 1)
2014 The Dorm Vivian Bloom Television film
2017 My Christmas Prince Samantha Logan Television film (Lifetime)
2022 The Orville Irillia Episode: "Electric Sheep"

References

  1. ^ a b "Alexis Knapp" Archived August 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. TV Guide. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Monday, July 31, 2023". United Press International. July 31, 2023. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Fellows, Rachel (May 14, 2015). "Alexis Knapp Gives Us A Reason To See Pitch Perfect 2". Esquire. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Carter, Lance (March 2, 2012). "Interview: Kirby Bliss Blanton and Alexis Knapp talk 'Project X'". Daily Actor. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "Alexis Knapp Talks "Project X," Snakes and Gaming!". Attack of the Show/YouTube. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2013). "Alexis Knapp Cast In TBS’ ‘Ground Floor’, Robin Givens Joins ABC Family’s 'Twisted'" Archived October 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Finn, Natalie (August 15, 2013). "New Couple Alert! Seth MacFarlane Dating Pitch Perfect Actress Alexis Knapp" Archived April 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. E! News.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2013). "Alexis Knapp Cast In TBS' 'Ground Floor', Robin Givens Joins ABC Family's 'Twisted'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 14, 2012). "Renee Zellweger Lifetime 1970s Drama Pilot 'Cinnamon Girl' Casts Leads". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Giuliano Federico (March 26, 2013). "Noah Mills stars and writes independent movie called Wracked". Swide. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  11. ^ Dana Schwartz (December 4, 2017). "How does My Christmas Prince compare to A Christmas Prince?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ryan Phillippe Awaiting Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend's Paternity Test". People. March 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  13. ^ "Ryan Phillippe's Ex Alexis Knapp Gives Birth to Baby Girl". Us Weekly. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  14. ^ "Ryan Phillippe's Last Name Given to Alexis Knapp's Baby". People. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  15. ^ "No DNA Test Needed! Ryan Phillippe Present for Birth of Ex's Baby". E! Online. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  16. ^ Overdeep, Meghan (January 23, 2017). "The Barden Bellas Take the NFL—and Have the Best Time". InStyle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  17. ^ Nash, Anthony (October 13, 2022). "Exclusive The Accursed Clip Previews Terrifying Encounter". Comingsoon.net. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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