Johanna Elizabeth Braddy (born August 30, 1987) is an American actress. She played the leading role in the 2009 horror film The Grudge 3, and has appeared in Pop Rocks (2004), Hurt (2009), Easy A (2010), Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), and The Levenger Tapes (2011). She starred as Jenny Matrix in the web series Video Game High School from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, Braddy co-starred as Anna Martin in the Lifetime dark comedy-drama series Unreal. She also starred as Shelby Wyatt in the ABC thriller series Quantico.

Early life

Braddy was born in Atlanta, Georgia; the daughter of Jo Beth, a preschool music teacher and a vocalist, and Steve Braddy, an engineer.^[1] Braddy has one brother, Cole Braddy.^[1] Braddy attended McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia, and graduated in 2005.^[2]

Career

Braddy made her screen acting début in the ABC Family television film Pop Rocks playing Olivia Harden.^[3] She made her voice acting debut in Avatar: The Last Airbender playing the role of Princess Yue. Braddy also played small parts in films Broken Bridges, Home of the Giants and Whore. On television, she had recurring roles in the FX drama The Riches, ABC Family teen comedy-drama, Greek, and VH1 soap Hit the Floor. She also guest starred on Cold Case, Southland, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Suburgatory, and Shameless.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, Braddy had her first leading role in the horror film The Grudge 3,^[4] a third installment in The Grudge franchise, released direct-to-video. The following year, she played a supporting role in the teen comedy Easy A starring Emma Stone.^[5] She had roles in horror films Hurt, The Levenger Tapes, Paranormal Activity 3,^[6] and The Collection. From 2012 to 2014, she co-starred in the web series Video Game High School.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Braddy was cast opposite Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby in the Lifetime dark comedy-drama, Unreal.^[7] The series premiered on June 1, 2015 with positive reviews from critics.^[8] Also in 2015, Braddy was cast as a series regular in the ABC thriller Quantico along with Priyanka Chopra, Yasmine Al Massri, Graham Rogers, Jake McLaughlin and Aunjanue Ellis.^[9][10]

Personal life

Braddy began dating her Video Game High School co-star Josh Blaylock after shooting the first season, having first met during the auditions.^[11] They got engaged on May 1, 2012^[12] and married on November 11, 2012.^[13][14] After two years of marriage they divorced sometime between late 2014 and early 2015.

Braddy began dating her Unreal co-star, Freddie Stroma, in the summer of 2015.^[15] Braddy and Stroma became engaged in May 2016^[16] and married on December 30, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Television