Alexis Knapp Explained
Alexis Knapp |
Birth Name: | Alexis Merizalde Knapp |
Birth Date: | 31 July 1989 |
Birth Place: | Avonmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 2007–present |
Children: | 1 |
Alexis Merizalde Knapp (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress.[1] 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.[2] She grew up in North Carolina before moving to Los Angeles when she was 18.[3] [4]
Career
In 2008, Knapp 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 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.[5] [6] 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,[7] but her character was dropped before the second season. She was cast in the Lifetime pilot Cinnamon Girl,[8] which did not get picked up as a series. Knapp also starred in the independent short film Wracked, as Melissa.[9] In 2017, she starred as Samantha in the Lifetime Christmas television film My Christmas Prince.[10]
Personal life
Knapp dated actor Ryan Phillippe in mid-2010.[11] The relationship ended that September.[12] After their breakup, Knapp discovered that she was pregnant. She gave birth to their daughter in 2011;[13] Phillippe was present during the birth.[14]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Look | Dede | 1 episode |
2012 | Like Father | Dylan | Episode: "Pilot" |
2013 | Cinnamon Girl: California Dreamin | Lola Jones |
Family Guy | Girl #3 (voice) | Episode: "Valentine's Day in Quahog" |
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 |
2022 | The Orville | Irillia | Episode: "Electric Sheep" | |
Notes and References
- Web site: July 31, 2023 . UPI Almanac for Monday, July 31, 2023 . August 5, 2023 . . July 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731071254/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2023/07/31/UPI-Almanac-for-Monday-July-31-2023/2761690739238/ . live .
- https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alexis-knapp/bio/481176 "Alexis Knapp"
- Web site: Fellows, Rachel. Alexis Knapp Gives Us A Reason To See Pitch Perfect 2. Esquire. May 14, 2015. October 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150825030215/http://www.esquire.co.uk/women/article/8271/alexis-knapp-pitch-perfect-2/. August 25, 2015. dead.
- Web site: Carter, Lance. Interview: Kirby Bliss Blanton and Alexis Knapp talk 'Project X'. Daily Actor. March 2, 2012. October 30, 2015. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124630/http://www.dailyactor.com/interview/kirby-bliss-blanton-alexis-knapp-interview-project-x/. live.
- Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2013). "Alexis Knapp Cast In TBS’ ‘Ground Floor’, Robin Givens Joins ABC Family’s 'Twisted'" . Deadline Hollywood.
- Finn, Natalie (August 15, 2013). "New Couple Alert! Seth MacFarlane Dating Pitch Perfect Actress Alexis Knapp" . E! News.
- Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Alexis Knapp Cast In TBS' 'Ground Floor', Robin Givens Joins ABC Family's 'Twisted' . Deadline Hollywood . April 23, 2013 . August 18, 2013 . June 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130616015753/http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/alexis-knapp-cast-in-tbs-ground-floor-robin-givens-joins-abc-familys-twisted/ . live .
- Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Renee Zellweger Lifetime 1970s Drama Pilot 'Cinnamon Girl' Casts Leads . Deadline Hollywood . September 14, 2012 . April 17, 2020 . May 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140520133034/http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/renee-zellweger-produced-lifetime-drama-pilot-cinnamon-girl-casts-its-leads/#more-336601 . live .
- Web site: Giuliano Federico . Noah Mills stars and writes independent movie called Wracked . Swide . March 26, 2013 . August 18, 2013 . March 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130329022944/http://www.swide.com/celebrities/noah-mills/noah-mills-stars-and-writes-independent-movie-called-wracked/2013/3/26 . live .
- Dana Schwartz . How does My Christmas Prince compare to A Christmas Prince? . Entertainment Weekly . December 4, 2017 . October 14, 2021.
- Web site: Ryan Phillippe Awaiting Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend's Paternity Test . People . March 16, 2011 . July 7, 2008 . July 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717164350/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20473977,00.html . dead .
- Web site: Ryan Phillippe's Ex Alexis Knapp Gives Birth to Baby Girl. Us Weekly. July 7, 2011. July 7, 2011. July 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708184632/http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/ryan-phillippes-ex-alexis-knapp-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-201177. live.
- Web site: Ryan Phillippe's Last Name Given to Alexis Knapp's Baby. People. August 1, 2011. August 1, 2011. October 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027010647/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20514745,00.html. live.
- Web site: No DNA Test Needed! Ryan Phillippe Present for Birth of Ex's Baby. E! Online. July 7, 2011. July 7, 2011. https://archive.today/20120707013857/http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b251002_no_dna_test_needed_ryan_phillippe.html. July 7, 2012. dead.
- Web site: Overdeep, Meghan . January 23, 2017 . The Barden Bellas Take the NFL—and Have the Best Time . . April 11, 2017 . January 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119053134/https://www.instyle.com/news/anna-kendrick-pitch-perfect-3-costars-falcons-football . dead .
- Web site: Anthony . Nash . Exclusive The Accursed Clip Previews Terrifying Encounter . Comingsoon.net . October 13, 2022 . December 22, 2022 . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222212638/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1243213-exclusive-the-accursed-clip . live .