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

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Early life

Knapp was born in

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, the daughter of Marjorie and Bradford Elwood Knapp."Alexis Knapp"
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''. Retrieved April 11, 2017. She grew up in the

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before moving to

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when she was 18.

Career

At age 18, Knapp moved to Los Angeles. There in 2008 she hosted a popular internet video series titled 'Project Lore', a show about the video game ''

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'', 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'', a sex-crazed Barden Bella. She reprised her role in the latter's

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sequel, with a brief cameo in the

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sequel. Knapp appeared in the pilot of

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's short-lived series ''

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'', written by and starring her ''Pitch Perfect'' co-star

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. She starred in the Tom Vaughan directed film ''

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'', as Taylor Jaffe. Knapp had a starring role in the first season of the TBS comedy, ''

'', portraying Tori, a party girl, who catches up on her sleep at work the next morning, but her character was dropped before the second season. She was cast in the Lifetime pilot ''Cinnamon Girl'', which did not get picked up as a series. Knapp also starred in the independent short film ''Wracked'', as Melissa. In 2017, she starred as Samantha in the Lifetime Christmas television film ''My Christmas Prince''.

Personal life

Knapp dated actor

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in mid-2010. The relationship ended that September. After their breakup, Knapp discovered that she was pregnant. She gave birth to their daughter in 2011; Phillippe was present during the birth.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knapp, Alexis 1989 births Living people People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania American film actresses American television actresses