Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley) an American actress and professional kiteboarder. She starred in the horror film It Follows (2014), which won her several accolades, including an Empire Award nomination. She also starred in the thriller The Guest (2014), the sci-fi thriller Tau (2018), and the psychological thrillers Greta (2018), Watcher (2022), God Is a Bullet (2023) and Longlegs (2024).
Monroe made her film acting debut with the drama film At Any Price (2012). Aside from her work in horror, she has also had roles in the drama film Labor Day (2013), the action film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), the neo-noir coming-of-age film Hot Summer Nights (2017), the comedy-drama film After Everything (2018) and the black comedy film Villains (2019).
Alternative name: Maika Buckley
Years active: 2009–present
Born Age: May 29, 1993, 31 years old and 5 months, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Sun Sign: Gemini
Hair Color: Dyed Blonde
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 5’5″ – 1.65 m
Measurements: 35-25-33 in – 89-63.5-84 cm
Bra size: 32C US – 70C EU
actress Maika Monroe
actress Maika Monroe in GRETA (2019)
actress Maika Monroe in GRETA (2019)
actress Maika Monroe in GRETA (2019)
actress Maika Monroe in GRETA (2019)
actress Maika Monroe in AFTER EVERYTHING (2018)
actress Maika Monroe in AFTER EVERYTHING (2018)
actress Maika Monroe in AFTER EVERYTHING (2018)
actress Maika Monroe in THE TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES (2017)
actress Maika Monroe in BOKEH (2017)
actress Maika Monroe in BOKEH (2017)
actress Maika Monroe in BOKEH (2017)
actress Maika Monroe in BOKEH (2017)
actress Maika Monroe in THE GUEST (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in IT FOLLOWS (2014)
actress Maika Monroe in AT ANY PRICE (2012)
Maika Monroe at the Stranger Things Season 2 Premiere in Los Angeles
Early life
Monroe mother ( Dixie Buckley) was a sign language interpreter and her father (Jack Buckley) was a construction worker. She later changed her first name to Maika, by which she had already been known for most of her life. At the age of 17, Monroe left Santa Barbara and moved to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic to continue training in kiteboarding after spending the previous summer there. She subsequently completed her senior year of high school online.
Career
In April 2012, Monroe signed up for the drama film Labor Day, an adaptation of the novel of the same name. She played Mandy, a farm girl who romances with a young man and eventually becomes his wife and the mother of his child. In June 2013, she joined the cast of the psychological thriller film The Guest. In 2014, she starred as Jay in the horror film It Follows, which became a cult hit. In 2016, she co-starred in the invasion thriller film The 5th Wave, based on the novel of the same name. Monroe also co-starred in the 2016 movie Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to Independence Day (1996), playing former First Daughter Patricia Whitmore.
Maika Monroe Relationships History
Actor Zac Efron (2012),
Actor Taylor Lautner (2013),
Actor Liam Hemsworth (2015),
Actor Boyd Holbrook (2016),
She was in a relationship with actor Joe Keery from 2017 to 2023.
Maika Monroe Career Highlights
First Film – At Any Price (2012),
First TV Show – Eleventh Hour (2009),
Maika Monroe Interesting Facts
She is a professional kiteboarder,
As a child, she took dance training classes,
Maika Monroe has a major phobia about knives,
Acting in a Pizza Hut commercial was her first ever paid acting job,
She was in a Purina dog food commercial with Madison Leisle,
Once had her own clothing line called Airbound Apparel while she was training for kiteboarding in the Dominican Republic city of Cabarete, and most of the proceeds went to the local charities. What inspired her to begin the line was the children she had met and become close with while practicing kiteboarding,
She is also a professional kiteboarder,
Has a major phobia about knives,
After seeing her performances in The Guest (2014) and It Follows (2014), many fans and film enthusiasts have come to consider Maika a ‘Scream Queen’ of the current generation, though Maika isn’t a fan herself of the label,
Some of her favorite horror films include The Shining (1980), Halloween (1978) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
Quotes
I started kiteboarding when I was 13. My dad was a kiteboarder, and I begged him to teach me until he finally agreed. He made me wait because it can be dangerous.
I’m working on a movie called Labor Day (2013) with Kate Winslet while still balancing kiteboarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I’m excited to see what happens.
I’ve seen so many scripts, and I want to do everything. Like with kiteboarding, you have to be fearless. I’m not scared.
Acting is such a crazy industry, but kiteboarding keeps me grounded.
When I was living in the Dominican Republic, the local kids became a part of my family.
With kiting you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost–I knew I could become the best in the world if I trained. But with acting, there are different variations; there’s not a right or wrong way. It’s so hard because it’s so out of your hands. I have no idea what’s going to happen!
My goal is to continue to act and still be a professional kiteboarder.
I grew up in the indie world and that’s what I’m used to, but there’s something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.
[on her first audition] My very first probably was for a commercial, for Pizza Hut. And I actually ended up booking it! I was probably 14.
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