Alexa Demie

Born in Los Angeles, California, Demie grew up in the neighborhood of Atwater Village. She was raised by her mother, Rose Mendez, a make-up artist. Mendez's family immigrated to Los Angeles from Mexico when she was an infant. Mendez conceived Demie at an "extremely young" age.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/style/alexa-demie-euphoria.html|title=Alexa Demie, a Breakout Star of 'Euphoria,' Has Hidden Talents|first=Molly|last=Oswaks|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 8, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716235042/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/style/alexa-demie-euphoria.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Eden |first1=Nellie |title=Under the spell of Euphoria's Alexa Demie |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/witch-week/article/46627/1/euphoria-alexa-demie-maddy-perez-witch-magick-goth-shoot-interview |website=Dazed |access-date=March 20, 2022 |language=en |date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320022725/https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/witch-week/article/46627/1/euphoria-alexa-demie-maddy-perez-witch-magick-goth-shoot-interview |url-status=live }} Demie has said that she "didn't grow up with the best male figures in [her] life" or "much respect for men". She lived in an apartment across the street from a meth lab and next door to several meth addicts, with the Black Eyed Peas recording studio being around the corner from her.{{cite web |last1=Hundley |first1=Jessica |title=Alexa Demie: This is the Girl |url=https://theface.com/culture/alexa-demie-actor-euphoria-waves-volume-4-issue-002 |website=The Face |access-date=March 15, 2022 |language=en-gb |date=December 12, 2019 |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614070517/https://theface.com/culture/alexa-demie-actor-euphoria-waves-volume-4-issue-002 |url-status=live }} According to her, there was frequent fighting and yelling in her home growing up, and she ran away from home as a teenager in order to escape her toxic family environment.{{cite web |last1=Cafolla |first1=Anna |title=Alexa Demie Manifests Her 2021 Destiny |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2020/12/04/alexa-demie |website=Cultured |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=December 4, 2020 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315200615/https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2020/12/04/alexa-demie |url-status=live }} However, she has described her family as "very supportive" and "there for each other".{{cite web |last1=Conde |first1=Arturo |title=In 'Waves,' Mexican American actress Alexa Demie underscores the price of defiance |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/waves-mexican-american-actress-alexa-demie-underscores-price-defiance-n1089571 |website=NBC News |access-date=March 14, 2022 |language=en |date=November 22, 2019 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315000422/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/waves-mexican-american-actress-alexa-demie-underscores-price-defiance-n1089571 |url-status=live }} From elementary to high school, Demie was bullied by her classmates, describing herself during that time as "quite a loner". She got involved with performing arts in high school during her senior year.{{cite web |last1=Byers |first1=Rosie |title=Euphoria's Alexa Demie Talks Her Role As Maddy In The Autumn 19 Issue |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/10/09/alexa-demie-interview-autumn-19-issue/ |website=Wonderland |access-date=March 16, 2022 |date=October 9, 2019 |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215101332/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/10/09/alexa-demie-interview-autumn-19-issue/ |url-status=live }}

While in high school, she spent her spare time bedazzling sunglasses that she purchased from Downtown Los Angeles, which led to her creating Mainframe, a line of sunglasses that she began selling at a store on Melrose Avenue where her friend worked. The brand eventually became popular overseas, with Mainframe glasses being worn by G-Dragon, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, and Amber Rose and appearing in Vogue Korea, though she soon stopped making them due to not being paid for her designs.{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Brit |title=Alexa Demie reveals Nicki Minaj used to wear her ill-fated fashion line |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/50914/1/alexa-demie-reveals-nicki-minaj-used-to-wear-her-ill-fated-fashion-line-a24 |website=Dazed |access-date=March 14, 2022 |date=October 29, 2020 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313121825/https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/50914/1/alexa-demie-reveals-nicki-minaj-used-to-wear-her-ill-fated-fashion-line-a24 |url-status=live }} Also in high school, she started writing songs and designed a costume for one of Minaj's first music videos. Demie had plans to become a fashion designer but, after attending orientation for an art school in New York, she decided against it.{{cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Ernesto |title=All About Alexa Demie |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/alexa-demie-euphoria-waves-trey-edward-shult |website=Interview |access-date=March 14, 2022 |date=October 9, 2019 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315000241/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/alexa-demie-euphoria-waves-trey-edward-shult |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hobbs |first1=Julia |title=Vogue meets Euphoria actress Alexa Demie |url=https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/article/vogue-meets-euphoria-actress-alexa-demie |website=Vogue France |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=fr-FR |date=July 11, 2019 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316005528/https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/article/vogue-meets-euphoria-actress-alexa-demie |url-status=live }}

Demie made her first onscreen appearance as a video vixen in Azealia Banks' 2013 music video for the song "ATM Jam".{{cite web |last1=Stubblebine |first1=Allison |title=Azealia Banks Auditioned For 'Euphoria' And So Can You |url=https://www.nylon.com/azealia-banks-euphoria-casting-call |website=Nylon |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=en |date=January 22, 2020 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316201632/https://www.nylon.com/azealia-banks-euphoria-casting-call |url-status=live }} After appearing in a short film for a friend, she got the lead role in The Godmother, a scrapped biopic about Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, in 2015.{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Lauren |title=Meet Alexa Demie, Euphoria's Fearless Breakout Star |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/alexa-demie-euphoria-maddy |website=W |access-date=March 14, 2022 |language=en |date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726204238/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/alexa-demie-euphoria-maddy |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Lincoln |first1=Ross A. |title='The Godmother' Changes Directors, Adds Alexa Demie; J.K. Simmons And Terry Bradshaw Are 'Bastards'; Dave Franco Back For 'Neighbors 2' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/jk-simmons-terry-bradshaw-dave-franco-alexia-demie-1201498924/ |website=Deadline |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=en |date=August 13, 2015 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316201511/https://deadline.com/2015/08/jk-simmons-terry-bradshaw-dave-franco-alexia-demie-1201498924/ |url-status=live }} Her professional acting career began with a role in the 2015 short film Miles, through which she found an agency to represent her. She went on to guest star on the television series Ray Donovan and Love, also guest starring on the second season of the drama television series The OA as Ingrid, a bilingual gamer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-plays-maddy-on-euphoria-alexa-demie-says-her-character-is-a-female-patrick-bateman-18024316|title=Who Plays Maddy On 'Euphoria'? Alexa Demie Says Her Character Is A "Female Patrick Bateman"|website=Bustle|first=Leah Marilla|last=Thomas|date=June 23, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726204234/https://www.bustle.com/p/who-plays-maddy-on-euphoria-alexa-demie-says-her-character-is-a-female-patrick-bateman-18024316|url-status=live}} In 2016, she released her debut single, "Girl Like Me", and was featured on Pearl's single "Turnin' Tricks". She appeared in the music video for JMSN's 2017 song "Slide" and made her debut feature film appearance in the 2017 comedy-drama film Brigsby Bear, in which she played Merideth.{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Tasha |title=Brigsby Bear is the warmest, sweetest movie about creativity since Be Kind Rewind |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/27/14415862/brigsby-bear-review-sundance-2017-movie-paul-mooney-lonely-island |website=The Verge |access-date=March 15, 2022 |language=en |date=January 27, 2017 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315062836/https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/27/14415862/brigsby-bear-review-sundance-2017-movie-paul-mooney-lonely-island |url-status=live }} In July 2018, she directed the music video for JMSN's song "Talk is Cheap" with Natalie Falt.{{cite web |last1=Post |first1=Chantilly |title=JMSN Proves That "Talk Is Cheap" In New Video |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jmsn-proves-that-talk-is-cheap-in-new-video-new-video.44165.html#title-comment-desktop |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=March 29, 2022 |language=en |date=July 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329045722/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jmsn-proves-that-talk-is-cheap-in-new-video-new-video.44165.html#title-comment-desktop |url-status=live }}

Demie gained attention with her supporting role in the 2018 film Mid90s, written and directed by Jonah Hill, as Esmtee, a character who the protagonist Stevie has a sexual encounter with. A year after Demie unsuccessfully auditioned for Augustine Frizzell's 2018 film Never Goin' Back, Frizzell emailed her about an audition for the HBO drama series Euphoria, the pilot episode of which she was directing. Although Demie had planned to take a break from acting to pursue her music career, she was impressed by the script for the series and decided to audition for it. In 2019, she began starring on Euphoria as Maddy Perez, a popular teenage girl in an abusive, on-again, off-again relationship with football quarterback Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi).{{cite web |last1=Thompson|first1=Stephen|last2=Harris|first2=LaTesha|last3=Cills|first3=Hazel|date=February 23, 2022|title=Unlocking the sensory overload of 'Euphoria': Pop Culture Happy Hour|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082288241/unlocking-the-sensory-overload-of-euphoria|website=NPR|access-date=March 16, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Maxwell |title=V Girls: Alexa Demie is The {{as written|Ind|usty [sic]}} Block's Freshest Cool Girl |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/alexa-demie-is-the-industy-blocks-freshest-cool-girl/ |website=V |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=November 19, 2018 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315000422/https://vmagazine.com/article/alexa-demie-is-the-industy-blocks-freshest-cool-girl/ |url-status=live }} The character had three extensive mood boards Demie created herself, and she collaborated with the makeup artists of the show on her aesthetic. Demie is called one of Euphoria‘s breakout stars by critics.{{Cite web |title=Euphoria's Alexa Demie Shares Her '90s Glam Tutorial Beauty Secrets Vogue |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UxQg3_Cmwhw&pp=ygURQWxleGEgZGVtaWUgdm9ndWU%3D |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=YouTube | date=July 30, 2019 }}{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Evan Ross |title=The Women Make Euphoria |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/euphoria-cast-interview.html |website=The Cut |access-date=March 14, 2022 |date=February 14, 2022 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313082732/https://www.thecut.com/article/euphoria-cast-interview.html |url-status=live }}

Demie went on to star in the 2019 film Waves as Alexis, a teenager who is impregnated by her boyfriend, a popular but troubled high school wrestler played by Kelvin Harrison Jr.{{cite web |last1=Specter |first1=Emma |date=November 15, 2019 |title=Talking Spice Girls, Herbs, and Potions With 'Waves' Stars Alexa Demie and Taylor Russell |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/alexa-demie-taylor-russell-interview-waves |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315000241/https://www.vogue.com/article/alexa-demie-taylor-russell-interview-waves |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=Vogue}}{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Adam |title=Waves is a family drama that is all dazzle and no thought – review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/waves-review-trey-edward-schults-sterling-k-brown-release-date-trailer-a9286156.html |website=The Independent |access-date=March 14, 2022 |language=en |date=January 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315000422/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/waves-review-trey-edward-schults-sterling-k-brown-release-date-trailer-a9286156.html |url-status=live }} She watched videos about codependency and drew on her own experience with an emotionally abusive relationship between her and a high school boyfriend, which she described as "very codependent", as the basis for the film's relationship.{{cite web |last1=Jiménez |first1=Ashley |title=Actress Alexa Demie on her first love, trauma and gaining back her spirituality |url=https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20211022312565/alexa-demie-waves-movie-interview/ |website=Hola! |access-date=March 18, 2022 |date=November 21, 2019 |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502073105/https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20211022312565/alexa-demie-waves-movie-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Gooding |first1=Sarah |title=Alexa Demie and Taylor Russell on 'Waves' and the power of empathy |url=https://i-d.co/article/alexa-demie-and-taylor-russell-on-waves/ |website=i-D |access-date=March 18, 2022 |date=November 15, 2019 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116225101/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/evj3da/alexa-demie-and-taylor-russell-on-waves |url-status=live }} She also appeared in the comedy-drama film Mainstream in 2020 as Isabelle Roberts, a game show audience member, and made a cameo in The Neighbourhood's video for their 2020 song "Stargazing".{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Deborah |title='Mainstream': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/mainstream-film-review-venice-2020-4055893/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=en |date=September 5, 2020 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316023208/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/mainstream-film-review-venice-2020-4055893/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Feldberg |first1=Isaac |title=Mainstream movie review & film summary (2021) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mainstream-movie-review-2021 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=March 16, 2022 |date=May 7, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316022842/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mainstream-movie-review-2021 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author1=DIY Staff |title=The Neighbourhood share star-studded 'Stargazing' video |url=https://diymag.com/2020/12/14/watch-the-neighbourhood-stargazing-video |website=DIY |access-date=March 18, 2022 |date=December 14, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125203048/https://diymag.com/2020/12/14/watch-the-neighbourhood-stargazing-video |url-status=live }} In Nineteen on Fire, a 2021 short film written and directed by Ryan Simpkins, Demie played a drug dealer.{{cite web |title=Alexa Demie es una drug dealer en el corto de comedia "Nineteen on Fire" |url=https://ismorbo.com/alexa-demie-es-una-drug-dealer-en-el-corto-de-comedia-nineteen-on-fire/ |website=Mor.bo |access-date=March 16, 2022 |language=es-CL |date=June 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117111102/https://ismorbo.com/alexa-demie-es-una-drug-dealer-en-el-corto-de-comedia-nineteen-on-fire/ |url-status=live }} In September 2021, she released the single "Leopard Limo (Archive LL11)".{{cite web |last1=Campano |first1=Leah |title=All the Facts About Alexa Demie |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a39139139/alexa-demie-facts/ |website=Seventeen |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315062836/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a39139139/alexa-demie-facts/ |url-status=live }}

After messaging with photographer Petra Collins in the summer of 2020, Demie and Collins created Fairy Tales, a collection of erotic short stories written with Collins and containing photos of Demie dressed as various mythical creatures taken by Collins, which was published by Rizzoli in November 2021.{{cite web |last1=Hess |first1=Liam |title=Enter the World of Petra Collins and Alexa Demie's Eerie, Erotic 'Fairy Tales' |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/fairy-tales-alexa-demie-petra-collins-interview |website=Vogue |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=November 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423214407/https://www.vogue.com/article/fairy-tales-alexa-demie-petra-collins-interview |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Wally |first1=Maxine |title=Petra Collins & Alexa Demie Conjure an Erotic Fantasy in 'Fairy Tales' |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/alexa-demie-petra-collins-book-interview |website=W |access-date=March 15, 2022 |date=November 30, 2021 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119021753/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/alexa-demie-petra-collins-book-interview |url-status=live }} She is set to be a voice actor in the upcoming animated series Fables.{{cite web |last1=Roxborough |first1=Scott |title=Ricky Gervais, Natasha Lyonne, JB Smoove Join 'Fables' Voice Cast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-gervais-natasha-lyonne-jb-smooth-fables-cast-1235049120/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 29, 2022 |date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329045722/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ricky-gervais-natasha-lyonne-jb-smooth-fables-cast-1235049120/ |url-status=live }}

In 2024, Demie made a brief appearance onstage with Madonna during the singer's Celebration Tour, participating in a voguing segment. She also had a cameo in the HBO series The Idol. Additionally, Demie is set to appear in the upcoming HBO series Fantasmas, created by Julio Torres, and has been cast in the film I Love Boosters, directed by Boots Riley. Filming for the third season of Euphoria began in early 2025, with Demie reprising her role as Maddy Perez.{{cite web |title='Euphoria' Season 3 Set to Start Filming in January 2025 as Zendaya and Other Main Cast Members Return |url=https://people.com/euphoria-season-3-start-filming-january-2025-main-cast-returning-8677419 |website=People |date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=May 27, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Alexa Demie's upcoming projects: Fantasmas, Euphoria Season 3, and more |url=https://spoiler.bolavip.com/en/celebrities/alexa-demie-upcoming-projects |website=Bolavip |access-date=May 27, 2025}}{{cite web |title='Where is Alexa Demie?' What happened to the only failed star of 'Euphoria' |url=https://english.elpais.com/people/2024-03-28/where-is-alexa-demie-what-happened-to-the-only-failed-star-of-euphoria.html |website=El País |date=March 28, 2024 |access-date=May 27, 2025}}

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