Maika Monroe
Biography
Maika Monroe is an American actress known for her work in horror and thrillers. Born in Santa Barbara, California, she made her acting debut with a small part on the drama series Eleventh Hour before her film debut in At Any Price (2012), where she played Cadence Farrow. Her breakthrough came in 2014 with The Guest (2014) and It Follows (2014), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and established her as a scream queen. She went on to appear in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), The 5th Wave (2016), Hot Summer Nights, Greta, Honey Boy (2019), and Villains (2019). In Watcher (2022), she played Julia in Chloe Okuno's directorial debut. She starred as Lee Harker in Longlegs (2024) opposite Nicolas Cage, and the film became the top-earning independent release of 2024. Her later work includes God Is a Bullet (2023) and 100 Nights of Hero (2025).
33years old
Turns 34 on May 29in 228 days
- Born Santa Barbara
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Dillon Monroe Buckley (birth name)Also credited as Maika Dillon Monroe and Maika Monroe Buckley
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 14 years2012 to 2026
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A change of course
Before acting, Monroe trained as a kiteboarder and moved to the Dominican Republic at 17 to keep training, completing her senior year of high school online.
About the name
Maika had gone by that first name for most of her life before she made it official and changed it.
First role
Monroe's first screen acting job was a small role on the drama series Eleventh Hour, three years before her film debut.
First role
Monroe credited her part as Cadence Farrow in At Any Price with encouraging her to keep acting, and she moved to Los Angeles for the film.
Big break
Monroe's 2014 breakout came with two films: The Guest and It Follows, the latter of which established her as a scream queen.
Getting ready for a role
Monroe said the role of Lee Harker in Longlegs was impactful and unlike anything she had done, calling the character very different from herself.
Maika Monroe movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Dan Berk and Robert Olsen directed two of these films together. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Dan BerkDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2022
All films by Dan Berk
Robert OlsenDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2022
All films by Robert Olsen
Also two films together3 more actors
- Aaron PooleFlashback (2021) and The Scent of Rain & Lightning (2018)
- Lucas HedgesHoney Boy (2019) and Labor Day (2013)
- Alex RoeHot Summer Nights (2018) and The 5th Wave (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Maika Monroe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$748 million
11 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 11 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$390M52.1% of the total
- 2$128M17.1% of the total
- 3$110M14.7% of the total
- 4$89M11.9% of the total
- 5$20M2.7% of the total
- 6$4.4M0.6% of the total
- 7$3.4M0.5% of the total
- 8$2.7M0.4% of the total
$634,298from the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total