Alexa Demie

About

Alexa Demie (born 1990 or 1991) is an American actress best known for portraying Maddy Perez on the HBO teen drama Euphoria (2019–2026). Her film credits include Brigsby Bear (2017), Mid90s (2018), and Waves (2019).

Demie was born and raised in Atwater Village, Los Angeles. She was raised by her mother, Rose Mendez, a make-up artist whose family had immigrated from Mexico. She became involved in performing arts only in her senior year of high school.
During high school, Demie launched a sunglasses line called Mainframe that gained international attention before she discontinued it after not being paid for her designs. She had plans to become a fashion designer but decided against it after attending orientation for a New York art school.

Demie made her first onscreen appearance in Azealia Banks’ 2013 music video for “ATM Jam”. In 2015, she secured the lead in The Godmother, a shelved biopic about Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, and found representation through the short film Miles. She went on to guest star on Ray Donovan, Love, and the second season of The OA. She made her feature film debut in the comedy-drama Brigsby…