Alexis Merizalde Knapp hails from Allegheny in Pennsylvania. She worked as a model before breaking into acting, starting with small roles in Couples Retreat (2009) and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). She also came to public attention during a high-profile relationship with Ryan Phillippe, which ended on September 2010. On July 2011, Knapp gave birth to her first child, a girl named Kailani Merizalde Phillippe-Knapp.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 21, a daughter named Kailani Merizalde "Kai" Knapp on July 1, 2011. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Phillippe.
I'm pretty forgiving, so sometimes I forget how evil people were to me. Then I think, 'Wait a minute. Don't let them get you.' Then I hit 'ignore' on Facebook.
There's so much more to me as a human being than just my appearance, and I want to integrate that into my work.
I used to find that I could get mental serenity surrounded by chaos.