Alana Haim

Alana Mychal Haim (born December 15, 1991) is an American musician and actress. She is a member of the pop rock band Haim, along with her older sisters Este and Danielle, and performs piano, guitar and vocals. Alana has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. She starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's comedy-drama film Licorice Pizza, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2025, Alana appeared in the acclaimed films The Mastermind and One Battle After Another. In 2026, she portrayed Rachel in the movie The Drama.

Early life Alana Haim was born on December 15, 1991, in Los Angeles to a Jewish family. Her father, Mordechai "Moti" Haim, is an Israeli-born retired professional soccer player who moved to the United States in 1980. Her mother, Donna Rose, is a former elementary school art teacher from Philadelphia. Alana's paternal grandmother was originally from Bulgaria. She has two older sisters, Este (born 1986) and Danielle (born 1989). Growing up, the siblings were encouraged to listen to their parents' classic rock and Americana records, though they also developed their own liking of '90s R&B. The family eventually formed a band, Rockinhaim, and played their first rock concert at Los Angeles' Canter's Deli in 2000, with Moti on drums and Donna on vocals. They performed '70s and '80s rock covers every few months in the next decade, mostly at local fairs and fundraisers. She briefly attended Los Angeles Valley College before dropping out to focus on her music career.

Career Haim

In 2007, Alana and her sisters formed the band Haim and released their EP Forever in 2012. They have appeared at many music festivals, one of which brought them to the attention of artist and musician Jay-Z, who signed them to his recently founded label Roc Nation in 2012. Alana signed with Columbia Records at the end of 2012, and was a featured artist at Jay-Z's Made in America festival. Haim released their first studio album, Days Are Gone, in September 2013. It was a commercial success, and they were musical guests on Saturday Night Live. They released their second studio album, Something to Tell You, in July 2017. with the single, "The Steps", nominated for Best Rock Performance. NPR, Pitchfork and Stereogum.

Acting Alana made her acting debut when she starred in Licorice Pizza, a 2021 feature film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who previously directed several of the band's music videos and a short documentary on the making of Something to Tell You. where Alana plays opposite Cooper Hoffman, the son of Anderson's late collaborator Philip Seymour Hoffman. Reviewing the film in the Los Angeles Times, Justin Chang called Alana "the star of this boisterous, bighearted movie and its raison d'être". In The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney praised her performance as "an incandescent presence that marks the arrival of a fully formed screen star". For her performance she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.

Alana next acted in Kelly Reichardt's heist film The Mastermind, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025. That same year, she collaborated again with Anderson, appearing in One Battle After Another. In 2026, she starred in The Drama alongside Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

Personal life Haim lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Haim: Behind the Music Herself Documentary 2021 Licorice Pizza Alana Kane 2025 The Mastermind Terri Mooney One Battle After Another Mae West 2026 The Drama Rachel

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Documentary Now! Herself 2 episodes 2019 The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience Val Gal Variety special 2026 Family Guy Odette (voice) Episode: "Tall Stewie"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2021 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Best Actress Licorice Pizza Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Most Promising Performer Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actress Best Breakthrough Performance Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actress Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Breakthrough Performance Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actress Breakout of the Year IndieWire Critics Poll Best Performance National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance Online Association of Female Film Critics Breakthrough Performance Phoenix Critics Circle Best Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Breakthrough Performance Portland Critics Association Best Female Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Actress 2022 Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Female Focus Award for Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance EDA Special Mention Award for Most Egregious Lovers' Age Difference Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Chicago Indie Critics Best Actress Columbus Film Critics Breakthrough Film Artist Critics Association of Central Florida Best Actress Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress Denver Film Critics Society Best Actress DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Best Debut Performance Georgia Film Critics Association Best Actress Breakthrough Award Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress International Cinephile Society Breakthrough Performance Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Best Actress Music City Film Critics Association Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Best Actress NME Awards 2022 Best Film Actor North Carolina Film Critics Best Actress Best Breakthrough Performance Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Actress Online Film & Television Association Best Breakthrough Performance: Female Online Film Critics Society Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Best Breakthrough Artist Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress in a Leading Role