Johanna Braddy

Johanna Braddy is an American actress. She played the leading role in the 2009 horror film The Grudge 3, and has appeared in Pop Rocks, Hurt (2009), Easy A (2010), Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), The Levenger Tapes (2011), and Superman (2025). She starred as Jenny Matrix in the web series Video Game High School from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, Braddy co-starred as Anna Martin in the Lifetime dark comedy-drama series Unreal. She also starred as Shelby Wyatt in the ABC thriller series Quantico.

Early life Braddy was born in Atlanta, Georgia; the daughter of Jo Beth, a preschool music teacher and a vocalist, and Steve Braddy, an engineer. Braddy has one brother, Cole Braddy.

Career Braddy made her screen acting début in the ABC Family television film Pop Rocks playing Olivia Harden. She made her voice acting debut in Avatar: The Last Airbender playing the role of Princess Yue. Braddy also played small parts in films Broken Bridges, Home of the Giants and Whore. On television, she had recurring roles in the FX drama The Riches, ABC Family teen comedy-drama, Greek, and VH1 soap Hit the Floor. She also guest starred on Cold Case, Southland, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Suburgatory, and Shameless.

In 2009, Braddy had her first leading role in the horror film The Grudge 3, a third installment in The Grudge franchise, released direct-to-video. The following year, she played a supporting role in the teen comedy Easy A starring Emma Stone. She had roles in horror films Hurt, The Levenger Tapes, Paranormal Activity 3, and The Collection. From 2012 to 2014, she co-starred in the web series Video Game High School.

In 2013, Braddy was cast opposite Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby in the Lifetime dark comedy-drama, Unreal. The series premiered on June 1, 2015 with positive reviews from critics. Also in 2015, Braddy was cast as a series regular in the ABC thriller Quantico along with Priyanka Chopra, Yasmine Al Massri, Graham Rogers, Jake McLaughlin and Aunjanue Ellis.

Personal life Braddy began dating her Video Game High School co-star Josh Blaylock after shooting the first season, having first met during the auditions. They got engaged on May 1, 2012 and married on November 11, 2012. After two years of marriage, they divorced sometime between late 2014 and early 2015.

Braddy began dating her Unreal co-star, Freddie Stroma, in the summer of 2015. Braddy and Stroma became engaged in May 2016 and married on December 30, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Broken Bridges Kayla Chartwell 2007 Surf's Up Additional voices Voice role Home of the Giants Freshman Penny Dreadful Willa Fowler Short film 2008 Whore Margot 2009 The Grudge 3 Lisa Direct-to-video Fame Katie Uncredited Wild About Harry Lucy Carmichael Ponyo Additional voices English dub Hurt Lenore Coltrane 2010 Easy A Melody Bostic 2011 The Levenger Tapes Amanda Paranormal Activity 3 Lisa Born to Race Rachel 2012 The Collection Missy Solomon 2014 Believe Me Callie 2016 Cardboard Boxer Clean Cut Girl Run the Tide Michelle Turner 2018 Miss Arizona Rose 2020 The Get Together Betsy 2021 Saving Paradise Charlie Clark 2025 Superman Metropolis Citizen #1

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Pop Rocks Olivia Harden Television film 2005 Surface Lisa Episode: "Pilot" 2005–2007 Avatar: The Last Airbender Princess Yue, additional voices (voice)Voice role, 5 episodes 2007 Cold Case Hilary West (1964) Episode: "The Good-Bye Room" The Riches Tammy Simms Recurring role, 6 episodes Drake & Josh Emily Episode: "Dance Contest" Samantha Who? Teenage Samantha Episode: "The Restraining Order" 2008 The Oaks Young Jessica Unsold Fox pilot Danny Fricke Jennifer Stockwell Unsold A&E pilot 2009 Lie to Me Jacquelin Mathis Episode: "Pilot" Greek Jordan Reed Recurring role, 15 episodes A Marriage Sophie Unsold CBS pilot 2009–2010 Southland Olivia Sherman 2 episodes 2010 Detroit 1-8-7 Elizabeth Fadden Episode: "Lost Child/Murder 101" CSI: Miami Lucy Strickland Episode: "Wheels Up" 2011 Leverage Hayley Beck Episode: "The 10 Li'l Grifters Job" Friends with Benefits Grace Episode: "The Benefit of Mardi Gras" Criminal Minds Tammy Bradstone Episode: "Proof" 2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carly Green Episode: "Play Dead" 2012–2014Video Game High SchoolJenny MatrixWeb series; main role 2013 Suburgatory Leslie Episode: "Go, Gamblers!" Necessary Roughness Cindy Luck Episode: "Gimme Some Lovin'" Hit the Floor Mia Sertner Recurring role, 4 episodes Perception Ashley Damlison Episode: "Asylum" 2014 Shameless Shelley Episode: "My Oldest Daughter" 2015 Unreal Anna Martin Main role, 10 episodes 2015–2018 Quantico Shelby Wyatt Main role, 57 episodes 2019 Soundtrack Crying Judge Episode: "Track 2: Joanna and Nellie" 2021–2022 Chicago Med Avery Quinn Recurring role 2023 Gossip Girl Jessica Bradley 2 episodes A Million Little Things Claire Fisher 3 episodes 2024 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maggie Andrews Episode: "Excavation" Mo Austin 2 episodes