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Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe, American actress and kiteboarder

Born
May 29, 1993
Age in 2026
33
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1993

About Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; May 29, 1993) is an American actress. She is most notable for her leading roles in Reminders of Him (2026), The Guest and It Follows (both 2014), the latter two which established her as a scream queen. Such roles recurred in the horror films Villains (2019) and Longlegs (2024). She also starred in the thrillers Greta (2018) and Watcher (2022). Aside from her horror and thriller roles Monroe appears in the action film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), the neo-noir Hot Summer Nights (2017) and the action film God Is a Bullet (2023). She later changed her first name to Maika, by which she had already been known for most of her life. Also that year, Monroe starred in the science fiction film Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to Independence Day (1996), playing former First Daughter Patricia Whitmore.

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The world when Maika Monroe was born

Maika Monroe was born in 1993. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1993

  • #1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
  • Top movieSchindler's List
  • Top TV show60 Minutes
  • Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
  • Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
  • Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
  • Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
  • Notable inventionMosaic web browser
  • World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maika Monroe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19932026
Gas$1.11$3.45/gal
Average home$104,000$435,000
Average income$38,651$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.14$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population257.8M341 million

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