Jordan Christine Knapp was born in Sacramento, California

to Starla Knapp, a financial aid director, and Greg Knapp, a NFL football coach.

Raised in San Francisco, Atlanta, Oakland, Seattle and Houston,

Knapp now calls Los Angeles home.

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Since graduating from the New York Film Academy in LA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting for Film

she has been keeping busy in all facets of acting.

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Knapp was named "Best Actress" at the 2019 Catalina Film Festival for her performance in "8" (2019) and presented with the Vanguard Award for "Best Actress in a Feature Film" at the

2023 Scotland International Festival of Cinema for her performance in "Tomorrow" (2023).

 

Most recently she has been circulating film festivals with a production she starred in and produced,

"The Novel" (2025), which won Best Picture at the 2025 NoHo Cinefest.

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Knapp stays active on stage by performing monthly

at the Groundlings with the Penny Stinkers Improv Co.

as well as co-running a LA-based theatre company, Raccoon's Milk.

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She is a lover of languages (proficiently speaking Spanish and Portuguese), cooking, and one-liners.