Meet 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Actress Cailee Spaeny with These 10 Fun Facts (Exclusive)

Cailee Spaeny is the female lead in the new movie Pacific Rim Uprising and she’s a rising star that you should keep an eye on!

This is the 20-year-old actress’ first big screen role and she already has filmed several other movies that will come out throughout the next year.

We caught up with Cailee to learn more about her and you can check out the 10 Fun Facts below:

• 1. I am from Springfield, Missouri.
• 2. I adopted a dog on my first press day and named her Scrapper after my Jaeger in Pacific Rim Uprising.
• 3. I was in a kid’s rock cover band from ages 11-15.
• 4. My favorite restaurant is Cracker Barrel.
• 5. I’ve been living out of suitcase for the past year traveling for various films in Australia, China, Los Angeles, Montreal and Vancouver.

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• 6. For my first red carpet, I had the honor of wearing Chanel. As a small town girl from Missouri it was pretty crazy!
• 7. I can do the worm with my eyebrows.
• 8. I am a sectional eater – I only eat one thing on my plate at a time.
• 9. I played Dorothy at my community theater at age 15.
• 10. My first time leaving country was to film Pacific Rim in Australia.

Make sure to see Cailee in Pacific Rim Uprising, in theaters on March 23!