Inde Navarrette

Inde Navarrette
Inde Navarrette in 2025
Navarrette in 2025
Born
Danielle Fabiola Navarrette

(2001-03-03) March 3, 2001 (age 25)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present

Danielle Fabiola "Inde" Navarrette (/ˈɪndi ˌnævəˈrɛti/ IN-dee NAV-ə-RET-ee; born March 3, 2001) is an American actress. She began acting in short movies as a teenager, before having roles in the drama series 13 Reasons Why (2020) and the superhero series Superman & Lois (2021–2024). She became well known for her role as Nikki Freeman in the supernatural horror movie Obsession (2025). Navarrette will play Rogue in an X-Men reboot movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Early life

Danielle Fabiola Navarrette was born on March 3, 2001, in Tucson, Arizona. Her father is of Mexican descent and was in the United States Marine Corps. Her mother is an Australian hairstylist. Because her father was in the U.S. military, Navarrette's family moved around to many places. By the age of fifteen, she had gone to eleven schools. After her parents separated, Navarrette was raised mainly in Visalia, California and Los Angeles.

Navarrette said that both sides of her family is why she started acting. Her family from her father's side had her watch horror movies at a young age. Her mother's side of the family would always watch the Academy Awards.

Her mother gave her the nickname "Inde" because of how independent she was as a child. Navarrette has four siblings.

Career

Early roles

Navarrette's first role was in the Snapchat original sitcom Denton's Death Date (2019). She played Veronica in the sitcom. In 2020, Navarrette was cast in season four of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why as Estela de la Cruz. In 2021, Navarrette signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). That same year, she was given her first major role as Sarah Cortez in Superman & Lois (2021). In June 2023, it was announced that Navarrette and six of her co-stars were leaving the show for the fourth and final season because of the show's budget. Navarrette returned to make a few minor appearances in season four. In 2025, Navarrette played Teresa Flores in the action movie Trap House.

Obsession and popularity

Navarrette at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2026

In late 2025, Navarrette played Nikki Freeman in the supernatural horror movie Obsession. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025. It was later released in theatres in the United States on May 15, 2026. For her role as Nikki, many critics liked her acting and she became popular with audiences. Critics liked how vulnerable and intense her character and acting was in the movie. Vulture called her acting a "stand-out performance", especially since it was her first major role in a horror movie. Some critics saw her character as a tragic character. Variety enjoyed Navarrette saying her acting was one of the best emotional characters in a horror movie. Variety also said that the role could make Navarrette a candidate for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Focus Features started an Oscar campaign for Navarrette in September 2026. Her acting as Nikki was compared to the acting in other horror movies such as The Exorcist (1973) and Carrie (1976). After the success of Obsession, Navarrette said she would not want the movie to have a sequel, while also saying she would like to make another horror movie. She also said she would like to direct and make movies in the future.

For her role in Obsession, Navarrette won the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Horror Movie. She was also given the IMDB STARmeter Award for Breakthrough Star at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.

After Obsession was released, Navarrette was given another lead role in the horror movie Invertigo. In the summer of 2026, she was in a music video for Sombr's single "My Body Isn't Ready". She also was in some Gap commercials. She hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live on October 31, 2026.

Future roles

In late 2026, after meeting director Jake Schreier and saying she would like to play the superhero character Mystique, it was announced that Navarrette would play Rogue in an X-Men reboot movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It will be released in 2028.

Navarrette will also produce and have a role in the science fiction movie The Waffle House Index for Apple Studios.

Personal life

Navarrette is bisexual. She is a video game live-streamer, having played video games such as Call of Duty on Twitch and YouTube under the username "Inde_navarrette".

Works

Movies

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2018 Cross Words Together Alice Short movie
2020 Wander Darkly Young Ellie
Cranberry Nights Juana Short movie
2018 #Whitina Genesis
2025 Obsession Nikki Freeman
Trap House Teresa Flores
2027 Invertigo † TBA Post-production
2028 Untitled X-Men movie † Rogue Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2019 Denton's Death Date Veronica Main role; 10 episodes
2020 13 Reasons Why Estela de la Cruz Regular role; 9 episodes (season 4)
2021–2024 Superman & Lois Sarah Cortez Main role; 47 episodes
2026 Saturday Night Live Herself Episode: "Inde Navarrette/Gracie Abrams"

Music videos

Year Artist Title Notes Ref.
2026 Sombr "My Body Isn't Ready" Guest appearance

Video games

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2026 Fortnite Nikki Freeman Likeness only

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2026 Seattle International Film Festival Best Performance Obsession Won
Astra Midseason Movie Awards Best Actress Won
Critics Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Horror Movie Won
Celebración of Cinema & Television Breakthrough Actress Award – Film Won
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Lead Performance Won
IMDB STARmeter Awards Breakthrough Star of 2026 Won

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