Inde Navarrette

Danielle Fabiola Navarrette^[2] was born on March 3, 2001, in Tucson, Arizona. She is of Mexican and Australian descent.^[3] Since her father served in the U.S. military, her family relocated frequently. By age 15, she had attended 11 different schools.^[4] After her parents separated, Navarrette was raised primarily in Visalia, California.^[4] She briefly attended Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia before relocating to the Los Angeles area and enrolling at Redondo Union High School.^[4]

She credits both sides of her family for sparking her interest in acting, with her mother's family regularly watching the Academy Awards and her paternal Mexican family introducing her to horror movies at an early age. She listened to her mother and her maternal aunt discuss actresses such as Julia Roberts and Audrey Hepburn.^[5]

Her mother gave her the nickname "Inde" because of her independent nature as a child.^[6]

Navarrette's first role came in the Snapchat original sitcom Denton's Death Date (2019), where she starred as Veronica.^[7] In 2020, Navarrette was then cast in season four of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why as Estela de la Cruz.^[8] Navarrette's first notable starring role came when she got the part of Sarah Cortez in Superman & Lois (2021).^[9][10][11] In June 2023, it was announced that Navarrette and six of her co-stars were departing the show for the fourth and final season due to budget cuts.^[12] Navarrette returned to make a few minor appearances in season four.^[13] In 2025, Navarrette played Teresa Flores in the action film Trap House.^[14]

Later in 2025, it was announced that she would star as Nikki Freeman in the horror film Obsession,^[15][16][17] which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025.^[18] Navarrette's acting earned her the 2026 Seattle International Film Festival's award for best performance.^[19] Navarrette received critical acclaim for her performance with critics highlighting both her emotional vulnerability and physical intensity. ^[16][20][21] Louis Peitzman of Vulture called it a stand-out performance for Navarrette, especially as her first major role in the horror genre.^[22] Katie Rife of RogerEbert.com said her emotional scenes revealed the humanity behind Nikki's violent behavior and made the character more tragic.^[23] Guy Lodge of Variety praised Navarrette for "acing one of the more physically and emotionally taxing horror leads to come down the pike in a while",^[24] and his colleague Clayton Davis named her as a candidate for Academy Award for Best Actress.^[25] Bill Bria of SlashFilm compared Nikki's impact to performances in classic horror films such as The Exorcist (1973) and Carrie (1976).^[26]

In 2026, it was announced that Navarrette would star in the film Invertigo, with a release date yet to be announced.^[27]

Navarrette has an older brother, Armani, two younger brothers, Isaac and Jaxon, and a younger sister, Alessandra. She formerly live-streamed on Twitch under the username "Indenavarrette", a hobby she originally picked up with her older brother while growing up.^[28][29]

Outside of acting, she is studying human behavioral psychology.^[30][31] She is bisexual.^[32]