23 Facts About Annie Hardy

Annie Summer Hardy was born on June 5,1981 and is an American musician.

Annie Hardy is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the indie rock band Giant Drag, which she formed in 2003.

Annie Hardy is known for her quick-witted stage persona and retorts to insults.

Annie Hardy was born in San Clemente, California, to Molly, a part-time playwright and director, and James Kent Annie Hardy.

Annie Hardy's mother is a Catholic of Irish descent, and her father is of Jewish ancestry.

Annie Hardy has stated that she discovered her father's Jewish ancestry through a DNA test; her paternal grandmother was ethnically Ashkenazi Jewish, but religiously a born-again Christian.

Annie Hardy stated she has small amounts of Punjabi Indian, Sardinian, and Italian ancestry.

Annie Hardy was raised in Orange County, and began taking guitar lessons at age nine.

Annie Hardy continued looking for band members and was involved in many potential bands, including Mein Coif, with friends Mike Felix and Max Humphrey.

In 2020, while Annie Hardy was quarantined for COVID-19 restrictions in London prior to shooting the horror film Dashcam, in which she starred, she recorded material for Giant Drag's studio album at The Libertines' recording studio, The Albion Rooms, alongside another secret project.

In 2017, Annie Hardy appeared as herself in a supporting role in The Icarus Line Must Die, a semi-fictionalized biographical film about Joe Cardamone, the singer of the band The Icarus Line.

In 2021, Annie Hardy starred in the lead role in Rob Savage's Blumhouse-produced computer screen horror film Dashcam.

Annie Hardy portrays a semi-fictionalized version of herself in the film, starring as a musician who livestreams herself during a nighttime road trip in England, where she encounters a series of terrifying events.

The film received mixed reviews; most viewers praised its scariness and visual format, but felt that Annie Hardy's character failed to carry the film and even undermined it by being too grating and unlikeable.

Annie Hardy provided guest vocals on the song "Pink Cellphone" from the 2006 Deftones album Saturday Night Wrist.

Annie Hardy contributed vocals to The Icarus Line's 2010 record Wildlife and performed a number of the band's live appearances on organ.

Annie Hardy appeared at the debut live performance of Crosses in Pomona, California, performing the Giant Drag track "Swan Song".

Annie Hardy released her debut solo album, Rules, on April 7,2017.

Annie Hardy has named various rock and punk bands as influences, including The Beatles, Babes in Toyland, Hole, The Misfits, the Descendents, and Danzig.

In December 2008, Annie Hardy revealed that she had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

Annie Hardy was prescribed the opioid drug Norco to treat her pain, which resulted in a decade-long addiction to the substance.

Annie Hardy stated that at one point, she was taking approximately 60 tablets of the drug per day.

In 2022, Annie Hardy openly discussed her codependent addiction to Adderall that she developed with a "controlling, manipulative" boyfriend following the release of Giant Drag's second album, Waking Up Is Hard to Do.