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Alexis Floyd (born December 23, 1993) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Neff in the Netflix series Inventing Anna.

Early Years and Education
Alexis Floyd grew up in Cleveland in a musical family. Her mother is manager of Cleveland Youth Orchestra and her father had a musical background before becoming a lawyer. She took up violin at age three. She was a competitive figure skater, did violin recitals at the Youth Orchestra, studied at the Cleveland School of Ballet and did musical theater at several venues, including Cleveland Playhouse and Cleveland Public Theater. For high school she attended Hawken School, and went on to Carnegie Mellon to study musical theater. After graduation she moved to Los Angeles and then to New York City where she now lives. During her early years in New York she was a yoga instructor.

Career
Here career prior to her role as Neff was primarily off-Broadway and a recurring role as Tia Clayton in Freeform's Bold Type.

Her career took a leap forward when she landed the role of Neff in Inventing Anna. She did much preparation before auditioning for the role of Neff. She was unaware of the Delvey story; to learn about it she read as much as she could, and met the "real Neff," Neff Davis. Floyd learned the Prince George's County accent of Davis with some New York thrown in. They met several times, so that Floyd would have some understanding of dynamics of the friendship between Neff and Anna. Floyd's role was as a concierge at a boutique hotel Anna was staying in. The concierge became crucial to Anna, and her only friend. Neff was the key to getting Anna V–VIP access to exclusive parties, shopping services and restaurants. Floyd's portrayal of Neff has been critically well received. Her performance has been described as a "scene stealer and truly magnetic."