10 Things You Didn't Know About Maika Monroe

8. Her First Paid Acting Gig Was A Pizza Hut Commercial

Like so many budding actors, Maika's first paid acting gig was actually a commercial, in this case for Pizza Hut as they introduced their Fettuccine Alfredo dish. Of the experience, Monroe said, "We had to eat that for about eight hours shooting that, and I don€™t think I had pasta for like five months after that because it was so disgusting." Ah, the glamour of food commercials isn't everything it's cracked up to be? Who knew? Still, it wasn't enough to put the actress off starring in adverts altogether, as she also booked gigs on commercials for Nintendo Wii and Purina dog food. Sadly, despite extensive digging, there surprisingly don't seem to be any video clips of young Maika in action online. Once she hits it big in Independence Day 2, though, expect the ads to be on YouTube within days...