Background
Chaikin was born in Santa Monica, California to a cardiologist father and a physiotherapist mother and was raised Jewish.
Chaikin was born in Santa Monica, California to a cardiologist father and a physiotherapist mother and was raised Jewish.
She was in the Miley Cyrus film The Last Song, and got her breakout role starring as Dalia Royce in the sitcom Suburgatory. In 2015, she began playing the role of Darlene in the United States of America Network television drama Mr. Robot. She went to Archer School for Girls, a high school in Los Los Angeles
During this time she played a lot of sports.
Volleyball, softball, basketball, and soccer. She has known she wanted to be an actress since she was 11.
In 2009, Chaikin landed the role of Veronica in the film The Consultants, released December 4, 2010 in the United States. Chaikin starred alongside Miley Cyrus in the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks" The Last Song, initially released in the United States on March 31, 2010. She played the role of Blaze, the antagonist of the film who is a rebel that stirs up trouble for Ronnie, played by Cyrus.
Chaikin appeared in the 2012 independent film My Uncle Rafael starring John Michael Higgins.
In 2011, Chaikin was cast as Dalia Oprah Royce in the American Broadcasting Company sitcom Suburgatory alongside Jeremy Sisto and Cheryl Hines. Chaikin"s character, Dalia, was the mean girl to Jane Levy"s Tessa, and soon became a fan favorite and her performance a popular highlight of the show. Chaikin originally auditioned for the role of Tessa.
Chaikin wrote a series of articles as her character, Dalia, for the magazine, Parade.
As her character, Dalia, she shot a music video called "You Missed A Spot." The series ended its run on May 14, 2014. In addition to acting, Chaikin is a writer and producer of short films, including Happy Fucking Birthday, and Nowhere to Go, which was honored at the First Glance Festival in 2013.
In 2014, Chaikin was cast in the United States of America Network television series, Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek ("Elliot") and Christian Slater ("Mr Robot").
She plays the character Darlene, who is a programmer, is part of the fsociety group who writes malicious rootkit code.
Mr. Robot was picked up for a second season. Chaikin auditioned for the roles of both Angela and Darlene.
She said that it was a great pilot and that the bad-ass nature of the character really appealed to her.
Chaikin is a painter, focusing on acrylics and oil, with some mixed media collage. Although she took painting classes growing up, Chaikin says that she is mostly self-taught. She has 11 tattoos; one of which features song lyrics by Bob Dylan.