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Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first significant role came as Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera Passions (1999–2000) and she went on to appear in series such as Tru Calling (2004) and films including the superhero film Sky High (2005). She came to wider attention as a scream queen for her roles in the horror series Wolf Lake (2001–2002), the giant monster film Monster Island (2004), the supernatural horror film Final Destination 3 (2006), the slasher film Black Christmas (2006), and the exploitation horror film Death Proof (2007).
Further success came with her roles as John McClane's daughter Lucy Gennero-McClane in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Her critically acclaimed performance as an alcoholic struggling with sobriety in the Sundance drama Smashed (2012) was followed by a series of roles in other well-received independent films, including The Beauty Inside (2012), The Spectacular Now (2013), Faults (2014), Alex of Venice (2014), and, Swiss Army Man (2016). Winstead continued her Scream Queen roles in the sci-fi horror film The Thing (2011), as Mary Todd Lincoln in the fantasy horror film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), and in the psychological horror thriller film 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016).
She reprised her role as Lucy Gennero-McClane in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) and returned to television with roles in the supernatural drama series The Returned (2015), the political satire science fiction comedy series BrainDead (2016), the period medical drama series Mercy Street (2016–17) and the black comedy crime drama anthology series Fargo (2017). Other roles include the comedy drama All About Nina (2018), the action thriller Gemini Man (2019), and as the Huntress in Birds of Prey (2020).
Filmography
all 73
Movies 49
TV Shows 24
self 17
Voice 1
Producer 1
A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
Ahsoka (2023)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis (2020)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Gemini Man (2019)
All About Nina (2018)
Danger & Eggs (2017)
So It Goes (2017)
BrainDead (2016)
Mercy Street (2016)
The Returned (2015)
Kill the Messenger (2014)
Fargo (2014)
Faults (2014)
A.C.O.D. (2013)
The Spectacular Now (2013)
The Cub (2013)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Smashed (2012)
The Thing (2011)
Cost of Living (2011)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
Factory Girl (2006)
Black Christmas (2006)
Bobby (2006)
Dead Teenager Movie (2006)
Final Destination 3 (2006)
Sky High (2005)
Checking Out (2005)
The Ring Two (2005)
Tru Calling (2003)
Wolf Lake (2001)
Passions (1999)
The Long Road Home (1999)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Rich Flu
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1984-11-28 (39 years old)
Birth PlaceRocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
Height1.73-meter
RelationshipsRiley Stearns (2010-10-09 - 2017-01-01), Ewan McGregor
SpouseEwan McGregor
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known As메리 엘리자베스 윈스테드, メアリー・エリザベス・ウィンステッド, مری الیزابت وینستد, 瑪麗·伊莉莎白·文斯蒂德
AwardsSaturn Award
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