About
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Overview
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).
Known for
Acting |
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2025 | Rich Flu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2024 | A Gentleman in Moscow | Actor | Anna Urbanova | 68 Fair |
2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Actor | Ramona Flowers (voice) | 78 Good |
2023 | Ahsoka | Actor | Hera Syndulla | 75 Good |
2023 | Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2021 | Kate | Actor | Kate | 64 Fair |
2021 | Brandon Bott Gets Grounded: The Movie | Actor | Emma | N/A N/A |
2020 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis | Actor | Self - Ramona Flowers | N/A N/A |
2020 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis | Actor | Self / Ramona Flowers | 60 Fair |
2020 | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Actor | Helena Bertinelli / Huntress | 68 Fair |
2019 | Gemini Man | Actor | Danny Zakarweski | 62 Fair |
2019 | The Parts You Lose | Actor | Gail | 60 Fair |
2018 | All About Nina | Actor | Nina Geld | 59 Average |
2018 | AAA - Worldwide From Monterrey | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2017 | So It Goes | Actor | Samantha | 59 Average |
2016 | The Hollars | Actor | Gwen | 60 Fair |
2016 | Swiss Army Man | Actor | Sarah | 67 Fair |
2016 | BrainDead | Actor | Laurel Healy | 71 Good |
2016 | 10 Cloverfield Lane | Actor | Michelle | 69 Fair |
2016 | Mercy Street | Actor | Mary Phinney | 67 Fair |
2015 | Alex of Venice | Actor | Alex | 59 Average |
2015 | The Returned | Actor | Rowan Blackshaw | 67 Fair |
2014 | Kill the Messenger | Actor | Anna Simons | 63 Fair |
2014 | Got A Girl: products for a luxurious lifestyle | Actor | Woman | 60 Fair |
2014 | Faults | Actor | Claire | 61 Fair |
2014 | Showing Up | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2013 | A.C.O.D. | Actor | Lauren Stinger | 57 Average |
2013 | The Spectacular Now | Actor | Holly Keely | 65 Fair |
2013 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Actor | Kate | 56 Average |
2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | Actor | Lucy McClane | 53 Average |
2012 | The Beauty Inside | Actor | Leah | 70 Good |
2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Actor | Mary Todd Lincoln | 57 Average |
2012 | Casque | Actor | Girl | 59 Average |
2012 | Smashed | Actor | Kate Hannah | 61 Fair |
2011 | Magnificat | Actor | Lynn | 59 Average |
2011 | The Scarf | Actor | Woman | 59 Average |
2011 | The Thing | Actor | Kate Lloyd | 61 Fair |
2011 | Cost of Living | Actor | The Computer (voice) | 59 Average |
2010 | The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Actor | Ramona Flowers | 74 Good |
2008 | Make It Happen | Actor | Lauryn Kirk | 59 Average |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Actor | Lucy McClane | 65 Fair |
2007 | Death Proof | Actor | Lee | 67 Fair |
2007 | Grindhouse | Actor | Lee Montgomery (segment "Death Proof") | 67 Fair |
2007 | May All Your Christmases Be Black | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2006 | Factory Girl | Actor | Ingrid Superstar | 59 Average |
2006 | Black Christmas | Actor | Heather Fitzgerald | 55 Average |
2006 | Bobby | Actor | Susan Taylor | 61 Fair |
2006 | Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2006 | Dead Teenager Movie | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2006 | Final Destination 3 | Actor | Wendy Christensen | 60 Fair |
2005 | Sky High | Actor | Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain | 61 Fair |
2005 | Checking Out | Actor | Lisa Apple | 59 Average |
2005 | The Ring Two | Actor | Young Evelyn | 57 Average |
2004 | Monster Island | Actor | Maddy | 58 Average |
2001 | Wolf Lake | Actor | Sophia Donner | 71 Good |
1999 | The Long Road Home | Actor | Annie Jacobs | 59 Average |
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2014 | Faults | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
2013 | The Cub | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2011 | Magnificat | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |