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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Actor, Producer
Born November 28, 1984 (37 years)
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
| 2021 | Kate · as Kate |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey · as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress |
| 2019 | Gemini Man · as Danny Zakarweski |
| 2019 | The Parts You Lose · as Gail |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots (TV Series) · as Gail |
| 2018 | All About Nina · as Nina Geld |
| 2016 | 10 Cloverfield Lane · as Michelle |
| 2016 | Swiss Army Man · as Sarah |
| 2016 | Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio (TV Series) · as Guest Star (voice) |
| 2016 | Mercy Street (TV Series) · as Mary Phinney |
| 2016 | BrainDead (TV Series) · as Laurel Healy |
| 2016 | The Hollars · as Gwen |
| 2015 | The Returned (US) (TV Series) · as Rowan Blackshaw |
| 2015 | Danger & Eggs (TV Series) · as Trix Blixon |
| 2014 | Faults · as Claire |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger · as Anna Simons |
| 2014 | Fargo (TV Series) · as Nikki Swango |
| 2014 | Alex of Venice · as Alex |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard · as Lucy McClane (uncredited) |
| 2013 | The Spectacular Now · as Holly Keely |
| 2013 | A.C.O.D. · as Lauren Stinger |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter · as Mary Todd Lincoln |
| 2012 | Smashed · as Kate Hannah |
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| 2011 | The Thing · as Kate Lloyd |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World · as Ramona Flowers |
| 2008 | Make It Happen · as Lauryn Kirk |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard · as Lucy McClane |
| 2007 | Death Proof · as Lee Montgomery |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Lee Montgomery (segment "Death Proof") |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 · as Wendy Christensen |
| 2006 | Black Christmas · as Heather Fitzgerald |
| 2006 | Bobby · as Susan Taylor |
| 2006 | Factory Girl · as Ingrid Superstar |
| 2005 | The Ring Two · as Young Evelyn |
| 2005 | Checking Out · as Lisa Apple |
| 2005 | Sky High · as Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain |
| 2005 | Commander In Chief (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Monster Island · as Maddy |
| 2001 | Wolf Lake (TV Series) · as Sophia Donner |
| 1999 | The Long Road Home · as Annie Jacobs |
| 1999 | Passions (TV Series) · as Jessica Bennett |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Kristy Cordis (uncredited) |