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Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Acting

Born November 28, 1984 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Also known as מרי אליזבת ווינסטד

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her movie roles as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress in Birds of Prey (2020), John McClane's daughter Lucy Gennero-McClane in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Holly Keely in The Spectacular Now (2013), Mary Todd Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), and Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Her best known TV roles are as Anna Urbanova on the Paramount+ series A Gentleman in Moscow, Laurel Healy on CBS's BrainDead, Mary Phinney on PBS's Mercy Street, and Nikki Swango on the FX series Fargo. In 2010, she married filmmaker Riley Stearns, whom she had met at age eighteen on an ocean cruise. She starred in and produced Stearns's debut feature film, Faults, in 2014. She announced their separation in May 2017 and their divorce was finalized later that year. In May 2017, she began a relationship with actor Ewan McGregor, whom she had met on the set of the third season of the Fargo television series. Their son, Laurie, was born on June 27, 2021, and they married in April 2022. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Saturn Awards
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association AwardBest Cast · 2006 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2006 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Fargo

2014as Nikki Swango

Love, Death & Robots

2019as Gail

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

2023as Ramona Flowers (voice)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010as Ramona Flowers

Ahsoka

2023as Hera Syndulla

Long Way Up

2020as Self

BrainDead

2016as Laurel Healy

Touched by an Angel

1994as Kristy Cordis (uncredited)

Hot Ones

2015as Self

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016as Michelle

Grindhouse

2007as Lee Montgomery (segment "Death Proof")

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

2020as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress

Swiss Army Man

2016as Sarah

Death Proof

2007as Lee

A Gentleman in Moscow

2024as Anna Urbanova

The Parts You Lose

2019as Gail

The Returned

2015as Rowan Blackshaw

Faults

2014as Claire

The Spectacular Now

2013as Holly Keely

Kate

2021as Kate

Kill the Messenger

2014as Anna Simons

Live Free or Die Hard

2007as Lucy McClane

Smashed

2012as Kate Hannah

Bobby

2006as Susan Taylor

Gemini Man

2019as Danny Zakarweski

The Hollars

2016as Gwen

Sky High

2005as Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain

Mercy Street

2016as Mary Phinney

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012as Self

The Thing

2011as Kate Lloyd

Final Destination 3

2006as Wendy Christensen

Danger & Eggs

as Trix Blixon (voice)

All About Nina

2018as Nina Geld

Make It Happen

2008as Lauryn Kirk

Factory Girl

2006as Ingrid Superstar

Alex of Venice

2014as Alex

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

2025as Caitlin Morales

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

2012as Mary Todd Lincoln

The Ring Two

2005as Young Evelyn

A.C.O.D.

2013as Lauren Stinger

Rich Flu

2024as Laura Palmer

A Good Day to Die Hard

2013as Lucy McClane

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self

Black Christmas

2006as Heather Fitzgerald

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Monster Island

2004as Maddy

The View

1997as Self

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

2012as Kate