Mary Elizabeth Winstead
American actress and singer celebrated for bold roles across blockbuster films and acclaimed television series spanning two decades.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Personal Information
- Name: Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Date of Birth: November 28, 1984
- Place of Birth: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Executive Producer, Producer
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.
Selected Filmography
A showcase of Mary Elizabeth Winstead's most recent and notable screen appearances.
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) as Caitlin Morales
- Rich Flu (2024) as Laura Palmer
- A Gentleman in Moscow (TV - 2024) as Anna Urbanova
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (TV - 2023) as Ramona Flowers (voice)
- Ahsoka (TV - 2023) as Hera Syndulla
- Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action (2023) as Self
- Kate (2021) as Kate
- Long Way Up (TV - 2020) as Self
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis (2020) as Self - Ramona Flowers
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress
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