Birth Name: Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Birth Date: 1984-11-28
Birth Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, United States
Details
Alternate Names: מרי אליזבת ווינסטד
Physical Characteristics: - Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Eye Color: brown
Career
First Appearances: - The Long Road Home (1999) as Annie Jacobs
Most Important Roles: - Live Free or Die Hard (2007) as Lucy McClane
- The Ring Two (2005) as Young Evelyn
- Death Proof (2007) as Lee
- Bobby (2006) as Susan Taylor
- Rich Flu (2024) as Laura Palmer
- Sky High (2005) as Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain
- Factory Girl (2006) as Ingrid Superstar
- Final Destination 3 (2006) as Wendy Christensen
- Black Christmas (2006) as Heather Fitzgerald
- Make It Happen (2008) as Lauryn Kirk
Career Highlights: - Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- Death Proof (2007)
- Bobby (2006)
- Rich Flu (2024)
- Sky High (2005)
- Factory Girl (2006)
- Final Destination 3 (2006)
- Black Christmas (2006)
- Make It Happen (2008)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Actress on Television (2018)
- Won Saturn Award - Best Actress (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble (2007)
- Won Daytime Emmy - Outstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or Series (2013)
- Won Hollywood Film Award - Ensemble of the Year (2006)
- Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead (2013)
- Nominated for 1 MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Fight (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Action (2011)
- Nominated for 1 Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress (2001)
- Nominated for 1 YoungStar Award - Best Young Actress/Performance in a Daytime TV Series (2000)
- Nominated for 1 PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role (2012)
- Nominated for 1 EDA Special Mention Award - Bravest Performance (2019)
- Nominated for 1 IFJA Award - Best Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Fright Meter Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role (2016)
- Nominated for 1 Scream Award - Scream Queen (2007)
- Nominated for 1 BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Actress (2016)
- Nominated for 1 BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Actress (2014)
- Nominated for 1 OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series (2017)
Full 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.
