Personal Info
Birth date
1984-11-28 (40 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Also known as
מרי אליזבת ווינסטד
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.846
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.377
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.281
Overview:
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.The View
4.363
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Comedy Bang! Bang!
6.2
Overview:
Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.Fargo
8.3
Overview:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.Love, Death & Robots
8.2
Overview:
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.Off Camera with Sam Jones
4
Overview:
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.Touched by an Angel
7.2
Overview:
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.Ahsoka
7.5
Overview:
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
8
Overview:
Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, only to find out her seven evil exes stand in the way of their love.Danger & Eggs
6.1
Overview:
Follows the endless adventures of a fearless, teal-haired girl named D.D. Danger and her ever cautious best friend, a giant talking egg named Phillip. Together, join this buddy system as they explore an underground laboratory, meet a tech-savvy raccoon, and find moments of heart in the smallest bite of broccoli.Promised Land
6.6
Overview:
Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off from another series, Touched by an Angel.Hot Ones
7.5
Overview:
The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they're struggling through the heat.A Gentleman in Moscow
7.054
Overview:
Count Alexander Rostov finds himself going from riches to rags following the Russian revolution. A Soviet tribunal banishes him to the attic room of an opulent hotel, where, oblivious to the world outside, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.BrainDead
7.239
Overview:
A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.The Returned
6.685
Overview:
A small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have long been presumed dead, suddenly reappear; their presence creates both positive and negative consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind are challenged both physically and emotionally.Tru Calling
7.297
Overview:
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.Mercy Street
6.103
Overview:
Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Based on true stories and set in a Union hospital in the occupied Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are taken beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history.Final Destination 3
6.1
Overview:
High school senior Wendy's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself — which seeks out those who escaped their fate.Long Way Up
7.475
Overview:
The epic motorcycle adventure continues in this third chapter of the Long Way series, as Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman journey to glorious landscapes across South and Central America—on the backs of prototype electric Harley-Davidsons.The Beauty Inside
7.296
Overview:
Alex wakes up every day as a different person. He is always the same person on the inside, but on the outside he is somebody else. When he meets Leah and falls in love everything changes for him. He knows he will see her again, but she will never see him.Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
7.6
Overview:
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio is an American animated television series created by Brad Neely. Formatted as a sketch comedy show, it is made up of short films and routines, with songs composed by Neely.Live Free or Die Hard
6.6
Overview:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.10 Cloverfield Lane
6.991
Overview:
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
7.49
Overview:
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
6.898
Overview:
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.Death Proof
6.834
Overview:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.Sky High
6.2
Overview:
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.A Good Day to Die Hard
5.3
Overview:
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.Acting
TBAThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle as Claire Bartel
2024Rich Flu as Laura Palmer
2024A Gentleman in Moscow (8 Episodes) as Anna Urbanova
2023Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (8 Episodes) as Ramona Flowers (voice)
2023Ahsoka (8 Episodes) as Hera Syndulla
2023Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action as Self
2021Kate as Kate
2020Long Way Up (1 Episode) as Self
2020Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis as Self - Ramona Flowers
2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress
2019Gemini Man as Danny Zakarweski
2019Love, Death & Robots (1 Episode) as Gail
2019The Parts You Lose as Gail
2018All About Nina as Nina Geld
2018AAA - Worldwide From Monterrey as Unknown
2017Danger & Eggs (1 Episode) as Trix Blixon (voice)
2017So It Goes as Samantha
2016The Hollars as Gwen
2016Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio (1 Episode) as (voice)
2016Swiss Army Man as Sarah
2016BrainDead (13 Episodes) as Laurel Healy
201610 Cloverfield Lane as Michelle
2016Mercy Street (12 Episodes) as Mary Phinney
2015Alex of Venice as Alex
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 Episode) as Self
2015Hot Ones (1 Episode) as Self
2015The Returned (10 Episodes) as Rowan Blackshaw
2014Kill the Messenger as Anna Simons
2014Fargo (10 Episodes) as Nikki Swango
2014Faults as Claire
2014Showing Up as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2 Episodes) as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones (1 Episode) as Self
2013A.C.O.D. as Lauren Stinger
2013The Spectacular Now as Holly Keely
2013A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III as Kate
2013A Good Day to Die Hard as Lucy McClane
2012The Beauty Inside (6 Episodes) as Leah
2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter as Mary Todd Lincoln
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 Episode) as Self
2012Casque as Girl
2012Smashed as Kate Hannah
2011Magnificat as Lynn
2011The Scarf as Woman
2011The Thing as Kate Lloyd
2011Cost of Living as The Computer (voice)
2010The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' as Self
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Ramona Flowers
2008Make It Happen as Lauryn Kirk
2007Live Free or Die Hard as Lucy McClane
2007Death Proof as Lee
2007Grindhouse as Lee Montgomery (segment "Death Proof")
2007May All Your Christmases Be Black as Self
2006Factory Girl as Ingrid Superstar
2006Black Christmas as Heather Fitzgerald
2006Bobby as Susan Taylor
2006Dead Teenager Movie as Self
2006Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' as Self
2006Final Destination 3 as Wendy Christensen
2005Sky High as Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain
2005Checking Out as Lisa Apple
2005The Ring Two as Young Evelyn
2004Monster Island as Maddy
2003Tru Calling (1 Episode) as Bridget Elkins
2001Wolf Lake (9 Episodes) as Sophia Donner
1999Passions (1 Episode) as Jessica Bennett
1999The Long Road Home as Annie Jacobs
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1996Promised Land (2 Episodes) as Chloe
1994Touched by an Angel (1 Episode) as Kristy Cordis (uncredited)
Production
2014Faults ... Producer
2013The Cub ... Executive Producer
2011Magnificat ... Executive Producer