Mary Elizabeth Winstead Bio | Wiki
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is an American actress and singer. She had her first significant role as Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2000. Mary went on to appear in series such as Tru Calling and films including the superhero film Sky High.
She came to large popularity for her roles in the horror series Wolf Lake, the giant monster film Monster Island, the supernatural horror film Final Destination 3, the slasher film Black Christmas, and the exploitation horror film Death Proof.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Age
Mary was born on November 28, 1984, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. She is 38 years old.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Height
She is a woman of tall stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Family
She was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to her parents Betty Lou and James Ronald Winstead. Mary is the youngest of five children. Her grandfather, Ambler William Winstead, was a cousin of actress Ava Gardner. When she was five years old, her family moved to Sandy, Utah.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Husband
In 2010, Mary married filmmaker Riley Stearns, whom she had met at age eighteen on an ocean cruise. She starred in and produced Stearns’ debut feature film, Faults, in 2014. Mary announced their separation in May 2017 and their divorce was finalized later that year.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ewan Mcgregor
It was reported in October 2017 that Mary was in a relationship with Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, whom she had met on the set of Fargo. Their son, Laurie, was born on June 27, 2021. She and McGregor married in April 2022.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Education
She attended Peruvian Park Elementary and took advanced classes. Mary studied dance in a Joffrey Ballet summer program in Chicago and sang in the International Children’s Choir. During her youth, she hoped to pursue a career as a ballerina and appeared in local ballet productions.
As she entered her teens, Mary was forced to quit ballet due to her height. Realizing a dance career was unlikely, she turned to act. As she was still a teenager at the time, this required her to be homeschooled through most of the high school.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Movies
2016–2017 Mercy Street
2017 Fargo
2017 Danger & Eggs
2019 Love, Death & Robots
2021 The Late Late Show with James Corden
2023 Ahsoka
2016 The Hollars
2016 10 Cloverfield Lane
2018 All About Nina
2019 Gemini Man
2019 The Parts You Lose
2020 Birds of Prey
2021 Kate
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Sky High
Mary took on a larger role as a school senior turned the main antagonist in the Walt Disney Pictures film Sky High, about an airborne school for teenage superheroes. She said of her role, “I bounced around. I was either the hero of the sidekicks or the sidekick to the heroes.” The film was released on July 29, 2005, receiving favorable reviews, and budgeted at US$35 million, it grossed US$63.9 million domestically.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Scott Pilgrim
Mary co-starred opposite Michael Cera in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, an adaptation of the comic-book Scott Pilgrim, under the direction of Edgar Wright. Her role was Ramona Flowers, a mysterious delivery girl, and Scott’s love interest.
Mary went through fight training for two months and performed most of her own stunts. Filming occurred from March to August 2009, and the film became released in late 2010, to critical acclaim but poor box office returns. Her performance was well received generally and earned her a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Actress Action.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Fargo
She starred opposite Ewan McGregor in the third season of Fargo as Nikki Swango. Her character is a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a passion for competitive bridge playing with a plan, focused on always being at least one move ahead of her opponents.
The season is set around December 2010 in Minnesota and follows the lives of McGregor and Mary’s criminal couple roles; it premiered on April 19, 2017, to positive reviews. In an interview with Variety, she spoke of the character, “I’d never played a character like this. Once I was on set and doing it, it was so easy but it took all the elements coming together for me to feel confident and comfortable.”
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Death Proof
Quentin Tarantino cast Mary as a well-intentioned but vapid and naïve actress in Death Proof, his high-speed segment of the double–feature exploitation horror Grindhouse. Mary appeared alongside Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Zoë Bell, and Kurt Russell in the movie’s second part.
It followed a psychopathic stuntman, played by Russell, stalking and murdering young women. The production under-performed commercially but attracted significant media buzz and critical acclaim, Variety magazine noted that Death Proof “proves its worth as a stand-alone feature” and found Winstead’s “emergence” to be “one agreeable plus.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Mary’s estimated net worth is $6 million.
How Tall Is Mary Elizabeth Winstead
She is a woman of tall stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).