 Winstead at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010. | |
| Born | November 28, 1984 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Riley Stearns (2010–present) |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress. Winstead has primarily been called a scream queen because of her roles in the horror films Final Destination 3, Black Christmas, Death Proof, and The Thing. She has also branched out into other genre films Sky High, Bobby, Live Free or Die Hard, Make It Happen, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance in Passions, and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as part of the cast of Bobby.
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[edit] Early life
Winstead was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the daughter of Betty Lou (née Knight) and James Ronald Winstead. When she was five, her family moved to Sandy, Utah, a Salt Lake City suburb. Her interest in performing art also began to emerge with interests in ballet and acting. As a girl, Winstead appeared in the Mountain West Ballet's version of The Nutcracker. Hoping to become a ballerina in 1996, she received the opportunity to study dance in a summer program of the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School in Chicago, Illinois. There, she studied ballet and jazz dance, but decided to study acting. Winstead ended up appearing on Broadway during Donny Osmond’s successful run of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She was also a member of the International Children's Choir during her youth and honed her skills performing at her church.[edit] Career
[edit] Early work
Winstead began her acting career at age 13, guest starring in episodes of the CBS drama series Touched by an Angel and Promised Land, before being cast as Jessica Bennett in the NBC soap opera series Passions, a role she played from 1999 to 2000. She subsequently appeared in the short-lived CBS drama series Wolf Lake (2001–2002), and in the made-for-television film Monster Island (2002). Trying her hand at comedy, Winstead went the independent film route as the Jewish daughter of a large, zany family in the indie feature Checking Out, but her screen time fared better in the more mainstream Disney live-action film Sky High, which was financially and critically successful. She starred as Gwen Grayson, the in-disguise alter ego of the supervillain Royal Pain.[edit] 2006–2007
Morgan and Wong wanted to collaborate with her again and convinced her to appear in their sorority slasher Black Christmas, where she once again teamed up with fellow Final Destination castmate Crystal Lowe. They initially wanted her to play the lead, but afraid of being typecast, Winstead would only accept if she were cast in a supporting role. The film fared poorly with critics and viewers alike, but earned her a nomination for Scream Queen at the 2007 Scream Awards. Winstead inadvertently received a chance to lampoon horror scream queens when The Tonight Show host Jay Leno, unaware of who she was, knocked on her front door and included her in a comedy segment spoofing horror movies; She and Riley parodied the Saw series.
That same year, she appeared in Emilio Estevez's Bobby, a valentine to the politics and morals of Robert F. Kennedy, which drew moderate critical attention, and became a minor box office success. The film's cast included Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Hopkins, Ashton Kutcher, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, and Sharon Stone, but most of her scenes were with Shia LaBeouf and Brian Geraghty. She and her co-stars were nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture but won the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast.
In 2007, Winstead appeared in a pair of high-profile event films. Quentin Tarantino cast her as a well-intentioned but vapid and naïve actress in his high-speed segment of Grindhouse called Death Proof, his half of a double-billed feature. The film failed to produce ticket sales, but drew critical acclaim. Death Proof is the second film to feature Winstead with Kurt Russell (the first being Sky High). Winstead appeared in most of the films marketing campaigns, possibly due to her clothes which resemble Uma Thurman's character in Kill Bill, Tarantino's earlier film. The same summer, hot off the heels of its release, Winstead received another shot at action as John McClane's estranged daughter Lucy in Live Free or Die Hard. The film earned over $130 million domestically, making it the highest grossing film that features Winstead.
[edit] 2008–present
Winstead co-starred opposite Michael Cera in the comic-book adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, under the direction of Edgar Wright.[2] Filming occurred from March[3] to August 2009[4] and was released in 2010 to critical acclaim but lackluster box office returns.
In February 2010, Winstead landed the lead role in the prequel to The Thing, which is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. The movie is set to release October 14, 2011.[5][6]
Winstead has expressed interest in returning as Lucy McClane for the fifth installment of the Die Hard film series, although her involvement in the project is yet to be confirmed.[7][8] She was also mentioned in news regarding the prequel to The Ring (tentatively titled The Ring 3D), though further information is yet unknown.[9]
In 2010, Winstead reportedly tested for the female lead in a romantic comedy penned by Elan Mastai named The F-Word opposite Casey Affleck,[10] but no decision has been made as of November.[11][12] She was also tested to be the female lead in the Spider-Man reboot[13][14][15] and the lead opposite Matt Damon in We Bought a Zoo, a film adaptation of Benjamin Mee's autobiographical novel of the same name,[16][17] although she was not chosen in either case.[18][19]
On February 17, 2011, it was confirmed that Winstead was chosen to play the role of Mary Todd Lincoln alongside Benjamin Walker in the upcoming film adaption of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The film is set to be released in the summer of 2012 and be directed by Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov.
[edit] Personal life
Winstead is married to Riley Stearns, a film director and television writer from Austin, Texas,[20] whom she met at age 18, while on a cruise. The couple were wed in 2010.[21][22] In 2008, they worked together in Stop/Eject – a short film he was making with Winstead's Final Destination 3 co-star Ryan Merriman, which is as of yet still in post-production.[23] The project was shot on the weekends during the 2008 writers' strike. Winstead elaborates, "The whole short is 25 minutes long. We're currently working on post sound and music and we hope to show it at festivals."Winstead had stated that at one point, Final Destination 3 co-star Amanda Crew "stayed with [her] for a while". She has also called Lacey Chabert her "confidant" and in the same interview, says she is good friends with Death Proof co-stars Rosario Dawson and Sydney Tamiia Poitier. "I'm not a really "cliquish" type of person," she says of herself. "There's usually one person that I gravitate to, who I feel I relate to the most, and kind of stick to throughout the whole thing."[24] While filming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Winstead made good friends with co-star Anna Kendrick. “The two of us, we were just sitting up there watching the first fight [scene] in the balcony together for a week and a half, and we were always talking about gossip, film news and just gabbing about everything!”[25]
Winstead has voiced her like for the music of Bat for Lashes, French pop songs (particularly France Gall), mewithoutYou, The Shangri-Las, The Shirelles, Roy Orbison, The xx and Ben E. King's "Stand By Me".[26]
[edit] Singing
Winstead has expressed her interest in singing, but does not plan on pursuing it as a career. "I wasn't ever really going to be a singer, but it's just something I've always loved."[27] For her part of the Grindhouse film, Tarantino had Winstead sing an a cappella cover of The Shirelles' hit recording "Baby It's You". She was asked impromptu to perform the song and the cast were reportedly "gob-smacked" by her singing. The clip can be found in the second disc of the 2-disc Death Proof DVD.In 2009, Winstead and music producer Thai Long Ly co-wrote a song, "Warmth of Him". Although first rumored to be a pre-release single, Winstead has since then confirmed that she was just exploring her interest and does not plan on releasing any music albums.
[edit] Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Checking Out | Lisa Apple | limited release |
| 2005 | Sky High | Gwendolyn Grayson/Sue Tenny | [28] |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Young Evelyn | Minor role (cameo) (second film of the ’’Ring’’ series) |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Wendy Christensen | Lead role opposite Ryan Merriman[29] |
| 2006 | Bobby | Susan Taylor | [30] |
| 2006 | Black Christmas | Heather Lee-Fitzgerald | |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Ingrid Superstar | Minor role (cameo); Limited release |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Lucy Gennero-McClane | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse: Death Proof | Lee Montgomery | |
| 2008 | Make It Happen | Lauryn Kirk | Lead role opposite Riley Smith[31] |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Ramona Victoria Flowers | Lead role opposite Michael Cera[32] |
| 2011 | The Thing | Kate Lloyd | Lead role opposite Joel Edgerton; Post production)[33] |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Mary Todd Lincoln | Lead role opposite Benjamin Walker; In production) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Kristy | episode 3.27: "A Delicate Balance" (minor guest) | |
| 1999 | Passions | Jessica Bennett | Series regular[34] | |
| 1999 | The Long Road Home | Annie Jacobs | Lead role opposite Michael Ansara | |
| 2001–2002 | Wolf Lake | Sophia Donner | Series regular | |
| 2004 | Monster Island | Madison | ||
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Bridget Elkins | Episode 1.08: "Closure" (supporting guest) | |
| 2010 | "Flawz" by Caitlin Crosby | Herself | Music video[35] | |
| 2011 | Showing Up | Herself | Documentary[36] |
[edit] Cancelled projects
- Winstead had left Passions for a lead-starring role in a Fox pilot, Father Can't Cope. The show was set to also co-star Scott Bakula,[37] Mary Page Keller and Jake Sandvig (her co-star in Sky High), but the pilot did not go to series.
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Project | Award | Result | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Passions | Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Daytime TV Series | Nominated | Lost to Brittany Snow (Guiding Light) |
| 2006 | Bobby | Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast | Won | Shared with the rest of the ensemble cast of Bobby |
| 2006 | Bobby | Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | Lost to the cast in Little Miss Sunshine |
| 2006 | Black Christmas | Scream Awards for 2007 Scream Queen | Nominated | Lost to Kate Beckinsale (Vacancy) |
[edit] References
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead Envisions Bulking Up For Wonder Woman
- ^ "Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins 'Pilgrim'". Boris Kytt. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080519051913/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iddf6bb69274592b70ef8a3c006e3681f. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "Michael Cera Talks Scott Pilgrim". Chris Hewitt. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22284. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ "August 28th, 2009 21:40 (EDT) Wrap!". Edgar Wright There. August 28, 2009. http://edgarwrighthere.com/2009/08/august-28th-2009-2140-edt-wrap/. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton Set to Battle The Thing
- ^ The Thing Will Arrive April 29, 2011 - ComingSoon.net
- ^ Long keen for Die Hard 5
- ^ Winstead on Die Hard 5 and Scott Pilgrim
- ^ 'RING 3D' Confirmed - Details
- ^ The Playlist: Rebecca Hall, Rose Byrne, Mary Elizabeth Winstead And Deborah Ann Woll All Testing To Join Casey Affleck In 'The F Word'
- ^ [1]
- ^ Are Andrew Dominik & Casey Affleck Teaming For An Adaptation Of George V. Higgins?
- ^ Casting Spider-Man's love interest : The Marquee Blog - CNN News
- ^ Will one of these women be Spider-Man's love interest? (Exclusive)
- ^ Spider-Man's Love Interest Short List Revealed
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ No Mary Jane for the Spider-Man Reboot?
- ^ Scarlett Johansson Joining Cameron Crowe's 'We Bought A Zoo'
- ^ "Mary Elizabeth Winstead Interview" Stumped, Nitrinium Creations.
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Favorite Music
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead On Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 2 - YouTube videos
- ^ Screengrabs - "Stop/Eject" DVX + Brevis
- ^ RadioFree.com | Mary Elizabeth Winstead Interview
- ^ EXCLUSIVE! Mary Elizabeth Winstead Dishes On New BFF Anna Kendrick
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Favorite Music
- ^ RadioFree.com | Mary Elizabeth Winstead Interview
- ^ Sky High | Now on DVDs and Blu-rays
- ^ New Line Cinemas : Final Destination 3
- ^ Bobby
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead Set to "Make It Happen"
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins 'Pilgrim'
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton Set to Battle The Thing
- ^ Jessica Bennett played by Danica Stewart on Passions
- ^ "FLAWZ - New Video - Caitlin Crosby wants you to Embrace Your Flawz!". http://video.aol.com/video-detail/flawz-new-video-caitlin-crosby-wants-you-to-embrace-your-flawz/36028864421386216. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ Showing Up Movie ↠ HOME
- ^ Loggia. Cynthia. "Players". Daily Variety. April 19, 2000. p. 6.
[edit] External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead at the Internet Movie Database
- Maxim Online interview
- Stumped? Interview
- Passions Central interview (October 28, 1999)
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