Biography for
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Date of Birth
28 November 1984, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was born on 28th November 1984 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She
grew up in Salt Lake City and North Carolina many years of her life and actually had an
ambition to become a ballerina, for which she attended Geoffrey Ballet School in Chicago
at the age of 11 and started taking acting lessons too.
Her theatre credits include "The Nutcracker" and the Broadway production of
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" with Donny Osmond.
Her most notable roles are in movies such as Sky High (2005), Final Destination 3 (2006),
The Ring Two (2005) and the horror remake, Black Christmas (2006).
On the small screen, Winstead is probably best known for her role as "Jessica
Bennett" in the popular NBC daytime drama "Passions" (1999), for which she
received nominations from the Hollywood Reporters' Young Star Awards and the Young Artist
Awards for her performance on the show. Other television credits include the CBS series
"Wolf Lake" (2001), the MTV original telepic Monster Island (2004) (TV) and
guest roles in popular shows such as "Touched by an Angel" (1994), "Tru
Calling" (2003) and "Promised Land" (1996). She ia a distant cousin of Ava
Gardner.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
Trivia
Has three older sisters and an older brother.
Born to James Ronald Winstead and his wife Betty Lou Knight.
Enjoys cooking, sewing, dancing, and singing.
Ranked #92 on Maxim's Hot list 2007.
Distant cousin of actress Ava Gardner.
Filmography :
1. Make It Happen (2008) (post-production) .... Lauryn
2. Live Free or Die Hard (2007) .... Lucy
... aka Die Hard 4.0 (Australia) (UK) (USA: working title)
3. Death Proof (2007) .... Lee
... aka Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (USA: complete title)
4. Grindhouse (2007) .... Lee (segment "Death Proof")
5. Factory Girl (2006) .... Ingrid Superstar
6. Black Christmas (2006) .... Heather Fitzgerald
... aka Black X-Mas (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Noël noir (Canada: French title)
7. Bobby (2006) .... Susan Taylor
8. Final Destination 3 (2006) .... Wendy Christensen
... aka Final Destination 3 (Germany)
9. Sky High (2005) .... Gwen Grayson
10. Checking Out (2005) .... Lisa Apple
11. The Ring Two (2005) .... Young Evelyn
... aka Samara (Hong Kong: English title) (Singapore: English title)
... aka The Ring 2 (International: English title: alternative spelling) (UK)
... aka Samara: Ring 2 (Philippines: English title: informal title)
12. Monster Island (2004) (TV) .... Maddy
13. "Tru Calling" .... Bridget Elkins (1 episode, 2004)
- Closure (2004) TV episode .... Bridget Elkins
14. Then Came Jones (2003) (TV) .... Rina
15. "Wolf Lake" .... Sophia Donner / ... (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
- If These Wolves Could Talk (2002) TV episode .... Sophia Donner
- Legend of Lost Lenore (2002) TV episode .... Sophia Donner
- Leader of the Pack (2002) TV episode .... Sophia Donner
- Four Feet Under (2002) TV episode .... Sophia Donner
- Excitable Boy (2001) TV episode .... Sophia Donner
(5 more)
16. "Passions" .... Jessica Bennett (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
... aka Harmony's Passions (USA)
... aka The Passions Storm (USA: summer title)
- Episode #1.5 (1999) TV episode .... Jessica Bennett
- Episode #1.4 (1999) TV episode .... Jessica Bennett
- Episode #1.1 (1999) TV episode .... Jessica Bennett
17. The Long Road Home (1999) .... Annie Jacobs
18. "Promised Land" .... Chloe (2 episodes, 1998)
... aka Home of the Brave
- Denver, Welcome Home (1998) TV episode .... Chloe
- Recycled (1998) TV episode .... Chloe
19. "Touched by an Angel" .... Kristy (1 episode, 1997)
- A Delicate Balance (1997) TV episode .... Kristy
Self:
1. Analog Hero in a Digital World: Making of 'Live Free or Die Hard' (2007) (V) ....
Herself
2. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 28 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
3. Guys Choice (2007) (TV) .... Herself
4. May All Your Christmases Be Black (2007) (V) .... Herself
5. What Have You Done?: The Remaking of 'Black Christmas' (2006) (TV) ....
Herself/'Heather'
6. Kill Shot: The Making of 'Final Destination 3' (2006) (V)
7. Dead Teenager Movie (2006) (V) .... Herself
8. Death's Design: Making 'Final Destination 3' (2006) (TV) .... Wendy/Herself
9. Planned Accidents (2006) (V) .... Herself
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