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13 | Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress from Rocky Mount, North Carolina. |
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15 | She started off as a UsefulNotes/{{scream queen|s}}, having starred in ''Film/FinalDestination3'' and the remake of ''Film/BlackChristmas2006'', as well as Creator/QuentinTarantino's ''Film/DeathProof''. She also portrayed Ramona Flowers in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. She got much more mainstream exposure playing Creator/BruceWillis' daughter in ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' and playing a dancer in ''Make It Happen''. She also tends to give a [[TookTheBadFilmSeriously most earnest performance even if she thought the movie she's in was not up to par]], and in turn somehow managing to give value towards an otherwise panned film. |
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17 | In 2022, she married Creator/EwanMcGregor. |
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19 | !!Notable roles |
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21 | * ''Series/{{Passions}}'' (1999)-- Jessica Bennet #1 |
22 | * ''Series/WolfLake'' (2001-2002)-- Sophia Donner |
23 | * ''Film/TheRingTwo'' (2005)-- Young Evelyn |
24 | * ''[[Film/SkyHigh2005 Sky High]]'' (2005)-- Gwen Grayson/[[spoiler:Royal Pain]] |
25 | * ''Film/FinalDestination3'' (2006)-- Wendy Christensen |
26 | * ''Film/{{Bobby}}'' (2006)-- Susan Taylor |
27 | * ''[[Film/BlackChristmas2006 Black Christmas]]'' (2006)-- Heather |
28 | * ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' (2007)-- Lucy [=McClane=] |
29 | * ''Film/DeathProof'' (2007)-- Lee |
30 | * ''Make It Happen'' (2008)-- Lauryn Kirk |
31 | * ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' (2010)-- Ramona V. Flowers |
32 | ** ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff'' (2023) |
33 | * ''[[Film/TheThing2011 The Thing]]'' (2011) -- Kate Lloyd |
34 | * ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'' (2012)-- Mary Todd Lincoln |
35 | * ''Film/{{Smashed}}'' (2012)-- Kate Hannah |
36 | * ''Film/AGoodDayToDieHard'' (2013)-- Lucy [=Mc=]Clane |
37 | * ''Film/{{Faults}}'' (2014)-- Claire |
38 | * ''Film/KillTheMessenger'' (2014) - Anna Simmons |
39 | * ''Film/TenCloverfieldLane'' (2016)-- Michelle |
40 | * ''Film/SwissArmyMan'' (2016)-- Sarah |
41 | * '' Series/MercyStreet'' (2016)-- Mary Phinney |
42 | * ''[[Series/BrainDead2016 Brain Dead]]'' (2016)-- Laurel Healy |
43 | * ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' (2017)-- Nikki Swango |
44 | * ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'': "[[Recap/LoveDeathAndRobotsIceAge Ice Age]]" (2019)-- Gail |
45 | * ''Film/GeminiMan'' (2019)-- Danny Zakarweski |
46 | * ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}'' (2020)-- [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Helena Bertinelli / Huntress]] |
47 | * ''Film/{{Kate}}'' (2021)-- Kate |
48 | * ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' (2023)-- Hera Syndulla |
49 | * ''A Gentleman in Moscow'' (2024)-- Anna Urbova |
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51 | !!Tropes associated with Mary Elizabeth Winstead's works: |
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57 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her characters tend to [[PlayingWithATrope play with this trope]] a lot, but it's usually downplayed or subverted. |
58 | * TheCastShowoff: [[invoked]] ''Make it Happen'' is pretty much made to see how well Winstead dances. Happens unintentionally in ''Death Proof'', where Tarantino wrote her character a scene where she's singing along with her [=MP3=] player, unaware that Winstead is also a pretty decent singer. |
59 | * DeadpanSnarker: Does this in a few roles, and does it really ''well''. |
60 | * MsFanservice: Particularly in ''Make it Happen''. She is also listed in the "Hottest Women" lists. |
61 | * ScreamDiscretionShot: Goes with the territory of being known as a "Scream Queen". [[SubvertedTrope Until]] ''Film/TheThing2011'', [[FinalGirl anyways.]] |
62 | * StatuesqueStunner: She's 5"8 and very attractive. |
63 | * {{Technopath}}: Her character in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' is the {{Trope Namer|s}}. |
64 | * VocalDissonance: Her cute, doe-eyed appearance is contrasted with her deep, husky voice. |
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