Lio Tipton (formerly credited as Analeigh Tipton, born November 9, 1988 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American model and actor.
They began ice skating while only two years old, winning several championships and skating for charity after their retirement at 16.
They began their career as a contestant on the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model — where they placed third overall — and have since transitioned into acting roles, featuring in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love, Warm Bodies, and Lucy, as well as the television shows Hung and Manhattan Love Story.
They also appeared in Passion Pit's music video "Constant Conversations"
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In June 2021 they changed their name to Lio and came out as queer and non-binary, using they/them pronouns. In October 2022, Tipton married Chaz Salembier, an entertainment industry executive.
Selected filmographynote :
- America's Next Top Model (2008) as themself
- The Big Bang Theory (2008, 2015) as themself and as Vanessa Bennett
- The Green Hornet (2011) as Ana Lee
- Hung (2011) as Sandee
- Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) as Jessica Riley
- Damsels in Distress (2011) as Lily
- Warm Bodies (2013) as Nora
- Lucy (2014) as Caroline
- Manhattan Love Story (2014) as Dana
- Limitless (2015) as Shauna
- Compulsion (2016) as Sadie Glass
- In Dubious Battle (2016) as Vera
- Viral (2016) as Stacey
- Murphy Brown (2018) as Lauren
- Summer Night (2019) as Mel
- Why Women Kill (2019) as Mary Vlasin
- In Space with Markiplier (2022) as The Lady
- Vengeance (2022) as Abilene "Abby" Shaw
- A Friend Of The Family (2022) as Gail Berchtold
They provide examples of:
- The Runner-Up Takes It All: They placed third on their season of ANTM, but they're considerably more successful than the actual winner, McKey Sullivan, or even the runner-up, Samantha Potter.
- You Look Familiar: They originally guest starred on The Big Bang Theory as themself — a result of winning a challenge on ANTM — and returned to the show for another guest spot in 2015, albeit in a different role.
