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My Take
I have a soft spot for actors who earn their stripes in genre cinema, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the model case. Horror is unforgiving work; it demands physical commitment and total sincerity in absurd circumstances, and she spent her formative years mastering it before critics caught on to her range. The Saturn Award recognition feels fitting for someone who treated supposedly disposable films as serious craft. What I appreciate most is that she never condescended to the material; she elevated it. That work ethic, plus a genuine second life as a singer, makes her one of the most quietly versatile performers of her generation.
Overview
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was that of Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera Passions (1999–2000). She came to wider attention for her roles in the horror series Wolf Lake (2001–2002), the horror films Final Destination 3 (2006) and Death Proof (2007), and the slasher film Black Christmas (2006); by the end of the 2000s she had gained a rep…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Name (Japanese)
- メアリー・エリザベス・ウィンステッド
- Reading
- めありー・えりざべす・うぃんすてっど
- Born
- November 28, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / singer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Saturn Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.