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Who Is Mary Elizabeth Winstead?, Age, Films Awards, Family, Net Worth

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James Craig

Updated on December 31, 2025

Who Is Mary Elizabeth Winstead?, Age, Films Awards, Family, Net Worth: Mary Elizabeth Winstead is an American actress and singer.

She developed a passion for acting and singing at a younger age, has been consistent throughout her career, and has become one of the most sought-after acts.

She played the role of Jessica Bennett in Passions and went on to appear in series such as Tru Calling and films including the superhero film Sky High.

Winstead became a household name following her roles in Wolf Lake, Monster Island, Final Destination 3, Black Christmas, and Death Proof.

She landed roles as John McClane’s daughter Lucy Gennero-McClane in Live Free or Die Hard and Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Winstead starred in Smashed, The Beauty Inside, The Spectacular Now, Faults, Alex of Venice, Swiss Army Man, The Thing, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

She also appeared in A Good Day to Die Hard, The Returned, BrainDead, Mercy Street, and the third season of the black comedy-crime drama anthology series Fargo.

Her other film credits include the comedy-drama; All About Nina, the action thriller film; Gemini Man, and as the Huntress in the film; Birds of Prey.

As a musician, since 2013, Winstead has performed as the music duo Got a Girl with Dan the Automator.

She was also featured on the songs ‘The Agony’ and ‘Look Across The Sky’ on Deltron 3030’s second studio album Event 2, released on September 30, 2013.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been consistent throughout her career and has earned a number of awards and accolades as an actress and a recording artist.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Age

Mary Elizabeth Winstead celebrated her 38th birthday in November last year (2023). She was born on November 28, 1984, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The actress will be 39 in November this year (2023).

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Height & Weight

Mary Elizabeth Winstead stands at a height of 1.73 m and weighs around 60 kg.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Films

Mary Elizabeth Winstead has starred in several films including; Kate, Birds Of Prey, The Parts You Lose, Gemini Man, All About Nina, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Hollars, Swiss Army Man, Showing Up, Kill the Messenger, Alex Of Venice, A Good Day to Die Hard, Faults, Black Christmas, Death Proof, Sky High, Factory Girl, and Make It Happen, among others.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Awards

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a recipient of a number of awards such as; Best Ensemble Cast at the Hollywood Film Festival (2006), Shining Star Award for Best Actress at the Dallas International Film Festival (2013), Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series at the Daytime Emmy Award (2013), and Best Actress at Saturn Awards (2017), among others.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Family

Mary Elizabeth Winstead was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States to parents; Betty Lou Knight (mother) and James Ronald Winstead (father)

Although he’s famous, there’s no relevant information regarding her parents as their date of birth, age, and occupation are unknown at this time of writing.

Winstead has never shared any information regarding her siblings hence we can’t state whether or not she’s the only child of his parents. There are no records about that.

As of August 2023, the award-winning actress has been married twice.

In 2010, Winstead married Riley Stearns, whom she had met at age eighteen on an ocean cruise. The couple announced their separation in May 2017 and their divorce was finalized later that year.

Riley Stearns was born on June 29, 1986, in Austin, Texas. He’s an American filmmaker best known for directing the films Faults and The Art of Self-Defense.

Following Winstead’s divorce from Riley, it was reported in October 2017 that she was in a relationship with Ewan McGregor. The love birds married in April 2022.

Ewan McGregor was born on March 31, 1971, in Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth, United Kingdom. He’s a Scottish actor and a recipient of a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award

Winstead is blessed with a son named; Laurie who was born on June 27, 2021. The renowned actress shares her child with her second and current husband, Ewan McGregor.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Net Worth

As of August 2023, Mary Elizabeth Winstead has an estimated net worth of about $10 million. She has earned such an amount from her career as an actress, producer, and singer.