Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Also a good dancer.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is an American actress, born in 1984, currently^[when?] best known for being Ramona in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. She is rather a "scream queen", having been in Final Destination 3 and the remake of Black Christmas, as well as Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. She got much more mainstream exposure playing Bruce Willis' daughter in Die Hard 4.0/Live Free or Die Hard, and playing a dancer in Make It Happen.

Now^[when?] that Katie Holmes has disappeared to become Mrs. Tom Cruise, and Jennifer Connelly is getting on a bit, Winstead is probably the best hope for a movie star Girl Next Door type.

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead has performed in the following roles:

• Passions -- Jessica Bennet #1
• Sky High -- Gwen Grayson/Royal Pain
• Final Destination 3 -- Wendy Christensen
• Black Christmas (The Remake) -- Heather
• Live Free or Die Hard -- Lucy McClane
• Death Proof -- Lee
• Make It Happen -- Lauryn Kirk
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World -- Ramona V. Flowers
• The Thing (2011) -- Kate Lloyd
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter -- Mary Todd Lincoln

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead provides examples of the following tropes:

• The Cast Showoff: Make it Happen is pretty much made to see how well Mary dances.
• Dye Hard
• Hey, It's That Girl!: Had a minor role in The Ring 2 as a younger Evelyn.
• Ms. Fanservice: Particularly in Make it Happen. She is also listed in the "Hottest Women" lists.
• Playing Against Type: In Scott Pilgrim Versus the World.
• Scream Discretion Shot: Goes with the territory of being known as a "Scream Queen". Until The Thing, anyways.