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Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her movie roles as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress in Birds of Prey (2020), John McClane's daughter Lucy Gennero-McClane in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Holly Keely in The Spectacular Now (2013), Mary Todd Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), and Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Her best known TV roles are as Anna Urbanova on the Paramount+ series A Gentleman in Moscow, Laurel Healy on CBS's BrainDead, Mary Phinney on PBS's Mercy Street, and Nikki Swango on the FX series Fargo.

In 2010, she married filmmaker Riley Stearns, whom she had met at age eighteen on an ocean cruise. She starred in and produced Stearns's debut feature film, Faults, in 2014. She announced their separation in May 2017 and their divorce was finalized later that year.

In May 2017, she began a relationship with actor Ewan McGregor, whom she had met on the set of the third season of the Fargo television series. Their son, Laurie, was born on June 27, 2021, and they married in April 2022.

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Interesting facts

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    As a child, Mary sang in a children's choir.

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    She auditioned for the role of Agent Maria Hill in the film The Avengers (2012).

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    His parents are Betty Lou and James Ronald Winstead.

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    Mary has three older sisters and one older brother.

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    Mary is a distant relative of actress Ava Gardner.

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    When she was 5, her family moved to Utah.

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    Mary has a son, Laurie, born in June 2021 with Ewan McGregor.

Family & relationships

Ewan McGregor husband · Children: 1
Riley Stearns husband · divorced
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