Mary Elizabeth Winstead, born November 28, 1984 is an American actress, Winstead is best known for her cream queen roles in the horror films Final Destination 3, Death Proof, The Thing, and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

After leaving ballet to pursue an acting career, Winstead firt appeared on Broadway during Donny Osmond's successful run of Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dramcoat. After her brief stint in Broadway, Winstead began making appearances in various television series and earned guest roles in Touched by an Angel and Promised Land. She gained her first major role when she was cast as Jessica Bennett in the NBC soap opera series Passions, Winstead was a series regular and held the role from 1999 to 2000 before leaving to pursue other interests. Winstead later stated, "I really had one of the smallest roles Passions, so I didn't get too involved... I was able to leave pretty short-lived CBS drama series Wolf Lake (2001-2002), where she portrayed the daughter of Tim Matheson's character. The series lasted ten episodes before being cancalled. In Island. In 2004 Winstead played a supporting role in MTV's made for television film Monster Island. In 2005 Winstead played a minor role in the indie comedy Checking Out. Winstead gained much larger role later that year as the main antagonist of the Walt Disney Pictures film Sky High. The film, also starring Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano and Danielle Panabaker, was well-received by critics, holding 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and well at the box office.