Mary Elizabeth Winstead first appeared in the Episode: "A Delicate Balance" of the American fantasy drama television series ‘Touched by an Angel’ in 1997. She continued to appear in television films and series such as ‘Promised Land’ (1998), ‘Passions’ (1999-2000), ‘The Long Road Home’ (1999), ‘Father Can't Cope’ (2000), ‘Wolf Lake’ (2001-2002), ‘Then Came Jones’ (2003), ‘Tru Calling’ (2004), and ‘Monster Island’ (2004). She made her big-screen debut in the 2005 American supernatural psychological horror film ‘The Ring Two’ directed by Hideo Nakata. While the film saw mostly negative reviews upon release, it still managed to gross over $163.9 million on a budget of $50 million. That same year, she also appeared in the American superhero comedy film ‘Sky High’ directed by Mike Mitchell. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and scored a 73% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2006, she portrayed Wendy Christensen in the James Wong-directed American supernatural horror film, ‘Final Destination 3.’ The film opened to a mixed critical reception but was a box office success, grossing over $118.9 million on a budget of $25 million. That same year, she also appeared in the American drama film ‘Bobby’ directed by Emilio Estevez. The film saw mixed reviews upon release and received a 46% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.
She continued to star in films like ‘Death Proof’ (2007), ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ (2007), ‘Make It Happen’ (2008), ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010), ‘The Thing’ (2011), ‘Smashed’ (2012), ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ (2012), ‘A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III’ (2013), ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ (2013), ‘Faults’ (2014), ‘Kill the Messenger’ (2014), ‘Swiss Army Man’ (2016), ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ (2016), ‘All About Nina’ (2018), ‘Gemini Man’ (2019), and ‘Birds of Prey’ (2020). She was last seen in the 2021 American action thriller film ‘Kate’ directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. While the film received mixed reviews, the critics praised the performance of Winstead. She will be next seen in the upcoming American television series ‘Ahsoka.’