Feldstein was born in Los Angeles, the only daughter of Sharon Lyn (néeChalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses.[6][7][8] She is Jewish,[9] and the youngest of three children in her family; her older brother is actor Jonah Hill, and their oldest brother, Maroon 5 manager Jordan Feldstein (1977–2017), died suddenly of a blood clot at age 40.[10]
Her nanny nicknamed her "Beanie" when she was an infant, and her brothers also called her by the name at the time.[11][12] She attended the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles as well as Stagedoor Manor, a theatre camp in New York.[13] She and fellow Broadway and film actor Ben Platt have been best friends since high school.[14]
Feldstein made her acting debut in 2002, appearing in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids.[13] In 2012, she played Megan in the musical television pilot Madison High.[16] In 2015, Feldstein appeared as a guest in the third season of Netflix's comedy series Orange Is the New Black.[13] In the same year she played the role of Anna in the comedy film Fan Girl.[17]
Feldstein received recognition with a more significant role in the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron.[13][17] The film was released on May 20, 2016.[13] She was cast as Lydia Harris in HBO's period drama pilot The Devil You Know.[18] She guest starred in an episode of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.[when?]
On October 18, 2016, Feldstein's casting as Minnie Fay in the 2017 Broadwayrevival of Hello, Dolly!, starring Bette Midler as Dolly Levi, was announced. Feldstein made her Broadway debut in the role. The show began previews on March 15, 2017, and opened on April 20, 2017. Feldstein's performance was positively received by critics.[19]
In 2019, Feldstein had a recurring role as Jenna in the first season of the television horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows, an adaptation of the film of the same title. Her performance earned positive reviews from critics.[22] She was not able to return for the second season, as was originally planned, due to other filming commitments.[23] Also in 2019, she starred in Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, the high school comedy Booksmart. Her performance garnered widespread critical acclaim and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.[24] She later portrayed the British lead character Johanna Morrigan in the coming-of-age comedy film How to Build a Girl, which was an adaptation of Caitlin Moran's 2014 novel of the same title. The film and her performance garnered positive reviews from critics.[25]
On August 11, 2021, it was announced that she would star as Fanny Brice in the 2022 Broadway revival of Funny Girl.[4] Reviews of her performance were mixed to negative. Jesse Green at The New York Times called her "good" but "not stupendous," while Adrian Horton at The Guardian opined that Feldstein "simply isn't" a "power singer."[33][34] Johnny Oleksinski of The New York Post remarked that "Feldstein is, I’m sorry to say, not giving a Broadway-caliber performance." Feldstein subsequently left the production and was later replaced by Lea Michele on September 6, 2022.[35]
Feldstein is queer.[37][38] She met English film producer Bonnie-Chance Roberts on the set of the 2019 film How to Build a Girl. The two were engaged in June 2022 and married on May 19, 2023.[39]
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