Mackenzie Lansing | |
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Born | Villebon-sur-Yvette, France |
Education |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013-present |
Television | Mare of Easttown |
Mackenzie Lansing is a French-American television and film actress.
Lansing grew up in a small town outside of Paris called Villebon-sur-Yvette and was involved in the punk scene as a teenager. Her parents were missionaries and they also spent time in the Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2]
Lansing moved to New York City, where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After that she made appearances on television shows such Murder Castle , Red Oaks , and Tell Me a Story . She worked with Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce . [3] Lansing plays Brianna Delrasso on HBO's limited drama series Mare of Easttown alongside Kate Winslet. [4] [5]
In 2021 Lansing filmed indie drama film Allswell in New York alongside Liza Colón-Zayas, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Daphne Rubin-Vega. [6] [7] In 2022 she was cast in the Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . [8] In 2023, she played Harrison in Gareth Edwards science-fiction film The Creator . [9]
Lansing has an apartment in Queens, New York. She's a lesbian. At the beginning of her career she has said she was discouraged from speaking publicly about her sexuality and pushed to take roles that made her uncomfortable. [10]
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Beautiful | Girl | Short |
2014 | The Last Day of Summer | Elizabeth | Short |
2016 | Knights of New Jersey | Hilly | Short |
2016 | Red Oaks | Claire | 1 episode |
2017 | i-Witness | Cheryl Pierson | 1 episode |
2017 | Murder Castle | Beth Bickford | 1 episode |
2018 | Tell Me A Story | Tisha | 1 episode |
2019 | Premature | Female Student | Film |
2019 | The Deuce | Jamie | 2 episodes |
2021 | Starstruck | Ellie | Short |
2021 | Mare of Easttown | Brianna | 6 episodes |
2022 | Allswell in New York | Nina | Film |
2023 | The Creator | Harrison | Film |
2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | Coral | Film |