Elizabeth Lail

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Elizabeth Lail
Elizabeth Lail on the sets of Once Upon A Time.jpg
Lail on the set of Once Upon a Time in 2014
Born
Elizabeth Dean Lail

1991or1992(age 32–33)
Williamson County, Texas, U.S.
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Nieku Manshadi
​
(m. 2021)​

Elizabeth Dean Lail [1] (born 1991or1992 [2] ) is an American actress. She played the recurring role of Anna in the fantasy adventure series Once Upon a Time (2014), and starred as Amy Hughes in the supernatural series Dead of Summer (2016). Lail starred as Guinevere Beck in the psychological thriller series You (2018–2019), and as Jenny Banks in the NBC drama series Ordinary Joe (2021–2022). She portrayed Vanessa Shelly in the film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's (2023).

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Early life

Lail was born in Williamson County, Texas, [1] and grew up in Asheboro, North Carolina. She became interested in acting at age 14, after playing a small role in a community theater production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers . [1] After graduating from Asheboro High School in 2010, she attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating with a B.F.A. degree in Drama in May 2014. [3] [4]

Career

Lail mostly worked in student short film productions, such as Model Airplane and Without, while in university from 2011 to 2014. [5] She had moved to New York City to pursue stage work when she landed an audition for ABC's Once Upon a Time , after which she was cast as Anna in the fourth season of the series, released in 2014. [6] [7] Lail was cast in a starring role in the 2016 Freeform horror series Dead of Summer , playing the role of camp counselor Amy. [8] [9]

In 2017, Lail was cast as Guinevere Beck in the Lifetime/Netflix television series You , opposite Penn Badgley and Shay Mitchell. [10] Released in 2018, [11] she received a nomination for Best Actress in Streaming Presentation at the 45th Saturn Awards. [12] [13] Lail reprised her role as Guinevere Beck in guest appearances on both the second and fourth season of You. [14] [15] [16] Lail played the lead in the 2019 horror film Countdown . [17] [18]

In March 2021, Lail was set to play the title role of Mack in the comedy film Mack & Rita opposite Diane Keaton; she also joined the cast of the HBO Max teen drama Gossip Girl , [19] [20] in the recurring role of Lola Morgan. The same month, it was revealed that Lail had joined the cast of the NBC drama series Ordinary Joe . [21]

Lail portrayed Vanessa Shelly in the film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's (2023).

Personal life

In April 2021, Lail married dentist Nieku Manshadi. [2] [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018UnintendedLea [23]
2019 Countdown Quinn Harris [17] [18]
2022 Mack & Rita Mackenzie "Mack" Martin [19] [24]
2023 Gonzo Girl Devaney Peltier [25]
Five Nights at Freddy's Vanessa Shelly [26]
2025Five Nights at Freddy's 2Vanessa

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Once Upon a Time Anna Recurring role (season 4)
2016 Dead of Summer Amy HughesMain role [27]
2017 The Blacklist Natalie LucaEpisode: "Natalie Luca"
2018 The Good Fight Emily ChapinEpisode: "Day 478"
2018–2023 You Guinevere Beck Main role (season 1); recurring role (seasons 2-4)
2021 Gossip Girl Lola MorganRecurring role (season 1) [19]
2021–2022 Ordinary Joe Jenny BanksMain role [21]
2022 Robot Chicken AnnaVoice role; Episode: "May Cause Internal Diarrhea"
2024 Elsbeth Quinn PowersEpisode: "Artificial Genius"

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2017 Nibbler Hayley Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Off-Broadway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019 Saturn Awards Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation You Nominated [13]

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