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Elizabeth Lail
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Lail on the set of Once Upon a Time in 2014
Born
Elizabeth Dean Lail

1991/1992 (age 32–33)
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Spouse(s)
Nieku Manshadi
(m. 2021)

Elizabeth Dean Lail (born 1991/1992) 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).

Early life

Lail was born in Williamson County, Texas, 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. 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.

Career

Lail mostly worked in student short film productions, such as Model Airplane and Without, while in university from 2011 to 2014. 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. Lail was cast in a starring role in the 2016 Freeform horror series Dead of Summer, playing the role of camp counselor Amy.

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

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, 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.

In January 2023, Lail was reportedly cast as Vanessa in the film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's, which was premiered on October 27, 2023.

Personal life

In April 2021, Lail married dentist Nieku Manshadi.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Unintended Lea
2019 Countdown Quinn Harris
2022 Mack & Rita Mackenzie "Mack" Martin
2023 Gonzo Girl Devaney Peltier
Five Nights at Freddy's Vanessa Shelly
2025 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Vanessa

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Once Upon a Time Anna Recurring role (season 4)
2016 Dead of Summer Amy Hughes Main role
2017 The Blacklist Natalie Luca Episode: "Natalie Luca"
2018 The Good Fight Emily Chapin Episode: "Day 478"
2018–2023 You Guinevere Beck Main role (season 1); recurring role (seasons 2-4)
2021 Gossip Girl Lola Morgan Recurring role (season 1)
2021–2022 Ordinary Joe Jenny Banks Main role
2022 Robot Chicken Anna Voice role; Episode: "May Cause Internal Diarrhea"
2024 Elsbeth Quinn Powers Episode: "Artificial Genius"

Theater

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2017 Nibbler Hayley Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Off-Broadway

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Saturn Awards Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation You Nominated

See also

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