Elizabeth Lail

Elizabeth Dean Lail (born March 25, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Anna in the fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2014), Guinevere Beck in the thriller series You (2018–2025) and Vanessa Shelly in the Five Nights at Freddy's films (2023–2025). Lail has appeared in the horror series Dead of Summer (2016), the Gossip Girl spin-off (2021), and the drama series Ordinary Joe (2021–2022) and Elsbeth (2024–2025). She also starred in the horror film Countdown (2019) and the comedy film Mack & Rita (2022).

Infobox

Born

Elizabeth Dean Lail (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 33)Williamson County, Texas, U.S.

Education

University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)

Occupation

Actress

Years active

2011–present

Spouse

mw- Nieku Manshadi (m. 2021)

Tables

· Filmography › Film

2018

Unintended

Role(s)

Lea

2019

Countdown

Role(s)

Quinn Harris

2022

Mack & Rita

Role(s)

Mackenzie "Mack" Martin

2023

Gonzo Girl

Role(s)

Devaney Peltier

Five Nights at Freddy's

Role(s)

Vanessa Shelly-Afton

2025

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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

· Filmography › Television

2014

Once Upon a Time

Role(s)

Anna

Notes

Recurring role (season 4)

2016

Dead of Summer

Role(s)

Amy Hughes

Notes

Main role

2017

The Blacklist

Role(s)

Natalie Luca

Notes

Episode: "Natalie Luca"

2018

The Good Fight

Role(s)

Emily Chapin

Notes

Episode: "Day 478"

2018–2025

Role(s)

You

Notes

Guinevere Beck

2021

Gossip Girl

Role(s)

Lola Morgan

Notes

Recurring role (season 1)

2021–2022

Role(s)

Ordinary Joe

Notes

Jenny Banks

2022

Robot Chicken

Role(s)

Anna

Notes

Voice role; episode: "May Cause Internal Diarrhea"

2024–2025

Role(s)

Elsbeth

Notes

Quinn Powers

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"
2018–2025	You	Guinevere Beck	Main role (season 1); guest role in season 2, 4, 5
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"
2024–2025	Elsbeth	Quinn Powers	Recurring role

· Filmography › Theater

2017

Nibbler

Role(s)

Hayley

Notes

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

2024

Pretty Perfect Lives

Role(s)

Tiffany

Notes

The Flea Theater

2025

Not About Nightingales

Role(s)

Eva

Notes

Williamstown Theatre Festival

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2017	Nibbler	Hayley	Rattlestick Playwrights Theater	Off-Broadway
2024	Pretty Perfect Lives	Tiffany	The Flea Theater	Off-Broadway
2025	Not About Nightingales	Eva	Williamstown Theatre Festival

· Awards and nominations

2019

Saturn Awards

Role(s)

Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series

Notes

You

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Saturn Awards	Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series	You	Nominated

References

"Elizabeth Lail – Biography"
https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/elizabeth-lail/bio/696281/
E! Online
https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/1266631/beck-is-married-inside-you-star-elizabeth-lail-s-wedding-ceremony
www.instagram.com
https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlail/p/CM3CF1TJ3AO/
WGHP Fox 8
http://myfox8.com/2014/07/01/asheboro-native-cast-as-anna-in-abcs-once-upon-a-time/
WGHP UNSA
https://www.uncsa.edu/drama/alumni/elizabeth-lail.aspx
TVOvermind
https://www.tvovermind.com/elizabeth-lail/
Variety
https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/once-upon-a-time-casts-frozen-characters-anna-and-kristoff-1201256582/
Once Upon a Time
https://tvline.com/2014/07/01/once-upon-a-time-scott-michael-foster-kristoff-elizabeth-lail-anna-cast-season-4/
Variety
https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/dead-of-summer-casting-elizabeth-mitchell-elizabeth-lail-freeform-1201701827/
The A.V. Club
https://www.avclub.com/dead-of-summer-s-cartoonish-hackwork-puts-the-camp-in-1798188438
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2017/07/you-elizabeth-lail-star-greg-berlanti-lifetime-drama-series-1202137632/
EW.com
https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/15/lifetime-you-premiere-date/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2017/07/you-elizabeth-lail-star-greg-berlanti-lifetime-drama-series-1202137632/
Collider
https://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/
Elizabeth Lail Chats About Starring In The Horror Movie, "Countdown"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPPe9AB02mA
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/countdown-elizabeth-lail-you-her-supergirl-audition-1251813
Collider
https://collider.com/you-season-4-episode-9-recap-shes-not-there/
Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/you-elizabeth-lail-horror-movie-countdown.html
Variety
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/you-elizabeth-lail-countdown-1203164279/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2021/03/elizabeth-lail-romantic-comedy-mack-and-rita-gossip-girl-reboot-1234718036/
Firstpost
https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/you-actor-elizabeth-lail-joins-hbo-maxs-gossip-girl-reboot-9444621.html
Sliding Doors
https://tvline.com/2021/03/31/ordinary-joe-nbc-series-order-james-wolk-parallel-lives-photos/
Bloody Disgusting
https://deadline.com/2023/03/five-nights-at-freddys-elizabeth-lail-blumhouse-1235307406/
Deadline
https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-five-nights-at-freddys-1235584788/
Brides
https://www.brides.com/elizabeth-lail-and-nieku-manshadi-wedding-5183831
"Unintended (film): Trailer"
https://unintendedfilm.com/home/
Variety Insight
https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=189274
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2022/08/gonzo-girl-adds-rick-springfield-ray-nicholson-elizabeth-lail-leila-george-1235094509/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2024/10/five-nights-at-freddys-2-poster-1236120359/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2016/02/elizabeth-mitchell-elizabeth-lail-dead-of-summer-freeform-horror-series-1201699665/