Elizabeth Dean Lail (born March 25, 1992) is an American actress. She played the recurring role of Anna in the

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'' (2014), and starred as Amy Hughes in the

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series '' Dead of Summer'' (2016). Lail starred as

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in the

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series ''

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'' (2018–2019), and as Jenny Banks in the

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'' (2021–2022).

Early life

Lail was born in

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, and grew up in

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. After graduating from Asheboro High School in 2010, she attended the

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, graduating 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

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to pursue stage work when she landed an audition for ABC's ''

'', 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/

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television series ''

'', opposite

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and

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. Released in 2018, she received a nomination for Best Actress in Streaming Presentation at the

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. In October 2019, Lail reprised her role as Guinevere Beck in a guest appearance on the second season of ''You''. Following this, Lail played the lead in the 2019 horror film ''

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''. In March 2021, Lail was set to play the titular role of Mack in the comedy film '' Mack & Rita'' opposite Diane Keaton; she also joined the cast of the

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'', in the recurring role of Lola Morgan. The same month, it was revealed that Lail had joined the cast of the NBC drama series ''

''.

Personal life

In April 2021, Lail married dentist Nieku Manshadi.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lail, Elizabeth 1992 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from North Carolina American film actresses American television actresses Living people People from Asheboro, North Carolina People from Williamson County, Texas University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni