Mary Elizabeth Winstead is an actress who is well and truly on the rise and this week she tackles her most challenging role to date with Smashed.
The movie sees the actress tackle alcoholism with her character - and it is a role that has got her noticed.
But she kicked off her acting career in the theatre after leaving ballet school to pursue acting before she moved into TV.
She landed roles in the likes of Passions, Wolf Lake and Monster Island before she started to make the transition into movies.
In 2005 we saw her appear in films such The Ring Two, Checking Out and Sky High but it was to be Final Destination 3 that really kick started her career.
The movie was a box hit and went on to appear in Black Christmas and Grindhouse: Death Proof - she became known as a scream queen.
Towards the back end of the noughties she started to vary her roles with dance movie Make It Happen and blockbuster Die Hard 4.
Die Hard 4 was her first venture into the world of the big budget blockbuster as she took on the role of Lucy Gennero-McClane alongside Bruce Willis.
The film was directed by Len Wiseman and saw Willis return to the role of john McClane for the first time since Die Hard with a Vengeance back in 1995.
Die Hard 4 was a box office hit and from there Winstead's career has been picking up pace.
2010 brought critical success as she teamed up with Michael Cera for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - which was directed by Edgar Wright.
The movie may not have been a hit at the box office but it has since gained a cult following.
She returned to the horror genre last year with The Thing and was back in early 2012 with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
But this week sees her tackle her most serious role to date with Smashed, which sees her team up with director James Ponsoldt.
Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter... and getting smashed.
When Kate's partying spirals into hard-core asocial behaviour, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something's got to give.
But change isn't exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she's been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie.
Winstead is joined on the cast list by Aaron Paul and Octavia Spencer and it will really show another side to the actress.
And we are going to be seeing plenty of her in 2013 as she has three projects that are due for release.
She will reprise the role of Lucy McClane for a small appearance in A Good Day To Die Hard.
She teams up with Shailene Woodley in The Spectacular Now and Jessica Alba for A.C.O.D.
Smashed is released 14th December
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