{{Short description|French-American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Mackenzie Lansing | image = | birth_date = | birth_place = Villebon-sur-Yvette, France | occupation = Actress | education = {{Plainlist| * American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York }} | television = ''Mare of Easttown'' | years_active = 2013-present }} '''Mackenzie Lansing''' is a French-American television and film actress. ==Early life== Lansing grew up in a small town outside of Paris called Villebon-sur-Yvette and was involved in the punk scene as a teenager. Her parents were missionaries and they also spent time in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/mackenzie-lansing-mare-of-easttown/|title=Mackenzie Lansing On Creating Mare of Easttown's Toughest Teen|first=John|last=Russell|website=Grazia Magazine|accessdate=May 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.listennotes.com/bn/podcasts/the-brett-allan-show/actor-mackenzie-lansing-ufhHmX5_KJV/|title=Actor Mackenzie Lansing | Talks "Brianna" In "Mare of Easttown" an HBO Limited Series|website=The Brett Allan Show Listen Notes|accessdate=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Lansing moved to New York City, where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After that she made appearances on television shows such ''Murder Castle'', ''Red Oaks'', and ''Tell Me a Story''. She worked with Maggie Gyllenhaal in ''The Deuce''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/Mackenzie-Lansing-lands-juicy-role-on-Mare-of-Easttown/70391.html|title=Mackenzie Lansing lands juicy role on 'Mare of Easttown' - Windy City Times News|date=May 1, 2021|website=Windy City Times|accessdate=May 26, 2023|first=Jerry|last=Nunn}}</ref> Lansing plays Brianna Delrasso on HBO's limited drama series ''Mare of Easttown'' alongside Kate Winslet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://okmagazine.com/p/mackenzie-lansing-reveals-working-kate-winslet-mare-of-easttown-surreal/|title=Newcomer Mackenzie Lansing Reveals Working With Kate Winslet On 'Mare Of Easttown' Was 'Surreal,' Says The Hollywood Star 'Takes Her Job Very Seriously'|website=OK Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/mare-of-easttown-cast-hbo-limited-series-kate-winslet-1234694938/|title='Mare Of Easttown': Eleven Cast In HBO Limited Series Starring Kate Winslet|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=February 17, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
In 2021 Lansing filmed indie drama film ''Allswell in New York'' alongside Liza Colón-Zayas, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Daphne Rubin-Vega.<ref>{{Cite web|date= November 13, 2021|title='Allswell,' Starring Elizabeth Rodriguez, Liza Colón-Zayas and Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wraps Production|first=Katie|last=Song|url= https://variety.com/2021/film/news/allswell-wraps-production-indie-elizabeth-rodriguez-liza-colon-zayas-daphne-rubin-vega-1235111629|website=Variety|accessdate=May 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/allswell-review-tribeca-1234732797/|first=Kirsten|last=Lopez|title= Allswell' Review: This Latinx Family Drama Features Great Actors Lost in Cliche|date=June 2022|accessdate=May 26, 2023|website=Indie Wire}}</ref> In 2022 she was cast in the Hunger Games prequel, ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes''.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-tributes-cast-1235045100/|title= The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes': Here's The First Round Of Tributes & Mentors|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 14, 2022|accessdate=May 26, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, she played Harrison in Gareth Edwards science-fiction film ''The Creator''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamingideology.com/2023/05/18/the-creator-release-date-plot-casttrailer-and-everything-we-know/?amp|website=Gamingideology.com|title=The Creator Release date, Plot, Cast, Trailer and Everything We Know|date=May 18, 2023|accessdate=May 26, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Lansing has an apartment in Queens, New York. She's a lesbian. At the beginning of her career she has said she was discouraged from speaking publicly about her sexuality and pushed to take roles that made her uncomfortable.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/tv/2021/5/21/mare-easttowns-mackenzie-lansing-talks-working-kate-winslet|title='Mare of Easttown's Mackenzie Lansing Talks Working With Kate Winslet|date=May 21, 2021|website=www.pride.com|first=Valerie|last=Complex}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2013 | ''Beautiful'' | Girl | Short |- |2014 | ''The Last Day of Summer'' | Elizabeth | Short |- |2016 |''Knights of New Jersey'' |Hilly |Short |- |2016 | ''Red Oaks'' |Claire |1 episode |- |2017 | ''i-Witness'' |Cheryl Pierson |1 episode |- |2017 |''Murder Castle'' |Beth Bickford |1 episode |- |2018 | ''Tell Me A Story'' |Tisha |1 episode |- |2019 |''Premature'' |Female Student |Film |- |2019 | ''The Deuce'' |Jamie |2 episodes |- |2021 |Starstruck |Ellie |Short |- |2021 | ''Mare of Easttown'' |Brianna |6 episodes |- |2022 | ''Allswell in New York'' |Nina |Film |- |2023 | ''The Creator'' |Harrison |Film |- |2023 | ''The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'' |Coral |Film |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|5872484}} {{Authority control}}
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