Cailee Spaeny

Cailee Spaeny is a prominent American actress that launched her acting career in 2014. Noted for her versatile acting prowess, she made a significant breakthrough in Hollywood's mainstream with her major role in the science fiction film, Pacific Rim Uprising (2018). Successively, she featured in an array of commendable films, namely the neo-noir film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), the biographical films On the Basis of Sex and Vice (both 2018), the fantasy film The Craft: Legacy (2020), and the applauded miniseries Devs (2020) and Mare of Easttown (2021). In 2023, she played Priscilla Presley in the biographical film Priscilla; a role that won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture.

Born and raised in Tennessee, Spaeny spent a significant part of her early years in the Springfield Little Theatre group, where she was particularly active. She showcased her talent in a variety of performances and took specialized acting, voice, and dance lessons. Her untiring dedication and the skills acquired from the Springfield Little Theatre group paved the way for her initial major role of Dorothy in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz. In the subsequent years, she took on a wide variety of challenging roles. In 2023, she truly made her mark in Hollywood by winning the Best Actress at the Venice International Film Festival for her role in Sofia Coppola's biographical drama film Priscilla.