Elizabeth Greer "Beanie" Feldstein (born June 24, 1993)[1] is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring roles in the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), the comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), and the coming-of-age comedy film Booksmart (2019), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture–Comedy or Musical.[2]
Beanie Feldstein | |
|---|---|
 Feldstein in 2024 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Greer Feldstein June 24, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Bonnie-Chance Roberts
(m. 2023) |
| Relatives | Jonah Hill (brother) |
Feldstein has appeared on the Broadway stage, making her debut as Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! (2017–18) and portraying the lead role of Fanny Brice in the first revival of Funny Girl (2022), a performance for which she earned a nomination for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[3][4][5] In 2021, she portrayed Monica Lewinsky in the third season of the FX anthology series American Crime Story: Impeachment.
Early life and education
editFeldstein was born in Los Angeles, the only daughter of Sharon Lyn (née Chalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses.[6][7][8] Elizabeth Feldstein is Jewish.[9] She is the youngest of three children in her family; her older brother is actor Jonah Hill; their oldest brother, Maroon 5 manager Jordan Feldstein (1977–2017), died suddenly of a blood clot at age 40.[10]
Her nanny nicknamed her "Beanie" when she was an infant, and her brothers also called her by the name at the time.[11][12] She attended the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles as well as Stagedoor Manor, a theatre camp in New York.[13] She and fellow Broadway and film actor Ben Platt have been best friends since high school.[14]
She graduated from Wesleyan University in 2015 with a degree in sociology.[15]
Career
editFeldstein made her acting debut in 2002, appearing in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids.[13] In 2012, she played Megan in the musical television pilot Madison High.[16] In 2015, Feldstein appeared as a guest in the third season of Netflix's comedy series Orange Is the New Black.[13] In the same year she played the role of Anna in the comedy film Fan Girl.[17]
Feldstein received recognition with a more significant role in the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron.[13][17] The film was released on May 20, 2016.[13] She was cast as Lydia Harris in HBO's period drama pilot The Devil You Know.[18] She guest starred in an episode of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.[when?]
On October 18, 2016, Feldstein's casting as Minnie Fay in the 2017 Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, starring Bette Midler as Dolly Levi, was announced. Feldstein made her Broadway debut in the role. The show began previews on March 15, 2017, and opened on April 20, 2017. Feldstein's performance was positively received by critics.[19]
Feldstein starred in Whitney Cummings' directorial debut comedy film The Female Brain, which premiered at the LA Film Festival in June 2017. She co-starred alongside Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf in Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, which was released to critical acclaim in 2017.[20] The film earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Along with the cast, she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[21]
In 2019, Feldstein had a recurring role as Jenna in the first season of the television horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows, an adaptation of the film of the same title. Her performance earned positive reviews from critics.[22] She was not able to return for the second season, as was originally planned, due to other filming commitments.[23] Also in 2019, she starred in Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, the high school comedy Booksmart. Her performance garnered widespread critical acclaim and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.[24] She later portrayed the British lead character Johanna Morrigan in the coming-of-age comedy film How to Build a Girl, which was an adaptation of Caitlin Moran's 2014 novel of the same title. The film and her performance garnered positive reviews from critics.[25]
In 2020, she guest starred as Tess Anderson in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. Feldstein stated that it had been a dream of hers to appear on the series since she was a child.[26] She voiced a role in The Simpsons, featuring as a support group therapist in the episode "Frinkcoin".[27] She appeared in the television specials Saturday Night Seder and Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration, performing a cover of "It Takes Two" from Into the Woods with Ben Platt on the latter program.[28]
Feldstein starred in the drama film The Humans, based on Stephen Karam's one-act play of the same title.[29]
On August 6, 2019, it was announced that she would star as Monica Lewinsky in the third season of American Crime Story, subtitled Impeachment.[30] On August 29, 2019, it was announced that Feldstein would be starring in Richard Linklater's film adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along, which would be shot over the course of twenty years. Principal photography of the first section of the film has already been completed. Feldstein is set to star alongside Ben Platt and Paul Mescal.[31][32]
On August 11, 2021, it was announced that she would star as Fanny Brice in the 2022 Broadway revival of Funny Girl.[4] Reviews of her performance were mixed to negative. Jesse Green at The New York Times called her "good" but "not stupendous," while Adrian Horton at The Guardian opined that Feldstein "simply isn't" a "power singer."[33][34] Johnny Oleksinski of The New York Post remarked that "Feldstein is, I’m sorry to say, not giving a Broadway-caliber performance." Feldstein subsequently left the production and was later replaced by Lea Michele on September 6, 2022.[35]
In September 2022, Feldstein was cast in Ethan Coen's Drive-Away Dolls.[36]
Personal life
editFeldstein is queer.[37][38] She met English film producer Bonnie-Chance Roberts on the set of the 2019 film How to Build a Girl, and the two were engaged in June 2022 and married on May 19, 2023.[39]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fan Girl | Anna | [40] |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Nora Clerk | |
| 2017 | The Female Brain | Abby | |
| Lady Bird | Julianne "Julie" Steffans | ||
| 2019 | Booksmart | Molly Davidson | |
| How to Build a Girl | Johanna Morrigan | ||
| 2021 | The Humans | Brigid | |
| 2024 | Drive-Away Dolls | Sukie | |
| TBA | Merrily We Roll Along | Mary Flynn | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | My Wife and Kids | Beanie | Episode: "Crouching Mother, Hidden Father" |
| 2012 | Madison High | Marty | Unsold television pilot |
| 2015 | Orange Is the New Black | 2004 Party Girl | Episode: "Where My Dreidel At" |
| The Devil You Know | Lydia Harris | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2017 | Will & Grace | Stella | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy", uncredited |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | Jenna | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | The Simpsons | Support Group Therapist (voice) | Episode: "Frinkcoin" |
| Grey's Anatomy | Tess Desmond | Episode: "Snowblind" | |
| Saturday Night Seder | Herself | Television special | |
| Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration | Herself / Performer | ||
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Princess Buttercup | Episode: "Chapter Eight: Ultimate Suffering"[41] | |
| Make It Work! | Herself | Television special[42] | |
| 2021 | Impeachment: American Crime Story | Monica Lewinsky | Main role; also producer |
| 2021–2023 | Harriet the Spy | Harriet M. Welsch (voice) | Main role; 20 episodes; animated series[43] |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Girls Like You" (Original, Volume 2 and Vertical Video versions) | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | Herself | [44][45][46] |
| 2019 | "Woman" | Karen O and Danger Mouse | Dancer | [47] |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Annie | Kate | La Mirada Theatre | Regional April 2–18, 2004 |
| 2017–2018 | Hello, Dolly! | Minnie Fay | Shubert Theatre | Broadway April 20, 2017 – January 14, 2018 |
| 2022 | Funny Girl | Fanny Brice | August Wilson Theatre | Broadway March 26 – July 31, 2022 |
| 2024 | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Regional October 11–20, 2024 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Lady Bird | Nominated | [48] |
| Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Ensemble | Won | [49] | ||
| 2019 | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | What We Do in the Shadows | Nominated | [50] | |
| IndieWire Critics Poll Award | Best Actress | Booksmart | Nominated | [51] | |
| CinemaCon Award | Female Stars of Tomorrow (shared with Kaitlyn Dever) | Won | [52] | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association Award | Best Actress | Runner-up | [53] | ||
| 2020 | Golden Schmoes Award | Breakthrough Performance of the Year | Nominated | [54] | |
| Queerty Award | Film Performance | Nominated | [55] | ||
| Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Breakthrough Performance: Female | Nominated | [56] | ||
| Dorian Award | Rising Star of the Year | Nominated | [57] | ||
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Virtuoso Award | Won | [58] | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Nominated | [59] | ||
| 2022 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Funny Girl | Nominated | |
| Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Funny Performance | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Diva Performance | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) | Won | ||||
| Satellite Award | Best Actress - Television Series Drama | Impeachment: American Crime Story | Nominated |
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