Mackenzie Lansing


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 the Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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. Lansing plays Brianna Delrasso on HBO's limited drama series Mare of Easttown alongside Kate Winslet.
In 2021 Lansing filmed indie drama film Allswell in New York alongside Liza Colón-Zayas, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Daphne Rubin-Vega. In 2022 she was cast in the Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. In 2023, she played Harrison in Gareth Edwards science-fiction film The Creator.

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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013BeautifulGirlShort
2014The Last Day of SummerElizabethShort
2016Knights of New JerseyHillyShort
2016Red OaksClaire1 episode
2017i-WitnessCheryl Pierson1 episode
2017Murder CastleBeth Bickford1 episode
2018Tell Me A StoryTisha1 episode
2019PrematureFemale StudentFilm
2019The DeuceJamie2 episodes
2021StarstruckEllieShort
2021Mare of EasttownBrianna6 episodes
2022Allswell in New YorkNinaFilm
2023The CreatorHarrisonFilm
2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesCoralFilm