Cailee Spaeny
Personal details
  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1998-07-24
    • Born Place: Springfield, Missouri, USA
  • Height:

    5′ 1″ (1.55 m)

Cailee Spaeny

Cailee Spaeny is an American actress who has quickly risen to prominence in Hollywood for her compelling and nuanced performances. Born on July 24, 1998, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Springfield, Missouri, she developed her love for acting at a young age, participating in local theater productions.Her career took off in 2018 with a flurry of high-profile supporting roles in films like the sci-fi action film Pacific Rim Uprising, the neo-noir thriller Bad Times at the El Royale, and the biopics On the Basis of Sex and Vice. She then moved to television, appearing in the critically acclaimed miniseries Devs (2020) and Mare of Easttown (2021).Spaeny's career breakthrough came with her portrayal of Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola's 2023 biographical drama Priscilla. Her performance earned her widespread critical acclaim, including a Golden Globe nomination and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. In 2024, she continued to receive praise for her leading roles in Alex Garland's dystopian war film Civil War and the sci-fi horror film Alien: Romulus. Her recent and upcoming work includes the mystery film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025).