Cailee Spaeny (born July 24, 1998) is an American actress. Her first major roles were in the science fiction film Pacific Rim Uprising and the neo-noir film Bad Times at the El Royale (both 2018). Her television roles include appearances in the miniseries Devs (2020), Mare of Easttown (2021), and the second season of the anthology series Beef (2026). For producing the latter, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. In 2023, Spaeny received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Priscilla Presley in the biographical film Priscilla, for which she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She gained further recognition for her roles in the dystopian drama film Civil War (2024), the science fiction horror film Alien: Romulus (2024), and the murder mystery Wake Up Dead Man (2025).

Filmography

• 2028Elden Ring
• 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Simone Vivane
• 2024Alien: Romulus — Rain
• 2024Civil War — Jessie
• BEEF — Ashley Miller, Executive Producer
• 2023Priscilla — Priscilla
• The First Lady — Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
• 2022Unlimited World — Lars
• 2021How It Ends — Young Liza
• Mare of Easttown — Erin McMenamin
• Devs — Lyndon
• 2020The Craft: Legacy — Lily
• 2018Bad Times at the El Royale — Rose Summerspring
• 2018On the Basis of Sex — Jane C. Ginsburg
• 2018Pacific Rim: Uprising — Amara Namani
• 2018Vice — 17 Year Old Lynne Vincent
• 2016Counting to 1000 — Erica
• Deep Cuts — Percy Marks

Appearances as themselves (7)

• BEEF: The Official Podcast — Self - Guest
• 2026The History of Concrete — Self (uncredited)
• 2025Netflix Tudum 2025 — Self
• 2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War — Self
• 2023The Making of Priscilla — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest