---
name: "Beanie Feldstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/beanie-feldstein"
fi1m_id: "beanie-feldstein"
imdb_id: "nm2788156"
tmdb_id: 1496393
wikidata_id: "Q20973709"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 June 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-19T04:29:51.076975+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Beanie Feldstein

## Identity

Beanie Feldstein

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/beanie-feldstein
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** beanie-feldstein
- **IMDb ID:** nm2788156
- **TMDB ID:** 1496393
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20973709
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie_Feldstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973709, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2788156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1496393

Actor. Born 24 June 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 June 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Elizabeth "Beanie" Feldstein, Elizabeth Feldstein, Μπέάνι Φέλντστέίν, Elizabeth Greer Feldstein, ביני פלדסטין
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (5), 2020s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 76 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Crime 3, Drama 3
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $220m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie_Feldstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973709, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2788156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1496393

## Coming up

- *Focker-in-Law* (2026-11-25), as Samantha Focker — [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)
- *Tangles* (2027-01-20), as Hannah (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Lady Bird*](https://film.one/film/lady-bird.md) (86)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Booksmart*](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*American Crime Story*](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising*](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Beanie Feldstein

> Beanie Feldstein gives supporting characters enough warmth to make us want more time with them. Her comic timing also makes a furious outburst work, though we would rather see directors give her more than shouting to do.

In *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), Beanie Feldstein’s Sukie takes out her anger at her ex on a stranger in a police station. We laughed hardest at her because she addresses suspects, colleagues and former partners with the same furious voice. Ethan Coen gives her only a handful of scenes, and she makes the repetition funny rather than merely loud. The road comedy is slight and easily forgotten, but she is a good reason to spend an evening with it.

Greta Gerwig gets something quieter from her in *Lady Bird* (2017), where she plays Julie Steffans. Feldstein gives the supporting part enough warmth that we want the film to stay with her after its central character has turned elsewhere. The brisk cutting does not always allow that, and the fault lies with the film for hurrying on. Making a supporting character matter this much is substantial acting, even if it does not offer the immediate laugh of Sukie losing her temper.

That breakthrough led to larger roles, including Molly in *Booksmart* (2019), a high-school friendship comedy that puts her comic timing to work. Leading roles in *How to Build a Girl* (2020) and *The Humans* (2021) followed. It is a sensible progression for an actor who can make us regret how little time a supporting part gets.

We would not ask her to spend every film at Sukie’s volume. The repeated shout works for a brief supporting turn, but it is a narrow way to use someone whose warmth can make a hurried scene matter. Her timing is worth more when a director lets us care about the person delivering the line, as Gerwig does, even with limited time. Start with *Lady Bird*; save *Drive-Away Dolls* for an evening when a funny supporting performance will be enough.

## Biography

Beanie Feldstein is an American actress. Born Elizabeth Greer Feldstein on 24 June 1993 in Los Angeles, she graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in sociology.

She first gained recognition for supporting roles in the films *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016) and *Lady Bird* (2017), and the lead in *Booksmart* (2019), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. Her other film credits include *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), in which she played Sukie.

On stage, Feldstein made her Broadway debut as Minnie Fay in the 2017–18 revival of *Hello, Dolly!* and starred as Fanny Brice in the 2022 revival of *Funny Girl*, receiving a Drama League Award nomination. She portrayed Monica Lewinsky in the third season of the anthology series *American Crime Story* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nbcnews.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Sukie — [page](https://film.one/film/drive-away-dolls.md)
- *Booksmart* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Molly — [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *Lady Bird* (2017), Fi1m 86, as Julie Steffans — [page](https://film.one/film/lady-bird.md)
- *American Crime Story* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Monica Lewinsky — [page](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md)
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), Fi1m 58, as Nora — [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md)
- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), Fi1m 79, as 2004 Party Girl — [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tangles* (2027), as Hannah (voice)
- *Focker-in-Law* (2026), as Samantha Focker — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)
- *Sofia the First: Royal Magic* (2026), series, as Wildfire (voice)
- *The End of It* (2026), as Sarah
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, as Rachel Withers
- *Drive-Away Dolls* (2024), as Sukie — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/drive-away-dolls.md)
- *The Humans* (2021), as Brigid
- *Harriet the Spy* (2021), series, as Harriet M. Welsch (voice)
- *Only Murders in the Building* (2021), series, as Althea — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-murders-in-the-building.md)
- *How to Build a Girl* (2020), as Johanna Morrigan
- *Home Movie: The Princess Bride* (2020), series, as Princess Buttercup
- *Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall* (2020), Thanks
- *Booksmart* (2019), as Molly — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, as Jenna
- *Lady Bird* (2017), as Julie Steffans — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lady-bird.md)
- *The Female Brain* (2017), as Abby
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), as Nora — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/neighbors-2-sorority-rising.md)
- *American Crime Story* (2016), series, as Monica Lewinsky · Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md)
- *Fan Girl* (2015), as Anna
- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), series, as 2004 Party Girl — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Tess Anderson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Support Group Therapist (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Merrily We Roll Along*, as Mary Flynn

## Gallery

- ![Feldstein at a press event in 2024](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-8511ba307fb9.jpg) Feldstein at a press event in 2024 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/BeanieFeldstein-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-BeanieFeldstein-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Beanie Feldstein](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-06628be743b9.jpg) Beanie Feldstein — DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Beanie_Feldstein_at_SXSW.jpg/1280px-Beanie_Feldstein_at_SXSW.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Booksmart Panel at SXSW (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-3c4f39bc1b31.jpg) Booksmart Panel at SXSW (2019) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Booksmart_Panel_at_SXSW_%2833510394448%29.jpg/1280px-Booksmart_Panel_at_SXSW_%2833510394448%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Booksmart Panel at SXSW (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-217e6e920089.jpg) Booksmart Panel at SXSW (2019) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Booksmart_Panel_at_SXSW_%2833510394958%29.jpg/1280px-Booksmart_Panel_at_SXSW_%2833510394958%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Beanie Feldstein](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-92acecff1d57.jpg) Beanie Feldstein — Image via TMDB
- ![Beanie Feldstein](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-010a50b554dc.jpg) Beanie Feldstein — Image via TMDB
- ![Beanie Feldstein](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-6816e776d93d.jpg) Beanie Feldstein — Image via TMDB
- ![Booksmart Panel at SXSW (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-84c5329909f4.jpg) Booksmart Panel at SXSW (2019) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Booksmart_Panel_at_SXSW_%2846471503525%29.jpg/1280px-Booksmart_Panel_at_SXSW_%2846471503525%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Beanie Feldstein](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-b66f42de44de.jpg) Beanie Feldstein — Image via TMDB
- ![Beanie Feldstein](https://film.one/media/person/11901/gallery-3312d4abea7c.jpg) Beanie Feldstein — Image via TMDB

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