
Cailee Johnamae Spaeny (born July 24, 1998) is an American actress. Spaeny's first major role was in the mecha monster film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018). She followed this appearing in the neo-noir film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), the biographical films On the Basis of Sex and Vice(both 2018), the fantasy film The Craft: Legacy(2020), and the miniseries Devs (2020) and Mare of Easttown (2021).
Spaeny portrayed Priscilla Presleyin the biographical film Priscilla (2023), for which she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actressand a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Further recognition came in 2024 for starring in the war film Civil War and the science fiction horror film Alien: Romulus.

Alien: Romulus
2024 · as Rain

Elden Ring
2028

Civil War
2024 · as Jessie

Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · as Amara Namani

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · as Simone Vivane

Priscilla
2023 · as Priscilla

Bad Times at the El Royale
2018 · as Rose Summerspring

Vice
2018 · as 17 Year Old Lynne Vincent

The Craft: Legacy
2020 · as Lily

On the Basis of Sex
2018 · as Jane C. Ginsburg

How It Ends
2021 · as Young Liza

Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · as Self

Deep Cuts
as Percy Marks

The Making of Priscilla
2023 · as Self

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024 · as Self

Unlimited World
2022 · as Lars

Counting to 1000
2016 · as Erica