Lio Tipton

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::summary American actor and model (born 1988) ::

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Field	Value
name	Lio Tipton
image	LioTiptonTIFFSept2011.jpg
caption	Tipton at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
birth_date
birth_place	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
occupation	{{flatlist
years_active	2008–present
alma_mater	Marymount College
height	5 feet 9.5 inches
haircolor	Brown
eyecolor	Blue
agency	Ford Models
spouse
birth_name	Analeigh Tipton
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| name = Lio Tipton | image = LioTiptonTIFFSept2011.jpg | caption = Tipton at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival | birth_date = | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist|

• Actor
• model}} | years_active = 2008–present | alma_mater = Marymount College | height = 5 feet 9.5 inches | haircolor = Brown | eyecolor = Blue | agency = Ford Models | spouse = |birth_name=Analeigh Tipton}}

Lio Tipton (formerly Analeigh Tipton; born November 9, 1988) is an American actor and fashion model. Tipton placed third on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and played roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Warm Bodies (2013), and Two Night Stand (2014).

Early life

Tipton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began ice skating at two and a half years old. When Tipton was eight, their family relocated to Sacramento, California and they went to school in Placerville, California.

Tipton competed in four U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. They and their pair partner, Phillip Cooke, twice became regional champions, and competed twice at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships on the Juvenile level. Tipton retired from competitive skating at 16 but continued to skate in charity ice shows for AIDS foundations and to rebuild a rink damaged in a fire.

They attended Marymount California University in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Career

Modeling

Prior to America's Next Top Model, Tipton was signed to I Model & Talent in Los Angeles and walked in Los Angeles Fashion Week for designer Kelly Nishimoto's Fall 2008 collection, Imasu.

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Tipton became a contestant on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model in 2008. They were recruited through MySpace and asked to audition in Los Angeles. Tipton was called first twice, one for the first CoverGirl commercial, which Tyra Banks deemed "the best CoverGirl commercial in the history of America's Next Top Model." They also won the go-sees challenge by booking all three of their go-sees and getting back on time. They were subsequently eliminated in the finale after forgetting their lines in the second CoverGirl commercial, which left Samantha Potter and McKey Sullivan to walk in the finale runway show.

Tipton signed with Ford Models in Los Angeles and Abrams Artists Agency, in both the commercial and theatrical divisions. They appeared in Spain's Marie Claire, Seventeen magazine's December 2008–January 2009 edition, a several-page spread in Maxim, and in Vogue. They were also featured in ads for Forever 21 and Guess.

In 2010, they modeled Geren Ford's pre-fall 2010 collection. For Los Angeles Fashion Week, they walked for Skingraft and David Alexander for the S/S 2010 season.

Acting

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Tipton appeared with Samantha Potter as guest stars on an episode of the television series The Big Bang Theory in 2008 and by themself in a different role in 2015. Tipton played a babysitter who has a crush on Steve Carell's character in Crazy, Stupid, Love, prompting The New York Times to call them a "face to watch".

Tipton was cast in the third season of HBO's TV comedy Hung, portraying Sandee, a young gigolo's scheming fiancée. They played a supporting role in the zombie-apocalyptic horror-romance Warm Bodies, directed by Jonathan Levine. They had a small role opposite Scarlett Johansson in the 2014 science fiction action film Lucy. They had their first lead role in Two Night Stand, directed by Max Nichols, which was released on September 26, 2014.

In 2014, Tipton was the co-lead in ABC's short-lived comedy series Manhattan Love Story.

In 2018, Tipton played Avery's date, Lauren, on the new season of Murphy Brown (S1:E7, "A Lifetime of Achievement").

Personal life

Tipton announced in June 2021 that they are queer and non-binary, and use they/them pronouns. Tipton married entertainment executive Chaz Salembier in October 2022.

Filmography

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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	**	Ana Lee
2011	Crazy, Stupid, Love	Jessica Riley
2011	Damsels in Distress	Lily
2013	Warm Bodies	Nora
2013	**	Ashley
2014	Buttwhistle	Rose
2014	4 Minute Mile	Lisa Rickard
2014	Lucy	Caroline
2014	Two Night Stand	Megan Pagano	Main role
2015	Mississippi Grind	Vanessa
2016	Between Us	Veronica
2016	Viral	Stacey Drakeford
2016	In Dubious Battle	Vera
2016	Compulsion	Sadie Glass
2017	Golden Exits	Jess
2017	All Nighter	Ginnie
2018	Better Start Running	Stephanie
2018	Broken Star	Markey
2019	Summer Night	Mel	Last film credited as Analeigh Tipton
2022	Vengeance	Abilene Shaw
2022	Continue	Bria
2023	Riddle of Fire	Anna-Freya Hollyhock
2025	Love Hurts	Ashley
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	America's Next Top Model	Themself	Last eliminated in cycle 11
2008	**	Themself	Episode: "The Panty Piñata Polarization"
2011	Hung	Sandee	8 episodes
2014	Manhattan Love Story	Dana Hopkins	Main role
2015	Limitless	Shauna	Episode: "The Legend of Marcos Ramos"
2015	**	Vanessa Bennett	Episode: "The Mystery Date Observation"
2018	Murphy Brown	Lauren	Episode: "Lifetime of Achievement"
2019	Why Women Kill	Mary Vlasin	3 episodes; last television credit as Analeigh Tipton
2022	A Friend of the Family	Gail Berchtold
2024	The Edge of Sleep	Katie Dowd
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Music videos

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Year	Title	Artist
2012	"Constant Conversations"	Passion Pit
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Web

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Year	Title	Role
2022	In Space with Markiplier	Lady
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Notes

References

References

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2. "Profile in tattoophobia".
3. "Actress Analeigh Tipton Is 25 | Celebrity Birthdays: Nov. 9 | Comcast.net". Xfinity.comcast.net.
4. Tipton. (27 January 2009). "Favorite 'America's Next Top Model' Moments Revealed". BuddyTV.
5. Elfman, Lois. (September 11, 2008). "Former skater strikes a pose on runway". Ice Network.
6. "U.S. Figure Skating: Final Results: 2001–2002 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships: Juvenile Pairs".
7. Elfman, Lois. (August 11, 2008). "Crazy, Stupid Love's Tipton has skating roots". Ice Network.
8. "Marymount Alumna Stars in New Film".
9. "I Model & Talent".
10. (2 July 2008). "Kelly Nishimoto Fall 2008".
11. (2011-03-29). "ANTM Alum Analeigh Tipton Stars In Upcoming Indie Comedy". Wetpaint.
12. (November 25, 2008). "Analeigh Tipton dishes about her third-place 'Top Model' finish".
13. (November 25, 2008). "America's Next Top Model 11: Episode 10 Recap (Go-See's)".
14. "Analeigh Tipton profile at". FordModels.com.
15. "My First Time: Analeigh Tipton".
16. (2014-07-25). "Analeigh Tipton Bio, Net Worth". Pop on the Pop.
17. "The Big Bang Theory".
18. (2010-04-08). "Analeigh Tipton Joins Carell/Gosling Comedy".
19. Durbin, Karen. (May 1, 2011). "Faces to Watch – Analeigh Tipton, 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'". [[The New York Times]].
20. Buchanan, Kyle. (July 3, 2011). "Analeigh Tipton: Project Hollywood".
21. Chitwood, Adam. (2011). "Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, and Cory Hardrict to Join Zombie Film 'Warm Bodies'". Collider.com.
22. link. (2015-04-17 from [[IMDb]], retrieved 18 July 2015)
23. "Murphy Brown {{!}} TV Guide".
24. Nolfi, Joey. (June 3, 2021). "''America's Next Top Model'' star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary".
25. "Lio Tipton Marries Chaz Salembier — See the Sweet Photos".
26. Petski, Denise. (February 15, 2022). "Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks & Lio Tipton To Star In Jan Broberg True-Crime Limited Series From Nick Antosca At Peacock".
27. "The Edge of Sleep (TV Series) - IMDb".

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