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Quick facts for kids Lio Tipton
Tipton at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Analeigh Tipton (1988-11-09) November 9, 1988 (age 36) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	Marymount College
Occupation	Actor model
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Chaz Salembier ​ (m. 2022)​
Modeling information
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Agency	Ford Models

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

Tipton came out as non-binary in 2021.

Early life

Tipton was born on November 9, 1988, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began ice skating at two and a half years old. When Tipton was eight years old, their family relocated to Sacramento, California and they went to school in Placerville, California.

They competed in four U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. Tipton 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.

Tipton became the last eliminated contestant on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model in 2008. They were recruited through Myspace and asked to audition in Los Angeles. ..... They were then sold to a Saudi Arabian prince, but managed to get out of the situation before the deal was finalized. 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

Tipton at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Tipton and Samantha Potter appeared 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".

..... 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

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Green Hornet, TheThe Green Hornet	Ana Lee
2011	Crazy, Stupid, Love	Jessica Riley
2011	Damsels in Distress	Lily
2013	Warm Bodies	Nora
2013	Power Inside, TheThe Power Inside	Ashley
2014	Buttwhistle	Rose
2014	4 Minute Mile	Lisa Rickard
2014	Lucy	Caroline
2014	Two Night Stand	Megan Pagano
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
TBA	Riddle of Fire	Anna-Freya Hollyhock	Post-production
TBA	Continue	Bria	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	America's Next Top Model	Themselves	Last eliminated in cycle 11
2008	Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory	Themselves	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	Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory	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
TBA	The Edge of Sleep	Katie Dowd

Music videos

Web

See also

In Spanish: Lio Tipton para niños