Lio Tipton (formerly Analeigh Tipton; born November 9, 1988) is an American actor and fashion model. Tipton was the last contestant eliminated 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.
Tipton was the second contestant selected (after eventual All Stars contestant, Sheena Sakai) for the top fourteen to compete on the reality television show America's Next Top Model Cycle 11 in 2008. They were recruited through MySpace and asked to audition in Los Angeles. Tipton received two first call-outs, one of which was 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 also appeared twice in the bottom two where they first survived over Brittany Rubalcaba and were subsequently eliminated twelfth 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 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.Two Night Stand from IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2015
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 revival 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 Notes2011 Ana Lee Crazy, Stupid, Love Jessica Riley Damsels in Distress Lily2013 Warm Bodies Nora Ashley2014 Buttwhistle Rose 4 Minute Mile Lisa Rickard Lucy Caroline Two Night Stand Megan PaganoMain role 2015 Mississippi Grind Vanessa2016 Between Us Veronica Viral Stacey Drakeford In Dubious Battle Vera Compulsion Sadie Glass2017 Golden Exits Jess All Nighter Ginnie2018 Better Start Running Stephanie Broken Star Markey 2019 Summer Night Mel Last film credited as Analeigh Tipton2022 In Space with Markiplier Lady Vengeance Abilene Shaw Continue Bria 2023Riddle of Fire Anna-Freya Hollyhock 2025Love Hurts Ashley
Television Year Title Role Notes2008 America's Next Top Model Themself Last eliminated in cycle 11 Themself Episode: "The Panty Piñata Polarization" 2011 Hung Sandee 8 episodes 2014 Manhattan Love Story Dana Hopkins Main role2015 Limitless Shauna Episode: "The Legend of Marcos Ramos" 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 2024The Edge of Sleep Katie Dowd
Music videos Year Title Artist 2012 "Constant Conversations" Passion Pit
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References
External links
America's Next Top Model portfolio