For the past two seasons, the 28-year-old actress has starred as Ainsley Norris, the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter’s characters on Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s drama on Paramount+. Her role as the earnest, free-spirited teen figuring out life in Texas quickly caught fans’ attention after the series premiered in November 2024. The season two finale in January marked a series high for streaming rankings, with 1.77 billion viewing minutes on Paramount+ in the week leading up to its Jan. 18 finale. Randolph also appeared as Elizabeth Strafford in both seasons of Sheridan’s 1923 opposite Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.
Most recently, the California native stepped into a new genre — horror — with another Paramount project, Scream 7. As tradition dictates in the long-running slasher franchise, the film opens with a kill. Randolph’s Madison and her horror movie–obsessed boyfriend Scott (Jimmy Tatro) are murdered by Ghostface while staying at Stu Macher’s (Matthew Lillard) home from the original Scream, now turned into a Ghostface-themed Airbnb for fans of Gale Weathers’ (Courteney Cox) meta Stab film series franchise, inspired by the Woodsboro murders involving Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell). Directed by Kevin Williamson, the film also became a hit, grossing $149.5 million on a $45 million budget.
Below, Randolph speaks with The Hollywood Reporter about filming her brutal opening scene in Scream 7, performing her own stunts, spilling tea to franchise icon Drew Barrymore, teasing what’s ahead for Landman season three and whether she’d ever be open to an Ainsley spinoff.
Stepping Into the Horror Hall of Fame: Scream 7
Randolph made a major splash as the “opening kill” in Scream 7, a legacy role famously pioneered by Drew Barrymore. She described the experience as “huge,” noting the high pressure of satisfying passionate fans. She revealed that her opening sequence was packed with Easter eggs referencing the 1996 original.
The actress performed nearly all of her own stunts, including the fight sequences and the chandelier drop. Her character’s brutal end involved CGI fire, requiring her to “flail like she was on fire” while being doused in fake water at 3 a.m. Interestingly, Randolph filmed her scenes entirely separate from the main cast (including Neve Campbell). She viewed her sequence as a “short film” within the movie and admitted she was kept in the dark regarding how her character tied into the broader plot.
Life in the Sheridan-verse: 1923 and Landman
Randolph has become a staple in Taylor Sheridan’s productions, a partnership that is now entering its fifth season.
Randolph stars as Ainsley, who is heading off to college in the upcoming story arcs. She expressed excitement about discovering who Ainsley is outside of her family comfort zone. While she hasn’t seen scripts for Season 3 yet, she is eager to return to the Texas heat for filming. She reflected on the “small world” of the industry, noting the overlap with Scream 7 co-star Isabel May, who starred in the prequel 1883 and narrated 1923.
