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Lili (given Name)
Lili is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Lilí Álvarez (1905–1998), Spanish athlete, author, and journalist * Lili Bosse, mayor of Beverly Hills, California * Lili Boulanger (1893–1918), French composer * Lili Chookasian (born 1921), American operatic contralto * Lili Damita (1904–1994), French actress * Lili Elbe (1882–1931), one of the first identifiable recipients of male-to-female sex reassignment surgery, possibly intersex * Lili Haydn (born 1975), Canadian violinist, vocalist, composer, guitarist, and actress * Lili Ivanova (born 1939), Bulgarian singer * Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian-born British pianist * Li Lili (1915–2005), Chinese actress * Lili Massaferro (1926–2001), Argentine actress and militant * Lilibet "Lili" Mountbatten-Windsor (born 2021), daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex * Lili Novy (1885–1958), Slovenian poet and translator of poetry * Lili Päivärinta (born 1966), Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilí Álvarez
Elia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri, also known as Lilí Álvarez (; 9 May 1905 – 8 July 1998), was a Spanish multi-sport competitor, an international tennis champion, an author, feminist and a journalist. Life She was born at the Hotel Flora in Rome, Italy, during a stay by her affluent Spanish parents. She was raised in Switzerland and from an early age began competing in a variety of sports. At age eleven, she won her first ice skating competition, and then at age 16, she won the St. Moritz ice skating championship. She won her first tennis tournament at age fourteen. An all-around sportsperson, Álvarez was an alpine skier, equestrian, and an auto racer who won the Campeonato de Cataluña de Automovilismo at age 19. Álvarez was a pioneer in women's tennis in Spain and was her country's most dominant player during the 1920s. Between 1926 and 1928, she reached three consecutive singles finals at Wimbledon. According to American Helen Wills Moody, who defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Novy
Lili Novy née Haumeder (24 December 1885 – 7 March 1958) was a Slovene poet and translator of poetry. She is considered the first Slovene female lyric poet as well as one of the most important Slovene female poets in general. Biography She was born in Graz as Lili Haumeder to an ethnic German father named Guid Haumeder and a Slovene mother Ludvika Ahačič. She was educated privately and began writing poetry in German. In her mid twenties she began to include herself in the Slovene literary scene and began translating Prešeren's German poems into Slovene and vice versa and also began publishing in literary magazines. She also translated a lot of Goethe into Slovene. Gradually, under the influence of Alojz Gradnik, she began writing her own poetry in Slovene. During her lifetime only one collection of her own poems was published: ''Temna vrata'' (Dark Door) (1941). After spending an entire life on the move with a husband in the military, Lili Novy eventually settled in Lju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilly (given Name)
Lilly is a feminine given name which is borne by: People *Lilly Becher (1901–1978), German writer, journalist and activist *Lilly Bølviken (1914–2011), Norwegian judge *Lilly Daché (1898–1989), French milliner and fashion designer *Lilly Engström (1843–1921), Swedish pedagogue and women's rights activist * Lilly Hellström (1866–1930), Swedish schoolteacher and newspaper editor * Lilly Kahil (1926 - 2002), Swiss-French archaeologist and classicist * Lilly Kilvert (born 1953), American production designer *Lilly Ledbetter (born 1938), American activist *Lilly Appelbaum Malnik (born 1928), Belgian Holocaust survivor * Lilly Ogatina Valahoe Poznanski (1942 - 1989), politician from Solomon Islands *Lilly Pulitzer (1931–2013), American socialite and fashion designer *Lilly Reich (1885–1947), German furniture designer *Lilly Rivlin, Israeli journalist and writer *Lilly Scholz (1903–?), Austrian pair skater *Lilly Singh (born 1988), Canadian YouTuber * Lilly Steinschn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily (name)
Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The lily also has associations with and has been symbolic of innocence and purity in Christian art. Names beginning with or containing the letter '' L'' have also been particularly fashionable for girls. It is also occasionally used as a diminutive for other names such as Elizabeth. The popularity of the name increased steadily in most countries in western Europe and English-speaking countries during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Related or associated names include, among others, Lillian, Lilia, Lilika, Liliana, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lilja, Lilith, and Tigerlily. People * Lily Abegg (1901–1974), Swiss journalist * Lily Addison (1885–1982), Australian tennis player * Lily Ah Toy (1917–2001), Australian pioneer and businesswoman * Lily Aldridge (born 1985), American fashion model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Taylor
Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20, 1967) is an American actress. She came to prominence with supporting parts in the films '' Mystic Pizza'' (1988) and '' Say Anything...'' (1989), before establishing herself as one of the key figures of 1990s independent cinema with starring roles in ''Bright Angel'' (1990), ''Dogfight'' (1991), ''Household Saints'', ''Short Cuts'' (both 1993), ''The Addiction'', '' Cold Fever'' (both 1995), ''I Shot Andy Warhol'', '' Girls Town'' (both 1996), '' Pecker'' (1998), and '' A Slipping-Down Life'' (1999). She is the recipient of four Independent Spirit nominations, winning once in the category of Best Supporting Female. Her accolades also include a Golden Globe, an NBR Award, a Volpi Cup, a Sant Jordi, a Golden Space Needle, a Chlotrudis Award, an SDFCS Award, a Sundance Special Jury Prize, and a Fangoria Chainsaw Award. Alongside her work on smaller-scale projects, Taylor has encountered mainstream success with parts in films such as ''Born o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Tampi
Lili Tampi (born 19 May 1970) is an Indonesian retired badminton player who specialized in doubles. Career Tampi won mixed doubles at the 1996 Asian Championships with Tri Kusharjanto, however most of her titles came in women's doubles with her regular partner Finarsih. These included the Dutch Open (1993), the World Badminton Grand Prix (1993), the Indonesia (1993, 1994), the Chinese Taipei Open (1994), and the Badminton World Cup (1994). Tampi and Finarsih were silver medalists at the 1995 IBF World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 1992 Olympic Games competition in Barcelona, Spain, and in the round of sixteen at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Tampi's most significant badminton accomplishment, however, came in Uber Cup (international women's team) competition. In both the 1994 and 1996 editions of this biennial event, she and Finarsih won their critical final round match, helping to lift Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili St
''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and was also entered in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It was later adapted for the stage under the title ''Carnival!'' (1961). ''Lili's'' screenplay, written by Helen Deutsch, was based on a short story and treatment titled "The Seven Souls of Clement O'Reilly" written by Paul Gallico, which in turn was based upon "The Man Who Hated People," a short story by Gallico that appeared in the October 28, 1950 issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post''. After the film's success, Gallico expanded his story into a 1954 novella entitled ''Love of Seven Dolls''. Plot Naive country girl Lili (Leslie Caron) arrives in a provincial town in hopes of locating an old friend of her late father, only to find that he has died. A local shop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Simmons
Lili Marie Simmons (born July 23, 1993) is an American actress and model known for her role as Rebecca Bowman in the Cinemax series ''Banshee'' (2013–2016). Early life Simmons was born and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea in San Diego County, California. At age 15, Simmons was discovered by talent manager Kate Linden. Career Simmons began her career as a Ford Model, also modelling for Bebe Stores, Roxy, J.C. Penney and Saturn. She moved into acting in 2010 on the web series ''Hollywood Is Like High School with Money'', based on the book of the same name, playing Quinn Whitaker. She also appeared in an episode of the Disney XD sitcom ''Zeke and Luther'' and then in the 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie ''Geek Charming''. Also that year, she had a small role in an episode of the sitcom '' Mr. Sunshine''. In 2012, Simmons starred in the film ''Fat Kid Rules the World'', and guest starred in an episode of '' Jane by Design''. In 2013, she appeared in an episode of ''Vegas'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LiLi Roquelin
LiLi Roquelin is a French-American singer, songwriter, composer, record producer from Astoria, Queens, New York City. Roquelin is most notable for her songs which won Best Music Video at several film festivals and received TV and Film placements. Early life Roquelin was born in Toulon, France, and grew up on The French Riviera (known in French as La Côte d'Azur), learning music at a very young age. She played several gigs as a teenager, both solo and in various bands. She then left France to pursue a career in the United States. She moved to the Cleveland-Akron area of Northeast Ohio, and fronted Phizzy Lager and then the alternative hard-rock Kent, Ohio band Hate Dies Hard, and released with them in 2006 an album entitled ''Neverending Sundown'' and engineered by Bill Korecky (Mushroomhead's Producer). Career Roquelin was introduced to producer Sean Bilovecky (Disengage), who collaborated with her on "I Saw You". Later that year, Roquelin moved to New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Reinhart
Lili Pauline Reinhart (born September 13, 1996) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Betty Cooper on The CW teen drama series'' Riverdale (2017 TV series), Riverdale'' (2017–present) and Annabelle in Lorene Scafaria's black comedy crime drama film ''Hustlers (film), Hustlers'' (2019). In 2020, she portrayed Grace Town in ''Chemical Hearts'', a film adaptation of the novel ''Our Chemical Hearts'' by Krystal Sutherland. Early life Reinhart was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in the nearby town of Bay Village, Ohio, Bay Village. She is of German and French descent and has stated her surname is of German origin. She developed a love for singing, acting, and dancing at the age of 10, and asked her mom to drive her to New York City for auditions. Reinhart moved to Los Angeles when she was 18 years old to pursue acting and almost gave up after five months. Career Reinhart starred in the television pilot for ''Scientastic!'' (2010) and guest starred on the televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Qiu
Lili Qiu is a Chinese computer scientist known for her research on wireless networks. She is a professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin. Education and career Qiu was born in Shanghai, where she attended Nanyang Model High School. She moved to the US for her undergraduate studies in 1993, earning a bachelor's degree with honors for a double major in computer science and physics at the University of Bridgeport in 1996. She completed her Ph.D. at Cornell University in 2001. Her dissertation, ''An Integrated Approach to Improving Web Performance'', was jointly supervised by Robbert van Renesse and George Varghese. After working at Microsoft Research from 2001 to 2004, she joined the University of Texas faculty in 2005. Recognition Qiu became a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2017, and elected as an ACM Fellow ACM or A.C.M. may refer to: Aviation * AGM-129 ACM, 1990–2012 USAF cruise missile * Air chief marshal * Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Päivärinta
Inga-Lill Kristina "Lili" Päivärinta (born 5 January 1966) is a Swedish singer and artist of Finnish ancestry. Career She scored a number of hits with the duo Lili & Susie, a duo with her sister Susie Päivärinta, in the 1980s and early 1990s, several of which made the Swedish music charts. Päivärinta has been a strong proponent of animal rights since she was a child. During 2000, Päivärinta filmed how she cared for animals, which resulted in a mini-series on TV4 that eventually lead to the long-running TV4 animal show ''Djurens Ö'', where she showcases her job as an animal lifesaver. She is a vegetarian. Themes about animal rights have been featured regularly in Päivärinta's music and videos. She contributed to the album ''Building On Tradition'' by Andy McCoy. She also appeared as a regular in the TV-series Djurens hjältar broadcast on TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso *Canal 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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