Lili Mirojnick (born April 9, 1984) is an American actress. She has appeared in guest roles in episodes of various television series, and may be best known for her main cast role as Det. Meredith McCarthy on the

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television series '' Happy!''.

Early life

Mirojnick was born in

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to Barry Mirojnick and Ellen Mirojnick, an actress and costume designer. Her maternal grandparents were Abraham "Abe" Schneid and Sunny (

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Schneider). Her parents divorced in 1987. She is of

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and

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descent. She attended The Buckley School in

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, after attending the

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(AADA) in New York, New York.

Career

Mirojnick has appeared in a number of stage roles. In 2005, Mirojnick began appearing in uncredited and minor film roles. In 2010, she won the lead role in the independent film ''Kill the Habit''. From 2011–2014, she made a number of guest appearances in network television series including ''

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'', '' Blue Bloods'' and ''

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''. Mirojnick stars as Det. Meredith McCarthy in the

series '' Happy!'' (2017).

Personal life

Mirojnick resides in

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. She considers herself Jewish but non-religious.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirojnick, Lili 1984 births American film actresses American television actresses American stage actresses Living people Actresses from New York City Actresses from Los Angeles 21st-century American women