Lilia Buckingham (born April 9, 2003) is an American Internet personality, actress, dancer, author, and producer.

Early life and education

Buckingham was born and raised in

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Rinzler) and

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. She has an older brother, Jack. She is openly bisexual.

Career

Buckingham began acting in local musical theatre productions at a young age. She competitively danced with the MNR Dance Factory, where she met and befriended

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and began to grow her online platform. Together with her older brother, Jack, they co-founded anti-cyberbullying organization Positively Social. Buckingham made her television debut in 2012 with a minor role in an episode of ''

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''. She began working with

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in 2018, starring as Autumn Miller on the web series ''Dirt''. The character has also made appearances in other series such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as the 2019 Brat film ''Spring Breakaway''. She also made several appearances on the network's talk show, ''Brat Chat''. In November 2018, Buckingham and Emily Skinner released a single, "Denim Jacket", and donated a portion of the proceeds to

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. Buckingham voices Heather Masterson, the epistolary narrator of Brat series '' Crown Lake'', which she co-produces with

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. Her other filmmaking work includes directing and producing a music video for Jillian Shea Spaeder's 2019 single "Something Better", which received accolades at a number of film festivals. She and Spaeder, her then-girlfriend, wrote and starred in the short film ''Pink''. Buckingham and Shepard went on to co-author a young adult novel, ''Influence'', about the world of social media influencers. In 2022, Buckingham starred in

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's series, ''A Pool For Love.'' The story is set at a public pool in Florida where Buckingham's character, Jordan, is the new head lifeguard. Marissa, the new girl on the block, joins the lifeguard team and turns Jordan's summer into chaos as she starts to explore her own sexuality and grow feelings for Marissa.

Bibliography

* ''Influence'' (2021) , co-written with

Filmography

Film and television

Web

Music videos

References

External links

* * Living people 2003 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from California American child actresses American Internet celebrities American people of English descent American web producers American web series actresses Bisexual actresses Entertainers from California LGBT people from California People from Beverly Hills, California American bisexual actors {{US-tv-actor-2000s-stub