Lily McInerny (born December 13, 1998) is an American actress. She was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2023

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for her role in the 2022 film ''

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Early life

From

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, McInerny began acting at elementary school when she was eight years-old. Aged thirteen, she successfully auditioned for Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. After high school she attended college in Vermont studying for a degree in performing arts.

Career

In 2022, McInerny was seen in ''

'' which premiered at the

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and later saw her nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the

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. She was nineteen years-old when she first read for the part and early twenties when filming, playing the part of a seventeen year-old. Prior to performing in the role she sought a therapist to help her with the emotional aspects of the storyline, and the pressure of her first professional role. She said that she “couldn’t have asked for a more special film to be my first”. McInerny was said by ''

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'' to have “played to perfection” her role. In November 2022 she made her New York stage debut in

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written play ''Camp Siegfried'', directed by

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at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater. She also appeared as Macy in

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original series ''

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''. In 2023 she was cast in a contemporary adaptation of the 1958

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novel '' Bonjour Tristesse'', appearing alongside

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McInerny, Lily American television actresses American stage actresses American film actresses Living people Actresses from New York (state) Date of birth unknown