Lily Nicksay (born January 8, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for originating the role of Morgan Matthews,

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's little sister, in the first two seasons of ''

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''. She reprised the role for the season 3 finale of ''

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''.

Career

Nicksay's television credits include guest star appearances on ''NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She has also appeared in the feature films ''

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'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', and '' Up Close & Personal'', and in the 1995 television movie ''

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''. She was seen in a series of

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commercials, featuring as an operations manager in a company called Gunderman Group. Nicksay starred as May in the 2017 production of ''Gulf View Drive'', the 2016 production of ''See Rock City'', and the 2015 production of ''Last Train To Nibroc'' at the Rubicon Theatre, to rave reviews. (The three plays, all written by

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, are known as

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.) She won the 2017 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in ''See Rock City''. ''Gulf View Drive'' won the 2018 Ovation Award for Best Production (Large Theatre), and Nicksay was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Play.

Personal life

Nicksay graduated from the

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, Scotland, with an MA degree in Latin and Ancient Greek. She married BMG songwriter Dave Gibson on August 16, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicksay, Lily 1988 births American child actresses American television actresses Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of St Andrews 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses