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Lili Pauline Reinhart (born September 13, 1996) is an American actress. She gained recognition for playing
Betty Cooper Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper is one of the main characters appearing in American comic books published by Archie Comics. She is the lead guitarist, percussionist and one of the three singers of The Archies. The character was created by Bob Montan ...
on
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teen drama series '' Riverdale'' (2017–2023). She has also starred in the crime drama film '' Hustlers'' (2019) and the romantic drama film ''
Chemical Hearts ''Chemical Hearts'' is a 2020 American romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Richard Tanne, based on the 2016 young adult novel '' Our Chemical Hearts'' by Krystal Sutherland. It stars Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams. It was ...
'' (2020).


Early life

Reinhart was born in
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, Ohio, and raised in the nearby town of 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
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for auditions. Reinhart moved to
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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 television series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011). She also starred in the films ''Lilith'' (2011), ''
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'' (2012), ''
The Kings of Summer ''The Kings of Summer'' is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Nick Robinson, Moisés Arias, Gabriel Basso, and Nick Offerman. The film premiered under its original title ''To ...
'' (2013), ''Gibsonburg'' (2013), '' Forever's End'' (2013), ''
Miss Stevens ''Miss Stevens'' is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Julia Hart, in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Hart and Jordan Horowitz. The film stars Lily Rabe, Timothée Chalamet, Lili Reinhart, Anthony Quintal, Osc ...
'' (2016), and '' The Good Neighbor'' (2016). On February 9, 2016, Reinhart was cast as
Betty Cooper Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper is one of the main characters appearing in American comic books published by Archie Comics. She is the lead guitarist, percussionist and one of the three singers of The Archies. The character was created by Bob Montan ...
in
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's
teen drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...
television series '' Riverdale'', based on the characters of
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. Series creator
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originally sought out
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for the role after seeing her work in ''
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''. Reinhart auditioned twice for the role, first sending in an audition tape from her North Carolina home before appearing in person a month later. The series premiered on January 26, 2017, and in February 2021, it was renewed for a sixth season. Previously, Reinhart worked on the
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sitcom '' Surviving Jack''. In 2017, Reinhart was cast in ''
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'', based on
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's 2010 novel of the same name. In the film, directed by
Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent (; born 21 February 1983) is a French actress and filmmaker. She has received two César Awards and a Lumière Award. Internationally, Laurent is known for her roles in ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009), '' Now You See Me'' (2013 ...
, Reinhart plays Tiffany, who was placed for adoption as a child. The film premiered at
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on March 10, 2018, and received a
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through
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on October 19, 2018. ''Galveston'' received mixed critical reviews and grossed only $190,320 at the box office. Reinhart joined the cast of
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's '' Hustlers'' in March 2019. Reinhart played Annabelle, "the baby of the group," a former
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who joins Ramona and her crew in drugging and robbing their
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clientele. Reinhart described her character's aesthetic as "slutty
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." A running gag shows Annabelle vomiting in times of stress, and the fake vomit was made of
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s and Sprite. ''Hustlers'' premiered at the
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on September 7, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States the next week. The film received positive critical reviews and grossed $157.6 million worldwide. The same year, Reinhart made a
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during the
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of
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' ''
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'' (2019). In June 2019, it was announced that Reinhart would star as the female lead of
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' romantic drama film ''
Chemical Hearts ''Chemical Hearts'' is a 2020 American romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Richard Tanne, based on the 2016 young adult novel '' Our Chemical Hearts'' by Krystal Sutherland. It stars Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams. It was ...
'', written and directed by Richard Tanne and based on the 2016 Krystal Sutherland novel '' Our Chemical Hearts''. Reinhart played Grace Town, a physically disabled high school senior who falls in love with school newspaper writer Henry Page. In addition to starring, ''Chemical Hearts'' was Reinhart's first
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credit. The film was released on August 21, 2020, on
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and received mixed reviews. In May 2020, Reinhart voiced Bella-Ella, "a ... snooty rich
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in the '' Simpsons'' episode " The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds". In March 2021, it was announced that Reinhart would star in
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's ''Look Both Ways'' as Natalie, a college student whose life diverges into two parallel realities on the eve of her college graduation. In one reality, she becomes pregnant and must navigate motherhood as a young adult; in the other, she moves to LA to pursue her career. In addition to starring in the film, ''Look Both Ways'' will be Reinhart's second executive producer credit. In June 2021, Reinhart's production company, Small Victory Productions, signed a deal with Amazon Studios. Small Victory Productions will develop original and adapted content for film and television with a focus on modern, young adult content that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, as well as supporting new voices.


Other ventures

In October 2019, Reinhart was announced as an ambassador for
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for the relaunch of its AmexGreen Card. That same month, Reinhart became a spokesperson and ambassador for
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. In September 2020, Reinhart released a book of poetry titled ''Swimming Lessons: Poems''. The book explores themes such as "young love, anxiety, depression, fame, and heartbreak". For the week of October 18, 2020, ''Swimming Lessons: Poems'' debuted at No. 2 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for paperback trade fiction. She launched a skincare line called Personal Day in 2024.


Personal life

Reinhart is a
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. She practices Transcendental Meditation and is training to be a
reiki Reiki is a pseudoscientific form of energy healing, a type of alternative medicine originating in Japan. Reiki practitioners use a technique called ''palm healing'' or ''hands-on healing'' through which, according to practitioners, a " unive ...
healer. Reinhart was diagnosed with depression at age 14. She has also opened up about her experiences with anxiety and
body dysmorphia Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), also known in some contexts as dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder defined by an overwhelming preoccupation with a perceived flaw in one's physical appearance. In BDD's delusional variant, the flaw is imagined ...
. She
came out Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBTQ people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. This is often framed and debated as a privacy issue, ...
as
bisexual Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females. It may also be defined as the attraction to more than one gender, to people of both the same and different gender, or the attraction t ...
in June 2020. She was diagnosed with
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in January 2024.


Filmography


Film


Television


Podcast


Discography


Awards and nominations


Publications

*''Swimming Lessons: Poems'' (September 29, 2020) *''September Love'' (November 3, 2020) (co-written with Lang Leav)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhart, Lili 1996 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Cleveland American bisexual actresses American child actresses American Christians American film actresses American television actresses Bisexual Christians LGBTQ people from Ohio Living people American bisexual women 21st-century American LGBTQ people American LGBTQ actresses