Lily Marie Donoghue (born January 19, 1998) is an American actress best known for her roles as Marty Coolidge in the

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horror film ''Black Christmas'' (2019), and Lisa Crowne in the

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'' (2023).

Early life

Donoghue was born in

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to Michael and Dawn Ann (née Lally) Donoghue, and was raised in

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. She has a twin brother, Liam. In her younger years before acting, Donoghue competed as an award-winning national rower for the Sarasota Crew and as a swimmer in the Junior Olympics.

Career

In 2017, Donoghue guest starred in the

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series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. From 2017 to 2019 she made guest appearances in ''

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'', '' The Goldbergs'' and ''

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''. After filming ''

'',

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became a mentor to Donoghue. It was reported in 2018 that Donoghue had been cast in season 2 of the

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'' as Tracy Broderick, a character based on

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's daughter, Kim Broderick alongside

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and

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. On August 1, 2018, it was announced that Donoghue would lead the

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drama pilot, ''Less Than Zero'', alongside

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and Cooper Koch, which was an adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis's

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of the same name. Donoghue made her feature film debut in 2019 portraying Marty Coolidge in

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's '' Black Christmas'' reboot with a cast including

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, Aleyse Shannon,

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and

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. She has revealed that all four of the primary female leads auditioned for the main role of Riley Stone, which eventually went to Poots. In 2021, she appeared in the independent film ''Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets''. In 2023, Donoghue guest starred as Lisa Crowne, Where she played a movie star who marries one of the band members of ''The Six'' in the

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streaming drama series ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donoghue, Lily 1998 births Living people 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Stamford, Connecticut