Lily McInerny is an American actress. She was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2023

Film Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards, originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards, and later as the Film Independent Spirit Awards, are awards presented annually in Santa Monica, California, to independent filmmakers. Founded in ...

for her role in the 2022 film ''

Palm Trees and Power Lines ''Palm Trees and Power Lines'' is the second studio album by American rock band Sugarcult, released on April 13, 2004 through Fearless and Artemis Records. A year after the release of their third studio album ''Start Static'' (2001), Kenny Livin ...

''.

Early life

From

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, 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 Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

studying for a degree in performing arts.

Career

In 2022, McInerny was seen in ''

'' which premiered at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

and later saw her nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance at the

38th Independent Spirit Awards The 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2022, were presented by Film Independent on March 4, 2023. The film nominations were announced live via YouTube on November 22, 2022 by Raúl ...

. 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 ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

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

Bess Wohl Bess Wohl is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actress whose plays include ''Grand Horizons'', ''Small Mouth Sounds'', ''Liberation,'' and the book for the musical ''Pretty Filthy'' with composer/lyricist Michael Friedman and The Civilian ...

written play ''Camp Siegfried'', directed by

David Cromer David Cromer (born October 17, 1964) is an American theatre director, and stage, film, and TV actor. He has received recognition for his work on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in his native Chicago. Cromer has won or been nominated for numerous a ...

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

Hulu Hulu (, ) is an American Subscription business model, subscription streaming media service owned by Disney Streaming, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment segment of the Walt Disney Company. It was launched on October 29, 2007, initially as ...

original series ''

Tell Me Lies Tell Me Lies may refer to: * ''Tell Me Lies'' (film), a 1968 documentary film * ''Tell Me Lies'' (TV series), a 2022 drama series * "Tell Me Lies", a 1997 song by Natalie Cole featured in the film ''Cats Don't Dance'' See also * "Little Lies ...

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

Françoise Sagan Françoise Sagan (; born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois ch ...

novel ''

Bonjour Tristesse ''Bonjour Tristesse'' () is a novel by Françoise Sagan. Published in 1954, when the author was only 18, it was an overnight sensation. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard, "À peine défigurée", which begins with the lines "Adieu ...

'', appearing alongside

Claes Bang Claes Kasper Bang (; born 28 April 1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He is best known for playing the leading role of Christian in Ruben Östlund's 2017 film '' The Square'', which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and for the ...

and

Chloë Sevigny Chloë Stevens Sevigny ( ; born November 18, 1974) is an American actress. Known for her work in independent films with controversial or experimental themes, her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for an Acade ...

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