- Born
- Birth nameLili Anne Taylor
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Lili Taylor is a well-known and successful American actress. She acts in film, TV and stage. She was born in Glencoe, Illinois, to Marie (Lecour) and George Park Taylor, an artist and hardware store operator. Lili graduated from New Trier High School in 1985. Then, she attended the Theatre School at DePaul University and the Piven Theatre Workshop. Lili first earned fame for acting in the 1988 movie, Mystic Pizza (1988), which co-starred Julia Roberts. Then, she acted in a number of successful movies, including Dogfight (1991) and Short Cuts (1993). But, she was more highly recognized for appearing in the 1996 film, I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), for which she was nominated for several awards. Lili's notable works for television include the TV series, Six Feet Under (2001), and in the television movies, Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) and Live from Baghdad (2002). In 2009, she played "Sheriff Lillian Holley" in the movie, Public Enemies (2009). The movie co-starred Johnny Depp, with whom Lili also appeared in the 1993 movie, Arizona Dream (1993). Lili is also a successful stage actress. She has appeared in a number of plays staged on Broadway, including "The Three Sisters" (1997). Lili Taylor continues to act in stage, TV and film. She is married to Nick Flynn and they have a daughter.- IMDb mini biography by: Shounak
- SpouseNick Flynn(November 25, 2009 - present) (1 child)
- ParentsMarie TaylorGeorge Park Taylor
- Studied acting at the famed Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, Illinois, with the likes of John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack, Aidan Quinn, Jeremy Piven, and Lara Flynn Boyle.
- Was engaged to actor Michael Imperioli
- Graduated, with Liz Phair, Rainn Wilson, Charlotte Ross from New Trier High School, the same school from which Rock Hudson and Ann-Margret graduated.
- Owns a black pug dog named Gulliver, which she found on the side of the road in upstate New York.
- Gave birth to a daughter, Maeve Taylor-Flynn, in 2008. Father is her boyfriend (now husband), Nick Flynn.
- There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.
- I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I find a lot of female roles uninteresting. I would rather play someone who's fucked-up and deep than someone who's one-dimensional and invisible. I would rather drive something and be crazy than be forgotten and nothing.
- As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.
- Being in an ensemble is a good experience, but I don't feel like I need any more of those experiences. I love the principle, but I also feel like I want to take up more space. It's hard because it can, when you're not there every day or in every scene, be tricky to anchor down a character.
- After I'm finished playing a part, it's almost like a ritual kind of thing. I've brought them to life, they've had their time. And now it's time for them to go back in...in whatever way they do. Then I go on with my life.
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