Lilly Englert

Lilly Englert (born 23 August 1989) is an English actress best known for The Wilde Wedding, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Ask for Jane.[1]

Lilly Englert
Born (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989
London, England
Alma materStella Adler Studio of Acting
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Early life and education

Englert was born in London, England and raised in Parma, Italy along with four younger siblings. In 2010, she relocated to New York City to train at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.[2]

Career

In 2013, Englert made her Off-Broadway debut in Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre for a New Audience.[3] She received rave reviews for her performance as Hermia opposite Kathryn Hunter's Puck, with The New York Times' Ben Brantley praising her "knockout comic performance as a sexually teasing Hermia,"[4] and The Hollywood Reporter calling her "dizzy Hermia" the "standout".[5] The production was later made into a feature film with limited theatrical release.[6]

Shortly after the run of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Englert was cast in Theatre for a New Audience's Off-Broadway production of King Lear in the role of Cordelia opposite Michael Pennington, again garnering positive acclaim as a "youthfully severe Cordelia" with "a faun-like vulnerability".[7][8] She then played Cissy Franks in the MCC Theater's Off-Broadway run of the English play Punk Rock to positive reviews.[9][10][11][12][13]

In 2016, Englert played the role of Marina in Theatre for a New Audience's Off-Broadway production of Pericles.[14][15]

Englert made her professional film debut in the 2017 romantic comedy film The Wilde Wedding opposite Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Minnie Driver and Orange Is the New Black's Yael Stone.[16] In 2017, she also performed in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Fuck Marry Kill. The play was developed at the Lincoln Center Lab and Playwrights Horizons in New York City.[17][18][19]

She will appear in the 2018 historical drama film Ask for Jane. The film is based on the true story of the Jane Collective.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia
2017 The Wilde Wedding Rose
2018 Ask for Jane Patty

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Quantico Maisie Doyle 3 episodes

References
  1. "IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Lilly Englert ('13) in PUNK ROCK at MCC Theater. | Stella Adler Studio of Acting". Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. Pennington, Michael (29 April 2016). King Lear in Brooklyn. Oberon Books. ISBN 9781783197385.
  4. Brantley, Ben (3 November 2013). "When the Sky Is No Limit". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. Rooney, David (8 September 2014). "'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. Viagras, Robert (15 June 2015). "Julie Taymor's "Midsummer Night's Dream" Film Premieres in NY Today". Playbill. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. Brantley, Ben (27 March 2014). "Shakespeare Reimagined, Once Quietly, and Once Very Loud". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. "'King Lear': Theater review". NY Daily News. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. "New York Talent Portfolio I". Constellation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. Soloski, Alexis (20 November 2014). "Smells Like Teen Spirit, in All Its Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  11. "Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert & More Lead MCC Theater's PUNK ROCK, Opening Tonight". Broadway World. Broadway World. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  12. "Lilly Englert ('13) in PUNK ROCK at MCC Theater. | Stella Adler Studio of Acting". stellaadler.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. Jaffee, Larry (18 November 2014). "NY Premiere of 'Punk Rock': A Yank Asks, Is Sixth Form Really This Bleak?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  14. Isherwood, Charles (25 February 2016). "Review: In 'Pericles,' Much Ado About a Lot of Things". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  15. "Women on Shakespeare: Lilly Englert as Marina". The Fifth Wall. The Fifth Wall. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  16. "IMdb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  17. Desk, BWW News. "Revenge Comedy F*CK M*RRY K*LL to Make World Premiere Off-Broadway This Fall". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  18. "Fuck Marry Kill". Less Than Rent Theatre. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  19. "Go Behind the Scenes of the F*ck Marry Kill Photoshoot With Less Than Rent Theatre | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  20. Desk, BWW News. "Lilly Englert and More to Star in Tonight's Sold-Out PlayLab Reading of DEAR at MCC Theater". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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