TAYLOR, Lili 1967–

PERSONAL

Born February 20, 1967, in Chicago (some sources cite Glencoe), IL; daughter of Park (an artist and hardware store operator) and Marie (a professional babysitter) Taylor. Education: Attended DePaul University and Piven Theatre Workshop.

Addresses:

Agent—Michelle Stern–Bohan, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Frank Frattaroli, Widescreen Management, 270 Lafayette St., Suite 402, New York, NY 10012. Publicist—I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actress and costume designer. Naked Angels (theatre company), former member of company; Machine Full (theatre company), founder, c. 1993; Humana Festival, participant; 52nd Street Project (theatre experience for children), affiliate; also worked with Actors Theatre of Louisville; appeared in commercials for Independent Film Channel, 1998, Tylenol pain relievers, and other products. Cultural Exchange Program, participant in Czechoslovakia, 1987.

Awards, Honors:

Independent Spirit Award nomination, Independent Features Project West, best female lead, 1992, for Bright Angel; Volpi Cup, Venice Film Festival, 1993, and Golden Globe Award, 1994, both best ensemble cast (with others), for Short Cuts; Independent Spirit Award, best supporting actress, 1994, for Household Saints; National Board of Review Award, best ensemble (with others), 1994, for Pret–a–Porter; Best Actress Award, Thessaloniki Film Festival, 1996, for Things I Never Told You; Golden Space Needle Award, Seattle International Film Festival, best actress, 1996, for Cold Fever, Girls Town, and I Shot Andy Warhol; Independent Spirit Award nomination, best female lead, 1996, Best Actress Award, Malaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema, 1997, and Sant Jordi Award, best foreign actress, 1998, all for The Addiction; Special Recognition, Sundance Film Festival, acting category, 1996, Best Actress Award, Stockholm Film Festival, 1996, and Chlotrudis Award nomination, best actress, 1997, all for I Shot Andy Warhol; Independent Spirit Award nomination, best supporting female, 1997, forGirls Town; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite supporting actress in a suspense movie, 1997, for Ransom; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actress in a drama series, 1998, for "Mind's Eye," The X–Files; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite supporting actress in a horror movie, 2000, for The Haunting; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actress in a drama series, 2002, and Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding ensemble performance (with others), 2004, both for Six Feet Under; Maverick Tribute Award, Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, 2002; Obie Award, Village Voice, outstanding performance, 2004, for Aunt Dan and Lemon; Special Jury Prize, Indianapolis International Film Festival, performance category (with Sara Rue), and Achievement Award, Newport Beach Film Festival, outstanding achievement in acting, both 2004, for A Slipping–Down Life.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Girl at medical lab, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988.

Jojo Barboza, Mystic Pizza, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988.

Corey Flood, Say … Anything, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1989.

Jamie Wilson, Born on the Fourth of July, Universal, 1989.

Lucy, Bright Angel, Hemdale, 1990.

Rose, Dogfight, Warner Bros., 1991.

Grace Stalker, Arizona Dream (also known as The Arrowtooth Waltz), 1992, Warner Bros., 1995.

Teresa Carmela Santangelo, Household Saints, Fine Line, 1993.

Sherry, Rudy, TriStar, 1993.

Honey Bush, Short Cuts, Fine Line, 1993.

Brenda, Watch It, Skouras, 1993.

Darcy Winningham, Touch Base (short film), Open City Films, 1994.

Edna Ferber, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (also known as Mrs. Parker and the Round Table), Fine Line, 1994.

Fiona Ulrich, Pret–a–Porter (also known as Pret a Porter: Ready to Wear and Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994.

Jill, Cold Fever (also known as A koeldum klaka), Artistic License, 1996.

Woman in speakeasy, Killer: A Journal of Murder (also known as The Killer), Republic, 1995.

Raven, Four Rooms, Miramax, 1995.

Kathleen Conklin, The Addiction, October Films, 1995.

Ann, Things I Never Told You (also known as Cosas que no et vaig dir mai and Cosas que nunca te dije), Seventh Art Releasing, 1996.

Pattie Lucci, Girls Town, October Films, 1996.

Valerie Jean Solanas, I Shot Andy Warhol, Orion/Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996.

Maris Connor, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

Plain Pleasures, 1996.

Happy, Kicked in the Head, October Films, 1997.

Voice, Letters Not About Love, 1997.

Micky (some sources cite Suzanne), Illtown, Shooting Gallery, 1998.

Rachel, O.K. Garage (also known as All Revved Up), New City Releasing, 1998.

Lily "Lil", The Imposters, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Angela, Come To (short film), Janey Pictures, 1998.

Rorey Wheeler, Pecker, Fine Line, 1998.

Evie Decker, A Slipping–Down Life, 1999, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Eleanor "Nell" Vance, The Haunting (also known as La maldicion), Dream Works, 1999.

Sarah Kendrew, High Fidelity, Buena Vista, 2000.

Ben Harris, Gaudi Afternoon (also known as Tardes de Gaudi), First Look Home Entertainment, 2001.

Narrator, The Weather Underground (documentary), 2002.

Leslie, Casa de los babys, IFC Films, 2003.

Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico (documentary), 2003.

Jan, Factotum, Mikado Films/Network Movie, 2005.

Paula Klaw, The Notorious Bettie Page (also known as The Ballad of Bettie Page), IFC Films, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Hildy Baker, Deadline, NBC, 2000.

Lisa Kimmel Fisher, Six Feet Under, HBO, 2002–2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Marina, Night of Courage, ABC, 1987.

Belinda, "The Listeners," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (also known as Subway), HBO, 1997.

Title role, Julie Johnson, Here! TV, 2001.

Miep Gies, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, ABC, 2001.

Judy Parker, Live from Baghdad, HBO, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Younger Marianne, Sensibility and Sense, PBS, 1990.

Herself, Luck, Trust and Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver County (also known as Luck, Trust and Ketchup), Bravo, 1994.

Interviewee, In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story, Independent Film Channel, 1999.

A Salute to Robert Altman, an American Maverick, 2002.

Voice of Doris Featherstone, Penguins Behind Bars (animated), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Women on Top: Hollywood and Power, AMC, 2003.

Interviewee, "John Waters," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Also affiliated with a local special, No Laughing Matter.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Third Laura Walker, Family of Spies, CBS, 1990.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Waitress, "Hide and Go Thief," Crime Story, NBC, 1986.

"Habitat," Monsters, syndicated, 1990.

Arley, "The Magic Pants," Mad About You, NBC, 1997.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998.

Marty Glenn, "Mind's Eye," The X–Files, Fox, 1998.

Arley, "Nat & Arley," Mad About You, NBC, 1998.

Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2003.

Also appeared in "The Haunting," HBO First Look, HBO.

Stage Appearances:

(Professional stage debut) Bing and Walker, Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1984.

Laurie, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New American Theater, Rockford, IL, 1986–87.

What Did He See?, New York Shakespeare Festival, Susan Stein Shiva Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1988–89.

The Myth Project: A Festival of Competency, Mann Theatre, 1989.

Wendy, Aven'U Boys, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Irina, Three Sisters, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, New York City, 1997.

Shirley–Diane, The Dead Eye Boy, Manhattan Class Company Theatre, New York City, 2001.

Ophelia, Hamlet, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ, 2001.

Landscape of the Body, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 2003.

Lemon, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Acorn Theatre, New York City, 2003–2004.

Emily, "Poem," The 24 Hour Plays 2004 (benefit), American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2004.

Psychos Never Dream (staged reading), Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA, 2005.

Also appeared in Fun, The Love Talker, and Mud.

Stage Work:

Costume designer, A Candle in the Window, 1995.

Director of Halcyon Days, Machine Full, Work House Theatre; also director of Collateral Damage.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Making of "The Haunting," 1999.

Audio Books:

Reader, Black and Blue, by Anna Quindlen, Random Audio, 1998.

Reader, The Princess Tales, by Gail Carson Levine, Harper Children's Audio, 2002.

WRITINGS

(Coauthor) Girls Town, October Films, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, December 9, 1994, p. 47; October 18, 1996, p. 16; November–December, 1997, p. 54.

Interview, January, 1999, p. 44.

Ms., September–October, 1996, pp. 76–77.

Premiere, November, 1996, pp. 86–87.