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Lili Anne Taylor is an acclaimed American actress who rose to prominence in the 1990s independent cinema scene. She has received numerous accolades, including an Independent Spirit Award and Golden Globe nomination, for her versatile performances in films like Mystic Pizza, Say Anything…, and The Conjuring. In addition to her successful film career, Taylor has also appeared in several popular TV series and stage productions.
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About the Lili Taylor
Lili Anne Tayloris an American actress. She came to prominence with supporting parts in the films Mystic Pizzaand Say Anything…and Lisa Kimmel on Six Feet Underand Scott McPherson’s Marvin’s Room (2017). She is married to playwright Nick Flynn, with whom she has a daughter.
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Lili Anne Taylor was born on February 20, 1967.
Lili Taylor came to prominence with supporting parts in the films Mystic Pizza (1988) and Say Anything… (1989).
Lili Taylor established herself as a key figure of 1990s independent cinema through starring roles in films like Bright Angel (1990), Dogfight (1991), and Short Cuts (1993).
Lili Taylor is the recipient of four Independent Spirit Award nominations, winning once in the category of Best Supporting Female. She has also received one Golden Globe Award nomination and three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Alongside her work on smaller-scale projects, Lili Taylor has encountered mainstream success with parts in films such as Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Rudy (1993), and The Conjuring (2013).
Outside of film, Lili Taylor has appeared in television series such as Almost Human, Hemlock Grove, and Outer Range. Her stage credits include Broadway productions of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters and Scott McPherson’s Marvin’s Room.
Lili Taylor is married to playwright Nick Flynn, and they have a daughter together.
8 Quotes by Lili Taylor
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I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have respect for it.
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The weird thing about this business – and I’m sure this operates in many other things, but it’s very present and acute in this business – is that a lot of people don’t realize that they have power. Particularly actors.
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I do believe there’s good in all of us, even if it’s layered over so thickly.
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If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they’re gonna be concerned about whether they’ll get it back. So they’re not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?
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I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don’t want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone’s throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.
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Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.
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When it’s working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way – through whatever frees you up.
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It’s been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.
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