Lilly Englert

Lilly Englert is an English actor best known for A Midsummer Night's Dream and Wilde Wedding.[1]

Lilly Englert
Born London, England
Alma mater Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013 - present

Early life

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.

Career

In 2013, Englert made her Off-Broadway debut in Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatre for a New Audience. 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,"[2] and The Hollywood Reporter calling her "dizzy Hermia" the "standout".[3] The production was later made into a feature film with limited theatrical release.[4]

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".[5] She then performed in the MCC Theater's Off-Broadway run of the English play Punk Rock to positive reviews.[6][7]

Englert made her professional film debut in the upcoming romantic comedy Wilde Wedding opposite Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Minnie Driver and Orange is the New Black's Yael Stone. The film is set for theatrical release in 2017.[8]

In 2016, Englert played the role of Marina in Theatre for a New Audience's Off-Broadway production of Pericles.[9][10][11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia
2017 Wilde Wedding Rose

External links

Lilly Englert on IMDb

References

  1. "IMDb". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. Brantley, Ben (November 3, 2013). "When the Sky Is No Limit". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  3. Rooney, David (September 8, 2014). "'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. Viagras, Robert (June 15, 2015). "Julie Taymor's "Midsummer Night's Dream" Film Premieres in NY Today". Playbill. Playbill. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. Brantley, Ben (March 27, 2014). "Shakespeare Reimagined, Once Quietly, and Once Very Loud". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  6. Soloski, Alexis (November 20, 2014). "Smells Like Teen Spirit, in All Its Pain". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  7. "Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert & More Lead MCC Theater's PUNK ROCK, Opening Tonight". Broadway World. Broadway World. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  8. "IMdb". IMdb. IMdb. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  9. Isherwood, Charles (February 25, 2016). "Review: In 'Pericles,' Much Ado About a Lot of Things". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  10. "Women on Shakespeare: Lilly Englert as Marina". The Fifth Wall. The Fifth Wall. February 4, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  11. Hollander, Judd (March 24, 2016). "Theater Review: 'Pericles'". Epoch Times. Epoch Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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