My Take
Lili Taylor is one of those actors who never needed a blockbuster to prove her worth — she built her entire reputation on sheer commitment and an almost eerie ability to disappear into a role. Growing up in Illinois and training at DePaul, she broke through in the late '80s with Mystic Pizza and Say Anything, but the '90s indie scene is where she truly made her mark: I Shot Andy Warhol, Short Cuts, The Addiction — she was everywhere that mattered, doing the work that the big studios ignored. I've always admired how she never chased mainstream fame; she'd just as soon do a gripping stage run as a prestige TV arc like The Conjuring or Six Feet Under. There's an authenticity to her that feels genuinely rare, a performer who seems incapable of a false note.
Overview
Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20, 1967) is an American actress. She came to prominence with supporting parts in the films Mystic Pizza (1988) and Say Anything... (1989), before establishing herself as one of the key figures of 1990s independent cinema through starring roles in Bright Angel (1990), Dogfight (1991), Household Saints, Short Cuts (both 1993), The Addiction (1995), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), and Pecker…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lili Taylor
- Name (Japanese)
- リリ・テイラー
- Reading
- りり・ていらー
- Born
- February 20, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Glencoe, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- DePaul University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.