Photo: Keith McDuffee from Northborough, MA, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- University
- DePaul University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lili Taylor born?
Born February 20, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Lili Taylor from?
Lili Taylor is from Glencoe, Illinois, United States.
What does Lili Taylor do?
Lili Taylor works as actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.