Lily Donoghue

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Lily Donoghue
Born
Lily Marie Donoghue

(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26)
Years active2016–present

Lily Marie Donoghue (born January 19, 1998) is an American actress best known for her role as Marty Coolidge in the Blumhouse horror film Black Christmas (2019), Jamie Weisman in season 5 of the Goldbergs (2022) and Lisa Crowne in the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Early life and athletics[edit]

Born in Texas to businesspeople Michael and Dawn (née Lally) Donoghue,[1][2][3] Donoghue was raised in Sarasota, Florida. She has a twin brother, Liam. In her younger years prior to acting, Donoghue competed as an award-winning national rower for the Sarasota Crew[4] and as a swimmer in the Junior Olympics.[5]

Career[edit]

In 2017, Donoghue guest starred in the AMC network series Halt and Catch Fire. From 2017 to 2019 she made guest appearances in Grey's Anatomy, The Goldbergs and Jane the Virgin. After filming Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo became a mentor to Donoghue.[6]

It was reported in 2018 that Donoghue had been cast in season 2 of the Netflix streaming series Dirty John as Tracy Broderick, a character based on Betty Broderick's daughter, Kim Broderick[7] alongside Christian Slater and Amanda Peet.[8] On August 1, 2018, it was announced Donoghue would lead the Hulu drama pilot, Less Than Zero, an adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis's novel of the same name,[9] though the pilot was not picked up to series.[10]

Donoghue made her feature film debut in 2019 portraying Marty Coolidge in Sophia Takal's Black Christmas reboot with a cast including Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Brittany O'Grady and Cary Elwes. She has revealed that all four of the primary, female leads auditioned for the main role of Riley Stone which eventually went to Poots.[1][11] In 2021, she appeared in the independent film Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets.

In 2023, Donoghue co-starred as Lisa Crowne, a comedian members of the band The Six meet on tour, in the Amazon Prime Video streaming drama series Daisy Jones & the Six.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Dark Night
2019 Black Christmas Marty Coolidge
2021 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets Jorie
TBA You're Dating a Narcissist! Chloe

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Halt and Catch Fire Vanessa 3 episodes
2017-2018 The Goldbergs Jamie Weisman 3 episodes
2018 Grey's Anatomy Young Jo / Brooke Wilson 1 episode
Less Than Zero (pilot) Blair unreleased
2019 Jane the Virgin Young Brenda 3 episodes
2020 Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Tracy Broderick 7 episodes
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Lisa Crowne 2 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gidney, Norman (13 December 2019). "Actor Lilly Donoghue on Starring in Black Christmas". HorrorBuzz. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Donoghue, Lily (March 9, 2021). "Mum! You will always be my best friend and my hero. It is the greatest gift to be your daughter, and you've shown me with courage and humor how to weather storms in this life. Oh- and our CARaoke is fun too. #internationalwomensday". Instagram. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Hughes, Adam (19 July 2012). "Plaza at Five Points condo sells for $1.1 million". Sarasota Observer. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ Staff Report (12 March 2012). "Sarasota Crew wins OARS Invitational Regatta". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ t2aquatics.com (19 January 2013). "FLORIDA SWIMMING RECORDS". Yumpu. Retrieved 3 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Crist, Allison (24 July 2022). "Everything We Know About Daisy Jones & The Six". E! Online. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ Mackelden, Amy (1 June 2020). "The Stars of 'Dirty John: Betty' Look Eerily Similar to Their Real-Life Counterparts". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ^ Bianca Rodriguez (30 May 2020). "'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story' Is Your Next True Crime Obsession". Marie Claire.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (1 August 2018). "'Less Than Zero': Hulu Drama Pilot Rounds Out Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (11 February 2019). "Pilots 'Less Than Zero' & 'Search And Destroy' Not Going Forward At Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ McGrew, Shannon (14 December 2019). "[Interview] Actress Lily Donoghue for BLACK CHRISTMAS". Nightmarish Conjurings. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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