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{{short description|Australian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Lily Jayne Sullivan
| name = Lily Sullivan
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| caption =Sullivan in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|9|8}}
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| birth_place = [[Logan City]], [[Brisbane]], South East [[Queensland]], Australia
| birth_place = Australia
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| occupation = Actress
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'''Lily Sullivan''' is an Australian actress. She played Coral in the 2012 film ''[[Mental (2012 film)|Mental]]'', and Miranda in the 2018 television series ''[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)|Picnic At Hanging Rock]]''. She plays leading roles in two 2023 feature films, Australian sci-fi thriller [[Monolith (2022 film)| ''Monolith'']], and American horror film ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]''.
'''Lily Sullivan''' is an Australian actress. She played Coral in the 2012 film ''[[Mental (2012 film)|Mental]]'', and Miranda in the 2018 television series ''[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)|Picnic at Hanging Rock]]''. She plays leading roles in two 2023 feature films, Australian sci-fi thriller [[Monolith (2022 film)|''Monolith'']], and American horror film ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]''.


==Early life and education ==
==Early life and education ==
Sullivan's father is an importer of medical equipment, and her mother a [[visual art]]ist, who emigrated to Australia from the UK together before Lily's birth. She grew up in [[Queensland]] and attended [[John Paul College (Brisbane)|John Paul College]] in early years then went to Calvary Christian College in year 2 in [[Logan City]], graduating in 2011.<ref name=smh2014>{{cite news | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/life-is-suddenly-mental-for-galore-star-lily-sullivan--in-a-good-way-20140620-zsgwo.html | title=Life is suddenly mental for Galore star Lily Sullivan ... in a good way | date=20 June 2014 | first=Karl | last=Quinn | newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | access-date=17 November 2019 }}</ref>
Lily Sullivan's father is an importer of medical equipment, and her mother Jayne "Noni", a [[visual art]]ist. They emigrated to Australia from the UK together before Lily's birth. She grew up in [[Queensland]], and the family lived in [[Logan City]] while she was in high school.<ref name=smh2014>{{cite news | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/life-is-suddenly-mental-for-galore-star-lily-sullivan--in-a-good-way-20140620-zsgwo.html | title=Life is suddenly mental for Galore star Lily Sullivan ... in a good way | date=20 June 2014 | first=Karl | last=Quinn | newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | access-date=17 November 2019 }}</ref>


After seeing a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' on stage in [[Brisbane]] as a teenager, Sullivan became enamoured with the idea of acting, and planned to audition for one of the major drama schools. However, a callout for a film role came in her final year of high school, and she auditioned and won the role.<ref name=aje/>
After seeing a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' on stage in [[Brisbane]] as a teenager, Sullivan became enamoured with the idea of acting, and planned to audition for one of the major drama schools. However, a callout for a film role came in her final year of high school, and she auditioned and won the role.<ref name=aje/>


==Career==
==Career==
Sullivan made her feature film debut in [[P. J. Hogan]]'s 2012 feature ''[[Mental (2012 film)|Mental]]'',<ref name=elle2021>{{cite web | title=Everything To Know About 'I Met A Girl' Star Lily Sullivan | website=[[Elle Australia]] | date=2 April 2021 | url=https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973 | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> for which she auditioned while still at school,<ref name=smh2014/> playing opposite [[Toni Collette]], [[Liev Schreiber]] and [[Anthony LaPaglia]].<ref name=sqcongrats/> For this she earned an [[AACTA Awards|AACTA Award]] nomination for Best Young Actor and a [[Film Critics Circle of Australia]] Award nomination for Best Performance by a Young Actor.<ref name="RGM 2019">{{cite web | title=Lily Sullivan | website=RGM | date=16 April 2019 | url=https://www.rgm.com.au/voices/female-voices/lily-sullivan/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530085518/https://www.rgm.com.au/voices/female-voices/lily-sullivan/ | archive-date=30 May 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
Sullivan made her feature film debut in [[P. J. Hogan]]'s 2012 feature ''[[Mental (2012 film)|Mental]]'',<ref name=elle2021>{{cite web | title=Everything To Know About 'I Met A Girl' Star Lily Sullivan | website=[[Elle Australia]] | date=2 April 2021 | url=https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973 | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> for which she auditioned while still at school<ref name=smh2014/><ref name=sqcongrats/> and earned an [[AACTA Awards|AACTA Award]] nomination for Best Young Actor and a [[Film Critics Circle of Australia]] Award nomination for Best Performance by a Young Actor.<ref name="RGM 2019">{{cite web | title=Lily Sullivan | website=RGM | date=16 April 2019 | url=https://www.rgm.com.au/voices/female-voices/lily-sullivan/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530085518/https://www.rgm.com.au/voices/female-voices/lily-sullivan/ | archive-date=30 May 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>


In 2014, she appeared in the feature film ''[[Galore (2014 film)|Galore]]'' (2014),<ref name=smh2014/> which premiered at the [[Melbourne International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Q&A with director Rhys Graham|work= MIFF Industry|url=https://miffindustry.com/premiere-fund-slate/galore/?section_id=interview |access-date= 25 May 2022}}</ref> She earned a Best Actress award for her performance at the 2014 [[Antipodean Film Festival|Cinema des Antipodes Saint-Tropez]].<ref name=antipodes>{{cite web | title=2014 edition| website=Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes | url=http://www.festivaldesantipodes.com/index.php/en/22-all/english-uk/older/334-2014 | access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=sqcongrats/> She moved to [[Melbourne]] after this.<ref name=smh2014/>
In 2014, she appeared in the feature film ''[[Galore (2014 film)|Galore]]'' (2014),<ref name=smh2014/> which premiered at the [[Melbourne International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Q&A with director Rhys Graham|work= MIFF Industry|url=https://miffindustry.com/premiere-fund-slate/galore/?section_id=interview |access-date= 25 May 2022}}</ref> For her performance, she won the Best Actress award at the 2014 [[Antipodean Film Festival|Cinema des Antipodes Saint-Tropez]].<ref name=antipodes>{{cite web | title=2014 edition| website=Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes | url=http://www.festivaldesantipodes.com/index.php/en/22-all/english-uk/older/334-2014 | access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=sqcongrats/> She moved to [[Melbourne]] after this.<ref name=smh2014/>


Sullivan was one of two runners-up in the 2015 [[Heath Ledger Scholarship]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Groves|first1=Don|title=Heath Ledger Scholarship winner named |url=http://if.com.au/2015/06/02/article/Heath-Ledger-Scholarship-winner-named/JJNUPDVZCX.html|accessdate=25 May 2016|work=Intermedia|date=2 June 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323160130/https://www.if.com.au/heath-ledger-scholarship-winner-named/| archive-date= 23 March 2019}}</ref> along with [[Emilie Cocquerel]]. Both were given round trips to [[Los Angeles]] to increase their profiles in the US market, as well as a scholarship to attend [[masterclass]]es at [[Screenwise|Screenwise Film and Television School]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name=sqcongrats>{{cite web | title=Congratulations to Queenslander, Lily Sullivan, named as one of two runners up for 2015 Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship. | website=[[Screen Queensland]] | date=2 June 2015 | url=https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/congratulations-to-queenslander-lily-sullivan-named-as-one-of-two-runners-up-for-2015-australians-in-film-heath-ledger-scholarship/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
Sullivan was one of two runners-up in the 2015 [[Heath Ledger Scholarship]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Groves|first1=Don|title=Heath Ledger Scholarship winner named |url=http://if.com.au/2015/06/02/article/Heath-Ledger-Scholarship-winner-named/JJNUPDVZCX.html|accessdate=25 May 2016|work=Intermedia|date=2 June 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323160130/https://www.if.com.au/heath-ledger-scholarship-winner-named/| archive-date= 23 March 2019}}</ref> along with [[Emilie Cocquerel]]. Both were given round trips to [[Los Angeles]] to increase their profiles in the US market, as well as a scholarship to attend [[masterclass]]es at [[Screenwise|Screenwise Film and Television School]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name=sqcongrats>{{cite web | title=Congratulations to Queenslander, Lily Sullivan, named as one of two runners up for 2015 Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship. | website=[[Screen Queensland]] | date=2 June 2015 | url=https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/congratulations-to-queenslander-lily-sullivan-named-as-one-of-two-runners-up-for-2015-australians-in-film-heath-ledger-scholarship/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
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She appeared in the second season of the television series ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]'' (2012) and had a recurring role in the NBC series ''[[Camp (TV series)|Camp]]'' (2013), an American show filmed in Queensland. She had a role in the 2015 film ''Sucker'', starring [[Timothy Spall]].<ref name=smh2014/>
She appeared in the second season of the television series ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]'' (2012) and had a recurring role in the NBC series ''[[Camp (TV series)|Camp]]'' (2013), an American show filmed in Queensland. She had a role in the 2015 film ''Sucker'', starring [[Timothy Spall]].<ref name=smh2014/>


In 2018, she reached further prominence in the lead role of Miranda in ''[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)|Picnic At Hanging Rock]]''. Later that year, she became the face of Australian pearl company [[Paspaley]], starring in a 60-second advertising video shot on the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] coast in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.adnews.com.au/campaigns/72andsunny-sydney-release-first-work-for-australian-pearler-paspaley|title = 72andSunny Sydney release first work for Australian pearler Paspaley |website =AdNews}}</ref>
In 2018, she reached further prominence in the lead role of Miranda in ''[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)|Picnic at Hanging Rock]]''. Later that year, she became the face of Australian pearl company [[Paspaley]], starring in a 60-second advertising video shot on the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] coast in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.adnews.com.au/campaigns/72andsunny-sydney-release-first-work-for-australian-pearler-paspaley|title = 72andSunny Sydney release first work for Australian pearler Paspaley |website =AdNews}}</ref>


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Sullivan played Lucy in the 2021 [[Netflix]] film ''I Met a Girl''.<ref name=elle2021/> The same year, she was cast in the film ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]'', written and directed by [[Lee Cronin (director)|Lee Cronin]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=2021-05-26|title='Evil Dead Rise' Set at New Line, HBO Max| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/evil-dead-rise-sam-raimi-bruce-campbell-1234959149/|access-date=2021-05-26| website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> which was released on 21 April 2023.<ref>{{cite web | last=Laman | first=Douglas | title=Evil Dead Rise Director Teases Start of Filming With BTS Photo | website=CBR | date=7 June 2021 | url=https://www.cbr.com/evil-dead-rise-director-tease-photo/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Evil Dead Rise release date news">{{cite web| url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3728813/evil-dead-rise-getting-a-theatrical-release-in-april-2023/|title='Evil Dead Rise' Getting a Theatrical Release in April 2023!|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=24 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
Sullivan played Lucy in the Australian film ''I Met A Girl'', which was released on [[Netflix]] in April 2021.<ref name=elle2021/>


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In 2022, she was cast in the [[science fiction]] thriller film ''[[Monolith (2022 film)|Monolith]]'', directed by [[Matt Vesely]]. Filmed in the [[Adelaide Hills]], the film had its Australian premiere at the [[Adelaide Film Festival]] on 27 October 2022,<ref name=affevent>{{cite web | title=Monolith: World Premiere Gala | website=Adelaide Film Festival | date=7 July 2022 | url=https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/event/monolith-premiere-gala/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716041618/https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/event/monolith-premiere-gala/ | archive-date=16 July 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Lily Sullivan sci-fi Monolith now shooting in Adelaide | website=Cinema Australia | date=23 May 2022 | url=https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2022/05/23/lily-sullivan-sci-fi-monolith-now-shooting-in-adelaide/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> and its world premiere on 13 March 2023 at [[SXSW Film Festival]]. Several reviewers praised Sullivan's performance,<ref>{{cite web | last=Gorham | first=Luke | title=Monolith – Matt Vesely [SXSW '23 Review] | website=In Review Online | date=24 March 2023 | url=https://inreviewonline.com/2023/03/24/monolith/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=french>{{cite web | last=French | first=Alan | title=SXSW 2023: 'Monolith' Embraces Minimalistic Sci-Fi | website=Sunshine State Cineplex | date=23 March 2023 | url=https://sunshinestatecineplex.com/2023/03/23/sxsw-2023-monolith-embraces-minimalistic-sci-fi/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title='Monolith' Review: Dir. Matt Vesely [SXSW]| date= 14 March 2023| first= Kat| last= Hughes| website=THN | url=https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2023/03/14/monolith-review-dir-matt-vesely-sxsw/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=donato>{{cite web | last=Donato | first=Matt | title=Monolith review: a ponderous sci-fi podcast thriller [SXSW 2023] | website=Film | date=24 March 2023 | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1238046/monolith-review-a-ponderous-sci-fi-podcast-thriller-sxsw-2023/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Mattes | first=Ari | title=Monolith considers the cultural and social implications of new technology, without overdoing it | website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | date=26 October 2023 | url=https://theconversation.com/monolith-considers-the-cultural-and-social-implications-of-new-technology-without-overdoing-it-213645 | access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref> and after the film's showing at [[FrightFest (film festival)|FrightFest]] in [[London]], Sullivan won Best Actress in [[Total Film]]'s FrightFest Awards.<ref>{{cite web | last=Graham | first=Jamie | title=The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2023 | website=[[Total Film]]| date=29 August 2023 | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/fright-fest-2023-total-film-award-winners-cobweb-where-the-devil-roams/ | access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> In a 2023 interview she spoke about her role in ''Monolith'' being the "challenge of a lifetime", being the only actor on screen for 94 minutes, finding it "terrifying".<ref name=interview2023>{{cite interview | interviewer-last=Quinn | interviewer-first=Karl|first= Lily| last=Sullivan | title=How Lily Sullivan ‘descended into madness’, on screen and off | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=27 October 2023 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/how-lily-sullivan-descended-into-madness-on-screen-and-off-20231023-p5eefs.html | access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>
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In 2021, Sullivan was cast in the film ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]'', written and directed by [[Lee Cronin (director)|Lee Cronin]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=2021-05-26|title='Evil Dead Rise' Set at New Line, HBO Max| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/evil-dead-rise-sam-raimi-bruce-campbell-1234959149/|access-date=2021-05-26| website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> and due for release on 21 April 2023.<ref>{{cite web | last=Laman | first=Douglas | title=Evil Dead Rise Director Teases Start of Filming With BTS Photo | website=CBR | date=7 June 2021 | url=https://www.cbr.com/evil-dead-rise-director-tease-photo/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Evil Dead Rise release date news">{{cite web| url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3728813/evil-dead-rise-getting-a-theatrical-release-in-april-2023/|title='Evil Dead Rise' Getting a Theatrical Release in April 2023!|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=August 24, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>

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In 2022 she was cast in ''[[Monolith (2022 film)|Monolith]]'', a [[science fiction]] thriller film made by a team of emerging South Australian filmmakers: writer [[Lucy Campbell (screenwriter)|Lucy Campbell]], director [[Matt Vesely]] and producer [[Bettina Hamilton]]. Filmed in the [[Adelaide hills]], the film had its Australian premiere at the [[Adelaide Film Festival]] on 27 October 2022, <ref name=affevent>{{cite web | title=Monolith: World Premiere Gala | website=Adelaide Film Festival | date=7 July 2022 | url=https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/event/monolith-premiere-gala/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716041618/https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/event/monolith-premiere-gala/ | archive-date=16 July 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Lily Sullivan sci-fi Monolith now shooting in Adelaide | website=Cinema Australia | date=23 May 2022 | url=https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2022/05/23/lily-sullivan-sci-fi-monolith-now-shooting-in-adelaide/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref> and its world premiere on 13 March 2023 at [[SXSW Film Festival]]. Several reviewers praised Sullivan's performance.<ref>{{cite web | last=Gorham | first=Luke | title=Monolith - Matt Vesely [SXSW '23 Review] | website=In Review Online | date=24 March 2023 | url=https://inreviewonline.com/2023/03/24/monolith/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=french>{{cite web | last=French | first=Alan | title=SXSW 2023: 'Monolith' Embraces Minimalistic Sci-Fi | website=Sunshine State Cineplex | date=23 March 2023 | url=https://sunshinestatecineplex.com/2023/03/23/sxsw-2023-monolith-embraces-minimalistic-sci-fi/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref >{{cite web | title=‘Monolith’ Review: Dir. Matt Vesely [SXSW]| date= 14 March 2023| first= Kat| last= Hughes| website=THN | url=https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2023/03/14/monolith-review-dir-matt-vesely-sxsw/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=donato>{{cite web | last=Donato | first=Matt | title=Monolith Review: A Ponderous Sci-Fi Podcast Thriller [SXSW 2023] | website=/Film | date=24 March 2023 | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1238046/monolith-review-a-ponderous-sci-fi-podcast-thriller-sxsw-2023/ | access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>


==Other work==
==Other work==
Sullivan has also worked as a model in Australia and elsewhere.<ref name=elle2021/><ref name=aje>{{cite web | title=Lily Sullivan - Actress | website=Aje | date=25 September 2018 | url=https://ajeworld.com.au/blogs/aje-report/lily-sullivan-actress | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
Sullivan has also worked as a model in Australia and elsewhere.<ref name=elle2021/><ref name=aje>{{cite web | title=Lily Sullivan – Actress | website=Aje | date=25 September 2018 | url=https://ajeworld.com.au/blogs/aje-report/lily-sullivan-actress | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>


In October 2018 [[Paspaley]], an Australian [[pearling industry|pearling company]], launched its new ad campaign entitled "Something Real", featuring Sullivan.<ref>{{cite web | title=Paspaley changes modern 'Pearl-Ceptions' of women in new campaign via 72andSunny | website=Campaign Brief | date=5 October 2018 | url=https://campaignbrief.com/paspaley-changes-modern-pearl/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Monsoon collection preview | website=Paspaley | date=12 September 2018 | url=https://www.paspaley.com/our-news/events/monsoon-media-preview | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
In October 2018 [[Paspaley]], an Australian [[pearling industry|pearling company]], launched its new ad campaign entitled "Something Real", featuring Sullivan.<ref>{{cite web | title=Paspaley changes modern 'Pearl-Ceptions' of women in new campaign via 72andSunny | website=Campaign Brief | date=5 October 2018 | url=https://campaignbrief.com/paspaley-changes-modern-pearl/ | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Monsoon collection preview | website=Paspaley | date=12 September 2018 | url=https://www.paspaley.com/our-news/events/monsoon-media-preview | access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>

{{as of|October 2023}} Sullivan was trying her hand at [[screenwriting]], working on a "confrontational" comedy-drama for a male lead, while staying with a friend in the [[Northern Rivers]] region of [[New South Wales]].<ref name=interview2023/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|''[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)|Picnic At Hanging Rock]]''
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|Miranda
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|''[[The Other Guy (TV series)|The Other Guy]]''
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* 2013: Nominee, [[Equity Ensemble Awards]], Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie (with other cast members), for ''Picnic at Hanging Rock''
* 2013: Nominee, [[Equity Ensemble Awards]], Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie (with other cast members), for ''Picnic at Hanging Rock''
*2014: Co-winner, Best Actress, [[Antipodean Film Festival|Cinema des Antipodes Saint-Tropez]], for ''Galore'' (with [[Ashleigh Cummings]])<ref name=antipodes/><ref name=sqcongrats/>
*2014: Co-winner, Best Actress, [[Antipodean Film Festival|Cinema des Antipodes Saint-Tropez]], for ''Galore'' (with [[Ashleigh Cummings]])<ref name=antipodes/><ref name=sqcongrats/>
*2023: Winner, [[Total Film]]'s [[FrightFest (film festival)|FrightFest]] Awards, Best Actress, for ''[[Monolith (2022 film)|Monolith]]''<ref>{{cite web | last=Graham | first=Jamie | title=The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2023 | website=gamesradar | date=29 August 2023 | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/fright-fest-2023-total-film-award-winners-cobweb-where-the-devil-roams/ | access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Australian film actresses]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Queensland]]
[[Category:Actors from Queensland]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian actresses]]
[[Category:Australian people of British descent]]
[[Category:Australian people of British descent]]
[[Category:Australian television actresses]]
[[Category:Australian television actresses]]
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[[Category:1993 births]]

Latest revision as of 21:12, 10 November 2024

Lily Sullivan
Sullivan in 2023
Born
Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Lily Sullivan is an Australian actress. She played Coral in the 2012 film Mental, and Miranda in the 2018 television series Picnic at Hanging Rock. She plays leading roles in two 2023 feature films, Australian sci-fi thriller Monolith, and American horror film Evil Dead Rise.

Early life and education

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Lily Sullivan's father is an importer of medical equipment, and her mother Jayne "Noni", a visual artist. They emigrated to Australia from the UK together before Lily's birth. She grew up in Queensland, and the family lived in Logan City while she was in high school.[1]

After seeing a production of A Streetcar Named Desire on stage in Brisbane as a teenager, Sullivan became enamoured with the idea of acting, and planned to audition for one of the major drama schools. However, a callout for a film role came in her final year of high school, and she auditioned and won the role.[2]

Career

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Sullivan made her feature film debut in P. J. Hogan's 2012 feature Mental,[3] for which she auditioned while still at school[1][4] and earned an AACTA Award nomination for Best Young Actor and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination for Best Performance by a Young Actor.[5]

In 2014, she appeared in the feature film Galore (2014),[1] which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival.[6] For her performance, she won the Best Actress award at the 2014 Cinema des Antipodes Saint-Tropez.[7][4] She moved to Melbourne after this.[1]

Sullivan was one of two runners-up in the 2015 Heath Ledger Scholarship,[8] along with Emilie Cocquerel. Both were given round trips to Los Angeles to increase their profiles in the US market, as well as a scholarship to attend masterclasses at Screenwise Film and Television School in Sydney.[4]

She appeared in the second season of the television series Rake (2012) and had a recurring role in the NBC series Camp (2013), an American show filmed in Queensland. She had a role in the 2015 film Sucker, starring Timothy Spall.[1]

In 2018, she reached further prominence in the lead role of Miranda in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Later that year, she became the face of Australian pearl company Paspaley, starring in a 60-second advertising video shot on the Kimberley coast in Western Australia.[9]

Sullivan played Lucy in the 2021 Netflix film I Met a Girl.[3] The same year, she was cast in the film Evil Dead Rise, written and directed by Lee Cronin,[10] which was released on 21 April 2023.[11][12]

In 2022, she was cast in the science fiction thriller film Monolith, directed by Matt Vesely. Filmed in the Adelaide Hills, the film had its Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 27 October 2022,[13][14] and its world premiere on 13 March 2023 at SXSW Film Festival. Several reviewers praised Sullivan's performance,[15][16][17][18][19] and after the film's showing at FrightFest in London, Sullivan won Best Actress in Total Film's FrightFest Awards.[20] In a 2023 interview she spoke about her role in Monolith being the "challenge of a lifetime", being the only actor on screen for 94 minutes, finding it "terrifying".[21]

Other work

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Sullivan has also worked as a model in Australia and elsewhere.[3][2]

In October 2018 Paspaley, an Australian pearling company, launched its new ad campaign entitled "Something Real", featuring Sullivan.[22][23]

As of October 2023 Sullivan was trying her hand at screenwriting, working on a "confrontational" comedy-drama for a male lead, while staying with a friend in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.[21]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Mental Coral Moochmore
2013 Galore Laura
2015 Sucker Sarah
2017 Jungle Amie
2019 Dark Place Sally Segment: "Killer Native"
2021 I Met a Girl Lucy
2022 Monolith The Interviewer
2023 Evil Dead Rise Beth Bixler
2026 SOULM8TE TBA Post-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Rake Michelle Episode: "R vs Wooldridge & Anor"
2013 Camp Marina Barker Main role
2018 Romper Stomper Petra Main role
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Miranda Main role
2019 The Other Guy Charlie Main role
2020 Barkskins Delphine Main role

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Quinn, Karl (20 June 2014). "Life is suddenly mental for Galore star Lily Sullivan ... in a good way". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lily Sullivan – Actress". Aje. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Everything To Know About 'I Met A Girl' Star Lily Sullivan". Elle Australia. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Congratulations to Queenslander, Lily Sullivan, named as one of two runners up for 2015 Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship". Screen Queensland. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Lily Sullivan". RGM. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Q&A with director Rhys Graham". MIFF Industry. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2014 edition". Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ Groves, Don (2 June 2015). "Heath Ledger Scholarship winner named". Intermedia. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. ^ "72andSunny Sydney release first work for Australian pearler Paspaley". AdNews.
  10. ^ Couch, Aaron (26 May 2021). "'Evil Dead Rise' Set at New Line, HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ^ Laman, Douglas (7 June 2021). "Evil Dead Rise Director Teases Start of Filming With BTS Photo". CBR. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ Squires, John (24 August 2022). "'Evil Dead Rise' Getting a Theatrical Release in April 2023!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Monolith: World Premiere Gala". Adelaide Film Festival. 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Lily Sullivan sci-fi Monolith now shooting in Adelaide". Cinema Australia. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  15. ^ Gorham, Luke (24 March 2023). "Monolith – Matt Vesely [SXSW '23 Review]". In Review Online. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  16. ^ French, Alan (23 March 2023). "SXSW 2023: 'Monolith' Embraces Minimalistic Sci-Fi". Sunshine State Cineplex. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  17. ^ Hughes, Kat (14 March 2023). "'Monolith' Review: Dir. Matt Vesely [SXSW]". THN. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  18. ^ Donato, Matt (24 March 2023). "Monolith review: a ponderous sci-fi podcast thriller [SXSW 2023]". Film. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  19. ^ Mattes, Ari (26 October 2023). "Monolith considers the cultural and social implications of new technology, without overdoing it". The Conversation. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  20. ^ Graham, Jamie (29 August 2023). "The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2023". Total Film. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  21. ^ a b Sullivan, Lily (27 October 2023). "How Lily Sullivan 'descended into madness', on screen and off". The Sydney Morning Herald (Interview). Interviewed by Quinn, Karl. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Paspaley changes modern 'Pearl-Ceptions' of women in new campaign via 72andSunny". Campaign Brief. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Monsoon collection preview". Paspaley. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  24. ^ Graham, Jamie (29 August 2023). "The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2023". gamesradar. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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