Lily Rabe
Actress
Birth Date: June 29, 1982
Age: 42 years old
Birth Place: New York, New York
Partners: Hamish Linklater
Parents: Jill Clayburgh
The daughter of playwright David Rabe and actress Jill Clayburgh, Lily Rabe was born in New York City and spent her childhood in Bedford, NY. She attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, and later went on to pursue her college degree at Northwestern. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre. After college Rabe returned to New York City where she took roles in local theater including a series of one-act plays mounted by the Naked Angels theater company. Rabe made her debut on Broadway in 2005, playing Annelle in the stage revival of "Steel Magnolias," a performance which garnered her a Drama Desk Award nomination. In 2006 Rabe played Ellie in a production of George Bernard Shaw's play "Heartbreak House," mounted by the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Rabe's big screen debut came when she played the role of Tess in "Never Again" (2001), a movie starring her mother. In 2003 Rabe appeared as a student in the ensemble drama "Mona Lisa Smile." In 2007 Rabe was cast in a minor role in the Catherine Zeta-Jones romantic comedy "No Reservations." In 2008 Rabe appeared in two episodes of the TV series "Medium" (NBC/CBS 2005-2011), which starred Patricia Arquette. In 2011 Rabe was given a recurring role in the popular anthology series "American Horror Story" (FX 2011- ). In 2015 Rabe was cast in "Pawn Sacrifice," a biopic about the chessmaster Bobby Fischer. She was also cast as the star in the thriller series "The Whispers" (ABC 2015).
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The Great Lillian HallStream
Love and DeathStream
ShrinkingStream
Downtown OwlStream
Downtown OwlStream
Downtown OwlStream
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The First Lady
American Horror Story: Double FeatureStream
Tell Me Your SecretsStream
The Tender BarStream
The UndoingStream
The Undoing: Extras
A Little Late With Lilly Singh
Today With Hoda & Jenna
A Bad Feeling
Discover Indie Film
Sgt. Will GardnerStream
Fractured
Vice
Finding Steve McQueenStream
The Wizard of LiesStream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Golden Exits
American Horror Story: Roanoke
The Veil
Miss Stevens
American Horror Story: HotelStream
American Horror Story: HotelStream
The WhispersStream
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Pawn SacrificeStream
American Horror Story: Coven
American Horror Story: Asylum: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST
Redemption Trail
Aftermath
American Horror Story: Asylum
American Horror StoryStream
Letters From the Big Man
The Talk
All Good Things
Weakness
The Good WifeStream
The Toe Tactic
The Better Show
No Reservations
A Crime
Nip/TuckStream
Law & Order: Criminal IntentStream
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream
Theater Talk
Charlie RoseStream
Law & OrderStream
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