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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 film 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 (1998). Taylor is the recipient of four Independent Spirit nominations, winning once in the category of Best Supporting Female.
Alongside her work on smaller-scale projects, Taylor has encountered mainstream success with parts in films such as Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Rudy (1993), Ransom (1996), The Haunting (1999), High Fidelity (2000), Public Enemies (2009), The Conjuring (2013), and (2015). Other credits include Factotum, The Notorious Bettie Page (both 2005), To the Bone (2017), and Paper Spiders (2020).
Outside film, Taylor has appeared in an array of television series. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of Anne Blaine on the ABC drama series American Crime (2015–2017). She received a further two Emmy nominations for her guest role as Marty Glenn in the The X-Files episode "Mind's Eye" (1998) and her recurring portrayal of Lisa Kimmel on HBO's Six Feet Under (2002–2005). Taylor's stage credits include Broadway theatre productions of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Scott McPherson's Marvin's Room (2017).
In 1991, Taylor played Grace, the witty and romantic step-daughter of Faye Dunaway, in Arizona Dream (released 1993), directed by Emir Kusturica, co-starring Johnny Depp, Vincent Gallo and Jerry Lewis. In 1993 too, she re-teamed with Savoca for Household Saints. Director Robert Altman hired Taylor in 1993 for his epic Los Angeles drama Short Cuts, in which Taylor shared scenes with Lily Tomlin. Taylor portrayed Valerie Solanas, who attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol, in Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol (1996). The same year, she co-starred in Girls Town with Bruklin Harris and Aunjanue Ellis, where three inner-city friends dealt with a friend's suicide, and later in Ransom, as caterer who helps her corrupt policeman boyfriend kidnap a rich man's son.
In 1998 she appeared in the X-Files episode "Mind's Eye", and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. The same year, she appeared in John Waters' film Pecker, alongside Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci and Mary Kay Place. In 1999, Taylor starred in Jan de Bont's remake of The Haunting. In 2001, Taylor appeared in the independent feature Julie Johnson. The film, co-starring Courtney Love, centered on a Long Island mother and housewife who leaves her husband to pursue her dream of studying science. In early 2004, Taylor made her New York City stage debut in Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon in the role of Lemon.
Taylor won the 2005 Best Actress award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival for her role in Factotum. In 2006, Taylor worked again with Mary Harron in The Notorious Bettie Page.Jacobs, Evan. "Lili Taylor Talks 'The Notorious Bettie Page'." www.movieweb.com. April 14, 2006. She starred in the Lifetime cable network's hour-long comedy-drama series State of Mind, as a New Haven therapist dealing with a divorce and a parade of quirky clients. She played the daughter of Frank Langella's character in Andrew Wagner's 2007 drama Starting Out in the Evening. In the 2008 film The Promotion, Taylor played Lori Wehlner, the wife of John C. Reilly's character. "'The Promotion' Lili Taylor interview" www.movieweb.com In 2009, Taylor played Sheriff Lillian Holley of Lake County, Indiana, who incarcerates John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp), in Michael Mann's Public Enemies. In 2011, Fence Books released Taylor's audio recording of poet Ariana Reines' Save The World. In 2013, Taylor starred in the horror hit The Conjuring.
In 2014, Taylor starred alongside Chloë Grace Moretz in the off-Broadway play The Library directed by Steven Soderbergh. The following year she co-starred in , as Dr. Mary Cooper, "a doctor who helps Thomas and his fellow Gladers". Filming began at the end of October, and the movie was released on September 18, 2015. In 2020, Taylor starred opposite Stefania LaVie Owen in Paper Spiders.
Taylor will portray Mags in set to be released in November 2026. Taylor will also work in of as the as-yet-unidentified Governor of New York.
In 2009, Taylor married writer Nick Flynn. They have a daughter Maeve, who was born sometime around 2008.
Taylor is an activist for conservation issues, particularly those having to do with birds, and sits on the boards of the American Birding Association and National Audubon Society. She wrote a book of essays, Turning to Birds, The Power and Beauty of Noticing, published in 2025.
Taylor introduced Louise Post to Nina Gordon, and they went on to found the 1990s alternative band Veruca Salt in the early 1990s. "Grohl schmoll", The Sydney Morning Herald, July 11, 2003
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Lab Technician O. Palmer | |
| Mystic Pizza | Josephina "Jojo" Barbosa | ||
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Corey Flood | |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Jamie Wilson – Georgia | ||
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Lucy | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead |
| 1991 | Dogfight | Rose | |
| 1993 | Arizona Dream | Grace Stalker | |
| Watch It | Brenda | ||
| Short Cuts | Honey Bush | ||
| Household Saints | Teresa Carmela Santangelo | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | |
| Rudy | Sherry | ||
| 1994 | Touch Base | Darcy Winningham | Short film |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Edna Ferber | ||
| Prêt-à-Porter | Fiona Ulrich | National Board of Review for Best Acting by an Ensemble | |
| 1995 | Kathleen Conklin | Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema: Best Actress Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead | |
| Cold Fever | Jill | (also for I Shot Andy Warhol and Girls Town) | |
| Four Rooms | Raven | Segment: "The Missing Ingredient" | |
| Woman In Speakeasy (uncredited) | |||
| 1996 | Plain Pleasures | Unknown | Short film |
| Girls Town | Patti Lucci | (also for I Shot Andy Warhol and Cold Fever) Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Valerie Solanas | (also for Girls Town and Cold Fever) Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (3rd place) | |
| Cosas que nunca te dije | Ann | ||
| Illtown | Micky | ||
| Ransom | Maris Conner | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress—Suspense | |
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | 'Happy' | |
| 1998 | OK Garage | Rachel | |
| Lily 'Lil' | |||
| Come to | Angela | Short film | |
| Pecker | Rorey Wheeler | ||
| 1999 | Evie Decker | (shared with Sara Rue) | |
| Nell Vance | Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Horror Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Catherine Zeta-Jones) | ||
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Sarah Kendrew | |
| 2001 | Julie Johnson | Julie Johnson | |
| Gaudi Afternoon | Ben | ||
| 2003 | Casa de los Babys | Leslie | |
| 2005 | Factotum | Jan | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Paula Klaw | |||
| 2007 | Starting Out in the Evening | Ariel Schiller | |
| Hannah Marris | |||
| 2008 | Lori Wehlner | ||
| 2009 | Tired of Being Funny | Lee | Short film |
| Brooklyn's Finest | Angela Procida | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble | |
| Public Enemies | Sheriff Lillian Holley | ||
| 2011 | The Pier | Grace Ross | |
| 2012 | About Cherry | Phyllis | |
| Being Flynn | Joy | ||
| Mrs. Capo | |||
| Future Weather | Ms. Markovi | ||
| 2013 | Nicole | ||
| The Conjuring | Carolyn Perron | Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress Fright Meter Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
| Blood Ties | Marie Pierzynski | ||
| 2015 | Dr. Mary Cooper | ||
| A Woman Like Me | Anna Seashell | ||
| 2017 | To the Bone | Judy | |
| Leatherface | Verna Sawyer-Carson | ||
| 2018 | The Nun | Carolyn Perron | Cameo |
| 2019 | Eli | Dr. Isabella Horn | |
| 2020 | The Evening Hour | Ruby Freeman | |
| Paper Spiders | Dawn | ||
| 2021 | The Winter House | Eileen | |
| 2022 | Yield | Celia | Short film |
| 2022 | There There | One Night Stand | |
| 2025 | VP Dolores Brekenridge | ||
| The Gettysburg Address | Emily Souder (voice) | Post-production | |
| Carolyn Perron | Cameo | ||
| 2026 | Julia | Post-Production | |
| Mags Flanagan | Post-Production | ||
| 1986 | Crime Story | Waitress | Episode: "Hide and Go Thief" |
| 1987 | Night of Courage | Marina | Television film |
| 1990 | Monsters | Jamie Neal | Episode: "Habitat" |
| American Playhouse | Younger Marianne | Episode: "Sensibility and Sense" | |
| Family of Spies | Laura Walker | Television film | |
| 1997 | Belinda | Television film | |
| 1997–1998 | Mad About You | Arley | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Marty Glenn | Episode: "Mind's Eye" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | |
| 2000–2001 | Deadline | Hildy Baker | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | Miep Gies | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Judy Parker | Television film |
| 2002–2005 | Six Feet Under | Lisa Kimmel Fisher | 25 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2002) |
| 2003 | Penguins Behind Bars | Doris Fairfeather (voice) | Television film |
| 2007 | State of Mind | Ann Bellows, M.D. | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Donna Seabrook | Episode: "Poisoned Pill" | |
| 2013–2014 | Hemlock Grove | Lynda Rumancek | 11 episodes |
| Almost Human | Captain Sandra Maldonado | 13 episodes | |
| 2014 | Gotham | Patti | Episode: "Selina Kyle" |
| 2015 | Martha Thornhill | 2 episodes | |
| 2015–2017 | American Crime | Nancy Straumberg / Anne Blaine / Claire Coates | 21 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series |
| 2019 | Chambers | Ruth Pezim | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Birdy McKeegan | 7 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Outer Range | Cecilia Abbott | 14 episodes |
| 2024 | Manhunt | Mary Todd Lincoln | 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Poker Face | FBI Agent Darville | 2 episodes |
| 2026 | Marge McCaffrey | Season 2 |
| 1997 | Three Sisters | Irina | Roundabout Theatre Company, New York |
| 2001 | Shirley-Diane | MCC Theater, New York | |
| 2006 | Landscape of the Body | Betty | Off-Broadway, Peter Norton Space, New YorkJnes, Kenneth. " 'Landscape of the Body', Guare's Glimpse of Greenwich Village in the 1970s, Begins at NYC's Signature" Playbill, March 28, 2006 |
| 2009 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Christine Mannon | Off-Broadway, Acorn Theatre, New YorkHernandez, Ernio. "New Group's 'Mourning Becomes Electra' Revival Closes Off-Broadway March 1" Playbill, March 1, 2009 |
| 2014 | The Library | Dawn Sheridan | Off-Broadway, Public Theater, New YorkStewart, Zachary. "Review. 'The Library' " theatermania.com, April 15, 2014 |
| 2017 | Marvin's Room | Bessie Wakefield | Broadway, American Airlines Theatre |
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