Lily Reib became the rising star who managed to climb the red carpet of Hollywood thanks to one project. At the same time, fans, especially those who appreciated her role in AHS, neglect the other achievements of the girl, of which there are many. Actress, choreographer, nominee for the prestigious Tory Prize - all this was achieved by a blonde with dreamy eyes. Such as Lily Reybe called the golden youth, but the girl achieved her position without the help of her parents, using her own strength. The article will tell you about where Lily Reib starred and how she managed to achieve such a high position in a short time.
Early life, family
The future actress was born on June 29, 1982 in the family of playwright David Reib and actress Jill Kleiberg. She was born in New York, on the Upper West Side, but almost immediately the family moved to Bedford, and then to Lakeville, Connecticut. The girl showed a considerable desire for dancing, first of all she did just that, disregarding the family business devoted to the theater. The eldest son in the family, Michael, followed in his father's footsteps and devoted himself to drama. His brother, Jason, makes music. Both guys are successful in their circles, the age difference of all three children is minimal. Since Lily was born last, she received almost all the undivided love of her parents, which, however, did not make the girl spoiled.
Training and friends
About her studies at Hotchkiss, Lily Rabe responds very warmly, calling primary school one of the most tremulous moments in her life. After completing the main course, she entered Northwestern University, where she studied until 2004. Oddly enough, her direction is connected with dramaturgy. The girl is reluctant to speak about how her student years passed for her, and rarely talks about them. Later, when the star of the actress began to shine in full force, she had to combine work on the set and study, which was very difficult for the girl. Little is known about the actress's personal life. Home photos of Lily Rabe are regularly published on the page on Instagram, but with whom she is friends and met, remains unknown.
Hobbies and first experience as an actress
For 10 years she was engaged in ballroom dancing and even became a choreographer, as the girl says, "make-believe." The future actress taught this science at school, as an elective in the summer. At one of the classes with the lower grades, she was noticed by the director of the play Crimes of the Heart, after which she asked to read a monologue on stage. According to Lily Rabe herself, this was a decisive moment, thanks to which she decided to forever connect her life with acting.
In 2001, she took part in the casting and was approved for the main role in the comedy "Never Again". The director was Eric Schaeffer. He noted the skills of a girl who kept amazingly loose in front of the camera, but the film failed. Critics noted the freshness of the plot, as well as the lack of a more serious cast and unoriginal ideas. With a project cost of half a million dollars, box office revenues did not exceed 300 thousand, and the film was quickly taken off the screen. Despite the failure, Lily Rabe said she appreciates any experience, and then continued to try to get into the world of big cinema.
Filmography
In general, the actress took part in the filming of 22 projects, most of which were more or less successful. The somewhat extravagant film "Mona Lisa's Smile" was released on the big screens just a year after the premiere of the failed "Never Again." There, she managed the role of a strong woman, and, despite, again, not too flattering reviews, she presented the image so well that critics left him without comment. In addition, the girl consolidated her reputation as a fighter for women's rights, despite the fact that she was far from extreme feminism.
Then there were such paintings: “Taste of Life” (2007), “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2008), “All the Best” (2010). In the same, 2010, her mother died, the news found the girl on the set.
"Medium" and the image of the killer
Separately, it is worth noting the work of the actress in the 2008 Medium project. She played a killer girl who pretends to be a witness. The image turned out so well that he identified her as a potential member of the AHS team. In the films, Lily Rabe manages to transform into the most unexpected images, combining good and evil, softness and hardness. Critics praised the role of the girl in the project, after which proposals began to appear more often.
American horror story
In "American horror story" Lily Rabe took a very active part. The series became the starting point in the world of serious cinema. The project is known for the original idea, one stable set of actors, as well as an emphasis on the style of horror, mysticism, an art house, with which, however, many disagree. The director invited Lily Rabe to play one of the main roles in the second season. Since the success of the series was deafening, the creators planned the shooting far ahead, signing on them most of the actors from the first season. In the "Nuthouse", it was such an epithet that the second chapter of AHS deserved, the girl played the role of Mary Eunice, sister of the monastic parish and part-time Devil. In the photo, Lily Reib appears in all its terrifying beauty.
The girl easily managed to combine both roles, she was not afraid of naked scenes, easily worked in front of the camera, so the question of her participation in the sequel did not even stand. In the third season, she played the role of Misty Day, a swamp witch who was subject to death, allowing the girl to return the dead to life. In the fifth season, she got the image of serial killer Eileen Wornos, and in the sixth, Shelby Miller, the storyteller of a scary farm.