Lily Gladstone
Gladstone in 2022
Born (1986-08-02) August 2, 1986
Kalispell, Montana, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Montana (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Lily Gladstone (born August 2, 1986)[1] is an American actress. She[lower-alpha 1] made her film debut in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2012), and went on to collaborate with filmmaker Kelly Reichardt in the independent films Certain Women (2016) and First Cow (2019).[2] Her portrayal of a rancher in the former earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female.[3]

Gladstone has also appeared in episodes of HBO's Room 104 (2017–2020), Showtime's Billions (2016–2023), and FX's Reservation Dogs (2021–2023). She earned critical acclaim for playing Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Early life and education

Raised in Browning[4] and East Glacier, Montana, Gladstone is of Piegan Blackfeet, Nez Perce, and European heritage and grew up on the reservation of the Blackfeet Nation.[5] Her mother is white and her father is Blackfeet and Nez Perce.[6] She is a 1st cousin, 4 times removed of William Ewart Gladstone, British Prime Minister. One of her paternal great-great grandfathers was Red Crow, a Kainai Nation chief.[7]

She has cited the desire to portray an Ewok after watching Return of the Jedi at the age of 5 as inspiring her to become an actress.[8][9][10] Gladstone's family moved to Seattle during her middle school years to be closer to her grandmother. There she was enrolled in Stone Soup Theatre, a non profit educational theatre company for the Seattle youth, which then led to starring in student films and theses.[11]

After graduating from Mountlake Terrace High School in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, she attended the University of Montana where she studied Theatre of the Oppressed. She graduated in 2008 with a BFA in Acting/Directing and a minor in Native American Studies. Upon graduating, she taught acting classes and workshops in her native community. She taught an image theatre acting method she called a "sculpture garden" as violence prevention sponsored by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.[12]

Career

Gladstone made her film debut in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2012). She then acted in Winter in the Blood (2012) and Buster's Mal Heart (2016) before making her career breakthrough as Jamie, a rancher, in Kelly Reichardt's film Certain Women (2016). The role earned Gladstone the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress.[13][14] She also received nominations for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor.[15][16]

Gladstone was in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival acting company in 2017 and starred in the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Mary Kathryn Nagle's Manahatta in 2020.[17]

She had a small role in Reichardt's 2019 film First Cow[2] before being cast as the lead Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's feature film Killers of the Flower Moon, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro,[18] which was released theatrically in October 2023.[19] Her performance received critical acclaim and was described as a highlight of the film.[20][21][22] Critic Josh Spiegel of /Film said that she "brought [Mollie] to life with incredible passion".[23]

Personal life

Gladstone is non-binary and goes by both she/her and they/them pronouns.[24][25][26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian Sunshine First Raise
2013 Winter in the Blood Marlene
2016 Certain Women The Rancher
Buster's Mal Heart Morning Shift Concierge
2017 Walking Out Lila
2019 First Cow Chief Factor's Wife
2022 The Unknown Country Tana Also story writer[27]
Quantum Cowboys[28] Linde
The Last Manhunt Maria
2023 Fancy Dance Jax
Killers of the Flower Moon Mollie Burkhart

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Scalped Carol Red Crow Pilot
2017 Crash Course Host 15 episodes
2017–20 Room 104 911 Operator / Abby 2 episodes
2019–23 Billions Roxanne 6 episodes
2021 Tuca & Bertie Hawk Mechanic (voice) Episode: "Bird Mechanics"
2022–23 Reservation Dogs Hokti 2 episodes
TBA Under the Bridge Cam Bentland In production

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Certain Women Won [13]
Best Ensemble Cast Nominated [lower-alpha 2]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [29]
Most Promising Performer Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Breakthrough Award Certain Women / Buster's Mal Heart Nominated
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Performer Certain Women Nominated [16]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated
IndieWire Critics Poll Won
London Film Critics' Circle Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [14]
Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Breakthrough Artist Won
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Runner-up[lower-alpha 3]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actress Won
Women Film Critics Circle Best Invisible Woman Nominated
Courage in Acting Award Nominated
2017 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Won
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films Won
Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female Nominated [15]
International Cinephile Society Best Supporting Actress Won
National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Breakthrough Performance: Female Nominated
2023 Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance The Unknown Country Won [30]
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Best Actress Killers of the Flower Moon Pending [31]
New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress Won [32]
Variety's Power of Women Honoree Awarded [33]
2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival Vanguard Award Awarded[lower-alpha 2] [34][35]

Notes

  1. ↑ Gladstone uses both she/her and they/them pronouns; this article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.
  2. 1 2 Shared with cast and crew.
  3. ↑ Tied with Naomie Harris for Moonlight in 2nd place.

References

  1. ↑ "FamilySearch". FamilySearch. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Orla (July 25, 2020). "Lily Gladstone on Kelly Reichardt and her love of linguistics". Seventh Row. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ Meyer, Carla (November 28, 2023). "Don't know Lily Gladstone? The 'Killers of the Flower Moon' star is no newcomer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lily Gladstone's Beautiful Future". www.makeitmissoula.com. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  5. ↑ Bauer, Jennifer K. "Staying true to her heritage: 'Winter in the Blood' star Lily Gladstone talks about filmmaking, bucking Hollywood stereotypes". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a43978462/who-is-lily-gladsone/
  7. ↑ "Lily Gladstone: 'I lived in the reservations until I was 11'". The Guardian. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Wippel, Teresa (2012-10-07). "Arts Around Terrace: MTHS grad Lily Gladstone's acting dreams coming true". MLTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  9. ↑ Seventh Row, An acting masterclass with Lily Gladstone and Frank Mosley (Lockdown Film School #9), retrieved 2023-10-24, I really wanted to grow up to be an Ewok. Loved that life. Was all about it.
  10. ↑ KCTS 9, Lily Gladstone’s Story | Native America: Northwest Stories, retrieved 2023-10-24, I realized I couldn't actually be an Ewok unless I became an actor.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Hutchinson, Chase (2023-08-16). "Family and Seattle anchor Lily Gladstone in 'The Unknown Country'". seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  12. ↑ Hailu, Selome (2023-11-16). "Lily Gladstone on Welcoming 'Flower Moon' Criticism, Mollie's Agency and Scorsese's Limitations While Telling an Osage Story". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  13. 1 2 Shanley, Patrick (December 11, 2016). "'La La Land' Named Best Picture by Boston Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 "42nd Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  15. 1 2 Warren, Matt (November 22, 2016). "2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced!". Independent Spirit Awards. Film Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  16. 1 2 Cox, Gordon (October 20, 2016). "Gotham Awards Nominations 2016: 'Manchester By The Sea' Leads with Four". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Manahatta: Lily Gladstone and Steven Flores". YouTube. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  18. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (February 11, 2021). "Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Adds Lily Gladstone to Cast". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  19. ↑ Lang, Brett (March 27, 2023). "Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' with Leonardo DiCaprio Gets October Release Date". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  20. ↑ Ryan, Jack (October 24, 2023). "'Certain Women', Lily Gladstone's breakout, is the perfect 'Killers of the Flower' Moon chaser". British GQ. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  21. ↑ Willmore, Alison (October 20, 2023). "All Eyes on Lily Gladstone". Vulture. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  22. ↑ Hutchinson, Chase (October 20, 2023). "'Killers of the Flower Moon' Is at Its Best When Lily Gladstone Is on Screen". Collider. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  23. ↑ Spiegel, Josh (2023-10-23). "Killers Of The Flower Moon Spoiler Review: One Of Martin Scorsese's Best Pictures". /Film. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  24. ↑ Hinman, Ali (2023-09-15). "TIME100 Next List Is Full Of Queer & Non-binary Icons -". gomag.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  25. ↑ "Lily Gladstone and Erica Tremblay on 'Fancy Dance' and Native representation". Washington Post. 2023-11-30. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  26. ↑ Thompson, Avery (October 20, 2023). "Lily Gladstone: 5 Things to Know About the Standout Star of 'Killers of the Flower Moon'". Hollywood Life. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Lily, whose pronouns are she/they...
  27. ↑ O'Malley, Sheila (28 July 2023). "The Unknown Country". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  28. ↑ Marslett, Geoff (2022-09-24), Quantum Cowboys (Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi), Kiowa Gordon, Lily Gladstone, John Way, Fit Via Vi Film Productions, Artless Media, Minnow Mountain, retrieved 2023-10-30
  29. ↑ "The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees". December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  30. ↑ Davis, Clayton; Lang, Brent (October 24, 2023). "Gotham Awards Nominations: 'All of Us Strangers' Leads With Four Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  31. ↑ "The 2023 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Nominations". Next Best Picture.
  32. ↑ "New York Film Critics Awards: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Wins Best Film, Christopher Nolan Takes Director (Full List)". Variety. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  33. ↑ Wu, Valerie; Murphy, J. Kim (2023-11-17). "Lily Gladstone Tears Up Describing the 'Epidemic' of Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and Children and the Fight for Change". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  34. ↑ "Scorsese, DiCaprio, Gladstone to be honored for 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  35. ↑ "PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS TO PRESENT KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON WITH THE VANGUARD AWARD". Palm Springs International Film Festival. November 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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