Lily Mariye

Lily Mariye was born on Sep 25, 1956 in USA. Lily Mariye's big-screen debut came with The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas directed by Colin Higgins in 1982. Lily Mariye is known for Model Minority directed by Lily Mariye, Nichole Sakura stars as Kayla Tanaka and Courtney Mun as Amberlyn Tanaka. Lily Mariye has got 14 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Lily Mariye achieved is Asians On Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Lily Mariye plays is Model Minority which will be released on Jul 29, 2012.

Although Lily Mariye is a DGA Award nominee for "Just Add Magic," she may be best known for her role as Nurse Lily Jarvik on ER (1994) for its entire 15 season run. An award-winning actress/dancer/singer, she was discovered by agent Joan Scott in the LA stage production of Elizabeth Swados musical, Runaways. Now a successful TV and film director, she directed "The Walking Dead," "The Good Fight," "The Terror: Infamy," "Prodigal Son," "Council Of Dads," "Stumptown," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Chicago PD," "Criminal Minds," "Nashville," and "Partner Track" after her feature film debut, "Model Minority." She is active at the DGA, appointed by President Tommy Schlamme to the DGA PAC Leadership Council and the Special Projects Committee, as well as being elected twice as Co-chair of the DGA Asian American Committee. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has a BA in Theatre from UCLA. She is married to Grammy-nominated Concord Recording artist, Boney James.