Lily Mariye: Actress & Film Maker

Lily is one of the finalist for the Roy W. Dean Film Grant! Go HERE to check out Lily and the other finalists.
Lily and her script, "Model Minority", have been selected for the second round of consideration for the 2011 January Screenwriters Lab in the Sundance Feature Film Program, held in Park City, Utah, every year, concurrent with the Sundance Film Festival. This is her fourth time to be selected for this honor. Hooray!
Lily is a Quarter-Finalist, in the top 10% of all entries, for the 2010 Page International Screenwriting Awards. Her script, TORN, is one of 65 in the Thriller/Horror category to go on to the next round. Semi-Finalists will be announced August 15.
Check out the Official Trailer for EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES! The movie opened January 22, 2010. Lily appears as Dr. Waldman.
The Shangri-la Cafe won the Bronze Prize for the Page International Screenwriting Awards and is one of 3 finalists for the Cynosure Screenwriting Awards!
Model Minority was in the top 15% of finalists for the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting and was a finalist for both screenwriting and directing in the Sundance Feature Film Labs.
ER was honored on TVLand Awards, April 26, and Lily Mariye, Yvette Freeman and other members of ER appeared to accept the award.
ER has just wrapped its' final episode after 15 seasons! Watch for Lily on April 2, first on the ER retrospective at 8pm and the two hour finale beginning at 9. Here's Lily and Noah Wyle after shooting the very last trauma scene on her last day!

Lily was just cast in "Crowley," a new film with Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser. She starts shooting in May in Portland, Oregon.
IMDb and Withoutabox present IMDb Theaters, a major new initiative to create an online global showcase for top short films. IMDb users will now be able to watch short films from the world's most exciting new filmmakers. "THE SHANGRI-LA CAFE" is one of the featured short films.
Just finished filming "Hancock" with Will Smith and Charlize Theron, directed by Peter Berg. Just shot a JC Penney commercial in which Lily drives a semi-truck! Watch for it near Thanksgiving. Lily's also on the short list for the Sundance Feature Film Labs with a new project, "More Than This."
Lily can be seen in the feature film "AMERICAN PIE: BAND CAMP" now on DVD. She plays Susan Choi, the head of a prestigious music school who saves the day. (AND, of course, steals the film!!)
READ THE INTERVIEW HERE
Lily has been working on her director skills lately - she has been 'shadowing' Director Lesli Linka Glatter on ER.
Lily recently attended the IFP Market & Conference in New York. She was one of 40 participants (out of 1600) to be chosen. The IFP Market is the only US independent film event where independent screenwriters, directors, and producers with projects in various stages of development present their work directly to industry executives.
Watch Lily on HGTV's RESTORE AMERICA .