Lilli Kay

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| name = Lilli Kay

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|03|18}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York

| occupation = Actress

| education = Carnegie Mellon University

| father = Stephen Kay

| relatives = Piper Perabo (step-mother)

| years_active = 2018–present

}}

{{external media|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3188162/mediaviewer/rm3466536193 Kay as Fia Baxter in Your Honor (2023)]}}

Lilli Kay (born March 18, 1996{{cite web|url=https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/lilli-kay|title=Lilli Kay|publisher=PhotoBook Magazine|date=February 28, 2023|accessdate=September 8, 2024}}) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Penelope Fowler in the Netflix series Chambers (2019) and Sofia "Fia" Baxter in the Showtime drama series Your Honor (2020–2023).{{cite web|url=https://papularmagazine.com/lilli-kay/|title=Lilli Kay: An In-depth Biography of the Rising Star|publisher=papularmagazine.com|date=June 8, 2024|accessdate=September 8, 2024}} She also appeared on the fifth season of the Paramount Network neo-Western drama series Yellowstone (2022).{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/1105243/who-plays-clara-brewer-on-yellowstone/|title=Who Plays Clara Brewer On Yellowstone?|publisher=Looper|date=November 16, 2022|accessdate=September 8, 2024}}

Career

Kay starred as Fia Baxter opposite Bryan Cranston and Michael Stuhlbarg in Showtime drama series Your Honor,{{cite web|date=16 January 2023|url= https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/01/16/showtime-your-honor-season-2-premiere-bryan-cranston-reveal-recap/10943975002/|title= 'Your Honor' star Bryan Cranston on Season 2 premiere shocker, 'new possibility of joy'|first=Erin|last=Jensen| website=USA Today|accessdate=September 8, 2024}} becoming a series regular in season two. She also appeared in the film Paterno and Netflix series Chambers.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/08/your-honor-jimi-stanton-lilli-kay-benjamin-flores-jr-promoted-series-regular-season-2-1235079954/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title= 'Your Honor': Jimi Stanton, Lilli Kay & Benjamin Flores Jr. Upped To Series Regulars For Season 2|first=Denise |last=Petski

|date=August 1, 2022|accessdate=September 8, 2024}}

She has a recurring role as Clara Brewer in Yellowstone in season five.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/yellowstone-season-5-clara-lilli-kay-queer-kiss-1235480488/|website=Variety|accessdate=September 8, 2024|title= Yellowstone' Breakout Lilli Kay on Clara's Future Fighting Alongside John Dutton and How Fans Reacted to the Series' First Queer Kiss|date=10 January 2023|first=William|last=Earl}} She was involved in the first non-heterosexual kiss on the show, kissing her real-life partner, Juli Kocemba.{{cite web|url= https://www.newsweek.com/queerpeoplelove-yellowstone-lilli-kay-clara-rates-reaction-lgbtq-kiss-1771157 |website=Newsweek|accessdate=September 8, 2024|title= 'Queer People Love "Yellowstone"': Lilli Kay Rates Reaction to LGBTQ+ Kiss|date=Jan 4, 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/01/yellowstone-lilli-kay-clara-brewer-lesbians-on-the-range-1235209609/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=September 8, 2024|title= Yellowstone' Actress Lilli Kay Talks About Playing Dutton's Confidante And A "Lesbian On The Range"|first=Lynette|last= Rice

|date=January 1, 2023}}

Kay played Rachelle Horowitz in the film Rustin opposite Colman Domingo, Chris Rock and Jeffrey Wright.{{cite web|url= https://www.motionpictures.org/2023/12/rustin-screenwriter-julian-breece-on-giving-a-legend-his-due-2/|website=Motionpictures.org|accessdate=September 8, 2024|title= Best of 2023: "Rustin" Screenwriter Julian Breece on Giving a Legend his Due|date=December 29, 2023|first=Bryan|last=Abrams}} She can be seen in indie feature film The Luckiest Man in America opposite Paul Walter Hauser. In June 2025, she was cast in an Apple TV+ golf-based comedy series Stick from Jason Keller, starring Owen Wilson.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/06/lilli-kay-owen-wilson-apple-golf-comedy-series-cast-1235981614/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=September 8, 2024|title= Lilli Kay Joins Owen Wilson In Apple Golf Comedy Series

|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 24, 2025}}

Personal life

She is also a musician and a member of the LGBTQA+ community. On the television series Yellowstone, she worked alongside her father Stephen Kay who is a director and executive producer on the series. Her step-mother Piper Perabo also acted in the series.{{cite web|url= https://thedirect.com/article/lilli-kay-your-honor-yellowstone-actress

|title= Who Is Lilli Kay? 6 Things to Know About Your Honor & Yellowstone Actress|first= Richard |last=Nebens |date= June 4, 2024|accessdate=September 8, 2024|website=The Direct}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2018 \| Paterno \| Dori \| Television film
2019 \| Madam Secretary \| Ruby \| Episode: "The New Normal"
2019 \| Chambers \| Penelope Fowler \| Main role; 10 episodes
2020–2023 \| Your Honor \| Fia Baxter \| Main role
2022 \| August at Twenty-Two \| Emily Walker \|
2022–2024 \| Yellowstone \| Clara Brewer \| Recurring role
2023 \| Rustin \| Rachelle \|
2024 \| The Luckiest Man in America \| TBA \|
2024 \| The Heiress \| Christina Onassis \| Short film
2025 \| For Worse \| Tina \|
2025 \| style="background:#FFFFCC;"\| Stick {{dagger}} \| Zero \| Apple TV+ series

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2018

| Paterno

| Dori

| Television film

2019

| Madam Secretary

| Ruby