Lily Rabe (born June , ) is an American actress. She received a
nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her
performance as Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Rabe is best known
for her multiple roles on the FX anthology horror series American
Horror Story, and her lead role as Claire Bennigan on the ABC science
fiction series The Whispers.Rabe was born in New York City on the
Upper West Side, the daughter of playwright David Rabe (born ) and
actress Jill Clayburgh (â€"). She has a younger brother, Michael, an
actor and playwright, and an older paternal half-brother, Jason, a
musician. Her father is Catholic, her maternal grandfather was Jewish,
and her maternal grandmother was Protestant. Rabe was raised in
Bedford, and moved to Lakeville, Connecticut when she was in the
seventh grade. There, she attended the Hotchkiss School.Rabe studied
dance for ten years. She was teaching ballet at a summer arts program
in Connecticut when she was approached by the program's acting
instructor, who asked her to perform a monologue in the final
production. Rabe performed a monologue from the play Crimes of the
Heart by Beth Henley. She stated, "It was that moment, performing that
monologue, that made me think, 'Maybe this is what I wanna do'." Rabe
then went on to study acting at Northwestern University, from which
she graduated in .In , Rabe made her screen debut opposite her mother
Jill Clayburgh in the film Never Again. In , Rabe made her
professional stage debut, again opposite her mother, at the Gloucester
Stage Company in Massachusetts. She starred in two one-act plays:
Speaking Well of the Dead by Israel Horovitz, and The Crazy Girl by
Frank Pugliese. As a result of appearing in the plays, Rabe was able
to get an Equity Card. In July , Rabe returned to the Gloucester Stage
Company to appear in a production of Proof by David Auburn. The same
year, she appeared in the film Mona Lisa Smile. After graduating, Rabe
moved back to New York. From September through October , , she
appeared in White Jesus by Deirdre O'Connor, one of a series of
one-act plays presented as The Democracy Project from the Naked Angels
Theater Company.
nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her
performance as Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Rabe is best known
for her multiple roles on the FX anthology horror series American
Horror Story, and her lead role as Claire Bennigan on the ABC science
fiction series The Whispers.Rabe was born in New York City on the
Upper West Side, the daughter of playwright David Rabe (born ) and
actress Jill Clayburgh (â€"). She has a younger brother, Michael, an
actor and playwright, and an older paternal half-brother, Jason, a
musician. Her father is Catholic, her maternal grandfather was Jewish,
and her maternal grandmother was Protestant. Rabe was raised in
Bedford, and moved to Lakeville, Connecticut when she was in the
seventh grade. There, she attended the Hotchkiss School.Rabe studied
dance for ten years. She was teaching ballet at a summer arts program
in Connecticut when she was approached by the program's acting
instructor, who asked her to perform a monologue in the final
production. Rabe performed a monologue from the play Crimes of the
Heart by Beth Henley. She stated, "It was that moment, performing that
monologue, that made me think, 'Maybe this is what I wanna do'." Rabe
then went on to study acting at Northwestern University, from which
she graduated in .In , Rabe made her screen debut opposite her mother
Jill Clayburgh in the film Never Again. In , Rabe made her
professional stage debut, again opposite her mother, at the Gloucester
Stage Company in Massachusetts. She starred in two one-act plays:
Speaking Well of the Dead by Israel Horovitz, and The Crazy Girl by
Frank Pugliese. As a result of appearing in the plays, Rabe was able
to get an Equity Card. In July , Rabe returned to the Gloucester Stage
Company to appear in a production of Proof by David Auburn. The same
year, she appeared in the film Mona Lisa Smile. After graduating, Rabe
moved back to New York. From September through October , , she
appeared in White Jesus by Deirdre O'Connor, one of a series of
one-act plays presented as The Democracy Project from the Naked Angels
Theater Company.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.