Lily Mariye
Lily Mariye | |
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| Born | September 25, 1964 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Website | http://www.lilymariye.net/ |
Lily Mariye (born September 25, 1964) is an American television director, filmmaker and actress.
Early life
Mariye was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and graduated from UCLA with a BA in theater arts.
Career
From 1994 to 2009 she had a regular role as nurse Lily Jarvik on the NBC television series ER. She has appeared in many films such as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Mighty Joe Young, The Shadow, The New Age, The Doctor and Extraordinary Measures. Mariye has guest-starred in over 25 television shows including Teen Wolf, Criminal Minds, Shameless, NCIS L.A., Judging Amy, Ally McBeal, Family Ties, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Chicago Hope. She is also an award-winning theatre actress, performing in New York, Los Angeles and other regional theatres around the country.
Mariye's debut feature film as a writer and director, Model Minority had its world premiere at the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, where it received three awards: Special Jury Outstanding Director, Breakthrough Performance by a New Actor and Outstanding Cinematography as well as being a nominee for the Grand Jury Prize in Narrative Feature Filmmaking. Model Minority also won Best Micro-Budget Film and Best Female Director at The London Independent Film Festival, and Outstanding Feature at The Sacramento International Film Festival.
She has written several full-length screenplays, one of which, The Shangri-la Cafe, was accepted into the second round of the application process for development in the Sundance Feature Film Labs. The Shangri-la Cafe won Best Screenplay at the Ohio International Independent Film Festival and the Gaffers Film Festival, and won her a grant from the AFI Conservatory's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, 13th Cycle. While at AFI she produced and directed an award-winning short film version of the script (Best Short Film Award - Moondance International Film Festival, Best Screenplay Award - Brussels Independent Film Festival). The short film version of The Shangri-la Cafe was included on a DVD release of AFI shorts entitled Celebrating AFI.
In 2012 Mariye was chosen to participate in the Disney/ABC/DGA Directing Program.[1]
In 2016 she directed Episode 14, Season 4 of ABC's Nashville and Episode 4 after Nashville (season 5) moved to CMT. She also directed an episode of Season 2 of Amazon's Just Add Magic and episode 17, Season 4 of Freeform's The Fosters.
In 2016 she participated in The CBS Directing Initiative.[2]
In 2017, Mariye directed episodes of Chicago P.D., NCIS: Los Angeles and helmed her third episode on Nashville (season 6).
In 2018 Mariye directed two episodes of CBS's Criminal Minds, Chicago P.D., NCIS: Los Angeles, MacGyver and The Enemy Within.
In 2018 she received a DGA Award Nomination at the 70th Annual DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Program for her work on Just Add Magic.[3]
Mariye also received the Visionary Award from East West Players in April 2018 for her contributions in raising "the visibility of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community through [her] craft."[4]
Personal life
A resident of Los Angeles, Mariye lives with her husband, saxophonist Boney James.
Directing credits
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Shangri-la Café | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2002 | Err | Yes | No | No | |
| 2003 | Thumbing It | Yes | No | No | |
| 2012 | Model Minority | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | Nashville | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Chicago P.D. | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Fosters | Episode: “Diamond in the Rough” |
| 2017 | Just Add Magic | Episode: “Just Add Meddling”; DGA Award Nomination[3] |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | MacGyver | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Enemy Within | Episode: “Homecoming” |
| 2019 | The Terror: Infamy | Episode: “Shatter Like a Pearl” |
| 2019 | How to Get Away with Murder | Episode: “I'm the Murderer” |
| 2019 | Stumptown | Episode: “Dex Education” |
| 2020 | Prodigal Son | Episode: “The Professionals” |
| 2020 | Council of Dads | Episode: “Tradition!” |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Promised Land | Episode: “La Cosecha (The Harvest)” |
| 2022 | The Walking Dead | Episode: “Trust” |
| 2022 | Partner Track | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Good Fight | Episode: “The End of Ginni” |
| 2023 | Invitation to a Bonfire | 2 episodes; series unscreened[5] |
| 2023–2025 | Godfather of Harlem | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Elsbeth | Episode: “I’ve Got a Little List” |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Playwright | Notess |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "God of Carnage" | Yasmina Reza | East West Players Theatre |
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Chicken Ranch Girl | |
| 1985 | American Geisha | Shizue | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Right to Die | Unknown | TV Movie |
| 1991 | Switch | Nurse | |
| 1991 | The Doctor | O.R. Nurse | |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Rose | |
| 1992 | Exclusive | Doctor | TV Movie |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Mrs. Tam | |
| 1994 | The New Age | Sue | |
| 1994 | Roseanne & Tom: Behind the Scenes | Secretary | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Ticket Clerk | |
| 2005 | American Pie Presents: Band Camp | Dr. Susan Choi | |
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Dr. Waldman |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Lou Grant | Judy | Episode: “Unthinkable” |
| 1982 | Fame | Dr. Chen | Episode: “Childhood's End” |
| 1982 | Knots Landing | Nurse | Episode: “Emergency” |
| 1984 | Family Ties | Eleanor | Episode: “Best Man” |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Teller #1 | Episode: “Have I Got a Steele for You” |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | Nurse Sherry Long | Episode: “Slice O’Life |
| 1986 | Disneyland | Teacher #3 | Episode: “Fuzzbucket” |
| 1988 | Disneyland | Commentator | Episode: “Justin Case” |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Secretary #6 | Episode: “Nowhere to Run” |
| 1989 | Jake and the Fatman | Mrs. DeLuca | Episode: “Easy to Love” |
| 1989 | China Beach | Servant | Episode: “Independence Day” |
| 1991 | Back to the Future | (voice) | Episode: “Brothers” |
| 1991 | Who's the Boss? | Nurse | Episode: “Tony Bags a Big One” |
| 1992 | Rachel Gunn, R.N. | Registrar | Episode: “My Left Feet” |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Ops Officer | Episode: “Emissary” |
| 1993 | Bob | Sishu | Episode: “The Phantom of AmCanTranConComCo” |
| 1993 | George | Reporter #3 | Episode: “Nobody Up There Likes Me” |
| 1994–2009 | ER | Nurse Lily Jarvik | 127 episodes |
| 1995 | Signs and Wonders | Agent Sung | 3 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Melrose Place | Dr. Fisher | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Kayoko Miyamoto | Episode: “V-Fibbing” |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Dr. Franklin | Episode: “Homecoming” |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Dr. Clara Kim | Episode: “You Don't Know Me” |
| 2011 | Shameless | Malaya | Episode: “Killer Carl” |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Ashley Hong | Episode: “Purity” |
| 2014 | Teen Wolf | Satomi Ito | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Dr. Lee | Episode: “X” |
| 2015 | General Hospital | Madame Bellot | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Murder in the First | Beth Crotty | Episode: “Black and Blue” |
| 2016 | One Mississippi | Doctor | Episode: “New Contact” |
| 2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Shirley Hidoko | Episode: “Superhuman” |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987;[6] 1988;[7] 1991[8] | Tea | Teruko | Julianne Boyd | Manhattan Theatre Club, NY; Old Globe Theatre, San Diego; Odyssey Theatre, LA | Dramalogue Award |
| 1990 | Delicacies | Unknown | Bruce Whitney | Carpet Co. Stage[9] | |
| 1992 | Into the Woods | Unknown | DTim Dang | East West Players | |
| 1995 | Trojan Women | Unknown | Michael Arabian | CBS Studios Center[10] | |
| 1996 | Kokoro (True Heart) | Yasako | Jan Lewis | Odyssey Theatre[11] | LA Weekly Best Actress nomination |
| Unknown | Runaways | Unknown | Matt Casella | Richmond Shepard | |
| Unknown | The Bacchae | Unknown | Unknown | Mark Taper Workshop | |
| Unknown | Pastorale | Unknown | Susan Dietz | Beverly Hills Playhouse | |
| Unknown | Cabaret | Unknown | John Allison | Glendale Playhouse | |
| Unknown | Kimchee & Chitlins | Unknown | Unknown | Mark Taper Workshop | |
| Unknown | Daniel in Babylon | Unknown | Matt Casella | L.A. Stage Co. | |
| Unknown | Lesbian Seagulls | Unknown | Catherine Coke | Celebration Theatre, L.A. |
References
- ^ "Disney's 2012-14 ABC DGA Directing Program Finalists Announced (Karamuu Kush, Tina Mabry, Others Make The Cut)". Blavity. March 30, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 8, 2016). "CBS Announces 2016-17 Directors-Writers Initiative Participants". Deadline. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Lily Mariye". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ximón. "East West Players 52nd Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction Honors Tzi Ma, Lily Mariye, and the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Hilton Universal City". East West Players. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (January 5, 2023). "AMC Scraps '61st Street' Season 2, 'Invitation to a Bonfire' Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Goodman, Walter (October 21, 1987). "Theatre: 'Tea', End of Trilogy". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Churnin, Nancy (April 1, 1988). "STAGE REVIEW : 'Tea' Tells the Tale of Japanese War Brides". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Shirley, Don (January 29, 1991). "STAGE REVIEW : 'Tea' and Empathy : Velina Hasu Houston's Heartfelt Stories of Japanese War Brides". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ McCulloh, T.H. (October 26, 1990). "Theatrical Trickery in 'Delicacies'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Winer, Laurie (June 12, 1995). "THEATER REVIEW : 'Trojan' Tale Drowns in Excess". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Foley, F. Kathleen (April 18, 1996). "'Kokoro' Goes to Heart of Mother's Woes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
External links
- Lily Mariye at IMDb
- Lily Mariye at Rotten Tomatoes
- "USAsians.net: Latest News for September 2002". Retrieved April 11, 2008.