Lily Rabe

Lily Rabe
Rabe at the Metropolitan Opera opening, September 22, 2008
Born	(1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 42) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001-present

Lily Rabe (born June 29, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Nora Montgomery in the first season of the FX anthology series American Horror Story. Rabe was also asked to join the second season of the series, American Horror Story: Asylum, playing a nun, Sister Mary Eunice, at a former tuberculosis ward, turned mental institution in 1964.

Lily Rabe was born in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of the late actress Jill Clayburgh and playwright David Rabe and attended Northwestern University and the Hotchkiss School.

Rabe's Broadway credits include a revival of Steel Magnolias, and An American Plan in 2008, in which she appeared with actress Mercedes Ruehl.^[1] In the fall of 2005, she appeared in MCC's production of Colder Than Here. In 2006, her performance in George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House was praised by New York Times critic Charles Isherwood.

Rabe has appeared in the films Never Again, Mona Lisa Smile, and as Bernadette in No Reservations and The Toe Tactic. She also appeared in two episodes of Medium in 2008, as a female serial killer working under the guise of a fellow victim. She was seen in the 2010 film All Good Things.

In June and July 2010 Rabe played Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in Central Park in New York City, in the famed Shakespeare in the Park series of productions. She starred opposite Al Pacino as Shylock in a performance described as a "smashing break-out".^[2] For this performance, Rabe was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in Play.^[3] She continued in the role of Portia when the play opened at the Broadhurst Theater in November, 2010 and continued in this role into 2011. On December 21, 2010 she discussed the role on the interview show Charlie Rose. Rabe took on the role of Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival.^[4] She now plays Nora Montgomery on the FX show American Horror Story. Lily is one of six actors from the first season of American Horror Story to be returning for the second season as a completely new character.

Rabe recently appeared at the Golden Theatre in the new Broadway play " Seminar" by Theresa Rebeck. It was directed by Sam Gold, and the cast included Alan Rickman, Jerry O'Connell, Hamish Linklater and Hettienne Park.It opened on November 20, 2011, and closed May 6, 2012.

She just finished work in the Public Theatre's production of As You Like It, part of the 50th Season of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theatre. She played the lead role of Rosalind in the production that opened on June 11th, 2012 and closed on June 30th, 2012. ^[5]

• Lily Rabe at IMDb
• Lily Rabe at the Internet Broadway Database
• List of stage credits
• Lily Rabe at Simon and Schuster
• Lily Rabe on Charlie Rose

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