Lily Gladstone

Lily Gladstone (born August 2, 1986) is an American actress. She made her film debut in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2012), and went on to collaborate with filmmaker Kelly Reichardt in the independent films Certain Women (2016) and First Cow (2019). Her portrayal of a rancher in the former earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Gladstone appeared in episodes of HBO's Room 104 (2017–2020), Showtime's Billions (2016–2023), and FX's Reservation Dogs (2021–2023). In 2023, she played the lead role of Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's drama film Killers of the Flower Moon. Early life and education Raised in Browning, Montana and East Glacier, Montana. Gladstone is of Piegan Blackfeet, Nez Perce, and European heritage and grew up on the reservation of the Blackfeet Nation. Maternally, she is a 1st cousin, 4 times removed of William Ewart Gladstone, British Prime Minister. One of her paternal great-great grandfathers was Red Crow, a Kainai Nation chief. After graduating Mountlake Terrace High School in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, she attended the University of Montana, graduating in 2008 with a BFA in Acting/Directing and a minor in Native American Studies. She has cited the desire to portray an Ewok after watching Return of the Jedi at the age of 5 as inspiring her to become an actress. When Lily Gladstone first moved out to Seattle, she was immediately enrolled in Stone Soup Theatre, a non profit educational theatre company for the Seattle youth, which then led to starring in student films and theses.