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Lilli Cooper
Cooper at Animate! Raleigh in 2025
Born	(1990-03-04) March 4, 1990 (age 34) New York City, U.S.
Education	Vassar College (AB)
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Tootsie, Spring Awakening, SpongeBob SquarePants Hazbin Hotel
Spouse	Paul McLoughlin
Children	2
Parent(s)	Chuck Cooper Tisa Farley
Website	www.lillicooper.com

Lilli Cooper (born March 4, 1990) is an American actress and singer.

Life and career

Cooper is the daughter of actor Chuck Cooper and Tisa Farley. Her grandfather acted at the Karamu House in Cleveland. She attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Vassar College, graduating from the latter in 2012.

She was the standby for Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, and originated the role of Martha Bessell in Spring Awakening. She also played Hélène Kuragina in the American Repertory Theatre production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in 2015. She originated the role of Sandy Cheeks in the Broadway production of SpongeBob SquarePants, which opened on December 4, 2017. In September 2018, Cooper played Julie Nichols in the musical adaptation of the 1982 film Tootsie in its Chicago debut and reprised the role on Broadway in spring 2019, receiving a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance.

In 2022, she played the role of Doc on Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. Also in 2022, she took part in the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15 year reunion of the original cast of the musical.

In 2024, she served as the voice of the character Velvette in Hazbin Hotel.

Cooper lives in New York City with her husband Paul. Their first child, a son named Bodie, was born in September 2021. Their second child, a son named Desi, was born in April 2024.

Theatre credits

Television credits

Accolades

References

1. ^ Cooper, Lilli (September 18, 2007). "Lilli Cooper: Full-Time Student, Full-Time Broadway Actress". Broadway.com. John Gore Organization. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
2. Cotton, Chanelle (November 28, 2017). "Getting to Know SpongeBob SquarePants' Lilli Cooper". Broadway Inbound. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. ^ Kennedy, Mark (June 5, 2019). "Tony-winner Chuck Cooper cheers Tony-nominee daughter, Lilli". Asbury Park-Press. New Jersey, Asbury Park. Associated Press. p. E 22. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lilli Cooper". WP Theater. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
5. Barry, John W. (June 22, 2018). "Power at Vassar". Poughkeepsie Journal. New York, Poughkeepsie. p. E 10. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Peterson, Tyler (March 25, 2015). "At This Performance: WICKED's Reigning 'Elphaba' Standby Lilli Cooper!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
7. Mink, Casey (November 29, 2017). "From College to Broadway: Lilli Cooper + Ethan Slater Team Again for 'SpongeBob SquarePants'". Backstage. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
8. "Lilli Cooper". IMDB.
9. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
10. Nick Blaemire and Ethan Slater’s Edge of the World to Have One-Night-Only Concert
11. Moynihan, Caitlin (May 24, 2019). "Tootsie's Lilli Cooper on Her 'Cuckoo Bananas' Tony Nomination & More". Broadway.com. John Gore Organization. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

External links

• Lilli Cooper at the Internet Broadway Database
• Lilli Cooper at IMDb
• Lilli Cooper at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Lilli Cooper on Twitter

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