LILY SHAW
- SAG-AFTRA
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PROCEDURAL DRAMA: Undercover Operative - CLIP (Performance Video) Quicktime
[Original Work. Screenplay by Lily Shaw]. An undercover cop acts quickly to protect herself and her case; when her partner begins to suspect her true identity. CREATOR & LEAD.
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WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST: Ambitious 'Woman' Architect - CLIP (Performance Video) Quicktime
[Live Reading on Zoom] 'What We're Up Against' r/o ELIZA. Written by Theresa Rebeck -- It's the story of Eliza, an ambitious and talented woman architect. It's a scathing exploration of sexism in the workplace, and a woman's ferocious fight against it. THIS ROLE IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART.
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NCIS: Investigating Officer - Self Tape (Performance Video) Quicktime
[SELF-TAPE from 'NCIS'] An I.A. OFFICER, Hidalgo, partners up with NCIS detective to root put corrupt cops, only to discover a deeper mystery. PROCEDURAL DRAMA.
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QUANTUM LEAP: Lawyer in Love - Self-Tape (Performance Video) Quicktime
[SELF-TAPE from TV-drama 'Quantum Leap'] ADA Vicky Samuels is an ethical yet ambitious lawyer working for the DA's office. She is walking a tightrope balancing work, love, and doing the right thing. EPISODIC. My Best Work, as per a Casting Associ.!
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AARON SORKIN- TYPE: Idealistic Journalist - Self Tape [Original Work] (Performance Video) Quicktime
[SELF-TAPE - The Newsroom meets The X-Files] Ali is a passionate, heart-centered Journalist who fiercely believes in using the power of the media for good. She convinces Ray, her fellow reporter, to become an ally, in this crusade. CREATOR & LEAD.
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SITCOM: Truth-Telling Best Friend - Self-Tape (Performance Video) Quicktime
[SELF-TAPE - UNTITLED PILOT] Georgie. 30s, Cute in 'one of the guys' way, badass, loyal, yet very outspoken friend. Something may or may not happen between her and Dale. LEAD.
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ROM-COM 4 Weddings & A Funeral: Confused in Love -Self Tape (Performance Video) Quicktime
[SELF TAPE - FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL TV SERIES] An accomplished woman finds out that the guy she had a 'moment with' is actually her best friend's boyfriend. She then backtracks and underplays their connection. SERIES REGULAR.
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COMEDY Single-Cam: Animated Customer - CLIP [Guest Star] (Performance Video) Quicktime
[DEMO REEL - "SUPERSTORE-TV" SERIES] A self-absorbed woman pulls out all the stops to return a faulty coffeemaker. GUEST STAR.
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MEDICAL DRAMA: Assertive Doctor - Self-Tape (Performance Video) Quicktime
[SELF-TAPE: MEDICAL PROCEDURAL] 'THE GOOD DOCTOR' r/o ER DOCTOR. A young ER doctor convinces a scared patient to undergo life-threatening surgery. SERIES REGULAR.
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MEDICAL DRAMA: Witty Doctor - CLIP (Performance Video) Quicktime
[DEMO REEL - GREY'S ANATOMY-TYPE] A witty, in-control new doctor at a popular hospital playfully rebuffs her resident's social invitation. SERIES REGULAR.
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Jazz Dance: CLIP (Performance Video) Quicktime
JAZZ dance clip - to Frank Sinatra's "Luck be a Lady Tonight!" This was very first Jazz dance, and will always be close to my heart:)
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PROCEDURAL DRAMA REEL (Performance Video) Quicktime
CLIPS of: 1. Mission-focused FBI AGENT [Bilingual - English/Urdu] [0:00] 2. Empathetic HOSTAGE [0:45] 3. Witty, in-control DOCTOR [01:41]
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THE ENDGAME-TYPE DRAMA: Empathetic Hostage - CLIP (Performance Video) Quicktime
[DEMO REEL - 'THE ENDGAME'-TYPE CLIP] A quick-thinking hostage forges a human connection with a bank robber to save her life and life of others. GUEST STAR.
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THE BLACKLIST-TYPE DRAMA: Mission-Focused FBI Agent - CLIP (Performance Video) Quicktime
[DEMO REEL -'THE BLACKLIST'-TYPE CLIP] Two Operatives butt heads over correct intel-gathering sources. Bilingual- English/Urdu. RECURRING.
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'Indian' Call Center Employee: Guest Star (Performance Video) Quicktime
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, Adult Swim Channel. Two call center employees find love in an unexpected way. Episode directed by LAKE BELL.
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INDIAN-AMERICAN NARRATOR (Audiobook) (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Hear Lily as she combines two different accents-- the voices of the Characters in INDIAN ACCENT, and the voice of the Narrator in AMERICAN ACCENT.
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TRUE CRIME PODCAST HOST - Audio Only (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Lily as a Podcast Host, as she introduces a True Crime Episode.
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"DREAM A LITTLE DREAM" SONG- Audio Only (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Version of Ella Fitzgerald's version of 'Dream a Little dream of me!' Sultry, Lounge Singer with Piano accompaniment
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COMMERCIAL - Voiceover Demo [01:58] (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
[DEMO REEL -VOICEOVER] Commercial narration styles of Inspirational, Snarky, and Peppy.
Résumé Print Résumé
Represented by: |
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Savage Agency (CA) (323) 461-8316 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Print |
Brains, Beauty, & Backbone | ||
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Professional you trust, Heart you admire, & Fire you respect | ||
TV + NEW MEDIA [partial] | ||
Untitled SAGE Project |
GUEST STAR [in production] |
CD: Rachel Imbriglio |
Bechtel Corporate |
RECURRING |
d: Tony Dolan |
The Girl in the Woods [w Kal Penn] |
CO-STAR |
CRYPT TV l d: Roxine Helberg |
Children's Hospital [w Ken Morino] |
CO-STAR |
ADULT SWIM l d: Lake Bell |
Outsourced [w Ben Rappaport] |
CO-STAR |
NBC l d: Victor Nelli Jr. |
Damsels & Dragons |
SERIES REGULAR |
d:A. Wade & A. Young |
Your Man Is... |
SERIES REGULAR |
d: Lily Shaw |
FILM + VOICEOVER [partial] | ||
Echoes of a Dream |
LEAD [just premiered] |
NYFA l d:Shambhavi Jha |
Loitering with Intent |
PRINCIPAL [narrator] |
DOCUMENTARY d: Eve Jablovkay |
[winner! multiple film festivals] |
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All for Love |
LEAD |
COMEDY l d: Michael Harris |
[winner! multiple film festivals] |
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Professionally Obligated |
LEAD |
MEDICAL l Self-Produced |
Intuition |
LEAD |
THRILLER l Self-Produced |
Killer Punjabi |
LEAD |
BOLLYWOOD INDIE l d: Kavi Raz |
96 Souls |
SUPPORTING |
SCI-FI FEATURE d: Stan Jacobs |
[winner! multiple film festivals] |
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SUPPORTING |
PSI- FEATURE l d: Wim Wenders |
The Interview |
LEAD |
USC THESIS l d:Regena Pauketat |
The (In)Dependent Spouse |
LEAD |
UCSB THESIS l d:Aashka Pandya |
[winner! Top Shorts] |
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[finalist! @SAFFA2019] |
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'Marshall' Project |
DUBBING [for Spanish] |
NETFLIX l Igloo Studios |
Amor De Madre |
DUBBING + WALLA |
NETFLIX l CD: Natalie Avital |
COMMERCIALS | ||
Directed by CHRISTOPHER GUEST in 1st SAG national commercial | ||
LOS ANGELES THEATRE [partial] | ||
The Girls Talkin' |
ENSEMBLE LEAD |
SM PLAYHOUSE d:Sonia Jackson |
Conversations 'bout the Girls: BREASTIVAL |
SUPPORTING |
NEW WORK l d: Sonia Jackson |
A Bright Room called Day |
LEAD |
The Cursed Players Theater |
The Seagull |
SUPPORTING |
The Cursed Players Theater |
What We're Up Against |
LEAD |
Parrish & Co. d:Robyne Parrish |
Reservoir 'Bitches' |
LEAD [Tim Roth's role] |
TreStage & Next Stage Theatres |
[all-female version of 'Reservoir Dogs' |
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The Alchemy of Imperfection |
DUAL LEAD ROLES |
NEW WORK d: Cara Cruickshank |
The Proposal by Anton Chekhov |
LEAD |
Underground Theatre |
He Said & She Said by Alice Gerstenberg |
LEAD |
Underground Theatre |
Female Terrorist Project |
SUPPORTING |
Underground Theatre |
EDUCATION & TRAINING | ||
B.Sc IN FINANCE |
Sacramento State University |
Graduated Summa Cum Laude |
ON-CAMERA & SCENE STUDY |
Ivana Chubbuck Studios |
Tasha Smith & Ivana Chubbuck |
Margie Haber Studios |
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Parrish & Co. Theater, NY |
Robyne Parrish |
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The 2% Collective |
w. Jen Rudolph & Natalie Roy |
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AUDITION TECHNIQUE |
Jo Kelly's The Purposeful Actor |
Coached Online by Jo |
Amy Lyndon Studios |
Coach: Amy Lyndon |
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IMPROV |
The Groundlings |
Level 1 |
VOICEOVER |
Narration & Animation |
Jane Dashow |
Accent & Dialect |
Gabriella Santinelli |
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STAGE COMBAT |
Sword Fight [cutlass] |
Academy of Theatrical Combat |
SPECIAL SKILLS | ||
CONTRIBUTING WRITER [Backstage.com] |
HOST of IG Series [Live with Lily] |
AWARD-WINNING Public Speaker |
LANGUAGES: fluent Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi |
ACCENTS: Indian, British, Southern |
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CAST MEMBER for 'We Make Movies' & 'Deadline Junkies' |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'4" |
Weight: 150 lbs |
Backstage.com Writer, Contributing Writer, Empowerment Speaker, Fluent Hindi, Fluent Punjabi, Fluent Urdu, Indian Accent, Middle-Eastern Accent, RP (British) Accent, Voiceover- Home Set Up, Aerobics, Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Hula Hoop, Martial Arts - Tai Chi, Running - General, Weight Lifting, Yoga, Dance - Bhangara, Dance Belly, Dance Cha Cha, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Salsa, Dance Swing, Dance Tango, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Teleprompter, Voiceover, American - Minnesota Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, East Indian Accent, Persian Accent, Fluent Hindi, Fluent Punjabi
The vibrance of Gina Rodgriguez, the directness of Zoe Saldana, the warmth of Anne Hathaway & the stomach of Red Velvet Cake. RECENT FEEDBACK: “Brilliant work!” -Shambhavi Jha, Producer of ‘Echoes of a Dream.' “Beautiful work. Loved how you took directions, dropped your plan and just lived in the reality of the scene.” -Jeremy O’Keefe, CD @Greenstein/Daniel Casting “you’re very interesting and watchable.” -Mike Page, CD & former Casting Exec @HBOMax South Asian-American. LA LOCAL HIRE (& Atlanta)