# Lily Donoghue
**Lily Donoghue** (born 1994 in Florida, United States) is an American actress known for playing Marty Coolidge in the 2019 Blumhouse horror film *Black Christmas* and for recurring television roles in *Dirty John*, *Daisy Jones & the Six*, and *The Summer I Turned Pretty*.[1](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-817937/) • [2](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994, Florida, United States[1](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-817937/) |
| Breakout film role | Marty (Marty Coolidge) in *Black Christmas* (2019), one of the four main leads[2](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_donoghue) |
| Longest TV run | Tracy Broderick in *Dirty John* season 2, seven episodes[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) |
| Recent TV role | Lacie Barone in *The Summer I Turned Pretty* season 3, two episodes[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) |
| Other films | Jorie in *Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets*[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) |
| Upcoming | Paradise: Disturbed (2026); Blair in *Less Than Zero* season 1 (2027)[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) |
## Early television work
Donoghue moved to California to begin her acting career, and her first screen appearances came in guest and recurring parts on established American series.[1](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-817937/) In 2017 she played Vanessa in three episodes of the final season of the AMC drama *Halt and Catch Fire*, a young Jo Wilson (also called Brooke Wilson) in one episode of *Grey's Anatomy* season 14, and Jamie Weisman in two episodes of *The Goldbergs* season 5.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) In 2019 she appeared in the final season of *Jane the Virgin* as the young Brenda in three episodes.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/)
Her largest early television role was Tracy Broderick in the second season of the anthology true-crime series *[Dirty John](https://www.edgepedia.org/dirty-john-tv-series)*, appearing in seven episodes.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) • [5](https://thetvdb.com/people/7364066-lily-donoghue)
## Black Christmas
Donoghue's most prominent film role to date is Marty in *[Black Christmas](https://www.edgepedia.org/black-christmas-2019-film)* (2019), a remake of the 1974 slasher film, produced by Blumhouse and written and directed by Sophia Takal with April Wolfe.[2](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/) • [6](https://www.shockya.com/news/2019/12/13/interview-sophia-takal-april-wolfe-black-christmas-exclusive/) The film follows sorority sisters at Hawthorne College who are stalked by a killer during the holiday break and fight back; Donoghue's Marty is described as the one of the four main leads who brings her boyfriend along to sorority activities.[2](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/) • [6](https://www.shockya.com/news/2019/12/13/interview-sophia-takal-april-wolfe-black-christmas-exclusive/)
In a December 2019 interview with HorrorBuzz, Donoghue said she first did a director's test with Sophia Takal on a project described only as "horror," and that she and the other three lead actresses originally auditioned for the lead role of Riley before she received a callback for Marty.[2](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/) The film was shot in New Zealand, and Donoghue described filming a Christmas movie there over the American Independence Day holiday.[2](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/) On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a critics score of 41 percent, the only film listed on her review-aggregation page.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_donoghue)
## Later film and television
After *Black Christmas*, Donoghue played Jorie in the film *Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets*, released in 2021.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) • [5](https://thetvdb.com/people/7364066-lily-donoghue) On television she appeared as Ava Levy in episode 5 of *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021) and as Lisa Crowne in episodes 9 and 10 of *Daisy Jones & the Six* (2023).[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/) She was cast as Lacie Barone in the third season of *The Summer I Turned Pretty*, appearing in the first two episodes.[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/)
Her listed upcoming projects include the role of Chloe in *[You're Dating a Narcissist!](https://www.edgepedia.org/youre-dating-a-narcissist)* (2025), an untitled part in *Paradise: Disturbed* (2026), and Blair in a television adaptation of *Less Than Zero* (2027).[4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/)
## Other work
Donoghue has described herself as an artist as well as an actress. In a 2025 episode of the podcast *The Ache*, she discussed her entry into Hollywood, her spiritual practice, and what she described as channeling abilities.[7](https://podfollow.com/the-ache/episode/4915155ccda76fec9308b7be58461c8f8656ea11/view) Her Instagram handle is @lilymarieantoinette.[7](https://podfollow.com/the-ache/episode/4915155ccda76fec9308b7be58461c8f8656ea11/view)
## References
1. [Lily Donoghue, SensaCine México](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-817937/)
2. [Actor Lily Donoghue on Starring in Black Christmas, HorrorBuzz (Norman Gidney, December 12, 2019)](https://horrorbuzz.com/lily-donoghue/)
3. [Lily Donoghue Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_donoghue)
4. [Lily Donoghue : Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-817937/filmographie/)
5. [Lily Donoghue, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/people/7364066-lily-donoghue)
6. [Interview: Sophia Takal and April Wolfe Talk Black Christmas, ShockYa (December 13, 2019)](https://www.shockya.com/news/2019/12/13/interview-sophia-takal-april-wolfe-black-christmas-exclusive/)
7. [Lily Donoghue: Blooms Like a Cut, The Ache podcast (May 26, 2025), Podfollow](https://podfollow.com/the-ache/episode/4915155ccda76fec9308b7be58461c8f8656ea11/view)
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