# Lily Sullivan
**Lily Sullivan** (born 1993 or 1994; sources differ) is an Australian actress known for her feature-film debut as Coral Moochmore in *Mental* (2012), her lead role as Beth in the horror film *Evil Dead Rise* (2023), and her solo performance in the science-fiction thriller *Monolith* (2023).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_sullivan)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth | September 8; IMDb gives 1993, Rotten Tomatoes and TV Insider give 1994[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_sullivan) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lily-sullivan/) |
| Birthplace | Logan City, Brisbane, Australia[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) |
| Feature debut | *Mental* (2012), at age 17, as Coral Moochmore, opposite Toni Collette and Liev Schreiber[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) |
| Early recognition | AACTA Award nomination for Best Young Actor and FCCA Award nomination for Best Performance by a Young Actor for *Mental*[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) |
| Breakout horror role | Beth in *Evil Dead Rise* (2023), which grossed $147 million worldwide on a $12 million budget[5](https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) |
| Notable one-hander | *Monolith* (2023), in which she is the only on-screen actor, shot in fifteen days[6](https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2023/11/02/interview-lily-sullivan/) |
| Spouse | Tim Baltz, according to TV Insider[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lily-sullivan/) |
## Background
Sullivan was born in [Logan City](https://www.edgepedia.org/logan-city), Brisbane, and her parents emigrated to Australia from Britain.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) • [7](https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973/) She graduated high school in 2011 and went straight into acting.[7](https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973/) Later, as a runner-up for the Heath Ledger Scholarship, she attended the Screenwise Film and Television School.[7](https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973/)
## *Mental* and early film work
Sullivan sent a self-audition tape for P.J. Hogan's comedy-drama *Mental*, and in her own words, "two weeks later, my world had changed completely." She took a year off school to make the film and celebrated her 18th birthday in [Queensland](https://www.edgepedia.org/queensland) during the shoot; at the wrap party she had her first legal glass of champagne with [Toni Collette](https://www.edgepedia.org/toni-collette).[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) Her performance as Coral Moochmore earned nominations for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Young Actor and a Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/)
**Galore and Sucker.** She next starred in the drama *Galore*, which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2013 and screened at the 2014 [Berlin International Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/berlin-international-film-festival); her performance won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Cinema des Antipodes Saint Tropez Film Festival.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) TV Guide records a 2014 Jury Prize for Best Actress among her honors.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) She played Sarah in *Sucker* (2015) opposite [Timothy Spall](https://www.edgepedia.org/timothy-spall).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/)
## Television
As a newcomer to television she appeared in *[Rake](https://www.edgepedia.org/rake-australian-tv-series)* (second season) and the NBC series *Camp*, where she played Marina Barker.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lily-sullivan/) She starred as Miranda Reid in the miniseries *Picnic at Hanging Rock* (2018), an adaptation of Joan Lindsay's novel produced by FremantleMedia Australia with a predominantly female directing team and cast including [Natalie Dormer](https://www.edgepedia.org/natalie-dormer), Yael Stone, Madeleine Madden, and [Samara Weaving](https://www.edgepedia.org/samara-weaving); the series premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and screened on Foxtel, Amazon, and the BBC.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) • [8](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/getmedia/dd9d62fc-1c03-4a92-ac0d-a9541cc27818/SA-Annual-Report-2017-2018.pdf?ext=.pdf) The same year she played Petra in the Stan series *Romper Stomper*, and in 2019 she received an Equity Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) • [4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/) Other credits include *The Other Guy* (2017), *Barkskins* (2020), and *St. Denis Medical* (2024).[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lily-sullivan/)
## 2020s film career
In *I Met a Girl* (2020), released on Netflix, Sullivan played Lucy, the mysterious woman whom a musician with schizophrenia follows to Sydney.[7](https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973/)
**Evil Dead Rise.** Sullivan played Beth in Lee Cronin's *Evil Dead Rise* (2023), the fifth *Evil Dead* film, in which two estranged sisters face flesh-possessing demons in a city apartment rather than the series' traditional cabin setting.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) The film earned $25 million at the US and Canada box office, $67 million in other territories, and $147 million worldwide against a $12 million budget.[5](https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/) [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) lists a 2024 Chainsaw Award nomination for Best Lead Performance for the role.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/)
**Monolith.** Made under the South Australian Film Corporation and Adelaide Film Festival's Film Lab: New Voices program with $400,000 in funding, *Monolith* stars Sullivan as a disgraced journalist who turns to podcasting and uncovers a strange artifact and an alien conspiracy.[9](https://www.safilm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/23-05-22-Film-Lab-inaugural-feature-Monolith-starts-production-FINAL.pdf) It was the first feature to come out of the program and was shot in fifteen days in the Adelaide Hills with Sullivan as the sole on-screen actor.[9](https://www.safilm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/23-05-22-Film-Lab-inaugural-feature-Monolith-starts-production-FINAL.pdf) • [6](https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2023/11/02/interview-lily-sullivan/) She has described the role as an isolating experience requiring her to memorize seventeen pages of dialogue at a time with no scene partner, and said she learned to enter performances "through carbonating the body with sensation instead of intellectualising the character's past."[6](https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2023/11/02/interview-lily-sullivan/) Rotten Tomatoes records *Monolith* as her highest-rated film at 88 percent.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_sullivan)
Her later projects include *[Forgive Us All](https://www.edgepedia.org/forgive-us-all)* (2025), *[Soulm8te](https://www.edgepedia.org/soulm8te)* (2026), and *[Lee Cronin's The Mummy](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-cronins-the-mummy)* (2026).[10](https://cinegraph.org/people/lily-sullivan)
## References
1. [Lily Sullivan (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/)
2. [Lily Sullivan Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lily_sullivan)
3. [Lily Sullivan, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lily-sullivan/)
4. [Lily Sullivan Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lily-sullivan/bio/3030228042/)
5. [Lily Sullivan, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm4591498/)
6. [Interview: Lily Sullivan, Cinema Australia (2 November 2023)](https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2023/11/02/interview-lily-sullivan/)
7. [Who Is Lily Sullivan? Meet The Australian Actress From 'I Met A Girl', ELLE Australia (2 April 2021)](https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/lily-sullivan-24973/)
8. [Television drama, Screen Australia Annual Report 2017–2018](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/getmedia/dd9d62fc-1c03-4a92-ac0d-a9541cc27818/SA-Annual-Report-2017-2018.pdf?ext=.pdf)
9. [Fresh from the Film Lab, South Australian sci-fi Monolith starts up in Adelaide with star Lily Sullivan, South Australian Film Corporation (23 May 2022)](https://www.safilm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/23-05-22-Film-Lab-inaugural-feature-Monolith-starts-production-FINAL.pdf)
10. [Lily Sullivan, Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/people/lily-sullivan)
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