Lily Gladstone is an acclaimed actress who earned significant critical recognition for her breakthrough role in Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 film ‘Certain Women.’ Her powerful performance as a rancher garnered both the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2016. She also received nominations for the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Independent Film Award for the role. Gladstone’s professional training included a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting/Directing from the University of Montana in 2008, followed by performances with the Montana Repertory Theatre and Living Voices, an educational touring theater company. Her feature film career began with ‘Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian’ in 2012, and a role in ‘Winter in the Blood’ in 2013.
She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for her compelling performance in ‘Under the Bridge.’ Further solidifying her standing as a respected figure in cinema, she served as a jury member for the main competition at the esteemed Cannes Film Festival and was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.