Lola Kirke

Lola Kirke
Born Lola Clementine C Kirke[1]
(1990-09-27) September 27, 1990
London
Alma mater Bard College
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Lola Kirke (born September 27, 1990) is a British-American actress best known for her starring roles in Mistress America and the Amazon Studios television series Mozart in the Jungle. She is also known for her supporting role in David Fincher's Gone Girl.

Personal life

Kirke was raised in New York City from the age of five.[2][3][4] She is the daughter of Simon Kirke, the former drummer of the rock bands Bad Company and Free.[5] Her mother is Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke, the owner of Geminola,[5] a vintage boutique in New York City that supplied a number of outfits for the television series Sex and the City.[6][7]

Her father is of English and Scottish descent.[8] Her maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal, was a British businessman of Iraqi Jewish descent, and Kirke's maternal grandmother was Israeli.[9][10] Kirke has two sisters, Jemima and Domino. She is a cousin of curator Alexander Dellal and model Alice Dellal.

Kirke graduated from Bard College in 2012.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Another Happy Day Charlie
2013 Reaching for the Moon Margaret
2014 Free the Nipple Liv
2014 Song One Rema
2014 Gone Girl Greta
2015 Mistress America Tracy Nominated — Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor
2015 Fallen Penn
2016 AWOL Joey
2017 Mena Judy Downing

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gabby Shaw Guest star
2014 The Leftovers Hailey Guest star
2014–present Mozart in the Jungle Hailey Rutledge Starring role

References

  1. ↑ "Lola Clementine C Kirke – England and Wales, Birth Registration Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Rickman, James (May 20, 2014). "Welcome to the Jungle – Lola Kirle (Yes, Jemima's Sis) is on the Verge of Breaking Out". Paper. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Baker Staats, Ashley (September 19, 2014). "Lola Kirke: No Sisterly Shadow". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jemima Kirke". Jemima Kirke. June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Cowles, Charlotte (February 4, 2013). "Lorraine Kirke on Red Wedding Dresses, Dressing Her Daughter Jemima on Girls". New York. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ Rubin, Julia. "Exclusive! Jemima Kirke and Her Stylish Sisters Model for Their Mom's Store". Teen Vogue. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Geminola". Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Jemima Kirke — EthniCelebs – Celebrity Ethnicity |What Nationality Background Ancestry Race". Ethnicelebs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  9. ↑ Jews in the News: Jews Rock Hall of Fame, A Minyan of Marvel Heroes. Letmypeoplegrow.org (2012-06-23). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.
  10. ↑ Dempster, Nigel (1999-02-09). Jack the lad to become a dad. Daily Mail (London).

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