Lily Mariye

Although Lily Mariye is a DGA Award nominee for "Just Add Magic," she may be best known for her role as Nurse Lily Jarvik on ER (1994) for its entire 15 season run. An award-winning actress/dancer/singer, she was discovered by agent Joan Scott in the LA stage production of Elizabeth Swados musical, Runaways. Now a successful TV and film director, she directed "The Walking Dead," "The Good Fight," "The Terror: Infamy," "Prodigal Son," "Godfather of Harlem," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Chicago PD," "Criminal Minds," "Nashville," and "Partner Track" after her feature film debut, "Model Minority." She is active at the DGA, elected to Alternate Board Member, appointed by President Tommy Schlamme to the DGA PAC Leadership Council and the Special Projects Committee, as well as being selected twice as Co-chair of the DGA Asian American Committee. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has a BA in Theatre from UCLA. She is married to Grammy-nominated Concord Recording artist, Boney James.