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3	Lily Rabe (born June 29, 1982 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. She is well known for playing Portia in the Shakespeare in the Park production of William Shakespeare's ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', but her StarMakingRole was her portrayal of Sister Mary Eunice in the "Asylum" season of the FX anthology series ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'', which earned critical acclaim and was considered by many to be one of the highlights of the series.
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5	She's the daughter of playwright David Rabe and actress Creator/JillClayburgh. She has two children with partner Creator/HamishLinklater.
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7	!! Selected filmography:
8	* ''Film/{{No Reservations\|2007}}'' (2017) as Bernadette
9	* ''Film/WhatJustHappened'' (2008) as Dawn
10	* ''Series/{{Medium}}'' (2008) as Joanna Wheeler
11	* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (2011 -- 2013) as Petra Moritz
12	* ''Film/LettersFromTheBigMan'' (2011) as Sarah
13	* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' (2011 -- present) in various roles:
14	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse'' (2011) as Nora Montgomery
15	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum'' (2012 -- 2013) as Sister Mary Eunice [=McKee=]
16	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryCoven'' (2013 -- 2014) as Misty Day
17	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' (2015) as Sister Mary Eunice [=McKee=]
18	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryHotel'' (2015 -- 2016) as Aileen Wuornos
19	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryRoanoke'' (2016) as Shelby Miller
20	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse'' (2018) as Misty Day
21	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory1984'' (2019) as Lavinia Richter
22	** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryDoubleFeature''(2021)
23	*** ''Red Tide'' (2021) as Doris Gardner
24	*** ''Death Valley'' (2021) as UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart
25	* ''Film/PawnSacrifice'' (2014) as Joan Fischer
26	* ''Series/TheWhispers'' (2015) as Claire Bennigan
27	* ''Series/{{Legion\|2017}}'' (2018) as Joan Barrett
28	* ''Series/TheUndoing'' (2020) as Sylvia Steinetz
29	* ''Series/TheFirstLady'' (2022) as Lorena "Hick" Hickok
30	* ''[[Series/LoveAndDeath2023 Love & Death]]'' (2023) as Betty Gore
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32	!! She provides examples of the following:
33	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Very much so in real-life.
34	* HappilyMarried: To Creator/HamishLinklater.
35	* SheAlsoDid: She had an uncredited guest appearance on ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' though it’s unknown what character she played.
36	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was originally cast to play Commander Lyme in ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'', but dropped out of the project and was replaced by Creator/GwendolineChristie.

Context Creator / LilyRabe