Lily Gladstone biography: 13 things about actress born in Kalispell, Montana

Who is Lily Gladstone?

Lily Gladstone is an American actress born at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, United States. She is the only child of Howard Gladstone and Betty Gladstone.

Howard worked as a boilermaker in a shipyard. He is Blackfeet and Nez Perce.

Betty was an early childhood specialist. She is Cajun and Dutch.

Raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Glacier County, Montana, Lily is an alumna of Mountlake Terrace High School in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA and the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Here 13 more things about her:

1. In 1997, she and her parents moved from Browning to Seattle, King County, Washington.
2. In 2004, she graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School and became the first Native American to earn a prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholarship.
3. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in acting and directing with a minor in Native American studies.
4. From 2009 to 2013, she worked with Living Voices, a theater company performing pieces in schools.
5. In 2012, she played Sunshine First Raise in the film “Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian”.
6. In 2013, she played Marlene in the film “Winter in the Blood”.
7. In 2016, she starred in the films “Certain Women” and “Buster’s Mal Heart”.
8. In 2017, she starred in the film “Walking Out”.
9. In 2019, she starred in the film “First Cow”.
10. In 2022, she starred in the films “The Unknown Country”, “Quantum Cowboys” and “The Last Manhunt”.
11. In 2023, she played Jax in “Fancy Dance” and Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon”.
12. On January 4, 2024, she won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama award at the 81st Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
13. On August 2, 2024, she turned 38.