Lily is a 2018 Directors Guild of America Award nominee for her episode of Amazon’s “Just Add Magic.” http://www.lilymariye.net
MODEL MINORITY is Lily’s feature writing and directorial debut and has won 11 Film Festival Awards around the world, including Best Film, Best Director, Best New Actress and Best Cinematography. http://www.modelminoritymovie.com
Lily is also an actor, best known for her role as nurse Lily Jarvik on the award-winning TV series “ER” for 15 seasons, for which she won the SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series four times.
A resident of Los Angeles, Mariye lives with husband, 4-time Grammy-nominated Concord recording artist/saxophonist Boney James, who also contributed to the soundtracks for THE SHANGRI-LA CAFE and MODEL MINORITY.