Lillee Jean Bio
Lillee Jean Trueman (born April 18, 2001, in New York City) is an American actress, filmmaker, writer, and director. Lillee Jean is best known for her award-winning celebrity talk show Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, featuring award-winning Hollywood stars Donny Most, Shelley Wade, Staci Layne Wilson, Lady Clegg, and Neil D’Monte. The show has been awarded twice at indie film festivals for Best Podcast (Pageant Film Festival), and Best Web-Series (Gothamite Monthly Film Awards).
With critical acclaim, Lillee Jean's sci-fi comedy indie film, 'The Trapper Trap - The Rise of Princess Glamourite', has won dozens of awards for her creative flare boasting Best Actress nominations (Elegant International Film Festival, Cine Vista Oasis Film Festival), Best Costume Design (Gothamite Monthly Film Awards), and Best Trailer (Critics' Choice International Film Festival, CinePlay International Film Festival).
From the streets of Paris to Athens, Lillee Jean’s indie rom-com film, The Chorus in Our Eyes, has led her to several Best Actress nominations and wins from the Clown International Film Festival, Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Global Visionaries IFF, and Spring Time International Film Festival.
Lillee Jean's current television work includes HBO's (HeyDey Productions LLC.) "The Gilded Age" S3, as well as a recurring guest-star role (March-May, 2024) on 'The FNL Network Talkshow' (finalist of the Taste Awards Festival Awards), where she was awarded a Special Achievement Honoree award for the Entertainment and Lifestyle News category.
Trueman has trained at the prominent T. Schreiber Studio in New York City, extensively studying the Meisner Technique with Nicolas Landry, and various British dialects with Page Clements. She has also trained under Hollywood actors Michel Corbiere and Edgardo Rubio, to perfect her natural comedic talent and wide range of voiceover skills. To refine her delicate and airy voice, she underwent training in 2023, at the Liz Caplan Vocal Studio with Sheela.
Born and raised in New York City, she is Ashkenazi Jewish and Lutheran, with a strong European ethnicity that spans Russia, Ukraine, France, England, and Germany. Her ancestors immigrated to the United States from Europe at the turn of the century. Her mother, Laura Rene Marks-Trueman, is her manager. Trueman's prior background includes supplying small props to studios such as Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. Her work includes Mad Men, the Men in Black trilogy, Public Enemies, Gotham, and The Alienist.
Career
Lillee Jean's passion for acting and film began at an early age when she created stop-motion films of her American Girl dolls. Along with writing the intricate character sketches and storylines, she directed, voiced, and produced the films. In school, she performed in various performances, including memorable productions such as the Nutcracker and a Wizard of Oz-themed performance. During her training, she performed ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
While continuing to audition for roles when she was 16 years old, she took her talents in writing, acting, and directing to a new level. Among the first short films she produced include Women's Makeup Throughout History (2017), an exploration of women's makeup in history, and an educational short film on plastic straws called No to Plastic Straws (2018).
In 2020, she produced a popular celebrity talk show webseries called Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, where she interviewed award-winning directors, acclaimed actors, and famous singers. Donny Most from Happy Days, Sony storyboard artist Neil D'Monte, z100 radio host Shelley Wade, Emmy Nominee John Callas, and Lady Clegg, were some of her most famous guests.
Of many talents, Trueman has written, directed, and starred in further original short comedy films, highlighting her versatility and devotion as an actress in Peony & Violet, Miss Roxie (Best Women’s Film/FilmNest International Film Festival), and The Pauper of Shoes. In addition to her movies, Trueman's most recent show, 'So Lillo Qui', accentuates her skills in monologues and dialogues, reflecting her continued growth as an actress.
Previous work in 2022 includes Mind Over Beaute, a podcast series that encourages female empowerment, Style Your Lillee, a series where fans could select what Lillee wore, and Voyager with Lillee Jean, an adventurous travel series exploring New York City, her hometown.
Additionally, she directed and produced the highly talked-about documentary film, Project Bullyish, which screened in 2024 boasting a Finalist Award from Humro Film Festival, an Official Selection Award from Filmnest, and an Official Selection award from KIIFF for Best Feature Documentary, screening abroad.
Lillee Jean has received dozens of film accolades and acclaim for her powerhouse acting skills, and, directing and writing talents. Stand-out awards include ten awards for The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024), three awards for Best Actress in The Chorus in Our Eyes (2024), two awards for a Lillee Jean TALKS Live episode with Donny Most, and one Best Women's Film Award for Miss Roxie (2023). She also received one Special Achievement Honoree award from The Taste Awards for co-starring on The FNL Network Talk Show. Her documentary, Project: Bullyish, boasts three Best Documentary awards for its gritty subject matter and special attention to vital social issues.
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Award Winner/Best Trailer - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Stingray International Film Festival - March 2024
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Award Winner/Best Trailer - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Critics' Choice International Film Festival - March 2024
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Finalist/Best Trailer - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - FilmNest International Film Festival - March 2024
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Award Winner/Best Women's Film - Miss Roxie Film (2023) - FilmNest International Film Festival - March 2024
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Special Achievement Honoree - The FNL Network Talk Show - The Taste Awards (2024)
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Award Winner/Best Trailer - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - CinePlay International Film Festival - April 2024
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Award Winner/Best Comedy Short - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Gothamite Monthly Film Awards - April 2024
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Award Winner/Best Costume Design - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Gothamite Monthly Film Awards - April 2024
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Award Winner/Best Poster- The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Gothamite Monthly Film Awards - April 2024
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Award Winner/Best Web Series - Lillee Jean TALKS! Live With Don Most (2022) - Gothamite Monthly Film Awards - April 2024
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Finalist/Best Short Film - Macbeth Is The Language (2024) - Script Symphony Awards - June 2024
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Official Selection/Best Documentary (Short/Narrative) - Project Bullyish (2024) - FilmNest International Film Festival (2024) - June 2024
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Finalist/Best Documentary Film - Project Bullyish (2024) - Humro Cinema Film Fest (2024) - June 2024
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Nomination/Best Actress Nominee: Lillee Jean - The Trapper Trap - The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Elegant International Film Festival (2024) - September 2024
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Award Winner/Best Podcast - Lillee Jean TALKS! Live with Don Most - Hollywood Actor & Jazz Singer - Pageant Film Festival (2024) - September 2024
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Finalist/Best Actress Nominee: Lillee Jean - The Chorus in Our Eyes - Spring Time International Film Festival (2024) - October 2024
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Finalist/Best Actress Nominee - Lillee Jean: The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite (2024) - Cine Vista Film Festival - October 2024
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Award Winning/Best Female Actor - Lillee Jean: The Chorus in Our Eyes - Clown International Film Festival - September 2024
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Official Selection/Best Trailer - The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite - All That Moves Festival (2024/Screens 2025)
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Honorable Mention/Best Acting Nominee - Lillee Jean: The Chorus in Our Eyes - Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (2024/Screens 2025)
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Finalist/Best Actress (Lillee Jean) The Chorus in Our Eyes - Global Visionaries Film Festival (November 2024)
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Finalist/Best Photographer (Lillee Jean) Spring Cherries - Global Visionaries Film Festival (November 2024)
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Finalist/Best Actress (Lillee Jean) - The Chorus in Our Eyes - Fusionfilm International Film Festival (November 2024)
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Official Selection/Best Feature Documentary - Project: Bullyish - Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival - (December 2024)
Acting Style
Lillee Jean has striking blue and green eyes with central heterochromia, which spark off her naturally quirky and witty personality. Her acting style blends several techniques, such as the Meisner Technique and Method acting, to deliver captivating performances. With her trademark expressive eyes, her style is akin to Kate McKinnon for comedy, and her dramatic abilities are similar to that of Jennifer Lawrence. Period pieces exploring the Victorian era and the early 1900s, as well as the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and ancient medieval times, are genres that Lillee Jean is naturally suited for based on her timeless beauty, and extreme acting talents.
Lillee Jean is actively involved in multiple projects that she passionately supports. In 2021, she raised the topic of anti-Semitism, online bullying, and stalking by authoring an Op-Ed article, based on the encounters she endured during her teenage years. In 2022, she introduced Bullyish as a dedicated platform to promote cyberbullying and cyberstalking awareness. Lillee Jean most recently has spearheaded Project Bullyish, the film, and assumed the roles of producer and writer for a film centered around the dangers of the internet.
In 2018, Choose Today, a Norway company consisting of entrepreneurs, engineers, and climate change experts, reached out to Trueman to spread their message through a powerful video and photo campaign. Additionally, she joined the UNFCCC in spreading awareness about climate change through an Instagram video. As a result of this experience, she created her own Instagram account called 1Change4Change to discuss plastic pollution in the world.
In 2021 Lillee Jean teamed up with Inspiring Girls, for their #Thislittlegirlisme campaign, to inspire the next generation of young entrepreneurs. Later, she had on Miriam González Durántez for Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, to discuss female empowerment.
In 2022, Trueman met with Inspiring Girls Panama to discuss female empowerment, and, a girl's power to ability and succeed. The discussion was a part of Voyager, her webseries.
Lillee Jean is a self-taught skilled artist, editor, digital marketer, photographer, and graphic designer. She is the chief designer of all graphics on Lillee Jean Productions. Lillee has received global recognition for her work. Her poster for The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite won "Best Poster" at the Gothamite Film Festival in NYC. She also won Finalist for "Best Photographer" at the Global Visionaries Film Festival in November 2024 for her "Spring Cherries" photo series. Thanks to her marketing prowess, Word-of-mouth praise for Lillee Jean TALKS Live posters, can be seen socially after each episode has a fantastic debut.
Lillee is known for her digital and traditional art styles boasting bright colors, curved lines, and a signature big sparkly eye feature on all portrait pieces. Several of her pieces are registered with the Library of Congress and have gained social recognition over the years. She is the designer, and artist, who conceptualized and drew the "Queen Lillee" logo for Lillee Jean Productions.
She is a genius at digital marketing, and navigating crisis management in house under Lillee Jean Productions. Her brilliance can be seen in two campaigns: one, to focus in on her acting with debuting The Trapper Trap: The Rise of Princess Glamourite in the indie film world, and two, to welcome in a new season of Lillee Jean TALKS Live across all social platforms.
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