Lily Nicksay

Lily Nicksay
Nicksay in November 2012
Born (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews (MA)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Known for
SpouseDave Gibson (m. 2015)
Children1

Lily Nicksay (born January 8, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for originating the role of Morgan Matthews, Cory's little sister, in the first two seasons of Boy Meets World.[1] She reprised the role for the season 3 finale of Girl Meets World.[2]

Career

Nicksay's television credits include guest star appearances on NCIS, The Mentalist, The Guardian, 8 Simple Rules, and Judging Amy. She has also appeared in the feature films The Negotiator, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Up Close & Personal, and in the 1995 television movie The Christmas Box.[3]

She was seen in a series of UPS commercials, featuring as an operations manager in a company called Gunderman Group.

Nicksay starred as May in the 2017 production of Gulf View Drive,[4] the 2016 production of See Rock City,[5] and the 2015 production of Last Train To Nibroc[6] at the Rubicon Theatre, to rave reviews.[7][8] (The three plays, all written by Arlene Hutton, are known as The Nibroc Trilogy.) She won the 2017 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in See Rock City.[9] Gulf View Drive won the 2018 Ovation Award for Best Production (Large Theatre),[10] and Nicksay was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Play.[11]

Personal life

Nicksay graduated from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, with an MA degree in Latin and Ancient Greek.[12] She married BMG songwriter Dave Gibson[13] on August 16, 2015.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Up Close & Personal Star Atwater
1998 The Negotiator Omar's Daughter
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Sydney
2014 You Me & Her Teenage Opponent Short film
2014 Next Day Blur Mean Girl Short film
2015 Killing Animals Alice Wolfe
2015 Pontiac Angel Angel Short film
2016 Age of the Moon Alice Wolfe Short film
2019 Pizza and Whine Stephanie

Television

Year Title Role Episode
1993-1995 Boy Meets World Morgan Matthews 38 episodes, 1993-1995
1995 The Christmas Box Dream Angel Television film
2000 Judging Amy Melissa Tory Episode: "Waterworld"
2001 The Guardian Lesley Walker Episode: "Heart"
2002 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter Sabrina Episode: "Rory's Got a Girlfriend"
2013 The Mentalist Rose Sutfin Episode: "Red, White and Blue"
2017 Girl Meets World Morgan Matthews Episode: "Girl Meets Goodbye"
2019 NCIS Clarissa Episode: "Judge, Jury..."

Theatre credits

Year Production Role Venue
2002 The Wild Duck Hedvig A Noise Within/Dir. Adrian Giurgea
2013 Heaven Can Wait Bette Glendale Centre Theatre/Dir. James Stevens
2014 The Curse of Oedipus Ismene Antaeus Company/Dir. Casey Stangl
2014 The Trip Back Down Jan Whitefire Theatre/Dir. Terri Hanauer
2015 Last Train To Nibroc May Rubicon Theatre Company/Dir. Katharine Farmer
2016 And Then They Fell Cal Brimmer Street Theatre Company/Dir. Amy Harmon
2016 A Singular They Burbank Blank Theatre/Dir. Christopher Raymond
2016 See Rock City May Rubicon Theatre Company/Dir. Katharine Farmer
2017 Baby Doll Baby Doll Ensemble Theatre Company/Dir. Jenny Sullivan
2017 Gulf View Drive May Rubicon Theatre Company/Dir. Katharine Farmer
2019 Measure for Measure Isabella Ensemble Theatre Company/Dir. Jonathan Fox
2019 Harvey Myrtle Mae Laguna Playhouse/Dir. Andrew Barnicle
2020 Barefoot in the Park Corie Bratter Laguna Playhouse/Dir. Michael Matthews

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2018 Ovation Awards Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre) Gulf View Drive Won[10]
Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a Play Gulf View Drive Nominated[11]
2017 Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a Play See Rock City Won[9]
Stage Raw Awards Leading Female Performance A Singular They Nominated[15]
2016 Santa Barbara Independent Indy Awards Best Performance See Rock City Won[16]
2015 Ovation Awards Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre) Last Train To Nibroc Nominated[17]
2002 Ovation Awards Featured Actress in a Play The Wild Duck Nominated[18]

References

  1. ^ Scott, Tony (September 23, 1993). "Review: 'Boy Meets World'". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2015. Cory also has a little sister, Morgan (Lily Nicksay), who's cute without being tedious.
  2. ^ Kile, Meredith B. "Exclusive: 'Girl Meets World' Stages an Epic 'Boy Meets World' Reunion With Both Morgans -- See the Pics!". ETonline. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ McCarthy, John P. (December 13, 1995). "Review: 'CBS Sunday Movie the Christmas Box'". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Brandes, Philip (February 6, 2017). "Mining the drama of everyday life in 'Gulf View Drive'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Brandes, Philip (February 3, 2016). "See Rock City at Rubicon Theatre: Ordinary lives provide great drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Brandes, Philip (April 24, 2015). "Last Train To Nibroc at the Rubicon: Lost Souls, Homeward Bound". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Donelan, Charles (February 2, 2016). "See Rock City at Rubicon: Young Actors Shine in Second Play of Nibroc Trilogy". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "'Gulf View Drive' at Rubicon: Ventura Theater Stages Stirring Conclusion to Nibroc Trilogy". Santa Barbara Independent. January 30, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "The 2016 Ovation Awards Winners Announced". This Stage Magazine. January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "The 28th Annual Ovation Award Winners ‹ @ This Stage". thisstage.la. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  11. ^ a b "The 28th Annual LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards Nominees Announced ‹ @ This Stage". thisstage.la. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  12. ^ "About". lilynicksay.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "Dave Gibson". BMG. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  14. ^ "Lily Nicksay (@lilybnicksay)". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "A Wake and Sing! The Third Annual Stage Raw Theater Awards". STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  16. ^ "2016 Independent Theater Awards | The Santa Barbara Independent". www.independent.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  17. ^ "Announcing the 2015 Ovation Awards Nominees ‹ @ This Stage". thisstage.la. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  18. ^ "2002 Ovation Nominations". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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