Lily Sacofsky (born 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two miniseries Summer of Rockets (2019), the ITV period drama Sanditon (2019–), and the crime drama McDonald & Dodds (2020–2021), also on ITV.

Lily Sacofsky
Born1994
Manchester, England
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Years active2015–present

Early life edit

Sacofsky was born in Manchester to parents Ruth, from a Midlands coal-mining family, and Julian, from a Northern England Jewish family.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2015.[2]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Bancroft Laura Fraser Series 1
2019 Summer of Rockets Hannah Petrukhin Miniseries[3]
2019–2023 Sanditon Clara Brereton Main role,[4][5] Series 1–2
2021–2022 McDonald & Dodds DC Milena Paciorkowski Series 2–3[6]
2021 Dalgliesh Lady Barbara Berowne "A Taste for Death"
2023 World on Fire Pearl 2 episodes

Stage edit

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Three Days in the Country Vera National Theatre, London
2016 The Mighty Walzer Lorna Peachey Royal Exchange, Manchester
2024 Uncle Vanya Elena Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond

References edit

  1. ^ Rocker, Simon (14 June 2019). "Poliakoff's debutante". The JC. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Lily Sacofsky". Independent Talent. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "An interview with Lily Sacofsky". BBC Two. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet the Characters of Sanditon". PBS. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ Anderson, Felicia A. (14 January 2022). "Character Deep Dive: Clara Brereton". Marvelous Geeks Media. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ "McDonald & Dodds - Interview with Lily Sacofsky (DC Milena Paciorkowski)". Bradford Zone. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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