Lily Nicksay

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Lily Nicksay
Lily Nicksay at The Mentalist 100th episode party.jpg
Nicksay in November 2012
Born (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 36)
Alma mater University of St Andrews (MA)
Occupation Actress
Years active1990–present
Known for
Spouse Dave 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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Up Close & Personal Star Atwater
1998 The Negotiator Omar's Daughter
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Sydney
2014You Me & HerTeenage OpponentShort film
2014Next Day BlurMean GirlShort film
2015Killing AnimalsAlice Wolfe
2015Pontiac AngelAngelShort film
2016Age of the MoonAlice WolfeShort film
2019Pizza and WhineStephanie

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisode
1993-1995 Boy Meets World Morgan Matthews38 episodes, 1993-1995
1995 The Christmas Box Dream AngelTelevision film
2000 Judging Amy Melissa ToryEpisode: "Waterworld"
2001 The Guardian Lesley WalkerEpisode: "Heart"
2002 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter SabrinaEpisode: "Rory's Got a Girlfriend"
2013 The Mentalist Rose SutfinEpisode: "Red, White and Blue"
2017 Girl Meets World Morgan MatthewsEpisode: "Girl Meets Goodbye"
2019 NCIS ClarissaEpisode: "Judge, Jury..."

Theatre credits

YearProductionRoleVenue
2002 The Wild Duck HedvigA Noise Within/Dir. Adrian Giurgea
2013 Heaven Can Wait BetteGlendale Centre Theatre/Dir. James Stevens
2014The Curse of OedipusIsmeneAntaeus Company/Dir. Casey Stangl
2014The Trip Back DownJanWhitefire Theatre/Dir. Terri Hanauer
2015 Last Train To Nibroc MayRubicon Theatre Company/Dir. Katharine Farmer
2016And Then They FellCalBrimmer Street Theatre Company/Dir. Amy Harmon
2016A Singular TheyBurbankBlank Theatre/Dir. Christopher Raymond
2016 See Rock City MayRubicon Theatre Company/Dir. Katharine Farmer
2017 Baby Doll Baby DollEnsemble Theatre Company/Dir. Jenny Sullivan
2017 Gulf View Drive MayRubicon Theatre Company/Dir. Katharine Farmer
2019 Measure for Measure IsabellaEnsemble Theatre Company/Dir. Jonathan Fox
2019 Harvey Myrtle MaeLaguna Playhouse/Dir. Andrew Barnicle
2020 Barefoot in the Park Corie BratterLaguna Playhouse/Dir. Michael Matthews

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2018 Ovation Awards Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre)Gulf View DriveWon [10]
Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a PlayGulf View DriveNominated [11]
2017 Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a PlaySee Rock CityWon [9]
Stage Raw AwardsLeading Female PerformanceA Singular TheyNominated [15]
2016 Santa Barbara Independent Indy AwardsBest PerformanceSee Rock CityWon [16]
2015 Ovation Awards Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre)Last Train To NibrocNominated [17]
2002 Ovation Awards Featured Actress in a PlayThe Wild DuckNominated [18]

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