Lily Santiago

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Lily Santiago
Education Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present
Television La Brea
Untamed
Father Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Lily Santiago is an American stage and screen actress. She appeared in three seasons of La Brea on NBC and 2025 Netflix series Untamed .

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Early and personal life

The daughter of writer and actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jeannie Brittan, she was educated in New York at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. She has a brother who is also an actor. [1] [2] [3]

Career

After working in New York City theatre, she had her first regular series role on network television as she appeared in three seasons of La Brea from 2021 on NBC as Veronica Castillo. [2] [4] [5] [6]

She made her Broadway theatre debut in 2024 in Mary Jane at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. [7] She could be seen in a lead role in 2025 Netflix murder mystery series Untamed alongside Eric Bana and Sam Neill as single mother and Yosemite Park ranger Naya Vasquez. [8] [9] [10] She had to learn how to ride a horse for the show. [11]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Lackawanna Blues Laura's daughter
2021Screwed1 episode
2021–2024 La Brea Veronica Castillo30 episodes
2023VineyardsTaylorFilm
2025 Untamed Naya VasquezLead role

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Lily Santiago Talks La Brea on NBC". Popternative.com. November 22, 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Abraham, Jeanie T. (21 November 2021). "Lily Santiago Embraces Playing Veronica, a Woman on the Edge in NBC's Unexpected Hit, 'La Brea'". Blackgirlnerds. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ruben Santiago-Hudson | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Rosales, Lara (October 25, 2022). "Lily Santiago and Michelle Vergara Moore Talk 'La Brea' Season 2 and the Relationship Between Their Characters [Interview]". Telltaletv.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Webb, Matt (28 December 2023). "Will La Brea's Lucas/Veronica Be the Root-For Couple of 2024? 'I Think People Will Like Us This Season!'". TVline.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2021). "'La Brea': Eoin Macken To Star, Jon Seda To Return As NBC Series Also Casts Jack Martin & Lily Santiago". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Bannon, Robert (May 17, 2024). "Exclusive: Lily Santiago Is in Love with the World of Mary Jane". Broadwayworld. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (June 24, 2024). "Lily Santiago & Wilson Bethel Join Eric Bana & Rosemarie DeWitt In Netflix Limited Series 'Untamed'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (17 July 2025). "'Untamed' Review: Eric Bana and Lily Santiago Anchor Netflix's Intriguing but Rushed Yosemite-Set Mystery". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Robinson, Abby (17 July 2025). "Untamed cast: Who stars in the Netflix drama?". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Rosales, Lara (July 16, 2025). "LILY SANTIAGO TALKS ABOUT HER UNTAMED CHARACTER AND FILMING ON LOCATION". Geekgirlauthority.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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