Gorgeous, fabulous, wonderful Lili Taylor has been playing dowdy, downtrodden, and misfit women for practically her entire career. That said, her characters almost never stay in the shadows for long. Her roles are almost always women who defy opinion, logic, and/or definition, showing an inner strength or an inner turmoil, ending up setting up residence inside your brain for years to come. So, let’s look at her frock flick roles, shall we?
Dogfight (1991)
Household Saints (1993)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
The Impostors (1998)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
Public Enemies (2009)
Leatherface (2017)
Perry Mason (2020-23)
Which frock flick role of Lili Taylor’s is your favorite! Share with us in the comments!
I absolutely love Lili Taylor! Two of my favorite roles of hers are Sarah in “High Fidelity” and Cecilia Abbott in “Outer Range”. If she’s in it, I’ll probably give it a go just for her. I’d have to think about “Leatherface” though…
Lili Taylor plays Mary Todd Lincoln in “Manhunt”, which is on Apple TV right now. I recommend watching it for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is what I think are pretty good costumes. Another reason: Elizabeth Keckley, the famous “dressmaker” was a major, minor character. Yet another reason: Patton Oswalt in a U.S. Army uniform.