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Lilly Wachowski

Lilly Wachowski

Highest Rated: 87% Bound (1996)

Lowest Rated: 16% Assassins (1995)

Birthday: Dec 29, 1967

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

The younger half of the writing-directing-producing team known as The Wachowskis, Lilly Wachowski emerged alongside older sister Lana from the comic book world to direct "The Matrix" (1999), one of the most successful and influential film franchises of all time. Prior to "The Matrix," Wachowski entered Hollywood by way of co-writing "Assassins" (1995) for Richard Donner before co-directing the steamy neo-noir "Bound" (1995). That film paved the way for "The Matrix," which blended religion, philosophy, martial arts and science fiction into a highly popular film that had a considerable effect on the cultural landscape. The massive success of the film sparked a franchise that included animated shorts, video games and two sequels, "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003) and "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), both of which were big box office hits. She went on to co-direct the live-action version of the '60s animated TV series "Speed Racer" (2008), ambitious epic fantasy "Cloud Atlas" (2012), science fiction action-adventure "Jupiter Ascending" (2015), and futuristic TV thriller "Sense8" (Netflix 2015-17), before co-writing situation comedy "Work In Progress" (Showtime 2019- ). Throughout, she's maintained her status as one of Hollywood's most imaginative and inventive writer-directors. Born on Dec. 29. 1967 in Chicago, IL, Lilly Wachowski was raised by her father, Ron, a businessman and her mother, Lynne, a nurse and amateur painter. After graduating from Whitney Young High School, which had a noted performing arts curriculum, Wachowski studied at Emerson College in Boston before dropping out and breaking into the comic book scene. Eventually, The Wachowskis wrote issues of Clive Barker's Ectokid (1993-94) series for Marvel Comics' imprint Razorline, as well as Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1989-1992) and Clive Barker's Nightbreed (1990) for Epic Comics. The duo wrote and sold their first script to producer Dino De Laurentiis, which eventually became the action thriller "Assassins" (1995), starring Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas as rival hit men forced to work together.

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet F... Your Hair Unknown (Character) - 2019
28% 38% Jupiter Ascending Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$47.4M 2015
66% 66% Cloud Atlas Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$27.1M 2012
26% 54% Ninja Assassin Producer $38.1M 2009
42% 60% Speed Racer Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
$43.9M 2008
73% 90% V for Vendetta Writer,
Producer
- 2006
34% 60% The Matrix Revolutions Director,
Writer
$139.3M 2003
73% 72% The Matrix Reloaded Director,
Writer,
Executive Producer
$281.5M 2003
83% 85% The Matrix Director,
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$171.4M 1999
87% 83% Bound Director,
Writer,
Executive Producer
$3.8M 1996
16% 45% Assassins Writer,
Screenwriter
- 1995

TV

Credit
100% 82% Work in Progress Writer 2019-2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Work in Progress Writer 2019
86% 86% Sense8 Executive Producer 2015