# Lilli Cooper

Lilli Cooper (born March 4, 1990) is an American actress and singer.

## Life and career

Cooper is the daughter of actor Chuck Cooper and Tisa Farley. Her grandfather acted at the Karamu House in Cleveland. She attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Vassar College, graduating from the latter in 2012.
She was the standby for Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, and originated the role of Martha Bessell in Spring Awakening. She also played Hélène Kuragina in the American Repertory Theatre production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in 2015. She originated the role of Sandy Cheeks in the Broadway production of SpongeBob SquarePants, which opened on December 4, 2017. In September 2018, Cooper played Julie Nichols in the musical adaptation of the 1982 film Tootsie in its Chicago debut and reprised the role on Broadway in spring 2019, receiving a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance.
In 2022, she played the role of Doc on Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. Also in 2022, she took part in the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15 year reunion of the original cast of the musical.
In 2024, she served as the voice of the character Velvette in Hazbin Hotel.
Cooper lives in New York City with her husband Paul. Their first child, a son named Bodie, was born in September 2021. Their second child, a son named Desi, was born in April 2024.

## Theatre credits

| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Spring Awakening | Martha Bessell | Atlantic Theater Company • Off-Broadway |
| 2006–08 | Spring Awakening | Martha Bessell | Eugene O'Neill Theatre • Broadway |
| 2014 | The Threepenny Opera | Lucy Brown | Atlantic Theater Company • Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Wicked | Elphaba understudy/standby | Munchkinland national tour |
| 2014 | Wicked | Elphaba standby | Regent Theatre • Australian tour |
| 2014–15 | Wicked | Elphaba standby | Gershwin Theatre • Broadway |
| 2015–16 | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Hélène Kuragina | American Repertory Theater |
| 2016 | The SpongeBob Musical | Sandy Cheeks | Oriental Theatre |
| 2016 | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Susan | Acorn Theater • Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Sundown, Yellow Moon | Ray | Second Stage Theater (McGinn/Cazale Theater) • Off-Broadway |
| 2017–18 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical | Sandy Cheeks | Palace Theatre • Broadway |
| 2018 | Tootsie | Julie Nichols | Cadillac Palace Theatre |
| 2019–2020 | Tootsie | Julie Nichols | Marquis Theatre • Broadway |
| 2020 | Mack and Mabel | Lottie Ames | New York City Center • Encores! |
| 2022 | POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive | Chris | Shubert Theatre • Broadway |
| 2023 | Oliver! | Nancy | New York City Center • Encores! |
| 2023 | The Cottage | Marjorie | Helen Hayes Theater • Broadway |
| 2024 | Titanic | Kate Murphey | New York City Center • Encores! |
| 2024 | Edge of the World | Kath | Lynn F. Angelson Theater |

## Television credits

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022–present | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | Doc | 22 episodes |
| 2024 | Hazbin Hotel | Velvette (voice) | 2 episodes |

## Accolades

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Tootsie | Nominated |
| 2024 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Featured Actress in a Play | The Cottage | Nominated |