Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper (born March 4, 1990) is an American musical theatre actress. 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 . Cooper lives in New York City with her husband Paul. Their first child, a son named Bodie, was born in September 2021