Lola Kirke
Lola Clementine Kirke (born September 27, 1990)[2] is an English-born American actress and singer-songwriter. She starred in the 2015 film Mistress America and the Amazon Studios television series Mozart in the Jungle. She also played a supporting role in David Fincher's Gone Girl.
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Born | Lola Clementine Kirke[1] September 27, 1990 Westminster, London, England |
Alma mater | Bard College Saint Ann's School |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Early life
Kirke was born in Westminster, London, England, and raised in New York City from the age of five.[3][4][5] Her father, Simon Kirke, was drummer for the rock bands Bad Company and Free.[6] Her mother is Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke, the owner of Geminola,[6] a vintage boutique in New York City that supplied a number of outfits for the television series Sex and the City.[7][8] "Geminola" is an amalgam of the names of Lola and her siblings.[9] Kirke graduated from Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn and in 2012 from Bard College.[4]
Her father is of English and Scottish descent (the Kirkes being a junior branch of a family of Nottinghamshire landed gentry, and descending also from the Gibson-Craig baronets)[10][11] and her mother is Jewish.[12] Kirke's maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal, was a British businessman of Sephardic Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish) descent, and her maternal grandmother Zehava Helmer was Israeli and of Ashkenazi Jewish descent; Kirke has described herself as Jewish.[13][14] Kirke has two older sisters, singer Domino Kirke and actress Jemima Kirke, and an older half-brother from a previous relationship of her mother's.[15][16][17] She is a cousin of curator Alexander Dellal,[18] shoe designer Charlotte Olympia Dellal, and model Alice Dellal.[18]
Career
Kirke's breakout role came in the Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle as the main character, Hayley Rutledge.[19] Mozart ran for four seasons, from 2014 to 2018.[20] In 2014, Kirke had a supporting role in the David Fincher film Gone Girl,[21] before going on to star in Mistress America alongside Greta Gerwig.[22][23] In 2017, Kirke co-starred alongside Tom Cruise in the Doug Liman action crime thriller film American Made. In 2018, Kirke starred in the drama film Untogether, playing sisters with her real-life sister, Jemima Kirke. The film had its premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.[24]
Kirke is also active in music. In 2016 she released an EP.[25] In 2018, Kirke released three singles, including two with accompanying music videos, "Monster" and "Supposed To".[26][27] Her debut album, titled Heart Head West, was released on 10 August 2018, by Downtown Records.[28][29][30]
On 12 March 2019, Kirke released a cover of Rick Danko's "Sip the Wine" on Downtown Records. It was produced by Matthew E. White at his Richmond, Virginia, studio, Spacebomb Studios.[31]
Kirke is an activist for women's rights. In 2017, she notably wore a "Fuck Paul Ryan" pin on her gown to the Golden Globes as a form of protest.[32]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Another Happy Day | Charlie | |
2013 | Reaching for the Moon | Margaret | |
2014 | Free the Nipple | Liv | |
Song One | Rema | ||
Gone Girl | Greta | ||
2015 | Mistress America | Tracy | |
2016 | Fallen | Penn | |
AWOL | Joey | ||
2017 | Gemini | Jill LeBeau | |
American Made | Judy Downing | ||
Active Adults | Lily | ||
2018 | Untogether | Tara Moore | |
Viper Club | Amy | ||
2019 | Dreamland | Phoebe Evans | Voice[33] |
American Woman | Yvonne | ||
2020 | Lost Girls | Kim | |
TBA | Broken Diamonds | Cindy | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gabby Shaw | Guest star |
2014 | The Leftovers | Hailey | Guest star |
2014–2018 | Mozart in the Jungle | Hailey Rutledge | Starring role |
2018 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Holo-Jane (voice) | Episode: "Your World is an Illusion" |
Discography
- EP (2016)
- Heart Head West (2018)
References
- "Lola Clementine C Kirke – England and Wales, Birth Registration Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Happy Birthday to the charming Lola Kirke!". Mozart in the Jungle. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Rickman, James (20 May 2014). "Welcome to the Jungle – Lola Kirle (Yes, Jemima's Sis) is on the Verge of Breaking Out". Paper. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- Baker Staats, Ashley (19 September 2014). "Lola Kirke: No Sisterly Shadow". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Jemima Kirke". 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- Cowles, Charlotte (4 February 2013). "Lorraine Kirke on Red Wedding Dresses, Dressing Her Daughter Jemima on Girls". New York. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- Rubin, Julia. "Exclusive! Jemima Kirke and Her Stylish Sisters Model for Their Mom's Store". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Geminola". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- "Origin story of name Geminola". Instagram.com. 11 July 2019.
- A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry, 9th edition, Sir Bernard Burke, 1898, pp. 845-846
- A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, 95th edition, ed. E. M. Swinhoe, Burke's Peerage, 1937, p. 483
- Pang, Jeanine Celeste. "Jemima Kirke's Paintings of Girls".
- Aylmer, Olivia (12 October 2017). "Joan Didion (and Her Sunglasses) Take New York Film Festival by Storm". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- Nate Bloom (27 April 2012). "Jews in the News: Jews Rock Hall of Fame, A Minyan of Marvel Heroes". Let My People Grow. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- Weber, Mia (29 October 2014). "Soul Sisters: Jemima Kirke & Domino Kirke". New York Family. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Kaufman, Amy (11 August 2015). "Lola Kirke steps out of sister Jemima's shadow in Noah Baumbach's 'Mistress America'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Jacobs, Laura (26 April 2016). "Introducing Vanity Fair's Sisters Issue, Featuring the McCartneys, Waterhouses, Wojcickis, and Many More". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- "30 fun facts about Jemima Kirke: How She Landed Her Role on 'Girls'". Booms Beat. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- "Amazon's 'Mozart in the Jungle' star Lola Kirke explains how her character's life in the show mirrors her own, and how they're different". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "'Mozart in the Jungle' Canceled at Amazon After Four Seasons (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Lola Kirke Blasts Critic Who Said She Had 'Haircut from Hell' for 'Outdated' Views on Women". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Perez, Rodrigo (14 August 2015). "Interview: Lola Kirke Talks 'Mistress America,' Working With David Fincher, and Her Love for 'Top of the Lake'". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Lola Kirke on Her Breakout Role and All Those Sister Comparisons". Vogue. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Cusumano, Katherine. "Jemima and Lola Kirke Are Really Tired of People Commenting on How They Look". W Magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- "Lola Kirke's New EP Contains Zero Oboe Solos". The Stranger. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Grow, Kory (1 March 2018). "See 'Mozart in the Jungle' Star Lola Kirke's New Music Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Kaseko, Baraka. "Lola Kirke saves her mesmerizing "Monster" for last". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Lola Kirke Announces Debut Album, Drops 'Supposed To' Video - BlackBook". BlackBook. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Home". www.lolakirkemusic.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Lola Kirke - Heart Head West". Rough Trade. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "LOLA KIRKE Releases "Sip The Wine" (Rick Danko Cover)". Musicnewsnet.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- "Lola Kirke Wore a "F— Paul Ryan" Pin at the Golden Globes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- James, Caryn (28 April 2019). "'Dreamland': Film Review | Tribeca 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links
- Lola Kirke at IMDb