Lily Gladstone

Acting

Lily Gladstone

Born 1986-08-02 · Kalispell, Montana, USA

Lily Catherine Gladstone (born August 2, 1986) is a Euro-Indigenous American actress. Raised on the Blackfeet Reservation, Gladstone is of Piegan Blackfeet, Nez Perce, and European-American descent. She earned critical acclaim for portraying Mollie Kyle, an Osage woman who survived the Osage Indian murders, in Martin Scorsese's crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), receiving several accolades; she became the first Native American to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Gladstone made her feature film debut in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2012) and collaborated with filmmaker Kelly Reichardt on the independent films Certain Women (2016) and First Cow (2019). She also appeared in episodes of HBO's Room 104 (2017–2020), Showtime's Billions (2016–2023), and FX's Reservation Dogs (2021–2023). Her performance in the crime drama miniseries Under the Bridge (2024) earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Acting credits

Killers of the Flower Moon poster
7.4

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

Fancy Dance poster
6.6

Following her sister's disappearance, Jax and her niece Roki must stick together. Desperate to keep what's left of their family intact, Jax and Roki defy the law and hit the road on a journey to the Grand Nation Powwow in Oklahoma City.

Fancy Dance

2024

The Thomas Crown Affair poster
NR

A debonair, adventuresome man believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

The Thomas Crown Affair

2027

The Wedding Banquet poster
6.7

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

The Wedding Banquet

2025

First Cow poster
7.0

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.

First Cow

2020

Certain Women poster
6.0

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

Certain Women

2016

The Last Manhunt poster
5.8

In 1909, Willie Boy and his love Carlota go on the run after he accidentally shoots her father in a confrontation gone terribly wrong. With President Taft coming to the area, the local sheriff leads two Native American trackers seeking justice for their “murdered” tribal leader.

The Last Manhunt

2022

Walking Out poster
5.9

A city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, only for the strained trip to become a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear.

Walking Out

2017

Buster's Mal Heart poster
6.1

An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.

Buster's Mal Heart

2017

In Memoriam poster
NR

A veteran Hollywood actor becomes obsessed with securing a spot in the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” montage after he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis. This leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration as well as ego, humility, and legacy.

In Memoriam

2026

Jimmy P. poster
6.1

At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.

Jimmy P.

2013

Scalped poster
NR

A modern day crime story set in the world of a Native American Indian reservation, and explores power, loyalty, and spirituality in a community led by the ambitious Chief Lincoln Red Crow, as he reckons with Dashiell Bad Horse who has returned home after years away from the reservation.

Scalped

2017

Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration poster
NR

New documentary featuring Scorsese, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone, author David Grann, Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Osage cultural consultant John Williams, editor Thelma Schoonmaker, and other members of the cast and crew

Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

2026

The Unknown Country poster
6.5

A grieving woman embarks on an unexpected road trip as she grapples with the pain of her recent loss and seeks to understand her place in the world.

The Unknown Country

2023

Bring Them Home poster
NR

The story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago, an act that would restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture and bring much needed healing to their community.

Bring Them Home

2024

Subterranea poster
4.3

Having spent his entire life in a dark cell, never seeing the light of day or another human being, the "Captive" is released into society and must learn how to live for the first time as an adult.

Subterranea

2015

Freeland poster
4.3

Forced to go legal, an outlaw pot farmer fights to preserve her way of life.

Freeland

2021

Quantum Cowboys poster
7.3

Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musician.

Quantum Cowboys

2023

No artwork available
NR

Back in their youth, ranch hands Dwain and Jay robbed their boss. Now, nine years later, they return to the scene of the crime. At this wild boundary of their lives, Dwain and Jay attempt to dig up the truth of their past, their tenuous friendship, and the mysterious bones whose presence they can’t explain.

Bleach Bone

Universal VIP poster
NR

Still working through the grief of losing her only child, Thelma, a young Blackfeet woman in Browning, MT, is taken advantage of by friends who use her as de facto child care while they continue to live the freewheeling lifestyles they had before becoming parents.

Universal VIP

2012

The Memory Police poster
NR

On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, things have begun to disappear: at first little things: ribbons and then roses. Soon, photographs. However, a rare few are able to remember all that no longer exists – but the Memory Police are determined to make sure that what has been erased, remains forgotten forever. When a young novelist realizes her book editor is one of those able to still remember, she hides him in a room beneath her floorboards. As the world closes in around them, they struggle defiantly to hold onto the truth.

The Memory Police

No artwork available
NR

A troubled vet struggling with addiction is recruited by a contractor for a covert plot to assassinate a politician. After learning she's set up to take the fall, she must outwit the agents to protect her son's future.

Lone Wolf

Two Eyes poster
7.3

In late 19th century Montana, an artist seeking inspiration explores the landscape with his Native American guide, and finds his conceptions of himself and of the world around him challenged. In 1970s Barstow, California, a questioning youth's mundane existence is given a shot of adrenaline by the arrival of a new exchange student who envelops them within her own lust for life. In present-day Wyoming, a trans teenager works through his self-destructive feelings with his perceptive, non-binary therapist.

Two Eyes

2020

Winter in the Blood poster
5.0

A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot man, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching for is his own uncertain identity and a glimpse of salvation.

Winter in the Blood

2014

Behind the camera