Christel Khalil
| Christel Khalil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Christel Adnana Mina Khalil November 30, 1987 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Known for | The Young and the Restless as Lily Winters (2002–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen Hensley (m. 2008–2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Christel Adnana Mina Khalil (born November 30, 1987) is an American actress.
Khalil was born in Los Angeles, California, to an African American, Cherokee and European American mother and a Pakistani father. Khalil has stated she identifies as mixed race. She has three older brothers and a younger half sister, through her father.
Khalil is best known for her portrayal as Lily Winters Ashby on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. At the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards on June 23, 2012, she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. To date, she is the only minority actress in Daytime Emmy history to do so.
Khalil has had small roles in movies such as Dragon Fury, Matilda, Interview With the Assassin and White Like the Moon. She voiced Cornelia Hale in W.I.T.C.H., and also appeared on That's So Raven and Malcolm in the Middle, among other shows. Khalil also performed in Los Angeles theater productions before landing her role on the The Young and the Restless. In 2012, she was featured in musician Johnny Britt's music video for his single Beautiful Queen.
In 2008, she married musician Stephen Hensley.The Young and the Restless co-star Elizabeth Hendrickson served as a bridesmaid while Bryton James was a groomsman. Khalil gave birth to son, Michael Caden Hensley, on April 17, 2010, during an at home water birth. Bryton James is his godfather. She and Hensley split in early 2011 and divorced later that year. They share custody of their son. In 2015, Khalil stated she had been in a relationship with bar runner Ray Wicks for 4 years. Khalil ended the relationship in August 2015. She has stated she has no desire to get married again.
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