Lola Kirke | |
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Born |
Lola Clementine C Kirke 27 September 1990 London |
Alma mater | Bard College |
Occupation | Actress • singer-songwriter • musician |
Years active | 2010–present |
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Lola Kirke (born 27 September 1990) is an English-born American actress, singer-songwriter and musician, best known for her starring roles in Mistress America and the Amazon Studios television series Mozart in the Jungle. She is also known for her supporting role in David Fincher's Gone Girl.
Kirke was raised in New York City from the age of five. She is the daughter of Simon Kirke, who was drummer for the rock bands Bad Company and Free. Her mother is Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke, the owner of Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City that supplied a number of outfits for the television series Sex and the City.
Her maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal, was a British businessman of Iraqi Jewish descent, and Kirke's maternal grandmother was Israeli. Kirke has two sisters, actress Jemima and singer Domino. She is a cousin of curator Alexander Dellal and model Alice Dellal. Kirke graduated from Saint Ann's School and Bard College in 2012.