Lily Lodge

Lily de Pourtales Lodge (April 12, 1930 – August 7, 2021 She was the co-founder of Actors Conservatory in New York City.

Early years Born in New York City, Lodge was a member of the Lodge family and was the daughter of career diplomat John Davis Lodge, who also served as the Governor of Connecticut. Her mother, Francesca Braggiotti, was an Italian dancer and actress. Her uncle was vice-presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., a notable pre-code film.

Lodge later worked as a crew member of the 2013 adaptation of The Great Gatsby as an acting coach. She worked as an etiquette consultant for Kate & Leopold, released in 2001, and The Age of Innocence, released in 1993.

Lodge's Broadway credits include Cyrano de Bergerac (1953), What Every Woman Knows (1954), The Wisteria Trees (1955), The Skin of Our Teeth (1955), and The Good Soup (1960).

Lodge was a member of the Actors Studio in New York and the Herbert Berghof Studio. She worked with producer Roger Stevens and sometimes made tours of the United States for a lecture reading series. On radio she portrayed Peggy Anderson on This Is Nora Drake. He served as New York City Water Commissioner under Mayor Lindsay. Lodge had two sons, George and James Lewis Marcus Jr. She died on August 7, 2021, at the age of 91.

Filmography Little Women (1933 film) (Lily) (uncredited) The Play of the Week (1960) Naked City (TV series) (1963) (Olga) Say Yes (1986) (New York Woman) Mona Lisa Smile (2003) (House Matron)