Milly Shapiro is an American actress and singer. She won an honorary Tony Award in 2013 for her role as Matilda Wormwood in the Broadway production of Matilda the Musical. She is best known for her roles as Matilda Wormwood in Matilda the Musical and Charlie Graham in 2018 horror film Hereditary.
Career
Shapiro began acting at the age of five. At the age of ten, she made her debut as the titular Matilda in Matilda the Musical, which opened on Broadway's Shubert Theatre on 11 April 2013. She originated the role on Broadway, along with Sophia Gennusa, Bailey Ryon, and Oona Laurence. Shapiro won a Tony Honor alongside the three other actresses for her work in Matilda, making her the youngest recipient of the award in history. In addition, she was nominated for the Grammy for "Best Musical Theater Album" for the musical's cast album.
In 2018, fourteen-year-old Shapiro made her film debut as Charlie Graham in Ari Aster's 2018 horror film Hereditary.
Shapiro and Spencer Arjang co-created the band AFTERxCLASS in 2021, before disbanding it on 14 October 2022.
Personal life Shapiro attended Professional Children's School in New York City. Shapiro and her sister Abi Monterey perform together as the Shapiro Sisters. Along with her sister and mother, Shapiro was born with cleidocranial dysostosis.
She came out as a lesbian in June 2021.
Discography Year Title Notes Type 2014 Live Out Loud – Live at 54 Below with Abigail Shapiro Live album from 54 Below concert.2021HoneyWith Spencer Arjang, as part of band AFTERxCLASSSinglenice to be with you2022Following LaikaSunshower Daydreams
Filmography Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre Notes 2013–14 Matilda the Musical Matilda Wormwood Sam S. Shubert Theatre 8 March 2013 – 19 January 2014 2016 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Sally Brown York Theatre 2016 2025 The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse Brainworm Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre2025
Film Year Title Role 2018 Hereditary Charlotte "Charlie" Graham2022The Curse of Bridge HollowRamona 2026 Hallowarrior Pumpkin
Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Splitting Up Together Emma Rebecca Episode: "We Need to Talk About Karen" 2019 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Herself (Guest Judge) Season 3, Episode 6 2020 JJ Villard's Fairy Tales Princess Jezebel, Goldilox (voice) Season 1, Episodes 1, 2 2024 Hysteria! Ingrid
References
Sources Torch solo, then jammy time, New York Times Debut of the Month: Four Young Stars of Matilda: The Musical, Broadway World
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