Draft:Lillee Jean

Lillee Jean Trueman (born April 18, 2001) is an American actress, director, presenter and writer. She is best known for presenting the web series ''Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, which she created and produced, and for playing the role of Roxie Capri the award-winning short film Miss Roxie'', which Truman wrote and directed.

Early life
Trueman was born in New York City, New York in 2001. Her mother, Laura Marks-Trueman, is a prop technician who has supplied props for film and television including Mad Men, the Men in Black film series, Gotham and The Alienist, and is also Trueman's manager. Her father, Diamond Earl Trueman, is a former session drummer. Trueman is Ashkenazi Jewish and a Lutheran, and is of Russian, Ukrainian, French, English and German descent.

As a child, Trueman began making stop motion films using her collection of American Girl dolls. She trained at T. Schreiber Studio and Liz Caplan Vocal Studios, and whilst in school, performed in productions such as The Nutcracker and The Wizard of Oz.

Career
Trueman's early work as a producer include the 2017 short film Women's Makeup Throughout History, and the 2018 educational film No to Plastic Straws. In 2020, she began presenting the web series ''Lillee Jean TALKS! Live'', which she created and produced. The series won the award for "Best Web Series" at the Gothamite Monthly Film Awards in May 2024.

In 2022, Trueman wrote, directed and starred in the short films The Pauper of Shoes, and Peony and Violet. She also produced the 2022 documentary Project Bullyish, based on Trueman's own experiences of cyberbullying, antisemitism and being stalked online.

Her breakout role came in the award-winning 2023 film Miss Roxie, in which she played the role of Roxie Capri, and also wrote and directed. She also began writing and starring in So Lillo Qui, a series of dramatic monologues.

Personal life
Trueman came out as pansexual in 2021. She is actively involved in promoting awareness of cyberbullying, antisemitism and cyberstalking, which she has experienced from the age of 15.