Christel Adnana Mina Khalil (born November 30, 1987) is an American
actress.Khalil was born in Los Angeles, California, to a mother of
Native American, African American, and European descent and a
Pakistani father. Khalil has stated she identifies as mixed race. She
has three older brothers and a younger paternal half-sister. In
January 2017, in the wake of President Donald Trump's signing of
Executive Order 13769, Khalil revealed that her father is an immigrant
from his native country of Pakistan.Khalil is best known for her
portrayal as Lily Winters 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 after four nominations in the category. In August 2018, she
announced her decision to downgrade from being on contract with the
show and instead continue on a recurring basis. Khalil explained the
decision was driven by her desire to have more freedom in both her
professional and personal life. She continued to make sporadic
appearances on the show until being approached by current head writer
and co-executive producer Josh Griffith in January 2020, to return to
filming on a regular basis.
actress.Khalil was born in Los Angeles, California, to a mother of
Native American, African American, and European descent and a
Pakistani father. Khalil has stated she identifies as mixed race. She
has three older brothers and a younger paternal half-sister. In
January 2017, in the wake of President Donald Trump's signing of
Executive Order 13769, Khalil revealed that her father is an immigrant
from his native country of Pakistan.Khalil is best known for her
portrayal as Lily Winters 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 after four nominations in the category. In August 2018, she
announced her decision to downgrade from being on contract with the
show and instead continue on a recurring basis. Khalil explained the
decision was driven by her desire to have more freedom in both her
professional and personal life. She continued to make sporadic
appearances on the show until being approached by current head writer
and co-executive producer Josh Griffith in January 2020, to return to
filming on a regular basis.
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