Background

Khalil was born in Los Angeles, California, to an African American, Cherokee and European American mother and a Pakistani father. Khalil has stated she identifies as mixed race. She has three older brothers and a younger half sister, through her father.

Career

Khalil is best known for her portrayal as Lily Winters Ashby 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. To date, she is the only minority actress in Daytime Emmy history to do so.

Khalil has had small roles in movies such as Dragon Fury, Matilda, Interview With the Assassin and White Like the Moon. She voiced Cornelia Hale in W.I.T.C.H., and also appeared on That's So Raven and Malcolm in the Middle, among other shows. Khalil also performed in Los Angeles theater productions before landing her role on the The Young and the Restless. In 2012, she was featured in musician Johnny Britt's music video for his single Beautiful Queen.

Personal life

In 2008, she married musician Stephen Hensley.The Young and the Restless co-star Elizabeth Hendrickson served as a bridesmaid while Bryton James was a groomsman. Khalil gave birth to their son, Michael Caden Hensley, on April 17, 2010, during an at home water birth. Bryton James is his godfather. They divorced in early 2011. In 2015, Khalil stated that she had been in a relationship with bar runner Ray Wicks for four years. Khalil ended the relationship in mid-August 2015. Khalil has stated that she has no desire to get married again.

She is best friends with Bryton James, who portrays her character's adopted brother, Devon Hamilton on The Young and the Restless. She is also friends with The Young and the Restless co-stars, Tammin Sursok(former co-star) Mishael Morgan and Nadine Heimann. In October 2015, she modeled for Heimann's non-profit, True Connection.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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