Lilia Buckingham
Birth dateApril 9, 2003 (age 23)
Birth placeBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationInternet personality · actress · dancer · writer · producer
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.liliabuckingham.com
FamilyMarcus Buckingham (father)
Jane Buckingham (mother)

Lilia Buckingham (born April 9, 2003)[1] is an American Internet personality, actress, dancer, writer, and producer.

Early life and education

Buckingham was born and raised in Beverly Hills, California, to Jane (née Rinzler) and Marcus Buckingham.[2] She has an older brother Jack.[2] Buckingham attended Harvard-Westlake School.[2] She graduated from Laurel Springs School and graduated from Boston University in 2025, after studying screenwriting and film production.[3][4]

Career

Buckingham began acting in local musical theatre productions at the age of four.[4][5] She competitively danced with the MNR Dance Factory, where she met and befriended Mackenzie and Maddie Ziegler and began to grow her online platform.[6][7] Together with the Zieglers and her brother, she co-founded anti-cyberbullying organization Positively Social.[8][7][9]

Buckingham made her television debut in 2012 with a minor role in an episode of Modern Family. She began working with Brat in 2018, starring as Autumn Miller on the web series Dirt.[10] The character has also made appearances in other series such as Chicken Girls, Total Eclipse and Zoe Valentine, as well as the 2019 Brat film Spring Breakaway.[11][8] She also made several appearances on the network's talk show, Brat Chat.

In November 2018, Buckingham and Emily Skinner released a single, "Denim Jacket", and donated a portion of the proceeds to GLAAD.[12]

Buckingham voiced Heather Masterson, the epistolary narrator of Brat series Crown Lake, which she co-produced with Sara Shepard.[13] Her other filmmaking work includes directing and producing a music video for Jillian Shea Spaeder's 2019 single "Something Better", which received accolades at a number of film festivals.[14] She and Spaeder, her then-girlfriend, wrote and starred in the short film Pink.

Buckingham and Shepard went on to co-author a young adult novel, Influence, about the world of social media influencers.[15]

In 2022, Buckingham starred in Meet Cute's series, A Pool For Love.[16] That same year, she appeared as Cassie Traske in Hocus Pocus 2, a sequel to the 1993 film Hocus Pocus.[17]

Bibliography

  • Influence (2021) ISBN 0349003564, co-written with Sara Shepard

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Modern FamilyTrick or Treater #2Episode: "Open House of Horrors"
2018Chicken GirlsAutumn MillerRecurring role (season 2)
2018–2019Total EclipseRecurring role (season 1–3)
DirtMain role
2018Brat ChatHerself6 episodes
2019Zoe ValentineAutumn MillerMain role (season 2)
2019–2022Crown LakeHeather Masterson (voice)Main role

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013Good Morning AmericaModelShort film
2018VoicesGirl
2019Spring BreakawayAutumn Miller
2020It CountsLaurenShort film
2021PinkElody
2022Hocus Pocus 2Cassie Traske

Music videos

SongYearArtistNotesRef.
"Day & Night"2016Johnny Orlando & Mackenzie Ziegler
"Where Would I Be Without You"2017Kendall Vertes
"Don't Keep Me Guessing"2018Annie LeBlanc
"Denim Jacket"Emily Skinner
"In Betweenin'”AUSTN
"No Brakes"2019Sophie Michelle
"Something Better"Jillian Shea SpaederDirector
"Alaska"2020Aliyah Moulden

References

  1. ^ "Quiz: Are You a Lilia Buckingham Superfan?". April 9, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Baum, Gary & Abramovitch, Seth (March 19, 2019). "Inside Jane Buckingham's Stunning Fall From Parenting Guru to Alleged College Admissions Cheater". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived May 18, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Laskowski, Amy (October 11, 2022). "BU Student Stars in Hocus Pocus 2". BU Today. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Gokpinar, Didem (October 6, 2022). "Lilia Buckingham on Hollywood hot takes and industry white lies". The Face. Archived October 6, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Garabedian, Oorie. "Lilia Buckingham: A Positive Influence". Bello Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. ^ Tilchen, Jordyn (23 April 2020). "Lilia Buckingham is so much more than an influencer". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ Kratofil, Colleen (2022). "Lilia Buckingham almost walked away from acting before her big break in 'Hocus Pocus 2'". Grazia. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet The Stars of YouTube’s Brat Channel: Lilia Buckingham, Kalani Hilliker, Matthew RC Taylor, and More!". Seventeen. November 27, 2018. Archived November 27, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  9. ^ "Cramm Charity: Positively Social". The Cramm. Archived August 24, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  10. ^ Gissen, Lillie (January 1, 2019). "Lilia Buckingham Dishes On Her 'Dirt' Castmates & What We Can Expect In Season 2". J-14. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Lilia Buckingham". Hollywire. August 8, 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  12. ^ Stivale, Shelby (November 8, 2018). "Lilia Buckingham and Emily Skinner team up for new song, 'Denim Jacket'". Tiger Beat. Archived May 11, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  13. ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 7, 2019). "'Pretty Little Liars' Author Sara Shepard Sets 'Crown Lake' Series At Brat". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  14. ^ Augustin, Taylor (27 September 2019). "Jillian Shea Spaeder Just Released a New Song and Music Video". Sweety High. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Influence by Sara Shepard, Lilia Buckingham: 9780593121535 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  16. ^ "Meet Cute Announces Summer Rom-Com Slate Featuring Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran and Hocus Pocus 2 Star Lilia Buckingham". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  17. ^ Romano, Nick (November 1, 2021). "We now know what 'Hocus Pocus 2' is about". Entertainment Weekly. Archived November 2, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-11-02.