Lilly Wachowski

Director, writer, and producer 'Lilly Wachowski' (qv) was born in 1967 in Chicago as Andrew Wachowski, the son of Lynne, a nurse and painter, and Ron, a businessman. Lilly was educated at Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago, before moving on to Whitney M. Young High School. After graduating from high school, she attended Emerson College in Boston but dropped out.Lilly teamed up with her older sibling, 'Lana Wachowski' (qv) (formerly Larry), and began working on films. Their first script was optioned and formed the basis for the film _Assassins (1995)_ (qv). The Wachowskis went on to make their directorial debut with the self-written _Bound (1996)_ (qv), which was well-received. They followed this with the smash hit _The Matrix (1999)_ (qv) and went on to produce two successful sequels, _The Matrix Reloaded (2003)_ (qv) and _The Matrix Revolutions (2003)_ (qv).Other projects include scripting and producing the cult hit _V for Vendetta (2005)_ (qv), a live-action version of a Japanese anime series; _Speed Racer (2008)_ (qv); _Cloud Atlas (2012)_ (qv); and the ambitious epic _Jupiter Ascending (2015)_ (qv).::Anonymous