Christel Khalil
Encyclopedia
Christel Adnana Khalil is an American actress.
soap opera
The Young and the Restless
. She played the role from August 15, 2002 until September 2, 2005. Soon after she left the soap, Khalil was replaced by Davetta Sherwood
. Sherwood was let go seven months later by Lynn Marie Latham
in favor of Khalil, who officially returned to the show on November 7, 2006.
Khalil had small roles in movies such as Dragon Fury, Matilda, Interview With the Assassin and White Like the Moon. She also voices Cornelia Hale
in W.I.T.C.H.
and also appeared on That's So Raven
and Malcolm in the Middle
among other shows. She is close friends with Desperate Housewives
and former The Young and the Restless actress Lyndsy Fonseca
.
The Sinbad Show
Career
Khalil is best known for her role as Lily Ashby on the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. She played the role from August 15, 2002 until September 2, 2005. Soon after she left the soap, Khalil was replaced by Davetta Sherwood
Davetta Sherwood
Davetta Sherwood is an American actress and musician. Sherwood first worked as a child model before venturing into an acting career including appearing in music videos and guest appearances...
. Sherwood was let go seven months later by Lynn Marie Latham
Lynn Marie Latham
Lynn Marie Latham is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer. Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the short-lived series Berrenger's in 1985...
in favor of Khalil, who officially returned to the show on November 7, 2006.
Khalil had small roles in movies such as Dragon Fury, Matilda, Interview With the Assassin and White Like the Moon. She also voices Cornelia Hale
Cornelia Hale
Cornelia Hale is a fictional character in comic book W.I.T.C.H. and the television series of the same name. She is one of the five teenage girls who are chosen to be the new Guardians of Kandrakar...
in W.I.T.C.H.
W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)
W.I.T.C.H. is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name produced by SIP Animation in association and participation by France 3, Jetix Europe, CNC, , - AGICOA, the Poitou-Charentes region and the Charente department. Despite their acronym, the five main...
and also appeared on That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
and Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
among other shows. She is close friends with Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
and former The Young and the Restless actress Lyndsy Fonseca
Lyndsy Fonseca
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca is an American actress known for playing Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and The Restless, Dylan Mayfair on the ABC series Desperate Housewives, and Ted Mosby's daughter on How I Met Your Mother. She also played Katie Deauxma in the 2010 superhero film...
.
Personal life
In September 2008, Khalil married Stephen Hensley. Their first son, Michael Caden Hensley was born on April 17, 2010.Filmography
| Crystal | 1 episode | ||
| 1993 | My Daughter Keeping | ||
| 1995 | Dragon Fury | Little Girl | |
| 1996 | Matilda | Child in Classroom | |
| 1996 | Family Matters Family Matters (TV series) Family Matters is an American sitcom about a middle-class African-American family living in Chicago, Illinois, which ran on national television for nine full seasons. The series was a spin-off of Perfect Strangers, but revolves around the Winslow family... |
Angela | 1 episode |
| 1997 | You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Christmas Party | Diana | TV |
| 1997 | George & Leo | Kid #3 | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Milo | Young Claire Mullins | |
| 2001 | Movie Surfers Movie Surfers Movie Surfers is a Disney Channel mini-show, that now appears in commercial-like form, where teenagers go behind the scenes of Walt Disney-related films. It started out as a TV special that would air when a new Disney movie came out. It was about teenagers communicating with each other via webcams... |
Christel | 2 episodes |
| The Young And The Restless The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... |
Lily Winter Ashby | ||
| 2002 | Interview with the Assassin Interview with the Assassin Interview with the Assassin is a 2002 drama/"mockumentary" starring Raymond J. Barry and Dylan Haggerty.-Plot:An unemployed cameraman, Ron Kobeleski , is asked by his reclusive neighbor, a retired Marine named Walter Ohlinger who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, to document a startling... |
Babysitter | |
| 2002 | White Like the Moon | Nita | |
| 2003 | SoapTalk | Herself | 2 episodes, 2003–2005 |
| 2003 | That's So Raven That's So Raven That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House... |
Crystal | 2 episodes, 2003–2004 |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... |
Kristin Peterson | 1 episode |
| 2006 | W.I.T.C.H. W.I.T.C.H. (TV series) W.I.T.C.H. is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name produced by SIP Animation in association and participation by France 3, Jetix Europe, CNC, , - AGICOA, the Poitou-Charentes region and the Charente department. Despite their acronym, the five main... |
Cornelia Hale | 46 episodes |
| 2006 | "37th NAACP Image Awards" | Herself | TV |
| 2007 | "38th NAACP Image Awards" | Herself | TV |
Awards and nominations
- Daytime Emmys: Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2004, 2006, 2010)
- Daytime Emmys: Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)