- Born
- Birth nameKerris Lilla Dorsey
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Kerris Lilla Dorsey (born January 9, 1998) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Paige Whedon in the television series Brothers & Sisters, Casey Beane, Billy Beane's (Brad Pitt) daughter, in the 2011 film Moneyball, and as Emily Cooper in the 2014 film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Dorsey plays Bridget Donovan, the daughter of the title character, in the television series Ray Donovan.
In Moneyball she performs a cover of Lenka's song "The Show", which is included on the soundtrack to the film.
In 2012, Dorsey guest starred on the Disney Channel series Shake it Up as Kat, a girl who elaborates a plan to get on Shake It Up Chicago by befriending Cece Jones. Kat pressures them to tell Gary to hire her as an intern on the show. Kat is successful in getting on the show but at the end of the episode, she moves to New York to join Shake It Up New York, although the email she had received was a fake email sent by CeCe in the episode "Copy Kat It Up!"
Dorsey has also appeared in the films Walk the Line and Just Like Heaven. She played a supporting role in the American Girl film McKenna Shoots For the Stars as McKenna Brooks's reading tutor, Josie.
Dorsey guest starred as Molly in one episode in Don't Trust the B- in Apartment 23, and had a small role in Sons of Anarchy as Ellie Winston. In 2012, she gained a supporting role as Sadie in the Disney Channel Original Movie Girl vs. Monster. Dorsey stars as Bridget Donovan on the Showtime crime drama series Ray Donovan.- IMDb Mini Biography By: ahmetkozan
- ParentsJohn Dorsey
- Great-Great Granddaughter of musician Thomas Dorsey.
- Daughter of John Dorsey, the creator of the hair accessory company "Lilla Rose". He named the company after his two daughters, Kerris Lilla Dorsey and Justine Rose Dorsey.
- She was dating actor Dylan Minnette from 2014 to 2018.
- She started appearing in television advertisements at age six.
- She made her big screen debut as Kathy Cash in the 2005 film Walk the Line.
- I listen to music because that's such a huge part of my process; not to sound super pretentious, but that's a big part of what helps me get in character.
- I started playing guitar when I was eight. Well, I started piano and really liked it but never practiced, but it taught me how to read music, and then my mom signed me up for guitar lessons, and I connected to that way more.
- I love dance; that's a big part of my life - like, ballet specifically.
- I have always been kind of really good at faking the sick voice, and I never really realized it because I would never use that power for evil.
- Often when you're a teenage girl, you get sent characters that are so unenjoyable and unexciting.
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