All About Lamorne Morris’ Daughter Lily

While New Girl star Lamorne Morris may be the award-winning actor in the family, his daughter Lily Morris is a real comedian too.

Lily was born on Sept. 14, 2020, and was already “funnier than daddy” by the time she turned 4, Lamorne wrote in an Instagram caption celebrating his daughter’s birthday in 2024. While the Fargo actor has not shared who Lily’s mother is, he confirmed during a January 2024 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show that she is also an actor.

Lamorne added that Lily, who he described as “silly” and “really funny,” has inherited his sense of humor. While he sometimes wants to scold the little girl when she’s “acting up” or “being weird,” it also makes him laugh, he explained. “This is hilarious. I should encourage this behavior,” Lamorne said.

Being a dad has changed the actor for the better, he shared on his show The Lamorning After Podcast in September 2024. Not only does he enjoy his daughter’s silly antics, but having Lily to “center” his life around has made his focus sharper. “My career has gotten better since my daughter was born,” Lamorne said on the podcast.

From how she’s teased Lamorne to her own acting goals, here’s everything to know about Lamorne Morris’ daughter, Lily Morris.

Lily was born in September 2020

Lamorne welcomed Lily on Sept. 14, 2020. Though he has not spoken openly about Lily’s mom’s identity, he confirmed they co-parent in an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.

Lily quickly became the center of Lamorne’s world, he shared in the September 2024 episode of his podcast. Having her to focus on “makes life rather easier,” Lamorne said, adding, “My daughter is incredible.”

Lily has Lamorne’s sense of humor

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree for Lamorne, who has pointed to Lily’s sense of humor in multiple interviews.

Lily is “super silly,” Lamorne said on his podcast. “There are times when she’s off the rails, and you want to be a stern dad and be like ‘no,’ but deep down, you’re dying laughing at some of the foolishness she gets herself into,” he said.

However, when Lily started school, she was having “way too much fun,” Lamorne shared in a June 2024 episode of The Lamorning After. So much so that oftentimes, by the time he arrived home from dropping Lily off, he had already been called to pick her up.

“They would send her home from school every other day,” Lamorne said. He said Lily was doing better in her second year of school, but she still doesn’t like sharing.

She had a hilarious reaction to Lamorne’s 2024 Emmy nomination

When Lamorne was nominated for an Emmy in the outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie category for his work on Fargo in July 2024, Lily was right by his side. Upon hearing the news, Lamorne immediately started crying while speaking to someone on the phone.

“Daddy, are you crying again?” she asked a few times before Lamorne said to the person he was speaking to, “Oh, God. Lily’s like, ‘Are you crying, Daddy?’ ” He then turned to his daughter and said, “Yes, baby. Daddy’s crying.”

The Saturday Night actor shared the sweet moment on Instagram a month later, writing, “When I got the call about the Emmy nomination, my daughter thought it would be great to make fun of me.”

Lamorne spoke about the clip on Today in August 2024, sharing that it’s important for his daughter to see him cry. “I think it’s beneficial for young kids to understand the differences between the two and that it’s okay to cry, whether you’re sad or happy,” he said.

“There are times where she’ll see me cry, maybe if I’m sad or because I lost someone, and she’s trying to understand what that means,” Lamorne continued. “And in this occasion, because I’m laughing and crying she’s confused and making fun of me.”

When he won the Emmy a month later, he gave his daughter a shout-out with a bit of his signature humor. “My beautiful daughter Lily, I love you. I told you I would do it, you’ve always doubted me.”

The next day, he shared a video of Lily’s cute reaction to the award on TikTok. In the video, Lamorne hands Lily the trophy, but she responds, “It’s heavy! I can’t hold it because I’m too little,” giving the Emmy back to her dad and running away.

Lily has her dad “wrapped around her finger”

Lamorne said his daughter has him “wrapped around her finger” during his August 2024 appearance on the Today show. 

While he tries to lay down the law with his little girl, Lily usually gets her way, he admitted. Once, Lily came downstairs and hugged her father — but had an ulterior motive.

“She said ‘I love you daddy’ — out of nowhere, unprompted. And I said ‘Oh my god,’ and I pick her up, hug, kiss and then she whispers in my ear, ‘Can I have some doughnuts now?’ ” he said.

Lily is getting ready for an Emmy of her own one day

Lamorne called Lily “her own character” during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show in October 2024, before agreeing with host Drew Barrymore that Lily would like an Emmy to match her dad’s one day. “She practices speeches in the mirror,” he said.

Lamorne is proud he never has to push Lily to be bolder, he said in the September episode of his podcast, describing the little girl as very “communicative.” “She’s so dynamic in every way you want your kid to be,” he said.

While some kids are shy and might hide behind their father’s leg, Lamorne said Lily takes every room by storm. “My daughter is like, ‘Hi everybody, do you want to be my friend?’ I think that’s fantastic.”

She has made Lamorne “more focused”

Having a child changed the way Lamorne views the world, he said on his podcast in September.

“It allows me to filter out B.S. quicker, people I don’t want to hang out with,” Lamorne explained. “People I don’t want to spend time with. Activities I shouldn’t be doing. I find myself more focused.”

With Lily to care for, work has become even more important. “I have my child, my family, my friends and work. It’s a smooth blend, with her at the middle of everything,” the New Girl alum said.