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Christel Khalil Hensley
Born	Christel Adnan Khalil [1] November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30) (age 22) Los Angeles, California

Christel Khalil (born November 30, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress.

Career

Khalil is best known for her role as Lily Winters on the CBS 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 star, Lyndsy Fonseca.

Life

Her father is Pakistani and her mother is African American. According to Soap Opera Digest, Khalil does not practice her father's Islamic faith. She is a Christian.

In September 2008, she married Stephen Hensley. ^[2]

She is expecting her first child, a boy, due in April 2010. ^[3]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

• Daytime Emmys: Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2004, 2006)
• Daytime Emmys: Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)

References

External links

• Christel Khalil profile
• Christel Khalil at the Internet Movie Database