
Reinhart's battles with social anxiety and depression date from when she was in seventh grade. She's said her parents' support was invaluable as she pursued acting: when a teenaged Reinhart needed to get to New York for auditions, her mother Amy would drive there from Ohio her father's hotel points provided them with a place to stay. Growing up in Ohio, Reinhart appeared in a community play when she was around 10 by the time she was 12, she was more seriously pursuing roles (among the parts she played were Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory). Lili Pauline Reinhart was born on September 13, 1996, in Cleveland, Ohio. Though depression and anxiety cut short an initial stay in Los Angeles, Reinhart worked on these issues and returned to the city to resume auditioning - making it possible for her to land her career-breakthrough role on Riverdale. Her early career includes indie films and TV guest spots.



Reinhart was bitten by the acting bug while growing up in Ohio as a teenager, her mother would drive her to New York for auditions. Lili Reinhart portrays Betty Cooper on the CW drama Riverdale, a darker spin on Archie comics characters.
