| Lily Aldrin |
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| Portrayed by: Alyson Hannigan Piper Mackenzie Harris (Age 11) |
| First appearance: Pilot |
| Last appearance: Last Forever – Part Two |
| Also Known As: Lilypad, Justice Aldrin, Red, Lil, Chewbacca, The Belly, The Slap Bet Commissioner, Lori, The Kraken, Red Head, Ms. Aldrin, Lily Stinson, Mrs. Awesome, Number One Gunna |
| Home town: Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, |
| Born: March 22, 1978 |
| Occupation: Art consultant (Season 8 – present) Kindergarten teacher (pre-Season 1 – Season 1, Season 2 – Season 8) Waitress at Big Wave Luau (Season 2) Office assistent Ted’s Architecture firm (Season 2) |
| Residence: Lily’s First Apartment The Apartment (season 1) Lily’s Second Apartment (season 2) Barney’s apartment (season 2) The Apartment (season 2 – 3) Marshall and Lily’s apartment (season 4 – 7) Marshall and Lily’s house (season 7) The Apartment (Season 7 – present) |
| Romances: Scooter (ex-boyfriend, admirer) Marshall Eriksen (husband) |
Lily Aldrin (born March 22, 1978) is one of five main characters of How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Alyson Hannigan.
She is the wife of Marshall Eriksen and the best friend of Robin Scherbatsky, as well as one of Ted Mosby’s closest friends, having known him and Marshall since college.
She currently works as an art consultant to The Captain, having formerly been a kindergarten teacher. She is also an amateur painter.
She is virtually incapable of keeping secrets, with a few exceptions. In Challenge Accepted, Lily is found to be pregnant, and in The Magician’s Code – Part One she gives birth to a boy named Marvin.
“You son of a b*tch” – Lily Aldrin
