Lil DeVille
A twin who loves dirt, bugs, and calling her brother by his full name.
Lillian Marie "Lil" DeVille (voiced by Kath Soucie) is the daughter of Howard and Betty DeVille. She lives next door to Tommy and is a fraternal twin, with Lil being older than Phil by just two minutes. She shares many similarities with her brother, including the same hairstyle and great love for dirt and eating bugs and earthworms. She argues with Phil frequently, and usually calls him by his full name, Phillip. Looking so much alike, they are often mistaken for one another by adults, with the main facial difference between the two being that Phil's earlobes are attached while Lil's are not. She is the same age as Tommy.
- Character Role
- Main Protagonist / Baby
- Affiliation
- The Rugrats Group
- Family
- Phil DeVille (Twin Brother)
- First Appears
- Original Series (1991)
- Status
- Active in Sequel Series
Lore & Background
Lil DeVille is a main character in the original 1990s Nickelodeon animated television series, its various films, its All Grown Up! spin-off, and the 2021 reboot. She is one of the babies who regularly goes on adventures with Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and later Dil and Kimi. Her defining trait is her love for dirt and eating bugs and earthworms, a passion she shares completely with her twin brother Phil. She and Phil argue with one another frequently, and she usually calls him by his full name, Phillip, just as he calls her Lillian. The main facial difference between the two is that Phil's earlobes are attached while Lil's are not. She is the same age as Tommy, placing her at one year old for the duration of the original series.
In Their Own Story
In the episode "Stu-Maker's Elves", it is implied that Lil, like Tommy and Chuckie, remembers the day of her birth. Throughout the series, Lil is often seen crawling alongside Phil, both of them covered in dirt or holding a worm. She is a constant presence in the Pickles family home and the neighborhood, joining the other babies on their adventures. In the 1998 film The Rugrats Movie, she and the other babies must deal with the arrival of Tommy's new brother Dil. In Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, she is part of the group that travels to Paris and helps Chuckie gain a new stepmother and stepsister. In the 2021 reboot, Lil appears as a baby once again, maintaining her love for dirt and bugs.
Reader's Guide
Lil DeVille is a main character in the Rugrats franchise. She is a fraternal twin, older than Phil by two minutes. She lives next door to Tommy Pickles with her parents, Howard and Betty DeVille. Lil shares a great love for dirt and eating bugs and earthworms with her brother. She argues with Phil frequently and calls him by his full name, Phillip. The main facial difference between the two is that Lil's earlobes are not attached while Phil's are. She is the same age as Tommy. Lil is voiced by Kath Soucie in all iterations of the franchise. She appears in the original 1990s series, its various films, the All Grown Up! spin-off, and the 2021 reboot.
Did You Know?
- Lil is a fraternal twin, older than her brother Phil by just two minutes.
- The main facial difference between Lil and Phil is that Phil's earlobes are attached while Lil's are not.
- Lil shares a great love for dirt and eating bugs and earthworms with her twin brother Phil.
- Lil and Phil usually call each other by their full names, Lillian and Phillip.
- Lil is the same age as Tommy Pickles.
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