[1][2] Lilian was born in Lagos Island to a Yoruba mother and a Polish father.
[3][4] As a result of her father's profession, she lived in various parts of the country during her formative years, attending Army Children's school, Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Idi Araba Secondary School, Lagos.
She briefly majored in theatre arts at the University of Lagos[5][6] She lost her father at the age of ten.
She also competed in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant and featured in several television commercials, becoming the face of Delta medicated soap.
She commenced her acting career in 1997, starring in several Nollywood movies of the Yoruba and English genres.