Anne Steele ( Buffyverse ) Anne Steele Julia Lee as Lily First appearance Lie To Me ( Buffy ) Last appearance Not Fade Away ( Angel ) Created by Joss Whedon Statistics Name Joan Sister Sunshine Chantarelle Lily Anne Steele Status Alive Species Human Affiliation East Hills Teen Center , formerly Sunset Club and the `` Loser Preacher '' Cult Notable powers None Portrayed by  Julia Lee Anne Steele ( born in 1981 ) , formerly known as Joan , `` Sister Sunshine '' , `` Chantarelle '' and `` Lily '' , is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel . The character is portrayed by Julia Lee . Biography Character history Anne ( originally Joan ) was born in 1981 . Her birth name was revealed in the script of Buffy Season Two 's `` Lie To Me `` . She was only a minor character in both Buffy and Angel , but her character underwent substantial development over the course of the two series . Originally a homeless girl from an implied abusive household , Joan spent her adolescence joining whatever cult offered her a place and protection , changing her identity and persona as she moved through various groups . At one point , she followed a `` loser preacher '' and called herself `` Sister Sunshine '' . She is first introduced in Buffy ( `` Lie To Me '' ) as `` Chantarelle '' , a member of the Sunset Club , a naïve cult who worships vampires ( `` The Lonely Ones '' ) , considering them misunderstood creatures burdened with isolated immortality , higher beings who brought mortals into a more enlightened state of mind . She discovers the true nature of vampires when the club is raided by Spike 's bloodthirsty gang ; Buffy Summers saves her life . Chantarelle subsequently moves to L.A. and falls in love with a homeless boy named Ricky T. Neither of have money or employment , and they become homeless street kids . Ricky chooses `` Lily '' , a name from a song , for her new identity . Lily encounters Buffy again In `` Anne `` . Buffy is working as a waitress at a diner under her middle name , `` Anne '' , after being forced to kill her boyfriend Angel . Buffy , wishing to remain anonymous and isolated , rebuffs Lily 's attempts at friendship . Later , Lily , desperate to find her missing boyfriend , begs Buffy to help her with her search . Their search leads them into a hell dimension where they briefly become imprisoned as slaves in a demonic sweat shop . After they liberate the prisoners and kill the demons responsible , Buffy decided to return to Sunnydale . She leaves her job , her apartment , and her identity as `` Anne '' to Lily . Over the next three years , Lily , now `` Anne Steele '' , settles down in Los Angeles and becomes an administrator at a shelter for homeless teenagers called The East Hills Teen Center . Here , she meets Charles Gunn and members of his vampire hunting gang , who are living in poor conditions at the time . She moves out of Buffy 's rundown apartment and resides at 5632 Willoughby Avenue . In Angel Season Two 's `` Blood Money `` , when the corrupt company Wolfram & Hart presented itself as a benefactor to the shelter , Angel convinced Anne to expose their plans to pocket a majority of the money raised on behalf of the shelter . Anne originally did n't know what to do ; though she knew Wolfram and Hart would steal most of the money , the idea of getting any for the shelter was tempting before she agreed to help Angel . However , Angel was merely trying to mess with W & H 's Lindsey McDonald and Lilah Morgan , while an old honorable adversary stole the funds , which Angel offered to Anne . She accepted , despite the fact that the money was covered in Boone 's red blood , showing her dedication to the shelter no matter what the means . She helped Gunn , Wesley and Cordelia find sanctuary in her shelter from undead police officers in Angel Season Two 's `` The Thin Dead Line '' , but was not seen again until the final episode of Angel ; Season Five 's `` Not Fade Away '' . During what Gunn assumed would be his last day alive , he chose to assist Anne at the shelter , which was apparently quite successful . Gunn asked Anne what she would do if she knew it was all pointless ; she asserted that she would still do whatever needed to be done to help make the world a better place . Powers & Abilities Anne is a regular human being and has no supernatural powers . Romantic Relationships Ricky . Appearances Anne has appeared in : Buffy the Vampire Slayer Anne appeared in 2 episodes overall . She has made guest appearances in the episodes : Season 2 ( 1997 , 1998 ) - `` Lie To Me '' ( as Chantarelle ) . Season 3 ( 1998 , 1999 ) - `` Anne '' ( as Lily ) . Angel Anne appeared in 3 episodes overall . 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