Lily James
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), better known by her stage name Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her career in the British television series Just William (2010). Following a supporting role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her breakthrough was the title role in the fantasy film Cinderella (2015).
You can find people similar to Lily James by visiting our lists Actors from Esher and Actresses from Surrey.
| Full name at birth | Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Ethel Brown in the BBC One comedy-drama series Just William, Poppy in the ITV2 drama series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Lady Rose MacClare in the ITV/PBS period drama series Downton Abbey, Korina in the 2012 action fantasy film Wrath of the Titans, Older Skunk in the 2012 coming-of-age drama film Broken, Lisa Temple in the 2012 sports drama film Fast Girls, Cinderella in the 2015 romantic fantasy film Cinderella, Sara in the 2015 drama film Burnt, Elizabeth Bennet in the 2016 action comedy horror film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Mieke de Jong in the 2016 romantic war drama film The Exemption, Betty in the 2016 drama short film The Tale of Thomas Burbery, Countess Natasha Rostova in the BBC One/A&E/Lifetime/History Channel historical drama miniseries War & Peace, Debora in the 2017 action film Baby Driver, Elizabeth Layton in the 2017 biographical war drama film Darkest Hour, Juliet Ashton in the 2018 historical romantic drama film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Deb Hale in the 2018 crime drama film Little Woods, Young Donna Sheridan in the 2018 jukebox musical romantic comedy film Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again, Ellie Appleton in the 2019 musical romantic comedy film Yesterday, Mrs. de Winter in the 2020 Netflix original romantic thriller film Rebecca, Peggy Piggott in the 2021 Netflix original drama film The Dig, Linda Radlett in the BBC/Amazon Prime Video romantic comedy-drama miniseries The Pursuit of Love, and Pamela Anderson in the Hulu original biographical drama web miniseries Pam & Tommy
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1989
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| Place of birth | Esher, Surrey, England, UK
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| Occupation | Actress, Theatre Artist, Voiceover Artist
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 121 lbs (55 kg)
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| Dress size | 2
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $4,000,000 USD
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| High school | Arts Educational School in Tring
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| University | [2010] - Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England, UK, graduating in 2010 with a BA in Acting
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- She was cast as Juliet in the Garrick Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 2016. This performance got her nominated for a 2017 Whatsonstage.com Award in the “Best Actress in a Play” category.
- Lily James believes in women empowerment and feels good to see actresses who are healthy and curvy.
- She went to audition for Anastasia, the stepsister of Cinderella but got the lead role in Cinderella.
- She has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in Downton Abbey.
- Hayley Atwell, her on-screen mother in the movie Cinderella, shares the same birth date as Lily.
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