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  • BIRTH 05/04/1989
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 10
  • MOVIES 31

Lily James

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born April 5, 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 her role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her film breakthrough was the title role in Cinderella (2015).

James went on to portray Countess Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2016) and Pamela Anderson in the biographical series Pam & Tommy (2022). The latter earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2022. She has had starring roles in several films, including Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Darkest Hour (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Yesterday (2019), Rebecca (2020) and The Dig (2021).

Lily James

Shows (10)

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Lady Rose MacClare / Rose MacClare
War & Peace (2016)
War & Peace (2016)
Natasha Rostova
Pam & Tommy
Pam & Tommy
Pamela Anderson
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Poppy
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love
Linda Radlett
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Just William (2010)
Just William (2010)
Ethel Brown
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self

Movies (31)

Baby Driver
Baby Driver
Debora
Yesterday
Yesterday
Ellie Appleton
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Young Donna Sheridan
Cinderella
Cinderella
Cinderella
The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw
Pam Adkisson
Greedy People
Greedy People
Paige
Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans
Korrina
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
Elizabeth Layton
Burnt
Burnt
Sara
Rebecca
Rebecca
Mrs. de Winter
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie…
Juliet Ashton
The Dig
The Dig
Peggy Piggott
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Elizabeth Bennet
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
Detroit's White British Voice (voice)
What's Love Got to Do with It?
What's Love Got to Do with It?
Zoe
Downton Abbey: The Finale
Downton Abbey: The Finale
Lady Rose MacClare
Downton Abbey: A Moorland Holiday
Downton Abbey: A Moorland Holiday
Rose MacClare
Downton Abbey: The London Season
Downton Abbey: The London Season
Lady Rose MacClare
The Exception
The Exception
Mieke de Jong
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
Naomi Cooper
Little Woods
Little Woods
Deborah Hale
Silent Treatment
Silent Treatment
The Girl
Broken
Broken
Older Skunk
Broken
Broken
Older Skunk
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief…
Rose
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
Miranda
Finalmente l'alba
Finalmente l'alba
Josephine Esperanto
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
Eve Harrington
Rare Beasts
Rare Beasts
Cressida
Fast Girls
Fast Girls
Lisa Temple
Broken
Broken
Older Skunk