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Lily James

Lily James

Birthday: 1989-04-05 | Place of Birth: Esher, Surrey, England, UK

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress and model. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her acting 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). 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
2022
Pam & Tommy

as    Pamela Anderson

2021
Rare Beasts

as    Cressida

2021
The Pursuit of Love

as    Linda Radlett

2021
The Dig

as    Peggy Piggott

2020
Rebecca

as    Mrs. de Winter

2019
Little Woods

as    Deborah Hale

2019
Yesterday

as    Ellie Appleton

2019
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

as    Miranda

2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

as    Young Donna Sheridan

2017
Baby Driver

as    Debora

2017
Darkest Hour

as    Elizabeth Layton

2017
The Exception

as    Mieke de Jong

2016
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as    Elizabeth Bennet

2016
War and Peace

as    Natasha Rostova

2015
Cinderella

as    Cinderella

2015
Burnt

as    Sara

2012
Fast Girls

as    Lisa Temple

2010
Just William

as    Ethel Brown

2007
Secret Diary of a Call Girl

as    Poppy