Lily James
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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson, known professionally as 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).
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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson is a British actor, singer, and executive producer. Born in Esher in 1989, she was educated at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her professional career began in 2010, and she is fluent in English. She has received an Actor Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.
Thomson is known for her roles in notable works including *Downton Abbey*, *Cinderella*, *Baby Driver*, and *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again*. She performs under the pseudonym Lily James. Her personal life includes partnerships with Michael Shuman and Matt Smith.
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Esher, Surrey, England, UK
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She 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…
Known for
- Cliffhanger — Naomi Cooper2027
- The Liberation — Leader2027
- Seasons2027
- The Angry Birds Movie 3 — (voice)2026
- Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo — Nguyen2026
- Relay — Sarah2025
- Swiped — Whitney2025
- Greedy People — Paige2024
- Finally Dawn — Josephine Esperanto2024
- The Iron Claw — Pam2023
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- James
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Esher
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Actor Awards
- Notable work
- Cinderella
- Image
- Lilly James (35036323024).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1989-04-05
- name in native language
- Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson
- start of work period
- 2010-00-00
- Commons category
- Lily James
- unmarried partner
- Matt Smith
- pseudonym
- Lily James
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Encyclopedic overview
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as 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).
James went on to portray Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2016) and starred in several films, including the action film Baby Driver (2017); the period dramas Darkest Hour (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and The Dig (2021); the musicals Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and Yesterday (2019); and the sports drama The Iron Claw (2023). Her portrayal of Pamela Anderson in the biographical series Pam & Tommy (2022) earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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