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'''Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson''' (born 5 April 1989), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Lily James''', is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in the period drama ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tatler List|url=http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list|publisher=Tatler}}</ref>
'''Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson''' (born 5 April 1989), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Lily James''', is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in the period drama ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tatler List|url=http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list|publisher=Tatler}}</ref>


James began her professional acting career as Ethel Brown in the 2010 BBC production of ''[[Just William (2010 TV series)|Just William]]''. In 2011 and 2012, she earned warm reviews in several London theatre productions. She began to appear in Hollywood films in 2012, with roles in ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]'' and ''[[Fast Girls (film)|Fast Girls]]'', and was seen in further television roles. She has been cast to star in the title role of the 2015 Disney film ''[[Cinderella (2015 film)|Cinderella]]''.
James began her professional acting career as Ethel Brown in the 2010 BBC production of ''[[Just William (2010 TV series)|Just William]]''. In 2011 and 2012, she earned warm reviews in several London theatre productions. She began to appear in Hollywood films in 2012, with roles in ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]'' and ''[[Fast Girls (film)|Fast Girls]]'', and was seen in further television roles. She starred in the title role of the 2015 Disney film ''[[Cinderella (2015 film)|Cinderella]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 16:03, 6 March 2015

Lily James
Born
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson

(1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35)
Esher, Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), better known by her stage name Lily James, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in the period drama Downton Abbey.[1]

James began her professional acting career as Ethel Brown in the 2010 BBC production of Just William. In 2011 and 2012, she earned warm reviews in several London theatre productions. She began to appear in Hollywood films in 2012, with roles in Wrath of the Titans and Fast Girls, and was seen in further television roles. She starred in the title role of the 2015 Disney film Cinderella.

Early life

James was born in Esher, Surrey. Her father was actor and musician Jamie Thomson, and grand-daughter of American actress Helen Horton.[2] She began her education at Arts Educational School in Tring and subsequently went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2010.[3]

Career

In 2011, James played Taylor in Vernon God Little at the Young Vic Theatre in Tanya Ronder's stage adaptation of the novel Vernon God Little directed by Rufus Norris,[4] Nina in a modern adaptation of The Seagull at Southwark Playhouse, and Desdemona in Daniel Evans production of Othello at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, alongside Dominic West and Clarke Peters. Quentin Letts wrote in The Daily Mail: "We may have a new star actress on our hands. ... [S]he left drama school only last year, yet she practically sweeps all before her as Desdemona in this Othello. Poise, diction, allure – she has them all. ... Her character’s love affair with a much older husband is completely believable".[5] In 2012, James played the role of Katrina in Play House and Marijka in Definitely the Bahamas in a double bill written and directed by Martin Crimp at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London as part of the theatre's fortieth anniversary. Charles Spencer of The Telegraph wrote that "it is performed with a persuasive mixture of mischief and deeper feeling by Obi Abili and Lily James, the latter combining a mixture of neuroticism and glowing sexual allure that proves extraordinarily potent."[6]

Also in 2012, James played the role of Korrina in Warner Brothers' Wrath of the Titans and starred in Fast Girls, directed by Noel Clarke, centered around a group of young female athletes competing in the World Championships. Her television credits include Ethel Brown in the 2010 BBC production of Richmal Crompton's Just William, Poppy in the fourth season of ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011), and the rebellious Lady Rose in the last episode of series three, and in the fourth and fifth seasons of popular British series Downton Abbey.[7]

James has been cast as the title character in a live-action Disney film version of Cinderella.[8] The film is expected to be released on 13 March 2015. James, as Cinderella, was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, in the blue gown that she wears to the ball, for the December issue of Vogue.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Chemistry Ines Short film
2012 Wrath of the Titans Korrina
2012 Broken Older Skunk
2012 Fast Girls Lisa Temple
2015 Cinderella Cinderella
2015 Untitled John Wells project — Post-production
2015 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Elizabeth Bennett Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Just William Ethel Brown 4 episodes
2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Poppy 8 episodes
2012–2014 Downton Abbey Lady Rose MacClare 20 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2015 War and Peace Natasha Rostova Upcoming series, filming

Further reading

  • Butlin, James (31 December 2010). "Actresses To Watch In 2011".
  • Joseph, Claudia (18 December 2010). "Just William's women: Be nice to them – or they'll scream and scream till they're sick!".
  • Billington, Michael (8 February 2011). "Vernon God Little – review".
  • "Hot, Young and British". 1 March 2011.

References

  1. ^ "The Tatler List". Tatler.
  2. ^ "Lily James found comfort in drama". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ Guildhall Graduates 2009–10
  4. ^ "What's On - Young Vic". youngvic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ Letts, Quentin. "A star is born as newcomer takes Desdemona to The Wire", The Daily Mail, 20 September 2011, accessed 19 November 2014
  6. ^ Spencer, Charles. "Play House/Definitely the Bahamas, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, review", The Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2012, accessed 19 November 2014
  7. ^ "Ones to Watch in 2011". Female First.
  8. ^ ‘Downton Abbey’ Star is New Cinderella Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ^ "The New Trailer, Poster and Photos for Disney's Cinderella!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  10. ^ Camhi, Leslie. "What Would Cinderella Wear? Costuming Lily James and Cate Blanchett in Kenneth Branagh's Forthcoming Film". Vogue. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

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