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3 | Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989 in Esher, England), better known as Lily James, is an English actress and singer. |
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5 | James frequently plays fresh-faced young women in period or period-like pieces, such as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Disney remake ''Film/Cinderella2015'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/WarAndPeace2016''. |
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8 | !! Works she has appeared in include: |
9 | * ''Literature/JustWilliam'' (2010) as Ethel Brown |
10 | * ''Series/SecretDiaryOfACallGirl'' (2010) as Poppy |
11 | * ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'' (2012) as Korrina |
12 | * ''Film/FastGirls'' (2012) as Lisa Temple |
13 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (2012 -- 2014) as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] |
14 | * ''Film/{{Cinderella|2015}}'' (2015) as Ella / "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" |
15 | * ''Film/{{Burnt}}'' (2015) as Sara |
16 | * ''Series/{{War and Peace|2016}}'' (2016) as Natasha Rostova |
17 | * ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' (2016) as Elizabeth Bennet |
18 | * ''Film/TheException'' (2016) as Mieke de Jong |
19 | * ''Film/BabyDriver'' (2017) as Debora |
20 | * ''Film/{{Darkest Hour|2017}}'' (2017) as Elizabeth Layton |
21 | * ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' (2018) as young Donna Sheridan |
22 | * ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' (2018) as Detroit's "white voice" |
23 | * ''Film/TheGuernseyLiteraryAndPotatoPeelPieSociety'' (2018) as Juliet Ashton |
24 | * ''Film/LittleWoods'' (2018) as Deb Hale |
25 | * ''Film/{{Yesterday|2019}}'' (2019) as Ellie |
26 | * ''[[Film/Rebecca2020 Rebecca]]'' (2020) as the second Mrs de Winter |
27 | * ''Film/{{The Dig|2021}}'' (2021) as Peggy Piggott |
28 | * ''Series/PamAndTommy'' (2022) as Creator/PamelaAnderson |
29 | * ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt2022'' (2022) as Zoe |
30 | * ''Film/TheIronClaw'' (2023) as Pam Adkisson |
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32 | !!Tropes featured in her work: |
33 | * ActionGirl: In ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'', ''Wrath of the Titans'' and ''The Exception''. |
34 | * CastingGag: In ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', she plays an aristocrat and Sophie [=McShera=] plays the kitchen maid Daisy. In ''{{Film/Cinderella 2015}}'' it's the opposite where Lily plays Cinderella, and Sophie is the aristocrat. |
35 | * CreatorBacklash: She didn't like having to wear the 1920s costumes for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', though she admits she warmed to them eventually. |
36 | * DyeingForYourArt: |
37 | ** Naturally brunette but became blonde for ''Cinderella''. She just wore a blonde wig for ''Downton''. James has also went blonde in ''Fast Girls'' and ''Baby Driver''. |
38 | ** Taken up to eleven for ''Series/PamAndTommy'' where she wears a prosthetic forehead and eyebrows, dentures and a blonde wig to transform into Creator/PamelaAnderson. |
39 | * FakeAmerican: She donned a Southern accent for ''Film/BabyDriver'' as well as a standard American accent in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' and ''Film/LittleWoods''. |
40 | * FakeNationality: |
41 | ** Borderline in ''Series/WarAndPeace2016'', as a Russian girl. She however keeps her normal voice. |
42 | ** She played the Dutch Jewish Mieke de Jong in ''Film/TheException''. Unlike the ''War and Peace'' example, James puts on a foreign accent to portray Mieke. |
43 | ** She also played the Canadian-American Pamela Anderson in ''Series/PamAndTommy''. |
44 | * MsFanservice: |
45 | ** She appeared nude in ''Series/SecretDiaryOfACallGirl'' and ''Film/TheException''. |
46 | ** Her role as Pamela Anderson in ''Series/PamAndTommy'' also features her nude and in a lot of revealing outfits. |
47 | * NiceGirl: Many of her roles so far have had her playing charming, friendly, and kindhearted characters, and she comes off as one in interviews. |
48 | * PeriodDrama: Like her fellow English actress Creator/KeiraKnightley, she has appeared in many whether it is television or cinema, or mixing Fantasy (''Cinderella'') and Horror (''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies''). ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' is this too - as it takes place in Donna's youth. |
49 | * PlayingAgainstType: She's known for plucky period piece heroines, but occasionally goes against this grain. |
50 | ** ''Film/BabyDriver'' marks her first major role that's not a period piece or CostumeDrama. |
51 | ** She's cast ''way'' against type as Creator/PamelaAnderson, a sultry ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' model known for her tumultuous personal life, in ''Series/PamAndTommy''. The show is specifically about the history of the [[HomePornMovie sex tape]] involving her and [[Music/MotleyCrue Tommy Lee]]. |
52 | * PlayingWithCharacterType: She plays [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Lizzie Bennett]] as a [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies zombie hunter]]. |
53 | * PromotedFangirl: Describes herself as a huge Disney fan, and was ecstatic at getting to play a Disney Princess. |
54 | * RomanceOnTheSet: She and Creator/MattSmith started dating while in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''. Amusingly enough, Smith was playing none other than ''Mr. Collins'' to Lily's Elizabeth Bennet! |
55 | * StarMakingRole: While she did have people talking about her stage work and ''Downton Abbey'', it was ''Cinderella'' that properly put her on the map. |
56 | * ThoseTwoActors: |
57 | ** Much publicity was made of her and Creator/RichardMadden playing lovers first in ''Cinderella'', then in ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. |
58 | ** She's also twice acted closely with Creator/TessaThompson, first voicing over Thompson's character in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' then playing her half-sister in ''Film/LittleWoods''. |
59 | * TimeShiftedActor: She plays the younger version of Creator/MerylStreep's character in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain''. |
60 | * TypeCasting: Usually as an EnglishRose or TheIngenue in a PeriodPiece CostumeDrama. |
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