Born in the London suburb of Esher as Lily Thomson, James took to performing at an early age, keen on following in the footsteps of her actress grandmother, Helen Horton. After her graduation from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, James, who adopted her surname from her father’s first name, quickly won notable parts on the British stage, including playing Desdemona opposite Clarke Peters’ Othello in a high-profile version of William Shakespeare’s tragic play.

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Moving to more adult-oriented fare, James portrayed Poppy, the nice-girl roommate of Billie Piper’s Belle on the final season of the decadent drama series “Secret Diary of a Call Girl” (ITV, 2007-2011). Soon thereafter, she won her first Hollywood role as a supporting character in the critically trashed blockbuster “Wrath of the Titans” (2012). Despite her relatively minor part, James enjoyed her time on the massive star-studded production, which featured English acting giants such as Ralph Fiennes and Bill Nighy. The same year, she appeared in the lead part of highly competitive sprinter Lisa Temple in the British sports drama “Fast Girls” (2012), which proved to be a word-of-mouth hit in the United Kingdom.With a starring film role under her belt, James had garnered enough attention to attract the interest of the producers of “Downton Abbey.

Body Stats:

Lily James – Cinderella premiere

Height: 5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight: 121 lbs or 55 kg

Shoe size: 9

Dress size: 4

Bra size: 32B

Measurements: 34-24-35 in or 87-61-89 cm

Ethnicity: White

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eye Color: Light Brown

Bio:

Name: Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson

Nickname: Lily James

Date of Birth: April 05, 1988

Place of Birth: Esher, Surrey, England

Place of Residence: London, England

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Education: Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Social Networks:

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Instagram: lilyjamesofficial

Fun Facts:

Cinderella stunned in a grey-blue gown at the

Relationships:

Jack Fox (2011 – 2012)

Matt Smith (2014 – Present)

Children: –

Awards and Honors:

2015 Won Harper’s Bazaar Award Breakthrough Award
2016 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actress
2016 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actress

Hobbies and Interests: Acting and Dancing

Favorite Color: White

Favorite Food: Chocolates

Favorite Music: Coldplay

Favorite Actress: Cate Blanchett

Favorite Perfume: Chanel

Favorite Sports: Tennis

Favorite Movie: Fast Girls

Favorite TV Show: Ariel

Interesting Facts:

Studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London graduating in 2010.
Was on the Musical Theatre Course at The Arts Educational School, Tring Park.
Although she played Hayley Atwell’s daughter in Cinderella (2015), she is only seven years her junior in real life (this is somewhat of a moot point, as James had only played her character at an older age, several years after Atwell’s character had died).
She has Scottish, English, French, and more distant German, ancestry. Lily’s paternal grandmother was American actress Helen Horton, who lived in England with Lily’s British grandfather, Hamish Thomson. Lily’s maternal grandmother was of French origin.
She has been named as the next Keira Knightley.
Hayley Atwell, her on-screen mother in the movie Cinderella, shares the same birth date as Lily.
She has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in Downton Abbey.
She went to audition for Anastasia, the stepsister of Cinderella but got the lead role in Cinderella.
Lily James believes in women empowerment and feels good to see actresses who arehealthy and curvy.
She has the same birthday (not the same year of birth) with her on-screen mother in Cinderella, Hayley Atwell.
She is a sixth cousin of U.S. President George Bush, through her American grandmother. Lily’s four times great-grandfather, Stephen Horton, was the brother of the president’s four times great-grandmother, Sarah Horton (their parents were Comfort Horton and Joanna Wood). Lily is thus a sixth cousin, once removed, of the President’s sons, President George W. Bush and Governor Jeb Bush.
She is a mezzo-soprano.
Has 2 brothers.