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Lily Collins

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Lily Collins

Born March 18, 1989 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK26 films

Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British and American actress and model. Born in Guildford, Surrey and raised in Los Angeles, Collins began performing on screen at the age of two in the BBC comedy drama Growing Pains. In the late 2000s, Collins began acting and modelling more regularly, and she had a career breakthrough with her performance in the sports-drama film The Blind Side, which was the third highest-grossing film of 2009. She went on to appear in leading roles across feature films such as the sci-fi action-horror Priest (2011), the psychological action-thriller Abduction (2011), the fantasy Mirror Mirror (2012), the urban fantasy The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), and the independent romantic comedies Stuck in Love (2012), The English Teacher (2013), and Love, Rosie (2014).

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Collins was critically acclaimed for her roles as Marla Mabrey in the comedy Rules Don't Apply (2016), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and for her portrayal of a young adult with anorexia in the controversial Netflix drama To the Bone (2017). She has also achieved recognition for her work in biographical films: she starred as Liz Kendall in the Netflix drama Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), as J.R.R. Tolkien's wife Edith in Tolkien (2019), and as Rita Alexander in Mank (2020), the latter of which was a critical success, earning 10 Academy Award nominations.

Collins played Fantine in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables (2018–2019), and, since 2020, she has portrayed Emily Cooper in the Netflix series Emily in Paris. For the latter, she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She made her writing debut with Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me (2017) in which she discussed her struggles with mental health, including an eating disorder she suffered as a teenager.

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Love, Rosie posterFirst watchLove, Rosie20147.8as Rosie DunneSince the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Blind Side poster7.7The Blind Side2009Tarzan poster7.4Tarzan1999Okja poster7.3Okja2017To the Bone poster7.2To the Bone2017Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile poster7.0Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019Stuck in Love poster7.4Stuck in Love2013The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones poster6.4The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones2013Tolkien poster6.9Tolkien2019

Filmography

26 films as actor
  1. TBAPolly Pocket
  2. TBAHalo of StarsMisty Dawn
  3. TBATitanEmma
  4. TBAGilded Rage
  5. TBAClose Personal Friends
  6. TBAUntitled Breakfast at Tiffany's Making of FilmAudrey Hepburn
  7. 2024MaXXXineMolly Bennett
  8. 2022WindfallWife
  9. 2020MankRita Alexander
  10. 2020InheritanceLauren Monroe
  11. 2019TolkienEdith Bratt
  12. 2019Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and VileLiz Kendall
  13. 2018A Wizard's TalePrincess Dawn (voice)
  14. 2017The DigZoe
  15. 2017OkjaRed
  16. 2017To the BoneEllen
  17. 2016Rules Don't ApplyMarla Mabrey
  18. 2014Love, RosieRosie Dunne
  19. 2013The Mortal Instruments: City of BonesClary Fray
  20. 2013Stuck in LoveSamantha 'Sam' Borgens
  21. 2013The English TeacherHalle Anderson
  22. 2012Mirror MirrorSnow White
  23. 2011AbductionKaren Murphy
  24. 2011PriestLucy Pace
  25. 2009The Blind SideCollins Tuohy
  26. 1999TarzanBaby Ape (voice)