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Lily Cole

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Lily Cole

Born December 27, 1987 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK18 films

Lily Luahana Cole (born 27 December 1987) is an English actress and entrepreneur.

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Cole pursued a modelling career as a teenager and was listed in 2009 by Vogue Paris as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. She was booked for her first British Vogue cover at age 16, named "Model of the Year" at the 2004 British Fashion Awards, and worked with many well-known brands, including Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier and Moschino. Her advertising campaigns have included Longchamp, Anna Sui, Rimmel and Cacharel.

Cole's first leading role as an actress was as Valentina in the 2009 film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Her other film work includes Passages, a short directed by Shekhar Kapur and There Be Dragons, directed by Roland Joffé. In 2013 Cole founded impossible.com, a website that hosts wishes and requests for assistance.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi posterFirst watchStar Wars: The Last Jedi20176.7as Party Girl LoveyRey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers.View film

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Filmography

18 films as actor
  1. 2025How to Live
  2. 2022HilmaMathilda
  3. 2018London FieldsTrish Shirt
  4. 2017Star Wars: The Last JediParty Girl Lovey
  5. 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieLily Cole
  6. 2015GravyMimi
  7. 2015OrionThe Virgin
  8. 2015The MessengerEmma
  9. 2013The Zero TheoremWoman in Street Commercial
  10. 2012Confession of a Child of the CenturyElise
  11. 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanGreta
  12. 2011The Moth DiariesErnessa Bloch
  13. 2011There Be DragonsAline
  14. 2009Pirelli Calendar 2010 (South Florida PBS)Lily
  15. 2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusValentina
  16. 2009RageLettuce Leaf
  17. 2009PassageTania
  18. 2007St Trinian'sPolly