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Lily James

1989 - Today

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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her career in the British television series Just William (2010). Following a supporting role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her breakthrough was the title role in the fantasy film Cinderella (2015). James went on to portray Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2016) and starred in several films, including the action film Baby Driver (2017); the period dramas Darkest Hour (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and The Dig (2021); the musicals Mamma Mia! Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Lily James is the 5,218th most popular actor (up from 5,525th in 2024), the 4,182nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,139th in 2019) and the 598th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lily James ranks 5,218 out of 13,578. Before her are Sebastian Roché, Art LaFleur, Margaret Colin, Mark Rydell, Medea Japaridze, and John Stockwell. After her are Reni Santoni, Aloma Wright, Choi Min-ho, Jocelyn Brando, Mary Alice, and Olivier Marchal.

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Among people born in 1989, Lily James ranks 60. Before her are Kei Nishikori, Enner Valencia, Matteo Darmian, Victoria Azarenka, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Domagoj Vida. After her are Daniel Parejo, Mia Wasikowska, Idrissa Gueye, Isaiah Thomas, C418, and Xavier Dolan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lily James ranks 4,183 out of 8,785. Before her are Muriel Freeman (1897), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), A. E. Housman (1859), Joseph Grimaldi (1778), Roy Wood (1946), and Jack Beresford (1899). After her are Granville Bantock (1868), Mary Moser (1744), Christopher Cazenove (1943), Bruno Heller (1960), Mary Beard (1955), and Bob Houghton (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Lily James ranks 598. Before her are Janet Montgomery (1985), Lennie James (1965), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Kay Kendall (1927), Julian Richings (1955), and Joseph Grimaldi (1778). After her are Christopher Cazenove (1943), Callum Keith Rennie (1960), Conleth Hill (1964), Kris Marshall (1973), Michael Hordern (1911), and Jake Weber (1963).

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