Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson was born on April 5, 1989. Her stage name, Lily James, is better known than her real name. She went to London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama to study acting, and her first job was on the British TV show Just William (2010).
After being in the period drama TV show Downton Abbey from 2012 to 2015, she got her big break in movies with the title role in Cinderella (2015). James went on to play Countess Natasha Rostova in the 2016 TV version of War & Peace and Pamela Anderson in the biographical series Pam & Tommy (2022).
In 2022, she was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in the latter.
She has been the main character in several movies, including Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Darkest Hour (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Yesterday (2019), Rebecca (2020), and The Dig (2021).
How Much Is Lily James Net Worth?
English actress Lily James has a net worth of $8 million. After going to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to study acting, she made her first TV appearance in “Just William.”
Then she got a big part in “Downton Abbey” before breaking into the mainstream with the lead role in “Cinderella” in 2015. After making a name for herself in the entertainment industry, James continued to get lead roles in shows like “War & Peace” and a wide range of Hollywood movies.
“Baby Driver,” “Darkest Hour,” “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Yesterday,” “Rebecca,” and “The Dig” are some of her most well-known movies. As of 2021, she is seen as an actress to keep an eye on in the entertainment business.
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In 2010, she played Ethel Brown in the BBC version of Richmal Crompton’s Just William. In 2011, she played Poppy in the fourth season of ITV’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Lady Rose Aldrige in Downton Abbey.
In the fourth and fifth series of the show, Lady Rose became the main character. James also played Lady Rose in the last episode of the series.
In 2011, James played Taylor in Tanya Ronder’s stage adaptation of the novel Vernon God Little, directed by Rufus Norris at the Young Vic Theatre, Nina in Russell Bolam’s modern adaptation of The Seagull at the Southwark Playhouse, and Desdemona in Daniel Evans’ production of Othello at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, with Dominic West and Clarke Peters.
In 2012, James played Katrina in Play House and Marijka in Definitely the Bahamas at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, London, in a double bill written and directed by Martin Crimp to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the theatre.
Charles Spencer of The Telegraph said, “Obi Abili and Lily James, with a compelling mix of mischief and deeper feeling, play it. Lily James combines neuroticism with a glowing sexual allure that proves to be extraordinarily potent.”
James played Korrina in the Warner Brothers movie Wrath of the Titans. She was also in Noel Clarke’s Fast Girls, about a group of young female athletes competing in the World Championships.
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In 2015, Kenneth Branagh made a live-action version of Cinderella. James played Cinderella in that movie. For the December 2014 issue of Vogue, Annie Leibovitz took a picture of James as Cinderella in the blue dress she wears to the ball.
James also sang for the first time in the movie. During the end credits, she sang “Sing Sweet Nightingale,” “Lavender’s Blue,” and “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” from the 1950 animated movie. Please tell your friends about this if you think it’s interesting. Go to Lighthousejournal.org for the latest updates and news about celebrities.
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