Lily Collins
Born: 1989-03-18 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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). 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.
Filmography
2025
- Lurker ... (Executive Producer)
- Insider as Sig selv
- The Summer Book ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- MaXXXine as Molly Bennett
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
- Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field as Self
2023
- Memory ... (Thanks)
2022
- Windfall as Wife
- On the Line: The Richard Williams Story ... (Thanks)
2021
- Calls as Camila (voice)
- The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank as Self
2020
- Emily in Paris as Emily Cooper
- Mank as Rita Alexander
- Inheritance as Lauren Monroe
- The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Liz Kendall
- Tolkien as Edith Bratt
2018
- Les Misérables as Fantine
- A Wizard's Tale as Princess Dawn (voice)
2017
- Okja as Red
- The Last Tycoon as Cecelia Brady
- To the Bone as Ellen
- The Dig as Zoe
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- Rules Don't Apply as Marla Mabrey
2015
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Love, Rosie as Rosie Dunne
2013
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Clary Fray
- Stuck in Love as Samantha 'Sam' Borgens
- The English Teacher as Halle Anderson
2012
- Mirror Mirror as Snow White
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Blind Side as Collins Tuohy
- BrainSurge
2008
- 90210 as Phoebe Abrams
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Lily Collins
1999
- Tarzan as Baby Ape (voice)
- Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1992
- Growing Pains as Abigail Douglas
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- This Morning as Self
1975
- Good Morning America as Self