Lily James

Born: 1989-04-05

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born April 5, 1989), better known by her stage name 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 her role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her film breakthrough was the title role in Cinderella (2015). James went on to portray Countess Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2016) and Pamela Anderson in the biographical series Pam & Tommy (2022). The latter earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2022. She has had starring roles in several films, 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).


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as Debora
Released: 2017-06-28

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking...

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Cinderella

as Cinderella
Released: 2015-03-06

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel...

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The Iron Claw

as Pam Adkisson
Released: 2023-12-21

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely...

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as Ellie Appleton
Released: 2019-06-26

Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are...

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as Korrina
Released: 2012-03-28

Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while - dangerously weakened by...

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

as Young Donna Sheridan
Released: 2018-07-09

Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel....

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Darkest Hour

as Elizabeth Layton
Released: 2017-11-22

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to...

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as Sara
Released: 2015-10-02

Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and...

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Sorry to Bother You

as Detroit's White British Voice (voice)
Released: 2018-07-06

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a...

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as Elizabeth Bennet
Released: 2016-02-04

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of...

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The Exception

as Mieke de Jong
Released: 2017-06-02

Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to...

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Rebecca

as Mrs. de Winter
Released: 2020-10-16

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but...

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as Peggy Piggott
Released: 2021-01-14

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on...

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The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

as Juliet Ashton
Released: 2018-04-19

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric...

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What's Love Got to Do with It?

as Zoe
Released: 2023-01-26

Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their...

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Broken

as Older Skunk
Released: 2012-08-22

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.

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Little Woods

as Deborah Hale
Released: 2019-04-19

For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown...

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Fast Girls

as Lisa Temple
Released: 2012-06-15

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

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Baby Driver 2

as Debora
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A sequel to the 2017 film Baby Driver.

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Rare Beasts

as Cressida
Released: 2021-05-21

Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in...

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Finally Dawn

as Josephine Esperanto
Released: 2024-02-14

A young Roman woman during the 1950s is on the verge of becoming engaged to a man. She goes to...

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Greedy People

as uncredited
Released: 2024-05-17

The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder...

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One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

as Miranda
Released: 2019-03-15

You’re invited to the wedding of the year, as the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral...

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National Theatre Live: All About Eve

as Eve Harrington
Released: 2019-03-11

The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has...

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Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

as Juliet Capulet
Released: 2016-07-07

Live theatre presentation of Shakespeare's classic play about two teenagers from warring...

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Relay

as Sarah
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Tom, a world class “fixer”, specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt...

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Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

as Rose
Released: 2021-12-19

The world’s funniest and most star-studded pantomime is back! Lily James heads the cast as...

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The Tale of Thomas Burberry

as Betty
Released: 2016-11-01

160 years in the making, a story inspired by the pioneering discoveries of our founder,...

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Cowboy Bob

as Peggy Jo
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In the early 1990s, Peggy Jo Tallas began a spate of bank robberies throughout Texas. She...

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Silent Treatment

as The Girl
Released: 2013-10-29

In a bleak, stagnant waiting area, where time stands still and odd characters sink with gloom,...

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Chemistry

as Ines
Released: 2012-03-01

Johann, a brilliant young scientist, conspires with his friend Eric to perform a dangerous...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Downton Abbey

as Rose MacClare
First aired: 2010-09-26

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the...

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Downton Abbey

as Lady Rose MacClare
First aired: 2010-09-26

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the...

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Secret Diary of a Call Girl

as Poppy
First aired: 2007-09-27

It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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War and Peace

as Natasha Rostova
First aired: 2016-01-03

A story that revolves around five aristocratic families, set during the reign of Alexander I,...

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Pam & Tommy

as Pamela Anderson
First aired: 2022-02-02

This comedic series takes on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in...

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The Pursuit of Love

as Linda Radlett
First aired: 2021-05-09

Longing for love, obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover. But finding Mr....

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Just William

as Ethel Brown
First aired: 2010-12-28

Just William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is...

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