Lily James
Lily James
Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson, better known as Lily James, is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Rose Aldridge in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey, and the title role in the 2015 Disney film Cinderella...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth5 April 1989
CityEsher, England
nurturing saved school
Drama school was a lifeline for me, it saved me. I found it very nurturing - I just clung on.
deserves gets girl root
Ultimately, 'Cinderella' is the story of the underdog. You root for her in this fairytale; the girl who has nothing, deserves so much more, and gets it.
disney meeting princesses remember
I remember meeting the princesses at Disney World and getting their autographs.
events lip love pub putting seem
I love putting on a red lip. I don't do it so much for events - somehow, I don't seem to get it right - but when I just go to the pub or to a restaurant or something, I just put a red lip on.
love
I love singing so much. As a kid, that was what I wanted to do.
love
I live in dungarees, and I love denim - I wear denim shirts a lot.
I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film.
learning
I loved learning to fight and kill zombies.
love move york
I love London, but I love traveling, and I don't think I'll be here forever. Possibly, I'd like to move to New York and do a play in New York.
It's pretty disabling sometimes, the terror of not living up. My expectations are the worst.
amazing athlete excellent five insane olympics time trained
I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an excellent Olympic runner. We trained five times a week; running, circuits, weights, working out in the gym, and on the track. It was an insane time.
coincide life
It's weird when you get roles that coincide with your life.
dad playing weirdly
It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice.
corsets flowing freedom huge outfits twenties whereas
The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.