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
controlled nice wild
The world of the flapper - live free, wild and young - that energy is intoxicating. It's nice to inject that into the more controlled 'Downton' way of living.
claim hard school taken
It's so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions.
bit entirely itchy
As an actor, you get a bit itchy to do something entirely different.
believes love
As cynical as I can be, there's always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale.
carry dreams taught wallet
At drama school, we were taught to write down your dreams and carry them around in your wallet with you, and they'll come true, but I didn't do that.
definitely life touches
'Cinderella' touches on loss, and there was definitely a strong sense of grief in my life.
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.
staying
There are other things I want to focus on rather than staying in shape.
bill worked
When I worked with Bill Nighy on 'Wrath of the Titans,' he said to me, 'There's one thing you can promise me, and that's never, ever, ever read your reviews.'