Lily Chloe Ninette ThomsonΒ (born 5 April 1989), known professionally asΒ Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at theΒ Guildhall School of Music and DramaΒ inΒ London. She began her career in the British television seriesΒ Just William (2010). Following a supporting role in the period drama seriesΒ Downton AbbeyΒ (2012β2015), herΒ breakthroughΒ was theΒ title roleΒ in the fantasy filmΒ CinderellaΒ (2015).
James went on to portrayΒ Natasha RostovaΒ in the television adaptation ofΒ War & PeaceΒ (2016). She starred in several films, including the action filmΒ Baby DriverΒ (2017), the period dramasΒ Darkest HourΒ (2017),Β The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyΒ (2018) andΒ The DigΒ (2021), the musicalsΒ Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainΒ (2018) andΒ YesterdayΒ (2019), and the sports dramaΒ The Iron ClawΒ (2023). Her portrayal ofΒ Pamela AndersonΒ in the biographical seriesΒ Pam & Tommy (2022) earned her nominations for aΒ Golden Globe and aΒ Primetime Emmy Award.
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