She began her education at Arts Educational School in Tring and subsequently went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2010.
Breakout in Downton Abbey and subsequent lead roles
Also in 2012 James made her first appearance in the third season of the megahit historical drama Downton Abbey (2010–15), playing Lady Rose MacClare, the spirited and rebellious cousin of the Crawley sisters.
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 a supporting role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her breakthrough was the title role in the fantasy film Cinderella (2015).
James and Lily were the same age, though I'm not sure when their birthdays are so I'm not sure which is the olde/younger of the two. They were 21 when they died. So, they would have been 31 at the start of the story if they had survived. This means Remus, Sirius and Snape were all 31 at the time Harry started Hogwarts.
Lily James just became the latest blonde convert in a star-studded line-up of springtime hair transformations. Benching her signature blackened brunette, the actor debuted a fresh set of honey butter blonde highlights this week, which we're coining the colour of the season.
6. Lily James's real name is Lily Thomson. James is her dad's first name. When he died in 2008, she decided to adopt his name as her stage name to honor him.
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"On top of the fitness and the health, we also had a diet plan we had to follow which involved eating between five and six meals a day that were really high in protein, so that meant lots of protein shakes, fish, chicken and no cheating," she told us.
“So many meetings about eyebrows.” The prosthetic forehead was also used to move James's hairline back just a little, under an inch, so her facial proportions more closely matched Anderson's. By Erin Simkin/Hulu.
Actress Lily James has revealed she opted for a liquid diet to fit into corset of the gowns for her fantasy film 'Cindrella'. The 25-year-old actress said it was discomforting to have a meal while having the waist-clinching garment on, reported E! Online.
Lily is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "lily flower" or “pure,” and has historiacally been symbolic of innocence. In a bouquet of flower names for girls, Lily stands out as one of the most popular blooms.
She is the older adoptive sister of Rexford Jason Tucker-Pritchett and the co-owner of Larry. Lily was born in Vietnam on January 7, 2008 and was adopted as a baby by Mitch and Cam in September 2009.
She is a sixth cousin of U.S. President George Bush through her American grandmother. Lily's four-times-great-grandfather, Stephen Horton, was the brother of the president's four-times-great-grandmother, Sarah Horton (their parents were Comfort Horton and Joanna Wood).
He crushed on Lily by fifth year, but we don't know precisely when he fell in love with her. There could have been a period where they gradually got to know each other in 6th/7th year where fell in love with her. Or maybe he only fell in love with her after they started dating.
After hearing her moving performance of "Mamma Mia" in the official trailer, you're probably wondering, is Lily James really singing in the movie? Well, the short answer is yes. In fact, James got Streep's seal of approval for her incredible voice.
At the end of August, she shared a photo dump with pictures of herself in a bikini with her damp curls around her, so I think it's safe to say this is likely Lily's natural hair texture.
Lily was a beautiful woman with thick, dark red hair that fell to her shoulders, and almond-shaped, bright green eyes. Apparently, her eyes were extremely distinctive, because every person who knew Lily would always see them in her son, Harry.
To honor her beloved father, Lily changed her stage surname to James. After filming father-daughter scenes for Cinderella, Lily opened up to the New York Post, stating "It's weird when you get roles that coincide with your life. Cinderella touches on loss, and there was definitely a strong sense of grief."
Lily and James could start their family at a young age because of the financial security they had, so they didn't really have any earning jobs, but they worked full time in the Order of the Phoenix.
James Potter's parents, Harry's grandparents, were the inventors of the Sleekeazy Hair Potion, which became wildly popular. Unfortunately, they died of dragon pox before Harry was born, and as James being the only heir, that money went to him.
Rowling says Lily's parents died a “normal muggle death” which must have been within the 10 years or so of Lily attending Hogwarts and marrying James Potter, however, aside from dying normally there is no more information about when or how they died.
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