Lily Collins’ Biography
Lily Collins is a successful actress and popular model, the daughter of a prominent British rock singer-songwriter Phil Collins. In 2017, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for her role in the movie «Rules Don't Apply». Net worth: $25 million.Childhood and Teenage Years
Lily Collins was born during the marriage of the legends of music world Phil Collins with an American Jill Tavelman. Her early years the girl spent in the UK, in the County of Surrey. When Lily was five years old, her parents divorced, and mother, suing £17 million from ex-husband, moved to Los Angeles with her daughter, where she headed the women's club of Beverly Hills.
Jill’s friends from Beverly Hills advised bringing young Lily to acting classes. The girl happily took part in performances of the local theatre, but she was more interested in journalism. Already in the fifteen years, she led a column for «Elle Girl» magazine, published in other editions of youth: «Seventeen», «Teen Vogue».
After graduating from high school, Lily entered at the faculty of TV journalism and had a job of a secular reporter on Nickelodeon channel. Her interviews with celebrities enjoyed the same success and have attracted the attention of the representatives of show business and fashion industry.
Actress and Model
In 2007, representatives of the fashion brand Chanel invited Lily to participate in the Debutantes Ball in Paris. The show was held in one of the most luxurious hotels in Paris and broadcast to the whole world.
From this moment the career of a young model went up sharply. She was invited by the leading fashion agencies, and photos of Lily graced the covers of prestigious international magazines. In 2009, she was recognized as the best model in the world by the Spanish magazine Glamour.
In parallel, the girl began acting in films. She played the daughter of Sandra Bullock’s heroine in the film «The Blind Side» and appeared in two episodes of the cult youth TV series «Beverly Hills, 90210: New Generation».
In 2013, the girl starred in the music video «City of Angels» by the Jared Leto’s band 30 STM. At the same time, the perfume brand Lancome made her their face along with Julia Roberts, Emma Watson, and Daria Werbowy. Also, the girl was seen in the teen fantasy «The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones».
According to Zoomboola.com, in 2016, Lily Collins along with Matt Bomer got the leading female role in the series «The Last Tycoon», narrating about the struggle of a young producer for the chair of a film director in the cinema company.
In 2017, the girl was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in the category the Best Actress in a Motion Picture – musical or comedy – for her role of Marla, a girl sponsored by an eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, in the comedy «Rules Don’t Apply».
In 2017, Lily Collins appeared in the drama «To the Bone» in the role of the artist suffering from anorexia. Her movie partner was Keanu Reeves, who played the doctor of her character. Lily admitted that this topic is familiar to her firsthand since she experienced problems with feeding behavior in the teenage years.
She had to lose weight extremely for the film in spite of the fact that she was slim enough. The process took place under the supervision of a doctor, and yet, she admitted that she sometimes forgot she prepares for the role or well again was in the grip of an eating disorder. But this time she lost weight through intense workouts, the actress loves to run in the morning along the deserted beach.
In 2017, the Korean-American film-tale «Okja» with the participation of Lily Collins, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, and Jake Gyllenhaal rolled out on the global screen. This is a story about a fantastic beast named Okja, who was separated from his girlfriend, young Mi-ja.
Lily Collins’ Private Life
The actress does not like to discuss her personal life and tries not to flaunt it on Instagram. During the filming of the thriller «Abduction», she began a love affair with her partner Taylor Lautner, the werewolf from «The Twilight». They had a great time and often appeared together in public, but after a year they broke up without a clear explanation.
In 2012, Lily met with actor Jamie Campbell Bower on the set of «City of bones». The love story of their characters flowed smoothly in real life. Their romance lasted two years, the loving couple often quarreled, they broke up and got back together again, but in 2015 they broke up, reunioneed lated, and in 2018 told about the final breaking up.
Now the actress prefers to spend all her free time traveling and to her favorite hobby. The ambitious daughter of Phil Collins has a lot of them. Passion for journalism added a passion for photography. Lily also has her own blog and wants to try her hand at film directing.
In 2019 Lily began to date with Charlie McDowell, son of Malcolm McDowell from "Clockwork orange" and Emilia Clarke's ex-boyfriend.
Lily Collins Now
Lily Collins will portraited the main characters in a few upcoming projects. For instance, thriller "Inheritance" with Simon Pegg, "Gilded Rage" drama, also starring Bill Skarsgård, and biopic "Mank", dedicated to "Citizen Kane" co-writer.
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