Lily Collins

Lily Jane Collins born 18 March 1989 is a British and American actress and model Born in Guildford Surrey and raised in Los Angeles Collins began performing on screen at the age of two in the BBC sitcom Growing Pains In the late 2000s Collins began acting and modelling more regularly and she had a career breakthrough with her performance in the sportsdrama film The Blind Side which was the third highestgrossing film of 2009 She went on to appear in leading roles across feature films such as the scifi actionhorror Priest 2011 the psychological actionthriller Abduction 2011 the fantasy Mirror Mirror 2012 the urban fantasy The Mortal Instruments City of Bones 2013 and the independent romantic comedies Stuck in Love 2012 The English Teacher 2013 and Love Rosie 2014 Collins was critically acclaimed for her roles as Marla Mabrey in the comedy Rules Dont Apply 2016 which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and for her portrayal of a young adult with anorexia in the controversial Netflix drama To the Bone 2017 She has also achieved recognition for her work in biographical films she starred as Liz Kendall in the Netflix drama Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019 as JRR Tolkiens wife Edith in Tolkien 2019 and as Rita Alexander in Mank 2020 the latter of which was a critical success earning 10 Academy Award nominations Collins played Fantine in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables 20182019 and since 2020 she has portrayed Emily Cooper in the Netflix series Emily in Paris For the latter she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy She made her writing debut with Unfiltered No Shame No Regrets Just Me 2017 in which she discussed her struggles with mental health including an eating disorder she suffered as a teenager