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Lily Collins
Lily Collins is one of the most classically striking performers of her generation, a British-American actress whose screen presence draws as much from old Hollywood portraiture as it does from contemporary drama. She broke through with Mirror Mirror (2012) and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), then expanded her reach with Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), Mank (2020), and the global hit Emily in Paris (2020). The daughter of Phil Collins, she has assembled a career across prestige film and premium television that stands apart from her famous surname.
On screen, Collins draws focus through a face that feels composed for still photography as much as motion, with dark brows, pale skin, and green eyes that hold light equally in period drama and glossy contemporary comedy. Those brows have become a signature, framing an expression that shifts from ingenue to iron-willed depending on the material. She is currently one of the most recognizable faces on streaming television, and Emily in Paris has made her a style reference point as much as a screen one.
Selected Work
Emily in Paris (2020)
Emily Cooper
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Liz Kendall
Okja (2017)
Lucy Mirando
To the Bone (2017)
Ellen
Les Misérables (2012)
Fantine
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Snow White