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Date of Birth

18 March 1989, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Birth Name

Lily Jane Collins

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Although born in the UK, Lily Collins moved to Los Angeles with her mother, Jill Tavelman at the age of 5 when her parents split up. She performed at the Youth Academy for Dramatic Arts as a child but her main interest was journalism. She began writing a column ("NY Confidential") for the British magazine Elle Girl in her teens as well as contributing to Seventeen, Teen Vogue, and the Los Angeles Times magazines and went on to major in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Southern California.

After some early television appearances as a presenter/reporter (for instance, covering the 2008 US Presidential campaign as a host on the Nickelodeon show, "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President" (2000)), she made a couple of appearances on "90210" (2008) in 2009. More dramatic roles followed and she came to worldwide attention when she won the starring role in Mirror Mirror (2012/I).

Trade Mark

Thick defined eyebrows

Trivia

Attended the University of Southern California.
Lily has hosted several television shows and has been involved in acting and modeling.
Younger half-sister of Simon Collins and Joely Collins, Phil Collins's children with his first wife, Andrea Collins; and older half-sister of Nicholas and Matthew, Phil's children with his third wife. Simon is a Canadian musician and Joely is a Canadian actress.
Daughter of Phil Collins and second wife Jill Tavelman.
Granddaughter of June Collins.
Niece of Carole Collins and Clive Collins.
Auditioned for the role of Snow White in Snow White And The Huntsman but lost to Kristen Stewart, she later replaced Saoirse Ronan as Snow White in the film Mirror, Mirror.
Was originally cast in The Evil Dead but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, the role went to Jane Levy.
Was ranked #4 in People Magazine's 2012 World's 'Most Beautiful' Women.
The song, "You'll Be In My Heart" by her father, Phil Collins, was dedicated to her.
Maxim named her one of their "Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars" in 2009.
She won a 'Pandora Breakthrough Artist Award' at Glamour's Women of The Year Awards 2012.
Has done journalistic work for a variety of media outlets, including Nickelodeon and Teen Vogue.
Attended the same high school as 90210 star Tori Spelling, and went on to guest star on the 90210 reboot.
Enjoys traveling and while in school, often visited places she learned about to further her education.
Designed accessories including ballet flats named after her grandmother, Jane Hale, in support of a charity providing low-cost counseling in 2008.

Personal Quotes

Decisions are the endless uncertainties of life that we'll not know if they're right until the very end, so do the best you can and hope its right.
I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend.
I don't like reading things that people say on the Internet because I know so much of it is not true. I don't want to waste my time worrying about what other people are thinking. I just want to focus on being able to do cool projects.
[on her eyebrows] It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.
I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I'm just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile - that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.
[on her appearance on the cover of Teen Vogue] I don't know if this is too weird to say, but this is completely surreal for me. Bizarre. The cover of Teen Vogue has been on my bucket list forever.