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Lily James

Lily James

24 movies on Netflix

Biography

Lily James is an English actress who trained at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and first appeared on television in Just William in 2010. She gained wider attention as Lady Rose MacClare in Downton Abbey from 2012 to 2015, then took the title role in Cinderella (2015), which brought critical acclaim. She went on to play Natasha Rostova in War & Peace in 2016, and appeared in films including Baby Driver (2017), Darkest Hour (2017), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Yesterday (2019), The Dig (2021) and The Iron Claw (2023). Her performance as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy (2022) earned Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations. She has also worked on stage in productions such as Romeo and Juliet and All About Eve.

37years old

Turns 38 on April 5in 175 days

  • Born Esher
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
13 years2012 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Beyond film

    James sang for the first time on screen in Cinderella, lending her voice to "Sing Sweet Nightingale", "Lavender's Blue" and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", songs taken from the 1950 animated film, during the end credits.

Lily James movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Baby Driver2017 Action, Crime, Dramaas Debora

    IMDb rating 7.5695K votes

  2. Cinderella2015 Drama, Family, Fantasyas Cinderella

    IMDb rating 6.9207K votes

  3. Yesterday2019as Ellie Appleton

    IMDb rating 6.8187K votes

  4. Darkest Hour2017as Elizabeth Layton

    IMDb rating 7.4246K votes

  5. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again2018as Young Donna

    IMDb rating 6.6123K votes

  6. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies2016as Elizabeth Bennet

    IMDb rating 5.865K votes

  7. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society2018as Juliet Ashton

    IMDb rating 7.359K votes

  8. Rebecca2020as Mrs. de Winter

    IMDb rating 6.151K votes

Most often with

Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ralph Fiennes, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ralph FiennesStellan Skarsgård, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Stellan SkarsgårdEmma Thompson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Emma ThompsonKristin Scott Thomas, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kristin Scott ThomasSam Worthington, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam WorthingtonCelia Imrie, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Celia Imrie

Films together

Box office

What Lily James's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.9 billion

15 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Cinderella2015as Cinderella$544 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Cinderella2015as Cinderella
    $544M28.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again2018as Young Donna
    $396M20.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Wrath of the Titans2012as Korrina
    $302M15.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Baby Driver2017as Debora
    $227M11.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Yesterday2019as Ellie Appleton
    $155M8.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Darkest Hour2017as Elizabeth Layton
    $151M7.8% of the total
  7. 7
    The Iron Claw2023as Pam
    $40M2.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Burnt2015as Sara
    $37M1.9% of the total
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), $23.1 millionSorry to Bother You (2018), $18.2 millionPride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), $16.5 millionWhat's Love Got to Do With It? (2022), $10.9 millionRelay (2025), $4.5 millionThe Exception (2017), $708,973Finally Dawn (2023), $414,000

$74.3 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Lily James's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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