Lily Collins
| Lily Collins | |
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 Lily Collins at WonderCon 2011 |
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| Born | Lily Jane Collins 18 March 1989 Guildford, Surrey, England[1] |
| Occupation | Actress, television presenter |
| Years active | 2002–present[2] |
| Home town | Los Angeles, California |
| Parents | Jill Tavelman Phil Collins |
| Relatives | Joely Collins (half-sister) Simon Collins (half-brother) |
Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989)[1] is a British-American actress and television personality.
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[edit] Early life
Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England, and is the daughter of British musician Phil Collins and his second wife, American-born Jill Tavelman. She is the half-sister of actress Joely Collins and musician Simon Collins, and also has two half-brothers from her father's remarriage, Nicholas and Matthew Collins. She graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and is currently a student at the University of Southern California with a major in broadcast journalism.[3]
[edit] Career
Collins started acting at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains. She moved to the United States when she was 5 and began performing theatre at the Youth Academy for Dramatic Arts.[4]
As a teenager, Collins wrote a column (titled NY Confidential) for the British magazine Elle Girl.[5] She has also written for Seventeen,[6] Teen Vogue,[7] and the Los Angeles Times magazines.[8]
She was chosen by Chanel to wear one of its gowns at the 2007 Bal des Débutantes (a charity ball) at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, which was featured on season 3 of the reality TV show The Hills.[5][9] She was picked by Spain's Glamour magazine in 2008 as their "International model of the year"[10] and appeared on the magazine's cover in August 2009.
Collins covered the 2008 US Presidential campaign as a host on the Nickelodeon show Kids Pick the President.[8][11] She won a 2008 Young Hollywood Award for "Newest Red Carpet Correspondent."[12] She has appeared in two episodes of the television show 90210, including the 2008–2009 season finale. Collins was one of twenty women named by Maxim magazine as one of "The Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars" in 2009.[13]
Collins was in the 2009 film The Blind Side as Collins Tuohy, the daughter of Sandra Bullock's character Leigh Anne Tuohy. She played the warrior priest's niece Lucy in the thriller Priest, opposite Paul Bettany.[4][14]
MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the "Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011".[15] Collins is set to star in the first film adaptation of the New York Times bestselling "The Mortal Instruments" novels by Cassandra Clare, playing sixteen-year-old Clary Fray.[16]
Collins co-starred in the 2011 action film Abduction with Taylor Lautner. Collins has been cast in the starring role in Mirror Mirror, an upcoming adaptation of the Snow White fairytale, co-starring Julia Roberts.[17]
Collins is reportedly to be the lead in a remake of "The Evil Dead" with a release date of April 2013. [18]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | 90210 | Phoebe Abrams | Episode: "Zero Tolerance" Episode: "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer" |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | Collins Tuohy | |
| 2011 | Priest | Lucy Pace | |
| 2011 | Abduction | Karen Murphy | Main role |
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror | Snow White | Post-production[19] |
| 2012 | City of Bones | Clarissa "Clary" Fray | Pre-production |
[edit] Awards and Nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Herself - One to Watch | Young Hollywood Award | Won |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lansden, Pamela (10 April 1989). "Take One". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20119986,00.html. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Alexander, Hilary (19 December 2002). "Lily's mix and match". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/4795342/Lilys-mix-and-match.html. Retrieved 26 November 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Cable, Simon (4 December 2008). "My, hasn't Phil Collins's little Lily blossomed?". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1091781/My-Phil-Collinss-little-Lily-blossomed.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ a b Bio of Lily Collins, Tribute. Retrieved 2 December 2009
- ^ a b Methven, Charlotte (30 November 2007). "Genesis of a frock star: Lily Collins on the rock star dad who walked out on her". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-495974/Genesis-frock-star-Lily-Collins-rock-star-dad-walked-her.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Collins, Lily (6 September 2008). "At the RNC: Lilly Collins Reports (Again)!". Seventeen. http://www.seventeen.com/college-career-old/teen-voting-elections-blog/lily-collins-meghan-mccain-rnc. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Collins, Lily (19 May 2008). "What a Ball!". Teen Vogue. http://www.teenvogue.com/style/blogs/fashion/2008/05/style-blogger-what-a-ball.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ a b Collins, Lily (March 2009). "Obama’s Inauguration: All Together Now". Los Angeles Times Magazine. http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2009/03/lily-collins-obama-inauguration.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Nikkhah, Roya (25 November 2007). "New elite comes out at the billionaires' ball". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1570473/New-elite-comes-out-at-the-billionaires-ball.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Glamour premia a las Mujeres del Año". ABC News of Spain. 14 November 2008. http://www.abc.es/20081114/gente-famosos-latidos/glamour-premia-mujeres-200811140807.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (20 August 2008). "Nickelodeon Gets Political with Election Programming". Broadcasting & Cable. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/115079-Nickelodeon_Gets_Political_with_Election_Programming.php. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Lily Collins – Young Hollywood Awards". life.com. 2008. http://www.life.com/celebrity-pictures/80887342/young-hollywood-awards-show. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "The Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars" Maxim; p. 7. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Moyer, Collins join 'Priest' hood Fleming, Michael. Daily Variety, 23 August 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Evry, Max (5 January 2011). "25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011". Next Movie. http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ Cast in The Mortal Instruments, Deadline.com. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ http://themuddoctor.blogspot.com/2011/11/tarsems-snow-white-film-officially-gets.html
- ^ We've Discovered Who Plays The Lead In 'The Evil Dead' Remake -- Meet The New Ash! Bloody Disgusting News, January 4, 2012. Retrieved Jan 10, 2012. Also reported on MTV.com, citing this source.
- ^ "Snow White project named "Mirror, Mirror"". Reuters. 4 November 2011. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/04/us-snowwhite-idUSTRE7A37G220111104.
