Lily Loveless
| Lily Loveless | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lily May Loveless 16 April 1990 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Lily May Loveless (born 16 April 1990 in London)[1][2] is an English actress, best known for her role as Naomi Campbell in the BAFTA award winning drama Skins.
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[edit] Career
Loveless made her acting debut in the third series of Skins, playing the sexually confused, outspoken political activist teenager Naomi Campbell. She has compared her character to herself as a more extreme version, and has described the more intense scenes, such as sex scenes, as beneficial experiences that help "push" her as an improving actress.
Loveless was a performer in Psychotic Dance Company, a dance group that specialises in street dance fused with other urban dance styles. Loveless received the 2007 Jack Petchey Achievement Award.[3] In June 2007, she performed with the Psychotic Dance Company at the Tottenham Carnival.[4]
In 2010 she played the character of Chloe in the adaptation of Mark Billingham's Sleepyhead.
More recently, she played the part of Sadie Novak in Sky Living's supernatural drama, Bedlam alongside Theo James, Charlotte Salt and former Skins co-stars Will Young and Hugo Speer.
In 2010, Loveless filmed the pilot for The Fades penned by former Skins writer, Jack Thorne, where she played the part of Anna, continuing the role in the series in 2011.
She made her film debut in Nirpal Bhogal's Sket playing the part of Hannah. After its premiere at the London Film Festival, the film was released nationwide on 28 October.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Production | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Skins | Naomi Campbell | 2009–2010 |
| 2009 | Seven PM | Fox | 2009 |
| 2010 | Thorne: Sleepyhead | Chloe | 2010 |
| 2010 | The Fades (pilot) | Anna Roberts | 2010 |
| 2010 | Hit and Run | Shelley | 2010 |
| 2010 | Combat Kids | Bex Clayton | 2010 |
| 2011 | Bedlam | Sadie Novak | 2011 |
| 2011 | Sket | Hannah | 2011 |
| 2011 | The Fades | Anna Roberts | 2011 |
| 2011 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Ellie Faber | 2011 |
| 2012 | Wallander: Before the Frost | Margaretha Olsson | 2012 |
| 2012 | Triptych | Ana | 2012 |
[edit] Personal life
Loveless attended Millfields Community Primary School and Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School, both situated in Hackney, East London. She revealed to NME that her favourite bands are English rock group Arctic Monkeys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. She also said that she likes music from artists such as Florence and the Machine because it is theatrical and when she listens to music she pictures scenes in films that the music could relate to. She also plays the piano.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Lily Loveless". Tv.com. 17 June 2010. http://www.tv.com/lily-loveless/person/640104/summary.html. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2006, Birth name listed as Lily May Loveless
- ^ Psychotic Dance Company Website
- ^ Video of Tottenham Carnival Performance
- ^ Official Twitter Account
