Lily Collins

Birthday: 18 March 1989, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Birth Name: Lily Jane Collins

Height: 165 cm

Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. Her father is English musician Phil Collins, while her mother, Jill Tavelman, who is from Los Angeles, California, was president of the Beverly Hills Women's Club for three terms. Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five, after her parents split up. She is of Russian Jewish (from her maternal grandfather), English, and German descent.Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains, in 1992. Collins performed at the Youth Academy for Dramatic Arts as a child, but her main interest was journalism. She graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School, and attended the USC, where she majored in broadcast 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.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. She co-starred as the daughter of Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock's characters in the massive box office hit The Blind Side (2009). More dramatic roles followed, and she came to worldwide attention when she played the starring role in Mirror Mirror (2012), following it up by headlining The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) and Love, Rosie (2014). Show less «

[on people who watched her movies] It's very, very sweet when little girls come up to me, or when pe...Show more »

[on people who watched her movies] It's very, very sweet when little girls come up to me, or when people come up and say that they've liked a film or that they've watched it with their family and been happy and laughed. That, to me, if I can help make people a part of a story, that's what I enjoyed most about being little was that I was taken into another world. Show less «

People are quick to jump to conclusions.

I do believe in listening to your mind as well that that you need to be smart about certain things, ...Show more »

I do believe in listening to your mind as well that that you need to be smart about certain things, to protect yourself. You need a healthy mix of both really, but it's important not to think so much that you're not able to follow your heart. Show less «

rooms of older executives and try to pitch talk show ideas and when I was writing as a journalist I ...Show more »

rooms of older executives and try to pitch talk show ideas and when I was writing as a journalist I would pitch ideas for my articles and I definitely understand that excitement of a pitch and what that is to be young and a woman and trying to make your voice heard. Show less «

No matter what, I need to maintain my sense of self and always be true to who I am.

[on her eyebrows] It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'...Show more »

[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. Show less «

I'm not one to hide anything, but I don't feel the need to comment directly on [my relationships]......Show more »

I'm not one to hide anything, but I don't feel the need to comment directly on [my relationships]...I think it would be a shame to not live in the moment and not enjoy everything that's happening in fear of other people's opinions. Show less «

I don't like reading things that people say on the Internet because I know so much of it is not true...Show more »

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. Show less «

To look into that persons eyes and find yourself so completely lost in another world, a world full o...Show more »

To look into that persons eyes and find yourself so completely lost in another world, a world full of absolute comfort and happiness. Show less «

I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I'm just all about...Show more »

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. Show less «

Everything happens for a reason and, of course at times it's very discouraging, but at the end of th...Show more »

Everything happens for a reason and, of course at times it's very discouraging, but at the end of the day you can't take it personally and move onward because if you let it sit with you, then it starts to eat away at you and you're allowing someone else to steal your excitement. No one wants that. Show less «

I'm such a believer in going to set, even when you're not work because I think the best things to be...Show more »

I'm such a believer in going to set, even when you're not work because I think the best things to be learned, you don't necessarily get from your own scene or from someone speaking to you and telling you advice. I think it's all about watching and just taking it all in. It's not even when the cameras are rolling, necessarily. You can see how they interact with the rest of the crew, and how they deal with being a character and then being themselves. Show less «

I think it's important to relate to one another about issues that you're having, because the second ...Show more »

I think it's important to relate to one another about issues that you're having, because the second you open up and someone else says, 'Oh, me too. I feel the same way,' then all of a sudden, you feel more at peace with yourself and you can feel more confident with who you are. Show less «

I just did a film actually in Dublin where I played British, so it was lovely to be back in my natur...Show more »

I just did a film actually in Dublin where I played British, so it was lovely to be back in my natural accent, cause I haven't had one since I was five. My natural accent when I was little was British and then, when I moved to the States, everyone made fun of me and I just adapted to an American one and now this is what comes out of my mouth. Now it's just a bit of a hot mess. Show less «

Decisions are the endless uncertainties of life that we'll not know if they're right until the very ...Show more »

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. Show less «

The idea that I get to travel and do what I love and call it a job is just a blessing.

When it comes to the work, I'm excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, ...Show more »

When it comes to the work, I'm excited to see what people think. When it comes to the private life, that's when I don't pay attention. Show less «

I grew up in England in the countryside in basically farmland and forests. I was read fairy tales be...Show more »

I grew up in England in the countryside in basically farmland and forests. I was read fairy tales before bedtime and I was totally the young girl who loved fairy tale princesses. Show less «

I don't feel the need to profess anything publicly or confirm something that in a normal situation y...Show more »

I don't feel the need to profess anything publicly or confirm something that in a normal situation you wouldn't have to speak about. If I'm out and I'm photographed with someone, then it is what it is...That's always been my natural feeling. My family went through a lot of public situations and I saw that side of it from a very young age. Show less «

I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable wi...Show more »

I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with. Show less «

I think it's hilarious that people think that I have the best eyebrows in Hollywood.

That is me in a nutshell: a little bit English and a little bit American.

I love watching old movies anyway - I grew up with my mom watching old movies and being immersed in ...Show more »

I love watching old movies anyway - I grew up with my mom watching old movies and being immersed in the history of old Hollywood. Show less «

It's great when improve is encouraged. It's a really fun thing. It depends on who's in the movie and...Show more »

It's great when improve is encouraged. It's a really fun thing. It depends on who's in the movie and how their process works, as well. It takes a director who is open to that because you have a script, but then something funny could happen on set. So, to have people around you who encourage improve is really exciting. Show less «

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed y...Show more »

It's really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don't feel that that's true. Show less «

Someone told me they were listening to the radio and they were playing classic hits. At the end the ...Show more »

Someone told me they were listening to the radio and they were playing classic hits. At the end the DJ came on and said, "For all of you who don't know, that was Phil Collins - Lily Collins's dad." 'I thought that was the weirdest thing, just so bizarre. Even my dad has said to me, "You know, I am known as your dad now". But he is extremely proud and couldn't be happier. Show less «

I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying ...Show more »

I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying things wrong. I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different. Show less «

I like to think of myself as a very passionate person, and as very determined. So, if I set my mind ...Show more »

I like to think of myself as a very passionate person, and as very determined. So, if I set my mind on something, I definitely stop at no end to find within myself the power to keep going, whether that involves thinking of a new approach to a problem, or physically challenging myself. Show less «

It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your ...Show more »

It truly is the power that you have deep within yourself that gives you the strength to pursue your dreams. Show less «

I never understood the word "celebrity." It was just part of my everyday.

I've just turned 24 but I'll always be their little girl. My dad started as an actor. It's close to ...Show more »

I've just turned 24 but I'll always be their little girl. My dad started as an actor. It's close to his heart. It excites him to see me taking on roles about growing up but, yeah, kissing scenes aren't easy for him. And in Stuck in Love (2012), I take my top off, so that was awkward. Show less «

I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the ...Show more »

I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend. Show less «

[on her appearance on the cover of Teen Vogue] I don't know if this is too weird to say, but this is...Show more »

[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. Show less «

In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't ...Show more »

In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't be more beautiful because you're confident and everyone notices. Show less «

Lily Collins

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