Lily James, born Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson, is a British actress and a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She rose to international prominence with her role as Lady Rose MacClare in the television series *Downton Abbey*, a performance for which she and the cast won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Her film career was launched by the title role in Disney's live-action adaptation of *Cinderella* (2015). Her subsequent notable works include successful films such as *Baby Driver* (2017), *Darkest Hour* (2017), the musical *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018), and *Yesterday* (2019). On television, she received unanimous critical acclaim for her transformation into Pamela Anderson in the miniseries *Pam & Tommy* (2022), earning her first Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for Best Actress and solidifying her status as a versatile and acclaimed performer.