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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Debora in ''Film/BabyDriver'', the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'', and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* FakeAmerican: She has played donned a few Americans onscreen most notably Debora Southern accent for ''Film/BabyDriver'' as well as a standard American accent in ''Film/BabyDriver'', the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'', ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
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* MsFanservice: She appeared nude in ''Film/TheException''.

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* MsFanservice: She appeared nude in ''Series/SecretDiaryOfACallGirl'' and ''Film/TheException''.
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* ActionGirl: In ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' and ''Wrath of the Titans''.
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* ''Film/{{Darkest Hour|2017}}'' (2017) as Elizabeth Nel

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* ''Film/{{Darkest Hour|2017}}'' (2017) as Elizabeth NelLayton
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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), better known as Lily James, is an English actress and singer.

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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), 1989 in Esher, England), better known as Lily James, is an English actress and singer.
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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Debora in ''Film/BabyDriver'', the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'', ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Debora in ''Film/BabyDriver'', the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'', ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Debora in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Debora in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and ''Film/BabyDriver'', the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'', ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
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** She played the Dutch Jewish Mieke de Jong in ''Film/TheException''.

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** She played the Dutch Jewish Mieke de Jong in ''Film/TheException''. Unlike the ''War and Peace'' example, James puts on a foreign accent to portray Mieke.
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* ''Film/{{Burnt}}'' (2015) as Sara
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* DyeingForYourArt: [[invoked]] Naturally brunette but became blonde for ''Cinderella''. She just wore a blonde wig for ''Downton''.
* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* DyeingForYourArt: [[invoked]] Naturally brunette but became blonde for ''Cinderella''. She just wore a blonde wig for ''Downton''.
''Downton''. James has also went blonde in ''Fast Girls'' and ''Baby Driver''.
* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Deborah Debora in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
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* ''[[Literature/{[Rebecca}} Rebecca]]'' (2020) as Mrs de Winter

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* ''[[Literature/{[Rebecca}} ''[[Literature/{{Rebecca}} Rebecca]]'' (2020) as Mrs de Winter
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* ''[[Literature/{[Rebecca}} Rebecca]]'' (2020) as Mrs de Winter
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* ''Film/LittleWoods'' (2018) as Deb

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* ''Film/LittleWoods'' (2018) as DebDeb Hale



* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb Hale in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
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* ''Film/TheDig'' (2021) as Peggy Piggott
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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans most notably Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* FakeAmerican: She has played a few Americans onscreen most notably Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb in ''Film/LittleWoods''.



* PeriodDrama: Like fellow English actresses Creator/KeiraKnightley and Creator/MiaWasikowska, she has appeared in many whether it is television or cinema, or mixing Fantasy (''Cinderella'') and Horror (''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies''). ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' is this too - as it takes place in Donna's youth.

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* PeriodDrama: Like her fellow English actresses Creator/KeiraKnightley and Creator/MiaWasikowska, actress Creator/KeiraKnightley, she has appeared in many whether it is television or cinema, or mixing Fantasy (''Cinderella'') and Horror (''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies''). ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' is this too - as it takes place in Donna's youth.



* TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Usually as an EnglishRose or an otherwise fresh-faced ingenue in a costume period piece drama.

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* TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Usually as an EnglishRose or an otherwise fresh-faced ingenue TheIngenue in a costume period piece drama.PeriodPiece CostumeDrama.
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** She will also play the Canadian-American Pamela Anderson in ''Pam and Tommy''.
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James is best known for her roles as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Creator/{{Disney}} film ''Film/Cinderella2015'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/WarAndPeace2016''.

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James is best known for her roles as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Creator/{{Disney}} film Disney remake ''Film/Cinderella2015'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/WarAndPeace2016''.
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James is best known for her roles as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Creator/{{Disney}} film ''Film/Cinderella2015'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/WarAnd Peace2016''.

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James is best known for her roles as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Creator/{{Disney}} film ''Film/Cinderella2015'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/WarAnd Peace2016''.
''Series/WarAndPeace2016''.
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* ''Film/{{Yesterday|2019}}'' as Ellie

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* ''Film/{{Yesterday|2019}}'' (2019) as Ellie
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James is best known for her roles as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Creator/{{Disney}} film ''Film/{{Cinderella|2015}}'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/{{War and Peace|2016}}''.

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James is best known for her roles as Lady Rose [=MacClare=] in the period drama ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the titular heroine in the 2015 Creator/{{Disney}} film ''Film/{{Cinderella|2015}}'', ''Film/Cinderella2015'', and Natasha Rostova in ''Series/{{War and Peace|2016}}''.
''Series/WarAnd Peace2016''.



* StarMakingRole: [[invoked]] While she did have people talking about her stage work and ''Downton'', it was ''Cinderella'' that properly put her on the map.

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* StarMakingRole: [[invoked]] While she did have people talking about her stage work and ''Downton'', ''Downton Abbey'', it was ''Cinderella'' that properly put her on the map.
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** She's also twice acted closely with Creator/TessaThompson, first voicing over Thompson's character in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' then playing her half-sister in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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** She's also twice acted closely with Creator/TessaThompson, first voicing over Thompson's character in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' then playing her biracial half-sister in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: [[invoked]] She and Matt Smith started dating while in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''. Just to make things amusing, Smith was playing none other than ''Mr. Collins'' to Lily's Elizabeth Bennet!

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* RomanceOnTheSet: [[invoked]] She and Matt Smith Creator/MattSmith started dating while in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''. Just to make things amusing, Smith was playing none other than ''Mr. Collins'' to Lily's Elizabeth Bennet!



** She's also twice acted closely with Tessa Thompson, first voicing over Thompson's character in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' then playing her half-sister in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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** She's also twice acted closely with Tessa Thompson, Creator/TessaThompson, first voicing over Thompson's character in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' then playing her half-sister in ''Film/LittleWoods''.

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* FakeNationality: [[invoked]] Borderline in the BBC version of ''Literature/WarAndPeace'', as a Russian girl. She however keeps her normal voice.

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[[invoked]] Borderline in the BBC version of ''Literature/WarAndPeace'', as a Russian girl. She however keeps her normal voice.voice.
** She played the Dutch Jewish Mieke de Jong in ''Film/TheException''.
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* TypeCasting:[[invoked]] Usually as an EnglishRose or an otherwise fresh-faced ingenue in a costume period piece drama.

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* TypeCasting:[[invoked]] TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Usually as an EnglishRose or an otherwise fresh-faced ingenue in a costume period piece drama.
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* CastingGag:[[invoked]] In ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' she plays an aristocrat and Sophie [=McShera=] plays the kitchen maid Daisy. In ''{{Film/Cinderella 2015}}'' it's the opposite where Lily plays Cinderella, and Sophie is the aristocrat.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] She didn't like having to wear the 1920s costumes for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', though she admits she warmed to them eventually.
* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] Naturally brunette but became blonde for ''Cinderella''. She just wore a blonde wig for ''Downton''.
* FakeAmerican: As Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain''.
* FakeNationality:[[invoked]] Borderline in the BBC version of ''Literature/WarAndPeace'', as a Russian girl. She however keeps her normal voice.

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* CastingGag:[[invoked]] CastingGag: [[invoked]] In ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' she plays an aristocrat and Sophie [=McShera=] plays the kitchen maid Daisy. In ''{{Film/Cinderella 2015}}'' it's the opposite where Lily plays Cinderella, and Sophie is the aristocrat.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] CreatorBacklash: [[invoked]] She didn't like having to wear the 1920s costumes for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', though she admits she warmed to them eventually.
* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] DyeingForYourArt: [[invoked]] Naturally brunette but became blonde for ''Cinderella''. She just wore a blonde wig for ''Downton''.
* FakeAmerican: As She has played a few Americans most notably Deborah in ''Film/BabyDriver'' and the younger Donna in ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain''.
''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' as well as Detroit's "white voice" in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' and Deb in ''Film/LittleWoods''.
* FakeNationality:[[invoked]] FakeNationality: [[invoked]] Borderline in the BBC version of ''Literature/WarAndPeace'', as a Russian girl. She however keeps her normal voice.



* PeriodDrama: Like fellow actresses Creator/KeiraKnightley and Creator/MiaWasikowska, she has appeared in many whether it is television or cinema, or mixing Fantasy (''Cinderella'') and Horror (''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies''). ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' is this too - as it takes place in Donna's youth.

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* PeriodDrama: Like fellow English actresses Creator/KeiraKnightley and Creator/MiaWasikowska, she has appeared in many whether it is television or cinema, or mixing Fantasy (''Cinderella'') and Horror (''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies''). ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' is this too - as it takes place in Donna's youth.



* PlayingWithCharacterType:[[invoked]] She plays [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Lizzie Bennett]]...as a [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies zombie hunter]].
* PromotedFanboy:[[invoked]] Describes herself as a huge Disney fan, and was ecstatic at getting to play a Disney Princess.
* RomanceOnTheSet:[[invoked]] She and Matt Smith started dating while in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''. Just to make things amusing, Smith was playing none other than ''Mr. Collins'' to Lily's Elizabeth Bennet!
* StarMakingRole:[[invoked]] While she did have people talking about her stage work and ''Downton'', it was ''Cinderella'' that properly put her on the map.
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* PlayingWithCharacterType:[[invoked]] PlayingWithCharacterType: [[invoked]] She plays [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice Lizzie Bennett]]...as a [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies zombie hunter]].
* PromotedFanboy:[[invoked]] PromotedFanboy: [[invoked]] Describes herself as a huge Disney fan, and was ecstatic at getting to play a Disney Princess.
* RomanceOnTheSet:[[invoked]] RomanceOnTheSet: [[invoked]] She and Matt Smith started dating while in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''. Just to make things amusing, Smith was playing none other than ''Mr. Collins'' to Lily's Elizabeth Bennet!
* StarMakingRole:[[invoked]] StarMakingRole: [[invoked]] While she did have people talking about her stage work and ''Downton'', it was ''Cinderella'' that properly put her on the map.
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* TypeCasting:[[invoked]] Usually as an EnglishRose or an otherwise fresh-faced ingenue in a costume drama.

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* TypeCasting:[[invoked]] Usually as an EnglishRose or an otherwise fresh-faced ingenue in a costume period piece drama.
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** Then there's the role of Creator/PamelaAnderson in ''Pam and Tommy'', about the history of the [[HomePornMovie sex tape]] with Tommy Lee, of all things.

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** Then there's the role of Creator/PamelaAnderson in ''Pam and Tommy'', about the history of the [[HomePornMovie sex tape]] with [[Music/MotleyCrue Tommy Lee, Lee]], of all things.
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** Then there's the role of Creator/PamelaAnderson in ''Pam and Tommy'', about the history of the [[HomePornMovie sex tape]] of Pamela and Tommy Lee, of all things.

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** Then there's the role of Creator/PamelaAnderson in ''Pam and Tommy'', about the history of the [[HomePornMovie sex tape]] of Pamela and with Tommy Lee, of all things.

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* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] ''Film/BabyDriver'' marks her first major role that's not a period piece or CostumeDrama.

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!! Works she has appeared in with pages on TV Tropes:

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* ''Film/Yesterday2019'' as Ellie

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* ''Film/Yesterday2019'' ''Film/{{Yesterday|2019}}'' as Ellie

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* ''Pam and Tommy'' (TBA) as Creator/PamelaAnderson
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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989 in Esher, England), better known as Lily James, is an English actress and singer.

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Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989 in Esher, England), 1989), better known as Lily James, is an English actress and singer.

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