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Lily Cole

Born 1987-12-27

Lily Luahana Cole (born 27 December 1987) is an English actress and entrepreneur. Cole pursued a modelling career as a teenager and was listed in 2009 by Vogue Paris as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. She was booked for her first British Vogue cover at age 16, named "Model of the Year" at the 2004 British Fashion Awards, and worked with many well-known brands, including Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier and Moschino. Her advertising campaigns have included Longchamp, Anna Sui, Rimmel and Cacharel. Cole's first leading role as an actress was as Valentina in the 2009 film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Her other film work includes Passages, a short directed by Shekhar Kapur and There Be Dragons, directed by Roland Joffé. In 2013 Cole founded impossible.com, a website that hosts wishes and requests for assistance.

Known for

Snow White and the Huntsman 2012 · 6.1 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 · 6.8 The Zero Theorem 2013 · 6.0 St. Trinian's 2007 · 5.8 London Fields 2018 · 3.9 The Moth Diaries 2011 · 4.9 There Be Dragons 2011 · 5.7 Gravy 2015 · 5.4 The Messenger 2015 · 5.2 Hilma 2022 · 6.0