Lily Cole was born on May 19, 1988 in Torquay. Soon the family moved to London, where Lily and her sister Alvy were sent to a local boarding school for girls - St Marylebone School, and then graduated from the independent school Latymer Upper School. Even as a teenager, Lily stood out for her peculiar appearance among peers, and when at the age of 14 fate brought her to the model and actor Benjamin Hart, he advised her to try herself on the catwalk.
The young beauty followed the advice. And after
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Lily Cole was born on May 19, 1988 in Torquay. Soon the family moved to London, where Lily and her sister Alvy were sent to a local boarding school for girls - St Marylebone School, and then graduated from the independent school Latymer Upper School.
Even as a teenager, Lily stood out for her peculiar appearance among peers, and when at the age of 14 fate brought her to the model and actor Benjamin Hart, he advised her to try herself on the catwalk.
The young beauty followed the advice. And after the first successful photo shoot for the Italian version of Vogue magazine, to which Lily was invited by the famous American photographer Stephen Maisel, she was spotted. Offers showered with hail from many famous fashion magazines. The success was obvious, and in November 2004 at the British Fashion Awards ceremony, Lily Cole was awarded the title of Model of the Year.
She was invited to the catwalk by popular designers - Chanel, DKNY, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Louis Vuitton. Being a very sociable person, she made many friends in a short time, among which were the journalist Philip Colbert, models Gemma Ward and Erin O’Connor.
The film career of the popular model began with the fact that in 2006 musician Marilyn Manson invited her to star in the film.
"Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll" for the role of Alice.
In April 2007, Lily received the role of Polly in the film “Classmates”, where she was lucky to work with such stars as Gemma Arterton, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Jodie Whittaker and Stephen Fry. She can be seen in the films “There live dragons”, “Snow White and the hunter”, “Passage”.
In 2009, director Terry Gilliam directed The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, and Lily was offered the role of Valentina, the main character's daughter. In the same year, the film “Anger” was shot. Here Lily plays the image of a supermodel close to her.
Lily Cole is considered one of the most educated models of our time, as she does not stop improving her education. She is not married but is dating Irish actor Colin Farrell. Lily is a vegetarian and an active participant in various charitable societies. /