Lily Collins
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles
It's Not Easy Being Green: After tons of auditions, Lily was "determined to be the right girl for the job," she says of her film debut in The Blind Side:.
Up Next: Lily will star in thrillers Priest and Abduction (opposite Taylor Lautner). "Taylor is so down-to-earth," she says. "He signs autographs at 5:30 a.m. for fans who've been waiting ten hours."
Family Ties: Being the daughter of rocker Phil Collins isn't a free pass: "In the end, a name is just a name. It can get you through the door, but you need something to back it up." —ANDREW BEVAN
Lily wears a Prada cardigan. Marc by Marc Jacobs dress. Tiffany & Co. pendant, $425. Eddie Borgo ring, $215.
Beauty Note: To get Lily's look, "work a bit of leave-in conditioner into damp hair, and blow-dry," Ryan advises. "While you blow-dry, twist sections into buns and secure with clips. When you let your hair down, it'll be extra smooth."
Lily Collins Cast As Clary Fray In 'City Of Bones': We Called It!
When the "City of Bones" movie was first announced in October, we speculated about which actresses could play the role of fiery-haired heroine Clary Fray. Among them was Lily Collins, who is best known for her role in "The Blind Side" but is going to be the envy of girls worldwide when her and Taylor Lautner's "Abduction" finally hits theaters.
Now, we do have a bit of a knack for calling these things, so we shouldn't be too surprised that another one of our Casting Couch recommendations has come true: Deadline announced yesterday that Lily nabbed the role of Clary. In the words of Deadline's head honcho Nikki Finke: TOLDJA!
Actually, it makes a lot of sense that Lily was cast considering the fact Scott Charles Stewart was tapped to direct the flick. He directed Lily in "Priest," the upcoming Western-style take on the classic vampire-versus-priest war.
And it's "Priest" that is both Lily and Scott's ticket in to "City of Bones." "The Mortal Instruments" saga combines urban teen drama with the supernatural world in a very modern way, and "Priest" deals with both of those elements, as well. We're just hoping "Priest" and "City of Bones" are a hell of a lot better than Scott's first film, "Legion," but considering his background is in special effects, we can at least be guaranteed that "City of Bones" will look pretty!
Lily Collins: Alex Pettyfer for Jace Wayland? Maybe
Lily Collins has a huge year coming up!
The 21-year-old actress recently sat down with MTV to chat about not only her role in Abduction opposite Taylor Lautner, but also about her new role as Clary Fray in Mortal Instruments. Check out what she had to say:
On her role in Abduction: “I’m extremely proud. This was my biggest role to date. Of course I was nervous. Especially because there was so much action and all those stunts and I’m trying not to fall when I’m going through rivers at 4:30 in the morning. There was so much going on, and every single emotion you can think of we had to go through in the span of 30 seconds because so much happens too quickly. From what I’ve seen, I’m thrilled.”
On scoring the lead in Mortal Instruments: “That is going to be a whole new world for me. When I found out I was cast, I found out that people were tweeting about me getting cast as their heroine. I know that I’m playing a character in a book that is very popular, but I forget that books have so many fans, that if they don’t agree with the casting, it could go terribly wrong. I was so grateful that all these people were tweeting like, ‘Oh, we’re so excited. We totally see her as Clary, and we can’t wait to see what she’ll do.’ I don’t know what I would have done if people responded negatively.”
On who she thinks should play Jace: “A lot of the fans has been tweeting that [they want] Alex Pettyfer. I don’t know the process. He’s also going to have a great 2011. The fans of a series like this have such a strong opinion on who they feel would be great as a character, and I feel that’s very backed up because they know the characters in and out. I trust a lot of the fans in their opinions. I don’t know if there are going to be auditions or anything. I’ve heard Logan Lerman thrown out for Simon.”
Lily Collins: 'Romeo & Juliet' Pushed Back a Bit
Lily Collins is a new Juliet…but just when will we see her as Juliet?
The 21-year-old actress isn’t sure.
Lily tells MTV, “They came to me last year with the script—it’s based in the Renaissance period—and they wanted me to play Juliet,” she said. “I’ve been a huge Shakespeare fan ever since I could read. For me, it was a dream role.”
She continued, “I’m still attached as Juliet. With everything else that comes up, if that’s not set to go, then that gets pushed. It’s still there and I hope it does work out.”
Actress Lily Collins arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California.
Lily Collins poses during 2011 WonderCon at Moscone Convention Center on April 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
Actress Lily Collins waves hello as she arrives at a studio in on March 31, 2011 in Beverly Hills, CA.
Actress Lily Collins arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
Actresses Lily Collins arrives at the Chanel & Charles Finch Pre-Oscar Dinner Celebrating Fashion & Film at Madeo Restaurant on February 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
Lily Collins joins a host of celebrities leaving Chateau Marmont following a Dior pre-Oscars party on February 23rd 2011.