Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Party Girl Lovey
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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) — Greta
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Doctor Who (2005) — Sea Siren
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — Valentina
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The Zero Theorem (2013) — Woman in Street Commercial
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St Trinian's (2007) — Polly
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London Fields (2018) — Trish Shirt
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The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) — Lily Cole
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The Moth Diaries (2011) — Ernessa Bloch
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There Be Dragons (2011) — Aline
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The September Issue (2009) — Self (uncredited)
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Gravy (2015) — Mimi
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Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013) — Self (archive footage)
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Confession of a Child of the Century (2012) — Elise
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Rage (2009) — Lettuce Leaf
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The Messenger (2015) — Emma
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The Last Leg (2013) — Self
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Hilma (2022) — Mathilda
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012) — Self
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Live from Studio Five (2009) — Self
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The Big Narstie Show (2018) — Self - Guest
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Orion (2015)
- Passage (2009) — Tania
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OK! TV (2011)
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Elizabeth I (2017) — Elizabeth I
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Acting Disruptive (2013) — Self
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Night Burns Like Cigarettes (2022) — Narrator
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Pirelli Calendar 2010 (South Florida PBS) (2009) — Lily
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Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires (2018) — Self (Actor and Film Maker)
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How to Live (2025)
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Work No. 2727 — Self
- Lily Cole's Art Matters (2013) — Herself
- Artsnight (2015) — Self - Presenter
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T Takes: Brooklyn '09 (2009) — Lily
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London 2012 Olympic Games (2012) — Self