Lily Cole
Lily Cole | |
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Cole in London, 2013 | |
| Born | Lily Luahana Cole 27 December 1987 Torquay, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Organisation | Impossible.com |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Honorary degree for contribution to humanitarian and environmental causes, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2013.[1] |
| Modelling information | |
| Hair colour | Red |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Agency | IMG Models (worldwide) CAA |
| Website | www |
Lily Luahana Cole (born December 27, 1987)[2][3] is a British model, actress, author, movie director, and a business owner.[4] She has been an advisor to Wikitribune.[5]
Cole was born in Torquay, Devon, England. Her mother was an artist and writer. Her father was a fisherman, but he left the family when she was a baby. Lily and her sister were raised by their mother in London.[6]
She went to several schools, including the Sylvia Young Theatre School.[6][7] She studied at King's College, Cambridge, a famous university.[8][9] She finished her studies in 2011 with high grades.[10]
Personal life
Cole is in a relationship with Kwame Ferreira.[11] They have a child together, a daughter named Wylde Cole Ferreira, who was born in 2015.[12]
Career
Cole started her career as a model when she was a teenager. She was found by a talent scout when she was 14.[13] She became famous for her red hair and unique look.[14] In 2004, she was named "Model of the Year" at the British Fashion Awards.[15][16] She has been in ads for big brands like Chanel and Hermès.[8]
She also started acting. Her first big movie role was in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in 2009.[17][18] She has been in other movies and TV shows, like Doctor Who.[19]
Besides acting and modeling, she is also known for helping with good causes. She supports groups that protect the environment and help people. She also started a company called Impossible.com.[20]
References
- ↑ Ella Alexander, "Lily Cole's Third Degree", Vogue, 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Autobiography" Archived 21 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, lilycole.com.
- ↑ "Lily Luahana Cole – London – Model". Check Company. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ Marre, Oliver (6 January 2008). "Pendennis: Lily's in the pink, not the red". The Observer. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ "WikiTribune". Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rumbold, Judy (24 January 2010). "Lily Cole: Angry young mannequin". The Irish Independent.
- ↑ Jo Knowsley, "Miss Colyer & Mr Bearman by Lily Cole", TES magazine, 12 July 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mottram, James (19 September 2009). "Lily Cole: the catwalk queen who conquered Hollywood". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
- ↑ "LILY PROVES SHE'S GOT BRAINS AS WELL AS BEAUTY". Hello. 18 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
Marre, Oliver (15 July 2007). "Pendennis". The Observer.
- ↑ "Lily Cole graduates top of her class". The Daily Telegraph. 24 June 2011.
- ↑ Farmer, Ben (1 March 2015). "Lily Cole announces she is pregnant with picture of yellow post-it note". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ Lidbury, Olivia (14 September 2015). "Lily Cole welcomes a baby girl". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ Alexa Baracaia, Luke Leitch, "Schoolgirl Lily gets Vogue cover", London Evening Standard, 25 February 2004.
- ↑ "Fiery reds are turning heads this season". STV. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ "Lily Cole – Model Profile". New York. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ↑ Bumpus, Jessica (1 September 2009). "Model Act". Vogue. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ Olsen, Mark (31 December 2009). "Lily Cole already has a fan in Terry Gilliam". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ↑ "Posts tagged Lily cole at Cinematical". Cinematical.com. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ↑ Nissim, Mayer (11 February 2011). "Lily Cole cast in 'Doctor Who'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "Achieving the impossible with Lily Cole". Wired.co.uk. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.