Lily Cole

Lily Cole (born 19 May 1988 in Torquay, England ) is a British model. Cole has also gained notoriety as an actress, so she took over in 2008 as the female lead in Terry Gilliam's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Life

Cole grew up in London. She was discovered at the age of 14 years at a fast - food restaurant in Soho by a model scout and signed a contract with the agency Storm Models, who had discovered, among other things Kate Moss. In 2003, Steven Meisel photographed her for a photo spread in the Italian edition of Vogue. From then on she was known as one of the leading new faces of the year and has since worked with famous photographers such as Craig McDean, Nick Knight, Juergen Teller, Arthur Elgort, and Irving Penn. Photos of her appeared in various editions of Vogue, Citizen K and V; Cole graced among others several times the cover of Vogue. In November 2004, she was nominated at the British Fashion Awards for Model of the Year. She was nominated for the title of Model of the Year again in 2007, losing to Agyness Deyn.

Cole appeared in an advertisement, among others, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Hermès and Cacharel and was the face of the perfume I Love Love by Moschino. On international catwalks she ran among other shows of Chanel, DKNY, Jean -Paul Gaultier, Versace, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Louis Vuitton. In October 2009, Cole signed a promotional contract with the cosmetics company Rimmel London and is the youngest model who advertises the clothing line at Marks and Spencer.

Cole is involved in many social and societal issues, including as an ambassador for Global Angels Children Charity or the Environmental Justice Foundation. For the 2007 published book "Green is the new Black" Cole wrote the foreword.

In 2007, Cole played a supporting role in the film The St. Trinian's 2008 and took over the lead female role in Terry Gilliam's fantasy film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, who came to the cinema in Germany 2010. In 2009, Cole was seen in Sally Potter's film Rage. In 2012, she stood as a mystery in the American Gothic horror film The Moth Diaries by Mary Harron front of the camera.

In July 2011, Lily Cole graduated from the University of Cambridge, the art history with the highest note, the Double First, from.

Filmography

Short film

• 2009: Passage

Cinema

• 2007: The St. Trinian's (St. Trinian's )
• 2009: Rage
• 2009: The Cabinet of Dr. Parnassus ( The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus )
• 2011: There Be Dragons
• 2011: The desire of the moth ( The Moth Diaries )
• 2012: Confessions of a young contemporaries ( Confession of a Child of the Century )
• 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman

TV

• 2011: Doctor Who (TV series, episode: The Curse of the Black Spot )

Others

• 2013: Music Video " Sacrilege " the indie band Yeah Yeah Yeahs