Lily James — biographical portrait
A Documentary Film

Lily James

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(2010), where she appeared as Ethel Brown. **Stage Debut:** Her professional stage debut came in

— Lily James - Early Life and Background

at the Young Vic Theatre in 2011, an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel. **Name Change:** Around this time, she adopted the professional name

— Lily James - Early Life and Background

—combining her first name with her father's middle name. The change served two purposes: to honor her late father and to avoid confusion with other actors named Lily Thomson. ## Early Television Work (2010-2012) **Quickly (2010):** Lily appeared in the television film

— Lily James - Early Life and Background