Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, England. Her father is the English musician Phil Collins. While her mother, Jill Tavelman who is from Los Angeles in California, was president of the Beverly Hills Women's Club for three terms. Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five after her parents split up. Lily performed at the Youth Academy for dramatic arts as a child. She graduated from the Harvard Westlake University in journalism, she wrote for Teen Vogue and the British magazine. After some appearances in television, she was engaged for a part in "The Blind Side" with Sandra Bullock. More dramatics roles followed like the film "Mirror Mirror". In 2013 she played the role of Clary in the film "Shadowhunters: City of Bones".
