Lily-Rose Depp

Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 27 May 1999) is a French and American actress. Born to actors Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, she began her acting career in film with a minor role in ''Tusk'' (2014) and pursued a career as a fashion model. She appeared in the period dramas '' The Dancer'' (2016) and '' The King'' (2019), and the romantic comedy '' A Faithful Man'' (2018).

In 2023, Depp starred in the HBO television drama series '' The Idol'' and contributed to its soundtrack with her single " One of the Girls", which charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. She received praise for her starring role in the horror film ''Nosferatu'' (2024).

Early life

Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born in the American Hospital of Paris located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a wealthy suburb of Paris on 27 May 1999. She is the daughter of American actor Johnny Depp and French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis. She has a younger brother, Jack (John Christopher Depp III). French actress Alysson Paradis is her aunt.

On her father's side, she is of primarily English descent, with some French, German and Irish descent, as well as African descent through an eighth great-grandmother of her father, Elizabeth Key Grinstead, the first African American in the North American colonies to sue for her freedom and win in 1656.

Depp is the goddaughter of novelist François-Marie Banier and singer Marilyn Manson. Since her birth, she has been the subject of tabloid and media reporting, including birthdays, attendance at society events, and reviews of her fashion choices.

In 2012, after 14 years together, Depp's parents separated and arranged joint custody of her. She divides her time between Los Angeles, Paris, and New York City. Depp dropped out of high school in 2016 to focus on her acting career.

Career

2014–2018: Early work in independent films and modeling

Depp made her acting debut in 2014, with a minor role in the horror comedy film ''Tusk''. In 2015, at age 16, Depp began her modeling career as a brand ambassador for the French fashion house Chanel, in a decision personally overseen by Karl Lagerfeld (In 1991, her mother was also an ambassador, and promoted the fragrance Coco for Chanel, in an advertisement shot by Jean-Paul Goude.) Depp has since become closely associated with Chanel, serving as one of its most prominent faces. She has also modeled for the brand on runways and in numerous fashion magazines, including '' Vogue'', '' Glamour'', ''Elle'', '' i-D'', '' Wonderland'', ''Love'', '' Madame Figaro'', ''W'', and '' V''.

In 2016, Depp reprised her ''Tusk'' role in the spin-off '' Yoga Hosers.'' She then landed her first major role portraying the American dancer Isadora Duncan in '' The Dancer'', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the ''Un Certain Regard'' category. For her performance in the film, Depp was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 42nd César Awards and Best Female Revelation at the 22nd Lumières Awards. She also appeared in the film ''Planetarium'' alongside Natalie Portman, who handpicked Depp to play her younger sister. In that same year, Depp was made the face of Chanel's iconic fragrance Chanel No. 5 ''L'Eau''.

In 2018, Depp starred opposite Laurent Lafitte in ''Les Fauves'' (''Savage''). The film was premiered in France in October 2018. In the same year, Depp starred in '' A Faithful Man'', directed by Louis Garrel, and co-written by Oscar winner Jean-Claude Carrière. The film was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and released in France in December 2018. She received her second nomination for Most Promising Actress at the 44th César Awards.

2019–present: Mainstream films

In 2019, Depp appeared in the Netflix documentary short ''Period. End of Sentence.'' alongside Priyanka Chopra. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In April 2019, Depp was nominated for the Prix Romy Schneider. She starred alongside her aunt Alysson Paradis in the French independent short film ''Quel Joli Temps Pour Jouer Ses Vingt-ans'', in which she played a young woman grieving the loss of a grandfather. In the historical epic war film '' The King'', Depp appeared as Catherine of Valois opposite Timothée Chalamet as Henry V. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and was released on Netflix in November 2019. Of her performance, Owen Gleiberman of '' Variety'' wrote, " eppmakes her presence felt, for perhaps the first time ever, as Catherine of Valois, whose delicate worldliness matches Henry's", while Rory O'Connor of The Film Stage called it "an excellent cameo".

In 2021, Depp appeared in the opioid epidemic crime thriller ''Crisis'' (originally titled ''Dreamland'') alongside Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly and Michelle Rodriguez. The film was released in the United States to mixed critical reception. She also appeared in Neil Burger's science-fiction thriller '' Voyagers'' and the Christmas horror comedy ''Silent Night.'' Depp starred alongside George MacKay in Nathalie Biancheri's psychological drama ''Wolf''. The film premiered at TIFF in 2021 to mixed critical reception.

In 2023, Depp made her television debut starring in the HBO drama series ''The Idol'' alongside Canadian singer the Weeknd. The series premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it was met with highly unfavorable reception from critics for its graphic sexual content and themes. On her performance, ''TIME'' wrote that Depp "brings some tentative gravity to all the sordidness". The series aired on HBO and Max and was cancelled after one season. The single that Depp recorded for the series along the Weeknd and Jennie, " One of the Girls", peaked at number 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. The track was included on '' The Idol Episode 4 (Music from the HBO Original Series)'' EP and the 2024 deluxe edition of the Weekend's greatest hits album '' The Highlights'' (2021).

In 2024, Depp starred as Ellen Hutter, a young woman traumatized by the vampire Count Orlok, in Robert Eggers’ gothic horror film ''Nosferatu''. Terming it a "transfixing performance", ''The Hollywood Reporter''s David Rooney added that "the movie belongs to Depp, whose performance is a revelation".

Personal life

Depp is bilingual in English and French and has U.S. and French citizenship. She has struggled with and recovered from anorexia.

In August 2015, she posed for iO Tillett Wright's Self-Evident Truths Project, stating she fell somewhere "on the LGBTQA spectrum". She later clarified she was simply making a statement on defining oneself, not on her own sexuality.

In February 2017, both she and her mother Vanessa Paradis were photographed for ''Our City of Angels'' magazine; proceeds from its sale were donated to Planned Parenthood.

Depp dated actor Timothée Chalamet for over a year after meeting on the set of ''The King'' in 2018. Since January 2023, she has been in a relationship with rapper and singer Danielle Balbuena, also known as 070 Shake. This has been the only relationship that Depp has publicly acknowledged. Depp confirmed the relationship in an Instagram post on May 11, 2023. In October 2024, Depp starred in the music video for 070 Shake's single "Winter Baby / New Jersey Blues".

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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1999 births
21st-century American actresses
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American female models
American LGBTQ actresses
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American people of German descent
American people of Irish descent
Female models from California
French child actresses
French emigrants to the United States
French female models
French LGBTQ actors
French people of African-American descent
French people of English descent
French people of German descent
French people of Irish descent
Actresses from Neuilly-sur-Seine
People with multiple citizenship
21st-century French LGBTQ people
21st-century American LGBTQ people