When Lily Collins was born, she was mainly known as the daughter of British superstar musician Phil Collins. But after 30 years of being overshadowed by her father, she has now defined (定义) herself in her Own1.
Collins is now known mainly as an English-American actress. Her2role is Edith Tolkien in the biopic (传记片) Tolkien, which3out in the US on May 3. Edith is the wife of British4J.R. R. Tolkien, who wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series.
Collins is a writer as well. When she was5, she wrote for the magazines Teen Vogue and Elle Girl.
She also got a6as a reporter for the children's TV channel Nickelodeon and later studied journalism at the University of Southern California.
7busy with acting, Collins is still writing. In 2017, she published Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me, a collection of8essays (文章). She opened up about her struggles, her9with her father and even the eating disorder (失调) she battled for several years.
At the age of 16, Collins' father separated from her stepmother.10this, she also had to deal with schoolwork, acting and writing. She felt11and hurt, and began starving (使挨饿) herself and12too much to keep fit, which resulted in an eating disorder.
Collins said she is happy to share her13times with readers. "...you talk about the things you feel shame toward, all of that goes away," she told Bang Showbiz. "At the end of the day,14of us are alone."
"I'm so proud of my family, but I have also worked really hard to carve (开创) my own15and to not have that define me," she told The Guardian.
