If you want an actress who can skip straight past the usual glitz and deliver something completely raw and unexpected, Lily-Rose Depp is making some serious waves. It would have been easy for her to just coast on having a famous last name, but she’s actively choosing some of the grittiest, most challenging scripts out there and proving she’s got the talent to back it up.
She really showed she was willing to dive into the deep end when she starred in Robert Eggers’ gothic masterpiece Nosferatu. Instead of playing a standard damsel in distress, she brought a proper eerie, intense energy to the role that completely locked you into the screen. She didn't mind looking messy or getting stuck into the dark tone of the film, which instantly won over a lot of proper movie fans.
She’s clearly loved working with Eggers, because she’s teamed up with him again for his massive new medieval horror flick, Werwulf. She plays a 13th-century farmer's wife alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a story about a village being plagued by a beast. The trailer just dropped, and she looks completely unrecognizable with a massive prosthetic look, showing once again that she’s far more interested in proper, grounded acting than looking like a glamorous celebrity.
On top of the horror stuff, she’s signed on for a massive, heavy-hitting drama called Outer Dark, directed by László Nemes. She’s starring alongside Jacob Elordi in an adaptation of a brutal, cult Cormac McCarthy novel. It’s set to be a proper gritty, bleak road movie that will test her dramatic chops even further. She’s building a brilliant, dark filmography, and whenever her name pops up on a cast list, you know you're getting something fascinating.
• The Multi-Lingual Advantage: Because her mum is the French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose grew up completely bilingual. She switches between English and French effortlessly and has actually starred in several French independent films. She’s said in interviews that she feels like a slightly different person depending on which language she’s speaking, which helps her slip into different characters much easier.
• The Chanel Youngest Face Record: Even though she’s focusing heavily on gritty indie films now, she made fashion history when she was just sixteen. The legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld was so captivated by her distinct look that he handpicked her to be the youngest-ever global ambassador for Chanel. She had a close friendship with Lagerfeld for years, who treated her like a creative muse.
• The Heavy Metal Fan Side: You wouldn't think it from her fashion background, but Lily-Rose has a massive love for heavy, aggressive music. When she’s chilling out or getting into the zone before a heavy, stressful scene on set, she often listens to hardcore punk and heavy metal bands to build up the raw, chaotic energy she needs to perform.
Lily-Rose Depp is turning into a proper, fascinating actress who isn't afraid to get down in the mud. In an industry full of safe performers who are obsessed with looking perfect on camera, she actively hunts down bleak, bizarre, and intense stories. Working with visionary directors like Robert Eggers shows she’s the real deal and wants to make proper cinema. She’s a great watch, and her career is going to some brilliant places.
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