Anecdotes

Her father's Academy Award-winning song "You'll Be In My Heart" from the animated film Tarzan (1999) was written for her.

She auditioned for the role of "Snow White" in Blanche-Neige et le chasseur (2012) but lost to Kristen Stewart. She later replaced Saoirse Ronan as "Snow White" in the film Miroir Miroir (2012).

She is an outspoken anti-bullying advocate and became anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution's first Ambassador in 2014.

One of her first auditions was for Twilight: La fascination (2008). She auditioned for "Bella Swan", but Kristen Stewart got the role.

In her book Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me, she revealed that as a teenager she suffered from an eating disorder and wants to open up a conversation which affects women and men around the world.

Cites "You'll Be in My Heart" (from Tarzan (1999)) as her favorite song by her dad Phil Collins.

She designed accessories including ballet flats named after her grandmother, Jane Hale, in support of a charity providing low-cost counseling in 2008.

She loves old antiques and anything vintage and also collects them.

The eating disorders recovery organization Project HEAL honored Collins and writer/director Marti Noxon for their work on the film To the Bone (2017).

She has done journalistic work for a variety of media outlets, including Nickelodeon and Teen Vogue.

She attended the University of Southern California.

She was ranked #4 in People Magazine's 2012 World's 'Most Beautiful' Women.

In the year of her birth (1989), her father Phil Collins had two number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, "Two Hearts" and the final number one of the decade, "Another Day in Paradise".

She enjoys traveling and while in school, often visited places she learned about to further her education.

Got engaged to Charlie McDowell in September 2020.

She is the daughter of Phil Collins and his second wife Jill Tavelman. She is the younger half-sister of Simon Collins and Joely Collins, who are Phil Collins's children with his first wife, Andrea Collins; and older half-sister of Nicholas and Matthew, Phil's children with his third wife. Simon is a Canadian musician and Joely is a Canadian actress. She is the granddaughter of June Collins and niece of Carole Collins and Clive Collins.

Daughter-in-law of Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen.

She attended the same high school as Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) star Tori Spelling, and went on to guest star on the 90210 (2008) reboot.

As of 2021, she has been in 2 films that were Oscar nominated for Best Picture: L'éveil d'un champion (2009) and Mank (2020).

She was featured at We Day Seattle 2015 as Bystander Revolution's Ambassador and delivered a speech about the power of consistent, simple actions to affect change and shift the culture of bullying toward kindness.

She won a 'Pandora Breakthrough Artist Award' at Glamour's Women of The Year Awards 2012.

Her father, the famous pop star Phil Collins was born in London as the son of Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent, and June Collins (born Winifred Strange), a talent agent. Lily's maternal grandfather, Jack Tavelman, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Jewish emigrants from Russia. Lily's maternal grandmother, Billie Jane (Shoaff), was California-born, from a family from the Southern United States, and had English, and a smaller amount of German, ancestry.

Maxim named her one of their "Hottest Daughters of Rock Stars" in 2009.

Met husband-to-be Charlie McDowell on the set of Gilded Rage.

Lily once auditioned for the role of Tauriel that went to actress Evangeline Lilly in Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' films.

She auditioned for the title role in Carrie (2013). The part eventually went to Chloë Grace Moretz.

She was originally cast in L'opéra de la terreur (2013) but after dropping out due to scheduling conflicts, the role went to Jane Levy.

Favorite music video of her dad Phil Collins with Genesis is "I Can't Dance" (1991).

She was considered for the role of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). The role eventually went to Emma Stone.

Mentioned on Live with Kelly and Ryan that her engagement occurred while on a road trip vacation in New Mexico.

Matt Bomer honored his friend and The Last Tycoon (2016) co-star Collins with the Lacoste Spotlight Award at the 2017 Costume Designers Guild Awards.

She has hosted several television shows and has been involved in acting and modeling.

Sister-in-law of Lilly McDowell.