Lily Inge Newmark (born 24 May 1994) is an actress and former model. She is best known for her roles in the film '' Pin Cushion'' (2017), the

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series ''

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'' (2019–2020) and '' Cursed'' (2020), and the Sky One series ''

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'' (2019–).

Early life

Born in Camberwell, South London, Newmark is one of five children of former

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and artist Lucy Keegan. Her maternal aunt is the actress

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. Newmark attended school in

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until the age of 12 when her family moved to Central London and she transferred to Francis Holland School in

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. She said she "much preferred" South London and found

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to be too much of a bubble. She went on to graduate with a

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in Acting and Contemporary Theatre from

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in 2016.

Career

Newmark began her career by appearing in amateur independent films and in music videos for artists, including Matt Maltese, DISCIPLΞS, Rejjie Snow and Real Lies. She was scouted by First Model Management and worked professionally as a fashion model for several years. As a model her work included campaigns for

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and Chanel; and editorials for

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and

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In her final year at drama school, Newmark was cast in a small recurring role in the

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television series ''

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''. She was then cast in the leading role of Iona in the British independent film '' Pin Cushion'', for which she was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the

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. She went on to play supporting roles in various film and television productions including '' Juliet, Naked'' (2018), '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019), '' Born a King'' (2019), '' Balance, Not Symmetry'' (2019), ''

'' (2019–2020), '' Cursed'' (2020), '' Misbehaviour'' (2020), and ''

'' (2019).

Personal life

Newmark lives in the

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area of London. She voted

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, saying she went with her "gut instinct".

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newmark, Lily Living people 1994 births Actresses from London Alumni of East 15 Acting School English film actresses English people of American-Jewish descent British people of Irish descent English people of Irish descent English television actresses Jewish English actresses Liberal Democrats (UK) people People educated at Francis Holland School Actors from Camberwell