Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British-American actress, model, and writer. Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains. She went on to study broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California and as a teenager, wrote for Seventeen magazine, Teen Vogue, and The Los Angeles Times. She was named International Model of the Year by Spain's Glamour magazine in 2007. In 2008, she was named Newest Red Carpet Correspondent and One to Watch in 2008.