{"id":706540,"date":"2025-07-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=706540"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:02:55","slug":"why-is-lily-rose-depp-one-of-gen-zs-favorite-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture\/why-is-lily-rose-depp-one-of-gen-zs-favorite-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Lily-Rose Depp one of Gen Z\u2019s favorite stars?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lily-Rose Depp, an actress who doesn\u2019t rely on being a nepo baby<\/b><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the goddaughter of Marilyn Manson and Emir Kusturica, and daughter of Johnny Depp<\/strong> and Vanessa Paradis<\/strong>, Lily-Rose Depp<\/strong>, 26, has everything she needs to succeed in music and film. Although she\u2019s a talented singer – her songs featured on the soundtrack of <\/span>The Idol<\/span><\/i> are proof enough – the young girl is more drawn to the seventh art. Today, she is one of the most closely watched actresses in both Paris and Hollywood\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straddling her French identity and her American reach, Lily-Rose Depp<\/strong> began her acting carrer <\/span>in 2014. S<\/span><\/span>he did a cameo<\/span><\/span> alongside her father in the horror-comedy <\/span>Tusk<\/i><\/strong>. In 2016, she followed up\u00a0with roles in <\/span>Yoga Hosers<\/span><\/i> and in <\/span>Planetarium<\/span><\/i> by Rebecca Zlotowski, alongside Natalie Portman<\/a>. But it was her performance in <\/span>The Dancer<\/span><\/i> (2016), next to\u00a0singer-actress Soko<\/strong>, that really caught the attention of film critics. She embodied the prodigious dancer Isadora Duncan, who revolutionized modern dance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lily-Rose Depp wearing Chanel for the screening of
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The art of risk-taking, from the trashy series <\/b>The Idol<\/i><\/b> to the dark <\/b>Nosferatu<\/i><\/b><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That intense performance brought her to the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival<\/strong> in 2016. In 2019, she earned a C\u00e9sar nomination for \u201cMost Promising Actress\u201d for her role in <\/span>A Faithful Man<\/span><\/i> (2018) by Louis Garrel<\/strong>. The film sees Louis Garrel\u2019s character torn between his attraction to Laetitia Casta<\/strong> and the daughter of Vanessa Paradis. And who could blame him?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Lily-Rose Depp<\/a> has demonstrated her acting skills, notably with <\/span>The King<\/i><\/strong> (2020) alongside Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong>. But her true breakthrough role came with <\/span>The Idol<\/span><\/i> in 2023. A risky and controversial series where she plays a tortured, depressed pop star under the influence of a toxic guru (The Weeknd<\/a>). In that ambitious, yet polarizing show, she sings, dances, and pushes every boundary, especially in twisted sex scenes\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More recently, she shone in the aesthetic, gothic horror movie <\/span>Nosferatu<\/span><\/i><\/a>, released in December 2024. In Robert Eggers<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s feature (<\/span>The Witch<\/span><\/i>), she plays a young woman whose repressed desires are stifled by a patriarchal society that only sees her as a hysterical wife. Possessed by a vampire, the actress brilliantly navigates terrifying expression, seduction, and vulnerability.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, in the film\u2019s opening scene, when she is overtaken by the demon, who ends her loneliness, it\u2019s impossible to tell whether her gasps are of erotic excitement, pain, or dread. As so often, Lily-Rose Depp keeps us guessing\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lily-Rose Depp, the unconventional Chanel muse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But part of Lily-Rose Depp\u2019s powerful aura also stems from her deep ties to the fashion world. Legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld<\/a> had once fallen for her mother\u2019s ing\u00e9nue charm back in 1991, turning her into a bird of paradise for the cult Coco perfume advert directed by Jean-Paul Goude.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With her wide dark, doe eyes, childlike blonde hair, doll-like cheekbones, and sulky pout, Lily-Rose Depp<\/a> has something of a baby bird fallen from the nest. She is the spitting image of her lolita mother in the 1980s and 1990s.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no surprise then that the house of Chanel has made her one of its muses<\/a> (fashion<\/a>, beauty, and fragrance) since 2015. Before h<\/span>er, icons like Marilyn Monroe<\/strong>, Catherine Deneuve<\/strong>, and Carole Bouquet<\/strong> proudly embodied the legacy of Coco Chanel\u2019s free and modern woman. Today, the young actress reflects the beauty of her era – a delicate alien with full lips, thick brows, and slender silhouette, elevated by daring, often sexy, and bold looks. Lily-Rose Depp doesn’t shy away from gothic princess dresses or micro outfits. It\u2019s no wonder so many girls want to have her sequin mini dresses, glamorous gold jewellery, and crop tops.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Lily-Rose Depp (@lilyrose_depp)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>