Lily-Rose Depp is an actress who doesn’t want to be defined by her last name.
His great ambition is that one day every breakthrough, every important role and every question of a reporter will be linked to his hard work and commitment and not to the DNA legacy of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.
However, that day hasn’t come yet.
Although the 23-year-old actress and model has a career of her own that has developed away from the patronage of her famous parents, for some of the internet community she will be reduced to the label of “nepo baby”.
The epithet was born in social networks a few years ago and distinguishes all the children of popular actors and performers, who in turn also became actors and performers. The names on this list are not few: Jaden Smith, Maya Hawke, Nicole Richie, Zoe Kravitz, Kaia Gerber…
This includes Lily-Rose Depp, who, like her parents, directed her dreams towards film and television.
She enjoys acting in front of the camera, considers herself an artist, but strongly disagrees with the “nepo baby” label, implying that her successes are a consequence of the fame of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.
“I think it’s strange to reduce a person to his family and believe that he is only successful because of his parents. It doesn’t make any sense,” says Lily-Rose in an interview for the cover of American Elle.
“It’s like your father and mother are doctors and you become a doctor too, someone says to you: you’re just a doctor because your parents are doctors. No, I’m a doctor because I got my medical degree and practiced,” he added. . .
According to the actress, it is certainly no coincidence that questions about the ease of carrying a certain surname are asked only by women in Hollywood.
“The internet seems to be very enthusiastic about my family and the fact that they have helped me with auditions. But I can assure you that no one gets a role that they are not suitable for. Another interesting thing: why the preconceived notions of ‘nepo baby’ they always revolve around women. I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” says the actress.
Unlike the mass of celebrities with online profiles, Lily-Rose Depp avoids expressing opinions and making suggestions on topics that don’t directly concern her. For this she spares the media her personal opinion on her father Johnny Depp’s defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
It’s as if Lily-Rose was the only one who hasn’t publicly commented on the trial, and it will stay that way.
“When something so personal suddenly becomes public knowledge, it’s hard to keep calm. But I don’t think it’s my job to be responsible for the actions of others. Before society defined me by the men in my life, whether they were members of my family or engaged. Now I’m ready to be defined by my work,” says Lily-Rose Depp.
Among the projects that the actress will be happy to see her name in is the upcoming HBO Max series ‘The Idol’.
In the series, directed by Sam Levinson (“Euphoria”), Lily-Rose plays up-and-coming pop star Jocelyn, who becomes involved with a nightclub owner and guru played by The Weeknd.
What Depp can say about the production at this stage is that the shoot involved a lot of lewd and lewd scenes. And that it was this very nature of the script that attracted her to the project.
“I’m not interested in Puritan. I don’t want to get involved in anything that doesn’t challenge me and doesn’t challenge others. I think this show (note line “The Idol”) is fearless and I’m really proud and excited to immerse myself in it,” the actress shares.
She added that her 32-year-old Grammy-winning co-star The Weeknd, as well as director Sam Levinson, made her feel comfortable on set despite the raw look of some scenes.
However, preparing for her transformation into pop star Jocelyn involved more than putting on cutout dresses, platform shoes, and sexy faces for the cameras.
Lily-Rose says she immersed herself in the pop celebrity phenomenon by watching documentaries about Katy Perry, Madonna, Britney Spears and Mariah Carey. Actresses of the Old Hollywood era such as Jean Tierney, Romy Schneider and Jeanne Monroe – some of the first stars of the Hollywood firmament – are also an inspiration for the young Depp.
“There’s nothing more fun than finding a topic that excites you and sinking your teeth into it until you understand it down to the smallest detail,” says Lily-Rose.
And as for her similarities to the heroine, the actress claims that she can only get into her position thanks to the pressure of comments on social networks.
“Social platforms are a double-edged sword. If you’re an artist, they help you connect with people who understand you. But they also get complete strangers talking about you as if they know you. But I’m not like Jocelyn. I was raised to defend my personal space and I will not expose myself to the world to be eaten alive,” says Lily Rose-Depp.
