- Born
- Birth nameCara Jocelyn Delevingne
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her parents are both from prominent upper-class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel-Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors of London.
She began her career as a fashion model, previously the face of Burberry's Spring/Summer 2011 and 2012 campaigns. She also walked down the catwalk as a model at the 2012 Victoria's Secret fashion show and won Model Of The Year 2012 at the British Fashion Awards. Delevingne was on the covers of Vogue UK, Vogue Korea, i-D, Love, Russh, Jalouse and Style Spring 2013 issue. She was ranked #17 on models 50 Top Models (2013). Cara also appeared on the catwalk for brands such as Moschino, Jason Wu, Oscar de la Renta, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Stella McCartney. Cara has been featured in advertising campaigns for high-end brands including H&M, Zara, Chanel, and the face of Burberry's Beauty campaign.
In 2012, she began her career as an actress, starring in the Focus Feature's drama romance Anna Karenina (2012) as Princess Sorokina alongside Keira Knightley and Jude Law. By 2015, she was a leading lady in the 20th Century Fox adventure-comedy film Paper Towns (2015) which won her two Teen Choice Awards as a Breakout Star and Choice Summer Movie Star, as well as a Rising Star from CinemaCon. She won her second Teen Choice Award for her role of June Moone in Warner Bros.'s Suicide Squad (2016) which starred Margot Robbie, Ben Affleck, Will Smith, and David Harbour.
She has also played a wide variety of characters in art-driven indies and large-scale television series, such as Annetje in Tulip Fever (2017) (2017) with Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz, Sergeant Laureline in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)(2017) with Ethan Hawke, recurring as Alice Banks in Only Murders in the Building (2021) (2022) for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, series regular on Carnival Row (2019) (2019 and 2023) playing a refugee faerie with an Irish accent alongside Orlando Bloom, series regular on American Horror Story (2011) Season 12 (2023-2024), and voiceover work on Futurama (1999) playing herself (2023-2024).
Cara has additionally been a force on stage, playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre in London in 2024 to rave reviews. The role required her to sing and dance on stage, as well as showcase her acting, in what was written as a stunning display of talent.- IMDb mini biography by: Deniz Bengi (additions by Anonymous)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsPandora Anne Delevingne (Stevens)Charles Hamar Delevingne
- RelativesPoppy Delevingne(Sibling)Chloe Delevingne(Sibling)Samantha Cameron(Cousin)Kaia Moon Keswick(Niece or Nephew)Jocelyn Stevens(Grandparent)Jane Stevens(Grandparent)
- Bubbly personality
- Thick defined, dark eyebrows
- Her surname is pronounced "della-veen".
- Was among the 93 women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault on 31 October 2017.
- Actress Dame Joan Collins is her godmother.
- She quit modeling to focus on her acting career.
- She was diagnosed with anxiety and depression at age 15, dyspraxia and ADHD. She had to take six months off school during her teenage years to undergo treatment for depression.
- I want to fall in love, I think. I've never. I know. Everyone I know's been in love or in relationships now and . . . There's only ever been . . . there's been people telling me they love me, but it freaks me out and I just run, run. I think I'm a bad girlfriend.
- The energy you give off is the energy you receive. I really think that, so I'm always myself--jumping, dancing, singing around, trying to cheer everybody up.
- Kids should speak to each other. They're horrid to each other online, they bully each other--they should shut up and stop it. The problem with social media is there is too much freedom. It's too much, too young.
- I treat the camera like a person--I gaze into it. Photos are a flat thing, and you need to put life into them.
- I had no interest in fashion when I was younger. I was such a tomboy.
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