A-list actress is hardly recognisable as she overhauls look with dramatic dark hair transformation
The Mamma Mia 2 star, 36, showed off her darkened raven-coloured hair as she ran errands in London.
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Lily James left fans doing a double take as she strolled down the street in a leather jacket and blue gym leggings, with a tote bag thrown over her shoulder.
The Downton Abbey alum padded around in a pair of Birkenstock sandals and was seen tapping away on her phone, before stuffing something into her jacket pocket.
Esher-born Lily kept her head down, intent on running errands in the summer heat.
Yet her hair re-vamp commanded most attention, styled poker straight and flowing over her shoulders as opposed to previous glam up-dos.
She has been sporting caramel coloured locks of late - a stark contrast to the bold hues of her latest look.
She gave a nod to her new hair shade with a shiny black manicure.
Recently, fans gushed over her "stunning" look as she stripped to a bikini.
Back in 2022, Lily again showed off an unrecognisable look after a goth transformation for a major high street campaign.
SCREEN QUEEN
Lily played Poppy in ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl in 2011, and was in the BBC production of Just William as Ethel Brown in 2010.
However, she is most well known for playing Lady Rose in Downton Abbey.
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Her character appeared in the last episode of series three in 2012, and became more prominent in the fourth and fifth seasons.
Earlier in 2017, she played Debora, love interest of main character Baby, in action film Baby Driver.
In early 2018 she was in the Winston Churchill biopic Darkest Hour, where she played Elizabeth Layton.
In 2018 she played Young Donna in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
In 2020 she appeared in Netflix's Rebecca.
In early 2021 the actress appeared in The Dig, based on the story of an archaeologist who embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
A year later, she took the lead role in Pam and Tommy.
She will soon star in the upcoming - and final - Downton Abbey movie.
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