Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, is carving her own path in Hollywood with acclaimed performances in HBO’s The Idol and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. While her rising fame places her firmly in the spotlight, the 24-year-old actress remains steadfast in her commitment to privacy.
In a recent interview with The Daily Telegraph, Depp reflected on the dual challenges of growing recognition and maintaining personal boundaries. “Every job comes with a set of circumstances, and this [fame] is kind of one of them,” she said. “The importance to me has been to maintain a sense of privacy and grounded-ness and to protect [what] really belongs to you.”
Having grown up in the public eye, Depp is no stranger to the pressures of fame. Since her 2014 debut in Tusk, she has learned to navigate both the allure and challenges of a Hollywood career. She emphasized how anonymity helps her fully inhabit her roles, explaining, “The job of an actor is to go into a character and, like, melt into it — and make the audience believe you are this character.”
Depp underscored how preserving some mystery about her personal life enhances her craft, saying, “In order to do that, it’s important to protect a sense of anonymity. They’re not supposed to get to know ‘you’ that well, ‘cause you want them to believe you as other characters.”
Last November, Depp addressed skepticism from critics, acknowledging that some may doubt her success due to her family’s fame. Instead of letting it discourage her, she uses the criticism as motivation to work harder and prove herself on her own terms.
As she continues to rise in Hollywood, Depp remains focused on balancing her professional growth with a grounded personal life, ensuring that her performances, not her private life, define her career.
