--- description: Find out how Lily Collins is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Lily Collins image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dff855707c6e965/698a35c7e6e84ab4402af523/time100-next-lily-collins.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Lily Collins by Darren Star  Dominique Charriau—WireImage/Getty Images Dominique Charriau—WireImage/Getty ImagesDominique Charriau—WireImage/Getty Images A show like [_Emily in Paris_](https://time.com/6129566/lucien-laviscount-alfie-emily-in-paris-season-2/ "undefined") stands on the shoulders of a single person. So when people respond to the show, I know that on some level what they’re really drawn to is the essence of Lily Collins. Her smile can light up a room or a screen. Her warmth lifts everybody up with her. [Romantic comedy](https://time.com/6215146/best-rom-coms-meet-cutes/ "undefined") is much harder than it looks, but Lily makes it seem effortless. She has the most amazing equanimity about her—the best attitude, inspiring work ethic, and such a positive spirit. It really sets such a wonderful tone for the show and makes it such a dream to work on. And Lily’s joy, her je ne sais quoi, leaps from the [boulevards of Paris](https://time.com/tag/paris/ "undefined") into the hearts of the audience worldwide. _Star is an Emmy-winning television producer and creator of_ Emily in Paris ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213731/lily-collins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213731/lily-collins/"},"headline":"Lily Collins","datePublished":"2022-09-28T09:54:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:05:58.901Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213731/lily-collins/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dff855707c6e965/698a35c7e6e84ab4402af523/time100-next-lily-collins.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dff855707c6e965/698a35c7e6e84ab4402af523/time100-next-lily-collins.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213731/lily-collins/","name":"Lily Collins"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i4LJ3fau/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213731/lily-collins/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213731/lily-collins/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```