Are Lily and Phil Collins related? How actress went from daughter of famous drummer to 'Emily in Paris' star

Lily Collins is an actress and daughter of famous drummer Phil Collins. She got her big break in the entertainment industry after starring in "The Blind Side" alongside Sandra Bullock.

Lily Collins is the daughter of musician Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman. Her parents divorced when she was five-years-old and she went to live in Los Angeles with her mother. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Lily wrote about her relationship with her father, Phil Collins, in her 2017 book called "Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me." (Todd Williamson/Getty Images For Relativity Media) Phil Collins and Lily Collins pictured together while on tour in Japan, circa 1988.  (Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Collins got her start in the 2009 Sandra Bullock film "The Blind Side." (Dominique Charriau/WireImage) Lily Collins stars in the Netflix TV series "Emily in Paris."  (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Netflix) Other films Collins has been in include "Mirror Mirror," "Abduction," and "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones." (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) In addition to "Emily in Paris," Collins has also been in the television show "The Last Tycoon." (Reuters) Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital. 

"Because my dad was often gone, I never wanted to do anything that would make him stay away even longer," she wrote. "I became extra careful about what I said and how I said it, afraid he'd think I was angry or didn't love him. And the truth is, I was angry. I missed him and wanted him there."