Cara Jocelyn Delevingne is an English model, actress and singer, born on 12 August 1992, in Hammersmith, London.
She is the daughter of Pandora Anne Delevigne (née Stevens) and property developer Charles Hamar Delevingne.
She grew up in Belgravia, London and has two older sisters; Chloe & Poppy Delevingne and a paternal half-brother, Alex Jaffe.
Delevingne attended Francis Holland School for Girls in central London until she was 16 , before moving to Bedales School in Steep, Hampshire. She has dyspraxia and found school challenging.
She signed with Storm Management after leaving school in 2009.
Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014.
Delevingne started her acting career with a minor role in the 2012 film adaptation of Anna Karenina by Joe Wright. Her most notable roles include Margo Roth Spiegelman in the romantic mystery film Paper Towns(2015), the Enchantress in the comic book film Suicide Squad (2016) and Laureline in Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017).
Delevingne sings, plays the drums and the guitar.
Her background vocals are featured on the song “Pills” from the 2017 studio album, Masseduction, by American musician St. Vincent, whom Delevingne previously dated from 2014 to 2016. Her backing vocals are also featured on the title track of Fiona Apple’s 2020 album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters.
Delevingne has designed two fashion collections for DKNY and Mulberry. Her DKNY capsule collection featured a variety of sporty street style items ranging from beanie hats to leather jackets. DKNY described the collection as “mostly unisex”.The collection took approximately two years from the first announcement to when it was released on 15 October 2014.
She has also designed four collections for Mulberry featuring rucksacks and handbags. The collection also consisted of purses, iPad sleeves, phone covers, zipped pouches and passport holders. The fourth and latest collection was released 3 June 2015.
