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Emilie de Ravin Profile |
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Birth Date: December 27, 1981
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Birth Place: Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
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Birth Name: Emilie de Ravin
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Height: 5'2"
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Biography |
Emilie de Ravin (born 27 December 1981) is an Australian
actress. She is known for starring in the hit ABC drama Lost
as the character Claire Littleton. De Ravin is also known
for her role as Brendan Frye's heroin addicted ex-girlfriend
Emily in the neo-film noir "Brick." (2006.)
De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia (a
town to the south east of Melbourne). Having studied ballet
since the age of nine, she was accepted into the highly
selective Australian Ballet School at fifteen. There, she
performed in productions with the Australian Ballet as well
as Danceworld 301. De Ravin studied acting at Australia's
National Institute of Dramatic Art, and with the Prime Time
Actors Studio in Los Angeles.
Emilie de Ravin's first major role was as Curupira in the TV
series BeastMaster.
Later, she played alien/human hybrid Tess Harding in
Roswell. She landed this role one month after moving to Los
Angeles at the age of 18.
She later starred in the hit ABC drama Lost, as the
character Claire Littleton.
In 2006 she starred in the horror film The Hills Have Eyes
as Brenda Carter, and in the film Brick, a small film which
was popular in the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2007, she was honoured by the Australians In Film
Council, joining such Australians as Nicole Kidman, Russell
Crowe and Hugh Jackman.
She presented at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday,
June 17, 2007.
Variety.com reported that she will be staring in the film
Ball Don't Lie. It was also reported that she will appear in
The Perfect Game
De Ravin was married to actor Josh Janowicz from 19 June
2006 to January 2007, separating after six months of
marriage.
De Ravin's typical French last name means "From the
ravine/gully" and her first name is originally spelt Émilie. |
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Other
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Emilie has two older sisters.
Emilie studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic
Art in Australia (NIDA), and with the Prime Time Actors
Studio in Los Angeles.
Emilie studied ballet since the age of 9 and at the age of
15, she was accepted into the highly selective Australian
Ballet School. She performed in productions of the
Australian Ballet Company as well as Danceworld 301.
Emilie has a dog named "Bella"
Did a workshop at the prestigious Australian drama school,
NIDA.
Became engaged to actor Josh Janowicz on 1 January 2005
while they visited her family back in Australia for the
holidays.
In "Roswell" (1999) she played an alien who gets pregnant
and leaves the earth before the pregnancy is visible. In
"Lost" (2004) she plays girl who is near the end of her
pregnancy. In Brick (2005) she plays a girl murdered in her
third month of her pregnancy.
Named #47 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
She is Australian and is of French and British heritage.
Named #65 on Maxim magazines "Hot 100" list of 2006
Her paternal great great grandparents were French. They
immigrated to Australia. "De Ravin" means "from (the)
ravine" in French.
Her wedding dress was designed by Monique Lhuillier
Has starred in two remakes, Carrie (2002) (TV) and The Hills
Have Eyes (2006). |
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since October 8, 2007