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Evangeline Lilly Profile |
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Birth Date: August 3, 1979
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Birth Place: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
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Birth Name: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Evangeline Lilly has always been interested in social
causes. Since age 14, she has been involved in everything
from children's causes to missionary work in the
Philippines, but she always dreamed of becoming an actress.
When she was approached by the Ford modeling agency in
Kelowna, British Columbia, she turned down Ford's first
offer, electing instead to pursue charitable causes.
Evangeline worked as an airline hostess and waitress for a
brief time. She eventually agreed to a modeling contract in
order to pay for her tuition and receive her international
relations degree from the University of British Columbia.
Since starting her acting/modeling career, she has appeared
in episodes of TV shows like Smallville (2002), Tru Calling
(2003) and the miniseries Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
(2004). Evangeline also appeared as a model in the 2003 film
Stealing Sinatra and as a corpse in 2005's The Long Weekend.
Evangeline is now the star of the sci-fi television drama
Lost, which scored a huge hit for ABC, and she was named the
second sexiest woman in the world by Maxim magazine in 2005.
Evangeline also has many other talents: she speaks French
fluently and enjoys outdoor sports such as ice skating,
snowboarding, kayaking, and rock climbing. |
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Other
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Lilly founded and ran a world development and human rights
committee at her university. She has lived under a grass hut
in the jungles of the Philippines with a missionary group,
and has been a volunteer for children's projects since the
age of 14.
Lilly is fluent in French and loves ice skating, canoeing,
kayaking, snowboarding and rock climbing.
Refused to do a partial nude scene in an early episode of
"Lost" (2004).
Voted one of the Breakout Stars of 2004 by Entertainment
Weekly Magazine
Named #2 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Prior to her starring role on "Lost" (2004), Evangeline
worked as an extra on film sets to help pay her University
tuition. She can be seen in episodes of "Tru Calling"
(2003), "Dead Like Me" (2003) and "Smallville" (2001), and
in several films including White Chicks (2004), The
Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Stealing Sinatra (2003) and
Freddy Vs. Jason (2003).
Presented The Tragically Hip at Live 8 Canada.
Has two sisters - younger sister is named Andrea
Before starring on "Lost" (2004), she worked a variety of
other jobs. She has worked as a flight attendant, waitress,
and completed oil changes on big rigs while doing
commercials and modeling to earn money for University.
Her father is a Home Economics teacher in Canada. Her mother
worked as a cosmetician and ran a daycare center.
Attended the University of British Columbia where she
attained a degree in international relations.
Kate, her character on "Lost" (2004), is frequently seen
climbing trees. This is because the very athletic Lilly
loves to climb trees herself.
First discovered by agent Jeff Palffy, formerly Ford Models,
now with PMG Management in Vancouver, who was instrumental
in her first break on Lost. |
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