Evangeline Lilly

Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama, Lost.

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Kate "LOST" - Evangeline Lilly - Speed Drawing


Early life

Evangeline Lilly was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada, to a devout Protestant family. Her father is an economics teacher, and her mother is a secretary at Sandy Hill Elementary. Lilly also has two sisters. Her youngest sister, Andrea, has been described by Evangeline as "the actor in the family."[1]

Before leaving the town of Fort Saskatchewan for Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, Evangeline briefly attended three elementary schools, Fort Elementary, Rudolph Hennig and James Mowat Elementary. Lilly recalled, "When I was a kid, the Fort was tiny. I could ride my bike at five years old from one end of town to the other.... To me Fort Saskatchewan holds a lot of really great memories. I just consider it a little happy hideaway."[2] In Abbotsford, Lilly completed her high school years at W. J. Mouat Secondary School, and went on to study international relations at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Lilly also served briefly as a foreign missionary and lived in a grass hut in the Philippines. She was offered permanent missionary work there for two years, an offer she nearly accepted but eventually declined because of her parents' wishes.[3] Lilly was a flight attendant with Royal Airlines and also did some modelling for phone chat line Livelinks.[4] She speaks French fairly well.[5] She also worked at Green Bay Bible Camp near Kelowna and at the Earls Restaurant in Abbotsford.
[edit] Career

Before starring on Lost (2004), Lilly worked a variety of other jobs. She apparently worked as a flight attendant, waitress, milked cattle, and completed oil changes on big rigs.[citation needed] To fund her university education, she modeled although she never considered herself a model. She appeared on G4's Judgment Day and in an uncredited role in the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason as a high-school girl leaning against a locker, and some appearances in a few episodes of Smallville as an extra. She had a guest appearance on the ABC supernatural horror series Kingdom Hospital (2004). She also appeared on a Live Links chat line commercial. Lilly's first speaking role, however, was on Lost.[1] She studied acting at The Yaletown Actors Lab with writer, director David Palffy and was first discovered by agent Jeff Palffy, formerly of Ford Models, now with PMG Management in Vancouver, who was instrumental in her first break on Lost.[6]

When Lilly was cast as Kate in Lost, her main concern was acquiring a work visa to enter the United States. With production literally days away and no news about the visa, casting directors were forced to grudgingly begin re-casting the role of Kate. After nearly 20 auditions, Lilly's work visa was approved/cleared but she arrived on set a day late.[7]
Lilly at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Her salary in 2004 for Lost was $80,000 per episode. On the heels of her role in Lost, she was voted one of the Breakout Stars of 2004 by Entertainment Weekly and on December 14, 2006, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Lead Actress-Drama. Action figures of Lilly's Lost character were released during the holiday season of 2006. On May 11, 2010, Lilly announced on The View that she places writing and being a mother as top priorities, but she likes acting as a day job and she will continue acting when possible.[8]

Lilly is planning to write children's books called The Squickerwonkers.[9]

On June 19th 2011, it was announced that Lilly would play the role of the Elf Tauriel in Peter Jackson's upcoming two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", due for release in December 2012 and 2013 and currently in production in New Zealand.
[edit] Personal life

Lilly has stated that she "live[s] in a bubble", specifying that she is not familiar with popular culture and does not watch television or own a TV set. She has also said that she would not appear in a nude scene or perform in sexual scenes that she would consider "gratuitous".[1]

In the May 9, 2007 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lilly described her deep need to leave her home town after her high-school graduation. She did much travelling at this point in her life, moving from town to town approximately every six months. She stated that in each town she took on a persona; for example, she would decide in one town to take on the role of a "nerdy bookworm" and in another, a ditzy "cheerleader" type. She has jokingly stated that, as such, she would frequently date different men.

Lilly has also used her celebrity status to help promote Just Yell Fire, a video aimed at teaching teenage girls how to defend themselves against rapists. During the summer break between the first and second seasons of Lost, Lilly spent time visiting African countries.

Her fellow Lost actor Josh Holloway also calls her "Freckles", sharing the nickname his on-screen character Sawyer gave her. She was also known on set for being a tomboy, and "potty mouth".[10]

On December 20, 2006, Lilly's house in Kailua, Hawaii, was completely destroyed by fire while she was on the Lost set with one of her two roommates, both of whom work as her stand-ins on the show. The second roommate was off-island at the time of the blaze, which occurred on the final day of shooting before the show’s holiday break.[11] The cause of the fire was an electrical problem.

Lilly was once married to Canadian hockey player Murray Hone.[12] From 2004 to 2009, Lilly dated Lost co-star Dominic Monaghan.[13] She had her first child, a boy, with boyfriend Norman Kali in May 2011.[14][15]
[edit] Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie A police officer Minor
Stealing Sinatra Model in commercial Minor
Freddy vs. Jason School Student — Next to Locker Uncredited
2005 The Long Weekend Simone Minor
2006 Just Yell Fire Herself Free Film
2008 Afterwards Claire
2009 The Hurt Locker Connie James Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award – Best Ensemble
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Film
2011 Real Steel Bailey Tallet Finished
2012 The Hobbit (2012 film) Tauriel Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Judgment Day (television) JD Girl Unknown episodes
2002–2004 Smallville various Episode: "Kinetic"
Episode: "Visage"
Episode: "Rosetta"
Episode: "Accelerate "
Episode: "Delete"
2003 Tru Calling Party guest Episode: "Morning After"
2004 Kingdom Hospital Benspoln's Girlfriend Episode: "Heartless"
2004–2010 Lost Kate Austen 114 episodes (Lead role).
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series (2006)
Nominated – Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama (2007)
Nominated – National Television Award for Most Popular Actress (2006)
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama (2005)
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Chemistry (shared with Matthew Fox)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Female Breakout Performance
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress in a Drama (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
[edit] Other Awards

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award

2010 Won, "Best Ensemble Performance in a Motion Picture" – The Hurt Locker

Denver Film Critics Society Award

2010 Nominated, "Best Acting Ensemble in a Motion Picture" – The Hurt Locker

[edit] Advertising
Year Brand Country
2006 Karastan Carpets USA
2006 Michelle K Footwear USA
2007–2008 Davidoff Coolwater Women Europe
2009 Baume et Mercier
2009 – present L’Oreal Paris International
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