BIOGRAPHY
Evangeline Lilly’s combination of irresistible, playful charm and natural talent is earning her a reputation as one of the most promising young actresses in Hollywood.

Four years ago, Lilly, born August 3, 1979, was discovered by a Ford talent agent on the streets of Kelowna, BC. Six months later she moved to Vancouver to attend the University of British Columbia to study international relations. After appearing in a few commercials, she chose to give up acting and focus on studying. A couple of years later, a friend urged her to give acting another shot, and soon thereafter she landed the non-speaking roles of a corpse in both an episode of "Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital" and the film "The Long Weekend."

Lilly landed her first speaking role on "Lost" and was recently nominated for a 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama.

When not in Hawaii filming the show, Lilly is wholeheartedly devoted to philanthropy, traveling and gaining a higher knowledge of various cultures around the world. During her college years, she founded and ran a world development and human rights committee, and later spent three weeks living under a grass hut in the jungles of the Philippines. She has been a volunteer for children's projects since the age of 14.

Fluent in French, Lilly loves reading, writing, painting, music, nature, staying active, learning, tea and travel.

SELECT FILMOGRAPHY

• Afterwards (2008)
• The Long Weekend (2005) as Simone
• "Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital" (2004) as Benton's Girlfriend

'LOST'-RELATED KUDOS

• Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama, 2007 Golden Globe Awards
• Nominee, Best Actress in a Television Program, 2007 Saturn Awards
• Nominee, Best Actress on Television, 2006 Saturn Awards
• Nominee, Most Popular Actress, 2006 National Television Awards, UK
• Nominee, TV - Choice Actress: Drama/Action Adventure, 2006 Teen Choice Awards
• Nominee, TV - Choice Chemistry (with Matthew Fox and Josh Holloway), 2006 Teen Choice Awards
• Nominee, Best Actress in a Series, Drama, 2005 Golden Satellite Awards
• Nominee, Best Actress on Television, 2005 Saturn Awards
• Nominee, Choice TV Actress: Drama, 2005 Teen Choice Awards
• Nominee, Choice TV Breakout Performance - Female, 2005 Teen Choice Awards
• Nominee, Choice TV Chemistry (with Matthew Fox), 2005 Teen Choice Awards

SOURCES

• ABC Medianet
• Internet Movie Database