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Profile of Evangeline Lilly
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and fashion model who is currently starring in the American television series Lost as the character Kate Austen.
About
Vital Statistics
- Birth Name:—Nicole Evangeline Lilly
- Known Nicknames:—Evi, Evie
- Date of Birth:—August 3, 1979
- Place of Origin:—Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
- Height:—1.65m (About 5'5")
Background
Evangeline Lilly was discovered on the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia by the famous Ford modeling agency. Although she initially decided to pass on a modeling career, she went ahead and signed with Ford anyway, to help pay for her University of British Columbia tuition and expenses. She was previously featured in several LiveLinks Chatline television commercials in the United States, which David Letterman showed on his Late Show programme when she was a guest, and on G4's Judgment Day. She began her acting and modeling career after being "discovered" in Vancouver, British Columbia by the Ford modeling agency.
Other Things Worth Mentioning
Lilly served briefly as a foreign missionary and traveled to 14 countries. She also lived in a grass hut in the Philippines. She also founded and ran a world development and human rights committee while studying international relations at the University of British Columbia. She has been a volunteer for children's projects since she was 14. Lilly was also a former flight attendant.
Lilly is fluent in French. She was voted one of the Breakout Stars of 2004 by Entertainment Weekly. She also came in second on Maxim's hot 100 list of 2005 .
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