Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton)

Date of Birth
27 December 1981, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia


Height
5' 2" (1.57 m)


Mini Biography
Emilie was born on 27th December 1981, and grew up in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. When she was 15, she was accepted at the highly selective Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. However, after only a year, she dropped out and undertook acting courses.

Her first starring role was on the fantasy drama, "BeastMaster" (1999). When her agent told her of a role in the US, as newcomer Tess in the hit series "Roswell" (1999), she flew out and auditioned. After landing the role, she was written out of "BeastMaster" (1999) and started work as "Tess", an alien. She relocated to California and was on "Roswell" (1999) before she even owned an apartment.

After 2 years on the show, she then made notable guest appearances in "CSI: Miami" (2002) and "The Handler" (2003).

She stayed in TV, playing the bad girl Chris in Carrie (2002) (TV), a movie made for TV. She also changed genres, starring in Santa's Slay (2005), a black comedy.

Emilie has shown her versatility by branching out into film, making her debut at Sundance 2005 with the the award-winning indie film Brick (2005). She starred in the remake The Hills Have Eyes (2006) in 2006, which debuted at No.1 in the UK box office.

She is now on the Emmy-award winning ABC series "Lost" (2004), playing "Claire", a young Australian who gave birth on the mysterious island and has a close relationship with heroin-addict "Charlie", played by Dominic Monaghan.

Despite filming in Hawaii, Emilie lives in California with her pet dog, Bella. In 2007 she separated from husband Josh Janowitz.

In her spare time, she enjoys painting, shopping and exercising.




Spouse
Josh Janowicz (28 June 2006 - present) (filed for divorce)


Trivia
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).



Personal Quotes
"I want to pursue as much of a serious acting career as I can, not just a flimsy overnight career. I take it very seriously and I really want to pursue it for the rest of my life."

"It's actually fun to not know anyone and go out and find friends, or let them find you."


Filmography

Actress:
In Production
2000s
The Perfect Game (2008) (post-production) .... Frankie
Ball Don't Lie (2007) (post-production)


"Lost" .... Claire Littleton / ... (69 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Through the Looking Glass (2007) TV Episode .... Claire Littleton
- Greatest Hits (2007) TV Episode .... Claire Littleton
- The Man Behind the Curtain (2007) TV Episode .... Claire Littleton
- The Brig (2007) TV Episode (credit only) .... Claire Littleton
- D.O.C. (2007) TV Episode .... Claire Littleton
(64 more)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) .... Brenda Carter
Santa's Slay (2005) .... Mary 'Mac' Mackenzie
Brick (2005) .... Emily
"CSI: Miami" .... Venus Robinson (1 episode, 2004)
- Legal (2004) TV Episode .... Venus Robinson
"The Handler" .... Gina (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Acts of Congress (2004) TV Episode .... Gina
- Dirty White Collar (2003) TV Episode .... Gina
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" .... Nancy (1 episode, 2003)
... aka NCIS (USA: short title)
... aka NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA: new title)
- Sea Dog (2003) TV Episode .... Nancy
Carrie (2002) (TV) .... Chris Hargensen
"Roswell" .... Tess Harding / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2002)
... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
- Four Aliens and a Baby (2002) TV Episode .... Tess Harding
- The Departure (2001) TV Episode .... Tess Harding
- Off the Menu (2001) TV Episode .... Tess Harding
- Baby, It's You (2001) TV Episode .... Tess Harding
- It's Too Late and It's Too Bad (2001) TV Episode .... Tess Harding
(23 more)
"BeastMaster" .... The Demon Curupira (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
- White Tiger (2000) TV Episode .... The Demon Curupira
- Iara (2000) TV Episode .... The Demon Curupira
- Manlinks (2000) TV Episode .... The Demon Curupira
- The Burning Forest (2000) TV Episode .... The Demon Curupira
- Valhalla (2000) TV Episode .... The Demon Curupira
(3 more)

Thanks:
People Are Dead (2002) (thanks)

Self:
2007 Much Music Video Music Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
"Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 4 October 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 13 October 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 22 September 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
Fire + Water: Anatomy of an Episode (2006) (V) .... Herself
Surviving the Hills: Making of 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2006) (V) .... Herself
"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #2.108 (2006) TV Episode (as Emilie De Ravin) .... Herself
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 7 March 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
"Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 2 December 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
Before They Were Lost: Personal Stories and Audition Tapes (2005) (V) .... Herself
Welcome to Oahu: The Making of the Pilot (2005) (V) .... Herself
"Good Morning America" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 1 March 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Fox News Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 7 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 7 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
"The Other Half" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode dated 4 November 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
"Wild On..." .... Herself (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Tropical Pleasures (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
- Wild on the Islands (2001) TV Episode .... Herself
"The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
... aka The Late Late Show (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 19 October 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Herself

Archive Footage:
Lost: The Answers (2007) (TV) .... Claire Littleton
The Lost Survival Guide (2006) (TV) .... Claire Littleton
Lost: Revelation (2006) (TV) .... Claire Littleton
Lost: The Journey (2005) (TV) .... Claire Littleton
Destination: Lost (2005) (TV) .... Claire Littleton
"BeastMaster"
- The Trial (2002) TV Episode .... The Demon Curupira