Evangeline Lilly ( Kate Austen )

Biography for
Evangeline Lilly

Date of Birth
3 August 1979, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada


Birth Name
Nicole Evangeline Lilly


Nickname
Evie
Monkey


Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)


Mini Biography
Evangeline Lilly, born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta in 1979, 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.




Trivia
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.

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), she 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), 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.

Ranked as #75 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)

In 2003, she was cast in several commercials for a dating hot-line called "LiveLinks". The late-night ads ran for over two years on basic cable channels, even after she made it big on ABC's hit drama "Lost" (2004). During a guest spot on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), David Letterman embarrassed the actress by playing one of her commercials on the show.

Named #73 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Her house in Hawaii was destroyed by a fire. Luckily, no one was hurt. [December 2006]

Ranked #68 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.



Personal Quotes
"I'm very picky when it comes to men. I come across a man who I'm really attracted to about once every five years"

"I love being outside - that's where I'm the happiest."

Filmography

Actress:
In Production
2000s
Afterwards (2008) (post-production)


"Lost" .... Kate Austen (69 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Through the Looking Glass (2007) TV Episode .... Kate Austen
- Greatest Hits (2007) TV Episode .... Kate Austen
- The Man Behind the Curtain (2007) TV Episode .... Kate Austen
- The Brig (2007) TV Episode .... Kate Austen
- D.O.C. (2007) TV Episode .... Kate Austen
(64 more)
The Long Weekend (2005) .... Simone
"Kingdom Hospital" (2004) TV Series .... Benson's Girlfriend (unknown episodes)
... aka Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (USA: complete title)
"Tru Calling" .... Party Guest (1 episode, 2003)
- Morning After (2003) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Party Guest
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) (uncredited) .... School Student - Next to Locker
... aka FvJ (USA: informal short title)
Stealing Sinatra (2003) .... Model in commercial
"Smallville" .... Wade's Girlfriend (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Smallville Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
... aka Smallville: Superman the Early Years (UK: promotional title)
- Kinetic (2002) TV Episode .... Wade's Girlfriend
"Judgment Day" (2002) TV Series .... JD Girl (unknown episodes)

Self:
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 21 May 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 January 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Episode dated 9 May 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 11 October 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
"Punk'd" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #8.3 (2007) TV Episode .... Herself
"The View" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Episode dated 2 March 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 25 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself
21st Annual Gemini Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Episode dated 4 October 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 22 May 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
Just Yell Fire (2006) (V) .... Herself
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Herself (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Episode dated 27 September 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 18 May 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 17 January 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
Fire + Water: Anatomy of an Episode (2006) (V)
Secrets from the Hatch (2006) (V) .... Kate
... aka Lost: Secrets from the Hatch (Australia)
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself - presenter
The WIN Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
Welcome to Oahu: The Making of the Pilot (2005) (V)
Designing a Disaster (2005) (V)
Before They Were Lost: Personal Stories and Audition Tapes (2005) (V)
The Genesis of 'Lost' (2005) (V)
Lost: On Location (2005) (V)
"T4" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 31 August 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
... 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 17 August 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Good Morning America" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 25 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 24 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"Late Show with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 12 November 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself

Archive Footage:
Lost: The Answers (2007) (TV) .... Kate Austen
The Lost Survival Guide (2006) (TV) .... Kate Austen
Cinco caras de David LaChapelle, Las (2006) (TV) .... Kate Austen
Lost: Revelation (2006) (TV) .... Kate Austen
Lost: The Journey (2005) (TV) .... Kate Austen
Destination: Lost (2005) (TV) .... Kate Austen