Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian-born actress and writer who has received many honors. She is known for her roles in several television series and films, such as Lost, The Hobbit, and Ant-Man.
She is also a humanitarian and children’s book author, passionate about world development and environmental issues.
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- Full name: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
- Date of Birth: August 3, 1979
- Age: 44
- Gender: Female
- Birthplace: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
- Nationality: Canadian
- Occupation: Actor, writer
- Height: 1.68 m
- Parents: Ernie Lilly (father), Rita Lilly (mother)
- Siblings: Andrea Lilly (sister), Stephanie Lilly (sister)
- Spouse: Murray Hone (ex-husband)
- Children: 2
- Relationship status: In a relationship with Norman Kali
- Net worth: $15 million
Early childhood and education
Evangeline Lilly, 44, was born on August 3, 1979 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.
She is the second oldest of three sisters, including Andrea and Stephanie. Her father, Ernie, is a home economics teacher, and her mother, Rita, is a beauty consultant.
She grew up in a devout Christian family and attended a Baptist school. She was interested in acting from an early age, participating in school plays and local theater performances.
She also enjoys reading, writing and being outdoors.
She graduated from WJ Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia, where she served as Student Council Vice President and played soccer and rugby.
She then attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver to study international relations, hoping to pursue a career in humanitarian work.
She worked as a waitress, flight attendant and mechanic to pay for school and living expenses, and she traveled to several countries including the Philippines, China and Peru to volunteer for children’s programs and missionary groups.
Personal life
Evangeline Lilly had several relationships in her life. From 2003 to 2004, she was married to Canadian ice hockey player Murray Horn.
She then dated her Lost co-star Dominic Monaghan (who played Charlie Pace) from 2004 to 2007. They met on the set of Lost and had a long-distance relationship. They parted ways amicably and remain friends.
She has been in a relationship with production assistant Norman Kali since 2010. They met on the set of Lost and moved to Hawaii together.
They had two children, a son named Kahekili, which means “thunder” written in Hawaiian, and has a daughter whose name has not yet been revealed.
After 30 hours of labor, she gave birth to her son at home. She is fiercely protective of her privacy and rarely shares details of her personal life with the media.
Profession
Evangeline Lilly’s acting career began when she auditioned for the role of Kate Austen on Lost, a mystery drama about a group of plane crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island.
She didn’t know much about the show or the character, but impressed creators JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof with her natural and charismatic performance.
She was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance as fugitive Kate and the love interest of the two main characters, Jack and Sawyer.
She starred in six seasons of the show from 2004 to 2010, becoming one of television’s most popular and highest-paid actresses.
Later, she began to get involved in the film industry and starred in The Hurt Locker, Real Steel, and Little DevilShe also played the role of the elf Tauriel, created specifically for the film version of The Hobbit, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
She received praise for her performance and her chemistry with the rest of the cast, especially Orlando Bloom as Legolas.
In Ant-Man, she joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Hope van Dyne, the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne.
She played a supporting role in the first film, helping train the new Ant-Manand expressed his desire to become a superhero.
She then co-starred in the sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, in which she eventually transformed into the Wasp and teamed up with Ant-Man to rescue her mother from the Quantum Realm.
She also made a brief appearance in Avengers: Endgame, participating in the final battle against Thanos, and will reprise her role in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Tide, which is scheduled to be released in 2023.
In addition to acting, Evangeline Lilly is also the author of the children’s book series “The Squickerwonkers”, which she began writing at the age of 14.
The series follows a group of puppets with different vices and flaws. The first book, The Squickerwonkers: The Prequel, was published in 2014 and illustrated by Johnny Fraser-Allen.
The second book, The Squickerwonkers: The Demise of Selma the Spoiled, was published in 2019 and illustrated by Rodrigo Bastos Didier. She plans to write nine more books in the series, each focusing on a different character.
net worth
Evangeline Lilly has an estimated net worth of $15 million. Most of her wealth comes from her acting career, especially her role on Lost, for which she reportedly earned $80,000 per episode. She also earns money from movie roles and endorsements.
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Evangeline Lilly has faced some controversy during her acting career, mainly related to her views on nudity and feminism. She refused to film topless scenes in early episodes of Lost and has publicly stated that she is uncomfortable with being sexualized on screen.
She also criticized the portrayal of her character on Lost, saying she felt Kate had become “predictable and annoying” and that she didn’t like the love triangle storyline.
She also revealed that she was forced to film a nude scene during the final season of Lost, which left her crying and feeling violated.
In 2020, she also sparked some backlash after she posted on Instagram that she was not self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic and that she believed freedom was more important than life.
She later apologized and said she followed guidelines and tried to stay calm during the panic.
She also expressed some controversial views on feminism and the Me Too movement, saying that she does not consider herself a feminist and does not like “Strong female characters”.
She said she prefers to play characters who are complex, flawed and not defined by gender. She also said she did not join the Me Too movement because she did not want to be associated with the victims and she believed in personal responsibility.
Social Media
Instagram account: @evangelinelillyofficial
Twitter: @EvangelineLilly
Filmography
- Freddy vs Jason
- new growing pains movie
- Stealing Sinatra
- Smallville
- Kingdom Hospital
- Lost
- Long weekend
- Then
- Pain
- Lockers
- Real Steel
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Ant-Man
books
- Squickerwonkers: The Prequel
