Lilly, Evangeline 1979–

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Lilly, Evangeline 1979–

PERSONAL

Full name, Nicole Evangeline Lilly; born August 3, 1979, in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada; raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; father, a teacher and missionary (some sources cite a produce manager at a grocery store); mother, a teacher and missionary (some sources cite an operator of a day-care center or cosmetician). Education: University of British Columbia, degree in international relations. Avocational Interests: Running, swimming, surfing, ice skating, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, snowboarding, reading, writing, painting, music, nature, travel. Religion: Christian.

Addresses: Agent—Hylda Queally, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Alan Nierob, Rogers & Cowan Public Relations, 8687 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actress. Worked as a film extra; Ford agency, worked as a model; appeared in commercials. Founder and operator of a humanitarian committee and worked as a missionary in the Philippines; worked as a flight attendant and a waitress and in automotive maintenance; volunteer with children's projects and affiliated with charities.

Awards, Honors: Named one of the breakout stars of 2004, Entertainment Weekly, 2004; named one of the hot 100 of 2005, Maxim, 2005; member of the cast of Lost that was named entertainer of the year, Entertainment Weekly, 2005; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best actress in a drama series, International Press Academy, 2005, Teen Choice Award nominations, choice television actress in a drama, choice female television breakout performance, and choice television chemistry (with Matthew Fox), all 2005, Saturn Award nominations, best actress on television, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 2005 and 2006, Golden Globe Award, best television series—drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, both with others, both 2006, all for Lost.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

J. D. girl, Judgment Day, G4techTV (also known as G4 Network), beginning 2002.

Benson's girlfriend, Kingdom Hospital (also known as Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital"), ABC, 2004.

Katherine "Kate" Austen, Lost, ABC, 2004–.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Model in commercial, Stealing Sinatra, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Kate Austen, Lost: The Journey, ABC, 2005.

Presenter of the band the Tragically Hip, Live 8 Canada, multiple networks, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 12th Annual Awards), TNT and TBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Wade's girlfriend, "Kinetic," Smallville (also known as Smallville: Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2002.

(Uncredited) Party guest, "Morning After," Tru Calling (also known as Heroine, Tru, and True Calling), Fox, 2003.

Appeared as an extra in other programs, including Dead Like Me (also known as Dead Girl), Showtime; and The L Word (also known as Earthlings), Showtime.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004.

The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 2004.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, ET, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2005.

Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 2005.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005.

T4, Channel 4 (England), 2005.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Katherine "Kate" Austen, Lost, ABC, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Dead body, The Long Weekend, Gold Circle Films, 2005.

Appeared as an extra in other films, including Freddy vs. Jason, New Line Cinema, 2003; The Chronicles of Riddick (also known as Pitch Black 2, Pitch Black 2: Chronicles of Riddick, and The Chronicles of Riddick: The Director's Cut), Universal, 2004; and White Chicks, Columbia, 2004.