Nicole Evangeline Lilly is famed as Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author who rose to fame after her leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost. For the series, she garnered her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She starred as Connie James in the Academy Award-winning war film The Hurt Locker (2008) and followed it with a role in the science fiction film Real Steel (2011). She starred as Tauriel in The Hobbit film series, appearing in The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). She has portrayed Hope van Dyne / Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She is also the author of the ongoing children's book series The Squickerwonkers. Overall, she is a very talented woman. Scroll down to know more about her biography, facts, height, personal life, net worth, and more.
Famous For
- Playing Kate Austen in one of ABC’s most successful programs of all time, Lost (2004-2010).
- For her role in the film "The Hurt Locker".
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Early Life of Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly was born on 3rd August 1979 as Nicole Evangeline Lilly. Her birthplace is in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. She is Canadian by nationality and her ethnicity is Mixed. Her father is a Home Economics teacher and mother is a middle secretary who previously was a cosmetician and ran a day-care service. She was raised in British Columbia. She has an older and younger sister. As per her education, she was graduated from W.J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia. She played soccer. She was also the vice-president of the student council. While at college, she also worked as a waitress and flight attendant for Royal Airlines. She did a major in International Relations at the University of British Council as she had an interest in humanitarian. She is Christian by religion. As of 2019, she celebrated her 40th birthday.
Television Career of Evangeline Lilly
- Evangeline Lilly's career began when she was discovered by Ford Modelling Agency’s commercials and nonspeaking parts in the TV shows as Small Ville and Kingdom Hospital.
- She cast for ABC series ‘Lost’ as Kate Austen.
- ‘Lost’ ran for six seasons from the year 2004 to 2010 from which she gained a positive response.
- In the year 2005, she won Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.
- She was voted as ‘Breakout Stars of 2004’ from Entertainment Weekly.
- She was nominated for ‘Golden Globe’ for Best Lead Actress- Drama.
- She was praised for her performance in the episode ‘Egg town’.
- Her portrayal was voted number one Sexiest Woman on Television by TV Guide.
- She made FHM’s Top Sexiest woman.
- She was voted as ’50 Most Beautiful People’ of People’s Magazine.
Film Career of Evangeline Lilly
- She appeared in the film ‘The Hurt Locker’ which was the Academy Award-winning film in 2008.
- She and the cast won Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the Washington D.D. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble.
- She was announced on ‘The View’ on 11th May 2010.
- She debuted the book named ‘The Squickerwonkers’ on 18th July 2013.
- She also cast the lead role in the film ‘Afterwards’ and appeared in ‘Real Steel’.
- She was also cast as the Mirkwood elf Tauriel in ‘The Habit’.
- She played in superhero film named as ‘Ant-Man’ and also in the reprised role in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’.
- She then reprised her role in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
- She will appear in the upcoming dramatic thriller written "Dreamland" in 2020.
Personal Life of Evangeline Lilly
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Evangeline Lilly was a married woman. She was married to Murray Hone in the year 2003 and separated in the year 2004. After that, she was in a relationship with Dominic Monaghan who is her co-star in Lost. They started dating in 2004 and ended in the year 2009. She began a long-term relationship with Norman Kali in 2010. She gave birth to their son named Kahekii on 21 May 2011 and a daughter in October 2015. As of now, the duo is living a happy life without any disturbances.
Net Worth of Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly's net worth will be surely in millions as she is a well-known actress and she is famous for her movies such as The Hurt Locker and more. Her net worth is estimated to be $15 million as of 2020 whereas her exact salary is still to get revealed yet and is still being calculated. Her source of earning is from her acting career and she is satisfied with her earnings.
Body Measurements of Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly is a very beautiful actress. She has a height of 5 ft. 5 inches and weighs 55 kg. She has green eyes and dark brown hair. Her body measurement is 36-23-34 inches and her bra size is 34B. Overall, she has got a healthy body. In March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, Lilly refused to self-quarantine and said it was "#businessasusual" on Instagram and that she values freedom over her life, garnering criticism. She presently lives with her father who has stage 4 leukemia.
