Nicole Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author. She was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, and raised in British Columbia by her mother and her father, a produce manager. Lilly has English and Irish ancestry; one of her grandmothers was an English war bride. Her acting career began when she was discovered by a Ford Modeling Agency agent while walking the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia. She took the agent’s business card but did not immediately pursue acting. She eventually called and the agency landed her several roles in commercials and non-speaking parts in the TV shows Smallville and Kingdom Hospital. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award and received a Golden Globe nomination for her most famous work, her role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost. She is also known for her roles in films such as the psychological thriller Afterwards, the war film The Hurt Locker (2008), and the sci-fi sports drama film Real Steel. She played an Elf, Tauriel, in the fantasy adventure series The Hobbit and Hope van Dyne in the superhero film Ant-Man.
Bio:
Name: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
Nickname: Evi
Date of Birth: August 3, 1979
Place of Birth: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta,Canada
Place of Residence: Hawaii
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Education: University of British Columbia
Body Stats:
Height: 5’5″ / 165 cm
Weight: 121 lbs / 55 kg
Shoe size: 10 / 40.5 (EU)
Dress size: 3 (US)
Bra size: 36B
Measurements: 36-23-32 in / 91.5-58.5-81 cm
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Green
Social Networks:
Twitter: @EvangelineLilly
Facebook: Evangeline Lilly Official
Instagram: @evangelinelillyofficial
Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- Murray Hone (2003 – 2004)
- Dominic Monaghan (2004 – 2009)
- Norman Kali (2010 – present)
Children: Kahekili
Awards and Honors:
- 2007 – Golden Globe Nomination
- 2010 – Alliance of Women Film Journalists
- 2010 – Gotham Awards
- 2014 – MTV Movie Award
- Saturn Award Nomination (Several times)
- Monte Carlo TV Festival Nomination (Several times)
- Teen Choice Award Nomination (Several times)
- Maxim’s Hot 100
Hobbies and Interests: Music, Sports
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Cheese
Favorite Music: Maroon 5
Favorite Perfume: Glam by Michael Kors
Favorite Book: A Fraction of The Whole by Steve Toltz
Favorite Sports: Hockey, Basketball
Favorite TV Show: The Voice, Modern Family
Interesting Facts:
- She is fluent in French.
- Has two sisters.
- Her father is a Home Economics teacher in Canada. Her mother is a middle school secretary, who previously worked as a cosmetician and ran a daycare service.
- Kate, her character on Lost, is frequently seen climbing trees. This is because the very athletic Lilly loves to climb trees herself.
- Her house in Hawaii was destroyed by a fire. Luckily, no one was hurt.
- Delivered her son Kahekili naturally in a home birth after a 30-hour labor.
- Being outside is her favorite thing.
- She once refused to do a semi-nude scene in the early episodes of Lost.
- She always carries a Bible with her when she travels.
- She had previously worked as a waitress, flight attendant, mechanic and as a model too to earn her living and pay for the tuition fees for her education.