Directory:Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly was "discovered" in the streets of British Columbia by the famous Ford modeling agency in 2000, but she decided instead to pursue her dream of working in international relations. Six months later, she took the offer to pay for her college tuition. She then appeared in a few commercials but decided to give up on acting.
A few years later, a friend urged her to give it another shot, and Lilly landed a couple of nonspeaking roles in the TV miniseries Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital and the film The Long Weekend. She has also had tiny parts on the TV programs Tru Calling, Dead Like Me, and Smallville, as well as the films White Chicks, The Chronicles of Riddick, Stealing Sinatra, and Freddy vs. Jason.
Lilly's breakthrough role was the part of Kate on ABC's supernatural drama Lost. Part of a large ensemble cast, Lilly helped rejuvenate the struggling network with her natural talents and charm. Born in Fort Saskatchewan on Aug. 3, 1979, the actress is fluent in French and enjoys several sports, including ice skating, canoeing, kayaking, snowboarding, and rock climbing.
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She began doing commercials and if other internet sources are correct - she received her first job when a friend could not go and she went in her place. She even began doing some modeling and even appeared on the cover of San Diego magazine. She made her first television appearance in 2002 in an episode of the TV series Still Standing. This was followed up by another small TV appearance on an episode of Robbery Homicide Division later that year. She was no stranger to acting and has had a number of theatrical roles including: The Wizard of Oz, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The King and I, Evita, Carousel, Dam Yankees and Cinderella.
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Her first real role came only one year later, when in 2003 when she made her big screen debut in role of Noel in the movie Thirteen.
In 2004, she hit the big screen again as Tin-tin in the mildly successful sci-fi comedy/drama Thunderbirds.
She continued with her pursuit of an acting career and appeared in an episode of Quintuplets in 2005.
Her big break came in January 2006, when she appeared as Gabriella Montez in the Disney made for TV movie High School Musical opposite Zac Efron. The movie did very well in the ratings for its demographics, but to everyone's delight, the music from the soundtrack has made a big splash on the U.S. charts. In fact, the single "Breaking Free" - a duo she sings with Zac Efron has reached #4 on Billboard and made history when it dropped 82 places from #86 one week earlier - the largest single jump ever!
She continues to sing and act and has recently (2/06) appeared on an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
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