Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author. Evangeline Lilly is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and an MTV Movie Award. She has also received nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Saturn Award, an Empire Award and 10 Teen Choice Awards.
Evangeline Lilly gained popular acclaim for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost (2004–2010), which garnered her the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2008, 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). Lilly is also the author of a children’s book series, The Squickerwonkers (2013–present).
Lilly starred as Tauriel in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film series, appearing in The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). She has portrayed the superhero Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Ant-Man (2015), followed by Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
March 16, 2020, Lilly received criticism when she refused to self-quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, said it was “business as usual” on Instagram, and claimed that she values “freedom over life”. On 26 March, she apologized for her comments and called them “dismissive, arrogant, and cryptic”.
On January 27, 2022, she posted a photo on Instagram showing that she had taken part in a march against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Washington, D.C. and said that “nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will ” . She received backlash from figures including her Ant-Man co-star David Dastmalchian and fellow Marvel actor Simu Liu. On February 18, amidst the Canada convoy protest against federal vaccine mandates, she urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with the protestors.
Evangeline Lilly Biodata and Biography
Name
Nicole Evangeline Lilly
Nick-name
Evangeline Lilly, Evi
Sex
Female
Date Of Birth
3 August 1979
Age
43 Years (as in 2022)
Profession / Occupation
Actress, Author
Mother Tongue
Canada, English
Religion
Christian
Nation
American-Canadian
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Height / Weight
5’5″ / 55kg
First Movie
Stealing Sinatra (2003)
Debut
The Squickerwonkers (2013)
Money Factor
$ 5 million/film (USD)
Evangeline Lilly Family and Relatives
Father
Paul Lilly
Mother
Not Known
Brothers
None
Sisters
Andrea Lilly
Marital Status
Married
Husband
Norman Kali (2010 – present)
Daughters
None
Sons
Kahekili Kali
Boyfriends/ Affairs
Murray Hone (2003 – 2004) Dominic Monaghan (2004 – 2009) Norman Kali (2010 – present)
Evangeline Lilly Height, Weight and Body Measurements
Height in Centimeters
165cm
Height in Meters
1.65 m
Height in Feet Inches
5’5″
Weight
55 kg
Body Measurement
36-23-32
Chest Size
36 inches
Waist Size
23 inches
Hips Size
32 inches
Eye Colour
Green
Hair Colour
Dark Brown
Evangeline Lilly Favorites
Favorite Colour
Red
Favorite Actor
Not Known
Favorite Actress
Not Known
Favorite Food
Cheese
Hobbies
Music, Sports
Favorite Singer
Maroon 5
Favorite Movie
Not Known
Favorite Book
A Fraction of The Whole by Steve Toltz
Favorite Car Collection
Not Known
Favorite Sport
Hockey, Basketball
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Evangeline Lilly Education School and Colleges
Education Qualification
International Relations, University of British Columbia, Canada
School
W. J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia
College / University
University of British Columbia, Canada
Others
Not Known
Evangeline Lilly Residence and Contact Address
Birth Place
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Home Town
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Present Residence
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
House Address
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Phone No / Mobile No
Not Known
Email ID
Not Known
Website
Not Known
Evangeline Lilly Awards, Honours, Achievements
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Gotham Awards
2010: Best Ensemble Cast-The Hurt Locker
MTV Movie Awards
2014: MTV Movie Award for Best Fight-The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug