Evangeline Lilly
{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Evangeline Lilly
| image = Evangeline Lilly (53390939662).jpg
| caption = Lilly at the 2023 GalaxyCon
| birthname = Nicole Evangeline Lilly
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|08|03}}
| birth_place = Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
| alma_mater = University of British Columbia
| occupation = Actress, author
| years_active = 2002–2024 (actress); 2013–present (author)
| spouse = {{marriage|Murray Hone|2003|2004|end=divorced}}
| partner = {{ubl|Dominic Monaghan
(2004–2007)|Norman Kali
(2010–present)}}
| children = 2
}}
Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979){{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Gayle |date=11 September 2005 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/the-blooming-of-evangeline-lilly/article4351559/ |title=The blooming of Evangeline Lilly |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |access-date=6 August 2023 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628175504/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/the-blooming-of-evangeline-lilly/article4351559/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |title=Monitor |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=9 August 2013 |issue=1271 |page=22}} is a Canadian former actress and author. She gained popularity for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama series Lost (2004–2010), which garnered her six nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
Lilly has also appeared in the war film The Hurt Locker (2008) and sports drama Real Steel (2011), and has 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 also portrayed Hope van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Lilly is also the author of a children's book series The Squickerwonkers.
Early life
Lilly was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, on August 3, 1979. She was raised in British Columbia by her mother, a daycare center owner, and her father, a home economics teacher. She has an older sister and a younger sister. Lilly was raised Baptist and Mennonite.{{cite magazine |last1=Edwards |first1=Gavin |date=6 October 2005 |title=Evangeline Lilly: Little Girl Lost |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/evangeline-lilly-little-girl-lost-55094/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730230107/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/evangeline-lilly-little-girl-lost-55094/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Evangeline Lilly |url=http://www.religionfacts.com/celebrities/evangeline_lilly.htm |publisher=Religion Facts|access-date=3 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026112838/http://www.religionfacts.com/celebrities/evangeline_lilly.htm|archive-date=26 October 2006|url-status=live}}
Lilly graduated from W. J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia, with a 4.3 GPA; she was captain of the soccer team and vice president of the student council.{{cite web |last1=Vary |first1=Adam |title=Evangeline Lilly Tried To Quit Acting, But Acting Would Not Quit Her |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/evangeline-lilly-ant-man-the-hobbit-squickerwonkers |website=BuzzFeed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182902/https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/evangeline-lilly-ant-man-the-hobbit-squickerwonkers |archive-date=18 January 2022 |date=2 December 2014 |url-status=live}} In university, she was a waitress, did "oil-changes and grease-jobs on big rig trucks", and was a flight attendant for Royal Airlines to pay for her tuition.{{cite journal |url=http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/evangeline-lilly-interview |title=Evangeline Lilly Uncensored |last=Heyman |first=Marshall |journal=Women's Health |date=June 2009 |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901043119/http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/evangeline-lilly-interview |archive-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/07/01/evangeline-lilly-i-was-a-grease-monkey-229976 |title=Evangeline Lilly: 'I was a grease monkey' |publisher=Metro |date=1 July 2008 |access-date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014233219/http://metro.co.uk/2008/07/01/evangeline-lilly-i-was-a-grease-monkey-229976/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=live}} Her interest in humanitarian causes and world development led her to major in international relations at the University of British Columbia.{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/evangeline-lilly/biography.html |title=About Evangeline Lilly |publisher=Yahoo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517195557/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/evangeline-lilly/biography.html |archive-date=17 May 2013}}
Career
=2002–2003: Early career=
Lilly's acting career began when she was discovered by a Ford Modelling Agency agent while passing the time in Kelowna, British Columbia.{{cite web |url=http://my.xfinity.com/slideshow/entertainment-starsdiscoveredbychance/3/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520062343/http://my.xfinity.com/slideshow/entertainment-starsdiscoveredbychance/3/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2015 |title=Stars Discovered by Chance |publisher=Comcast}} 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.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.encyclopediecanadienne.ca/articles/evangeline-lilly |title=Evangeline Lilly |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=23 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515031102/http://www.encyclopediecanadienne.ca/articles/evangeline-lilly |archive-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-10-12-evangeline-lilly_x.htm |title='Lost' finds ungilded Lilly |last=Bianco |first=Robert |newspaper=USA Today |date=12 October 2004 |access-date=27 September 2015 |archive-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823131805/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-10-12-evangeline-lilly_x.htm |url-status=live }} She was also on a video game news and review show on the gaming television channel G4TV.{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video10845 |title=g4tv.com-video10845: Before she was on Lost, Evangeline Lilly was on G4! |work=g4tv |via=WebArchive |access-date=1 September 2021 }}
=2004–2007: Breakthrough with ''Lost''=
In late 2003, Lilly was encouraged by a friend to audition for ABC's Lost, but did not expect to be cast. The secrecy campaign meant auditioning actors could not see the full script, could read only short scenes, and knew only the basic premise of people surviving a plane crash on a tropical island. It reminded Lilly of The Blue Lagoon, and she thought Lost would "at best be a mediocre TV show".{{cite web |url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/DVD-Review/lost-season-2-interview-evangeline-lilly-kate |title=Lost: Season 2 interview – Evangeline Lilly (Kate) |publisher=Indie London |last=Foley |first=Jack |access-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311065031/http://www.indielondon.co.uk/DVD-Review/lost-season-2-interview-evangeline-lilly-kate|archive-date=11 March 2014|url-status=live}} Around 75 women auditioned for the part of Kate Austen. Writer and co-creator Damon Lindelof said that he and executive producer and co-creator J. J. Abrams "...were fast-forwarding through a tape and he saw her and said: 'That's the girl!'"{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-01-04-abrams_x.htm |title=The many aliases of J.J. Abrams |last=Keveney |first=Bill |newspaper=USA Today |date=4 January 2005 |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104153526/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-01-04-abrams_x.htm |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/lost-the-14-casting-tapes-that-started-it-all-5541237 |title=Lost: The 14 Casting Tapes That Started It All |author=Woerner, Meredith |website=Gizmodo |date=18 May 2010 |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310190659/http://io9.com/5541237/lost-the-14-casting-tapes-that-started-it-all |archive-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=live}} The character almost had to be recast, as Lilly had trouble acquiring a work visa to enter the United States.{{cite video |section=Before They Were Lost |medium=Documentary |title=Lost: The Complete First Season |publisher=Buena Vista Home Entertainment}} Her application was finally accepted after nearly 20 tries; she arrived in Hawaii for filming one day late.
Lost ran for six seasons, from 2004 to 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/arts/television/30lost.html |title=Tropical Teaser: 'Lost' Clues Decoded |author=Carter, Bill |newspaper=The New York Times |date=30 January 2008 |access-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209072605/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/arts/television/30lost.html |archive-date=9 December 2013 |url-status=live}} It was one of ABC's top primetime shows, winning one Golden Globe Award and ten Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2005, and was ranked the top-rated TV show of the decade by IMDb.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-dark-knight-lost-imdb-top-10-284912 |title=Johnny Depp, 'The Dark Knight,' 'Lost' Named to IMDb's Top 10 of the Last Decade |last=Schillaci |first=Sophie |date=25 January 2012 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422190007/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-dark-knight-lost-imdb-top-10-284912 |archive-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=live}} Lilly was between 24 and 30 years of age during the show's run, appearing in 108 of 121 episodes, as her character, Kate Austen, was the show's female lead. In 2006 she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/413648/Evangeline-Lilly/biography |title=Evangeline Lilly Profile |access-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029223015/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/413648/Evangeline-Lilly/biography |archive-date=29 October 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Matthew Tobey |date=2013 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://thehobbitfilms.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/evangeline-lilly/ |author=The Hobbit Films |title="Evangeline Lilly" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518230331/https://thehobbitfilms.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/evangeline-lilly/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 | date=20 June 2011 }} Robert Bianco of USA Today praised Lilly's performance in the episode named "Eggtown", saying it was almost worthy of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/televisionawards/emmys/2008-06-12-e%E2%80%A6 |title=Who Will Make Emmy Happy? |last=Bianco |first=Robert |newspaper=USA Today |date=12 June 2008}} After shooting the final episode of Lost, Lilly said she was considering taking a break from acting to focus on her charity and humanitarian efforts. She told Vulture: "I consider acting a day job—it's not my dream; it's not my be-all, end-all."{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2010/05/losts_evangeline_lilly.html |title=Evangeline Lilly on the End of Lost and the One Scene She Would Rewrite |author=Ryan, Mike |work=Vulture |date=4 May 2010 |access-date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805112036/http://www.vulture.com/2010/05/losts_evangeline_lilly.html |archive-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=live}} She says she uses her high-profile roles to further her humanitarian efforts, not to achieve stardom.{{cite web |last=Pasquella |first=Cynthia |title=For Evangeline Lilly, Lost is a Means to Charitable Work- Not Stardom |url=http://cynthiapasquella.com/for-evangeline-lilly-lost-is-a-means-to-charitable-work-not-stardom/ |website=cynthiapasquella.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813051119/http://www.cynthiapasquella.com/for-evangeline-lilly-lost-is-a-means-to-charitable-work-not-stardom/#.VgeEKKQkeps |archive-date=13 August 2014 |date=2014 }}
=2008–2014: Established actress=
File:Evangeline Lilly (2008 revised) (cropped).jpg in 2008]]
In 2008, Lilly appeared in the film The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.{{cite web |url=http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/jeremy-renner/images/18557860/title/jeremy-renn... |title=Jeremy Renner and Evangeline Lilly in The Hurt Locker |website=FanPop.com |access-date=24 November 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418161940/https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/jeremy-renner/images/18557860/title/jeremy-renner-evangeline-lilly-hurt-locker-photo |url-status=live }} The film received widespread acclaim and went on to be nominated in nine categories at the 82nd Academy Awards, winning six of these including Best Picture.{{Cite web |title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=22 November 2011 |work=oscars.org}} Lilly and the cast won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble.{{cite web|title=2009 Winners and nominees|url=http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/2009.html|publisher=Gotham Independent Film Awards|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505004648/http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/2009.html|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2009/12/air-leads-d-c-critics-winners-55663/#!|title=Air: Leads D.C. Critics Winners|accessdate=28 January 2022|website=Indie Wire|date=7 December 2009|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128024752/https://www.indiewire.com/2009/12/air-leads-d-c-critics-winners-55663/#!|url-status=live}} That same year, Lilly had a leading role in the psychological thriller film Afterwards.{{cite web |url=http://archive.newswire.ca/en/story/153421/john-malkovich-evangeline-lilly-and-romain-duris-shooting-afterwards-in-canada-this-summer-a-canada-france-co-production |title=John Malkovich, Evangeline Lilly and Romain Duris shooting Afterwards in Canada this summer – A Canada / France Co-production |website=Newswire.ca |date=13 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927165721/http://archive.newswire.ca/en/story/153421/john-malkovich-evangeline-lilly-and-romain-duris-shooting-afterwards-in-canada-this-summer-a-canada-france-co-production |archive-date=27 September 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://azcentral.com/thingstodo/stage/articles/2010/06/04/20100604evangeline-lilly-lost-author-books.html |title='Lost's' Evangeline Lilly writing books |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418161935/https://help.azcentral.com/ |url-status=live }}Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC. 17 October 2011{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/evangeline-lilly-wants-to_n_599668 |title=Evangeline Lilly Wants To Write Kids' Books: 'The Squickerwonkers' Is In The Works (VIDEO) |work=HuffPost |date=3 June 2010 |access-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928232849/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/03/evangeline-lilly-wants-to_n_599668.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live}}
In May 2010, Lilly announced on The View that being a mother was her top priority, but that she liked acting as a "day job" and would continue it when possible.{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/losts-evangeline-lilly-on-the-view-she-lost-the-sawyer-letter-when-her-house-burned-down.html |title='Lost's' Evangeline Lilly on 'The View': She lost the Sawyer letter when her house burned down |first=Andrea |last=Reiher |work=Zap2It |date=11 May 2010 |access-date=1 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614051548/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/losts-evangeline-lilly-on-the-view-she-lost-the-sawyer-letter-when-her-house-burned-down.html |archive-date=14 June 2010}} She took a short hiatus that year and was not in contact with Hollywood.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/ant-man/news/a861052/ant-man-and-the-wasp-star-evangeline-lilly-retired-from-acting/ |title=Evangeline Lilly had actually retired from acting |date=6 July 2018 |work=Digital Spy|access-date=6 July 2018 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706163049/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/ant-man/news/a861052/ant-man-and-the-wasp-star-evangeline-lilly-retired-from-acting/|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}
In 2011, despite turning down a number of film offers, Lilly appeared as Bailey Tallet, a boxing gym owner, in Real Steel alongside Hugh Jackman.{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2011-10-05/hugh-jackman-real-steel/50673862/1 |title=Hugh Jackman's boxing is real deal in 'Real Steel' |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |newspaper=USA Today |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109021854/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2011-10-05/hugh-jackman-real-steel/50673862/1 |url-status=live }} She accepted the role after director Shawn Levy sent her the script.{{cite news |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/evangeline-lilly-real-steel-gave-me-goosebumps-and-tears-video/ |title=Evangeline Lilly: 'Real Steel' gave me goosebumps and tears [video] |newspaper=LA Times |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928001131/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/evangeline-lilly-real-steel-gave-me-goosebumps-and-tears-video/ |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live}} Levy noted that Lilly was "magnificent to look" and that he "needed someone who you believed had grown up in a man's world; Bailey needed to have a strength and a toughness that was not at the expense of her being womanly".{{cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Robert |url=http://www.comicmix.com/2012/01/25/real-steel-director-shawn-levy-enters-the-ring/ |title=Real Steel Director Shawn Levy Enters the Ring |website=ComicMix.com |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015549/http://www.comicmix.com/2012/01/25/real-steel-director-shawn-levy-enters-the-ring/ |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live}} Real Steel went on to be nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards.{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/box-office-help-academy-awards-moneyball.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Oscars 2012: 'The Help' has biggest box office among nominees |last=Kaufman |first=Amy |access-date=25 January 2012 |date=25 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127074505/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/box-office-help-academy-awards-moneyball.html |archive-date=27 January 2012 }}{{cite news|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?view=allmovies&yr=2011&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm |title=2011 Oscar nominations and wins by movie |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=27 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130092403/http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?view=allmovies&yr=2011&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm |archive-date=30 January 2012 |url-status=live }} During promotion for the film, Lilly turned down a role in the X-Men franchise from Jackman, noting that she "wasn't into superhero movies" at the time.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/ant-man-and-the-wasp-star-evangeline-lilly-said-no-to-hugh-jackmans-1235262826/|title='Ant-Man And The Wasp' Star Evangeline Lilly Said "No" To Hugh Jackman's Request To Do An 'X-Men' Film|accessdate=22 February 2023|website=Deadline|date=17 February 2023|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219210924/https://deadline.com/2023/02/ant-man-and-the-wasp-star-evangeline-lilly-said-no-to-hugh-jackmans-1235262826/|url-status=live}}
In 2012, Lilly was cast as the Mirkwood elf Tauriel in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.{{cite web |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/hobbit-cast-adds-evangeline-lilly-dame-edna-and-sherlock-holmes/ |title='Hobbit' Cast Adds Evangeline Lilly, Dame Edna and Sherlock Holmes |author=Itzkoff, Dave |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 June 2011 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203071351/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/hobbit-cast-adds-evangeline-lilly-dame-edna-and-sherlock-holmes/ |archive-date=3 December 2014 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=28 November 2012 |title=Evangeline Lilly Debuts Dramatic Hair Makeover At 'Hobbit' Premiere (PHOTOS, POLL) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/evangeline-lilly-debuts-hair-makeover-hobbit-red-carpet-photos_n_2204560 |work=HuffPost |access-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928232913/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/28/evangeline-lilly-debuts-hair-makeover-hobbit-red-carpet-photos_n_2204560.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live}} The character, which does not appear in the original book by Tolkien, was created by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh as the head of the Elven guard. For the role, Lilly underwent training for swordplay, archery and speaking the Elvish language.{{cite web |url=http://www.hobbitmovienews.com/2011/09/19/new-interview-with-evangeline-lilly-tauriel/ |title=New interview with Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel) |work=Hobbit Movie News |date=19 September 2011 |url-status=usurped |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109021855/http://www.hobbitmovienews.com/2011/09/19/new-interview-with-evangeline-lilly-tauriel/ |archive-date=9 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/evangeline-lilly-on-her-hobbit-character-fans-will-love-her-or-absolutely-despise-tauriel_article_54509 |title=Evangeline Lilly Reveals Her Fears About Her 'Hobbit' Character |work=Access Hollywood |date=3 October 2011 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904153112/http://www.accesshollywood.com/evangeline-lilly-on-her-hobbit-character-fans-will-love-her-or-absolutely-despise-tauriel_article_54509 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |url-status=live}} Lilly described Tauriel as a nonconformist, noting that she tends to "rebel against the established social order of the Elves".Rottenberg, Josh (5 June 2013). [http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/06/05/evangeline-lilly-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug/ "First look: Evangeline Lilly's elf warrior in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' -- EXCLUSIVE"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818111610/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/06/05/evangeline-lilly-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug/ |date=18 August 2014 }}. Entertainment Weekly. Lilly appeared as the character in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and its sequel, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).{{cite web|title=Hobbit Finale Renamed The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hobbit-third-movie-renamed-hobbit-battle-five-armies-1445943|work=International Business Times|access-date=22 May 2014|first=Ben|last=Skipper|date=24 April 2014|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102090315/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hobbit-third-movie-renamed-hobbit-battle-five-armies-1445943|url-status=live}}
=2015–2023: ''Ant-Man'' films and other work =
File: Evangeline Lilly (53384666721).jpg in 2023]]
In 2015, Lilly played Hope van Dyne, the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, in the superhero film Ant-Man as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/evangeline-lilly-talks-join-ant-673718 |title=Evangeline Lilly in Talks to Join 'Ant-Man' |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=23 January 2014 |access-date=23 January 2014 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301172040/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/evangeline-lilly-talks-join-ant-673718|archive-date=1 March 2014|url-status=live}} Lilly described her character as "capable, strong, and kick-ass", but said that being raised by two superheroes resulted in Hope being "a pretty screwed up human being [...] and the clear message sent by my name is that I'm not a big fan of my father and so I took my mother's name."{{Cite AV media |url=https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine/141-evangeline-lilly-benedict-wong-december-12-2014 |title=Empire Magazine #141: Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Wong - December 12, 2014 |date=12 December 2014 |last=Empire |time=1:06:50 |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511174643/https://soundcloud.com/empiremagazine/141-evangeline-lilly-benedict-wong-december-12-2014 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |url-status=live |website=SoundCloud}} Lilly also signed a multi-film contract with Marvel.{{Cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |date=22 June 2015 |title=65 Things We Learned on the Set of Marvel's 'Ant-Man' |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/ant-man-set-visit/4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622220517/http://www.slashfilm.com/ant-man-set-visit/4/ |archive-date=22 June 2015 |access-date=22 June 2015 |website=/Film}} The film received generally positive reviews.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=A. O. |author-link=A. O. Scott |date=16 July 2015 |title=Review: 'Ant-Man,' With Paul Rudd, Adds to a Superhero Infestation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/movies/review-ant-man-with-paul-rudd-adds-to-a-superhero-infestation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812104613/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/movies/review-ant-man-with-paul-rudd-adds-to-a-superhero-infestation.html |archive-date=12 August 2017 |access-date=16 July 2015 |website=The New York Times}}
In 2017, Lilly starred in the Netflix horror film Little Evil alongside Adam Scott.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/16/little-evil-netflix-adam-scott-evangeline-lilly|title=Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly to star in Netflix horror-comedy Little Evil|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Nick|last=Romano|date=16 September 2016|access-date=11 November 2016|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411172423/https://ew.com/article/2016/09/16/little-evil-netflix-adam-scott-evangeline-lilly/|url-status=dead}} In 2018, she reprised her role as Van Dyne in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), donning the superhero mantle of the Wasp which had been teased in the first film during an end credits scene.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/marvel-credits-scenes-explained/|title=Every Marvel After-Credits Scene Explained|accessdate=28 January 2023|website=Collider|date=5 February 2020|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128031217/https://collider.com/marvel-credits-scenes-explained/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://thewrap.com/house-cards-alum-corey-stoll-talks-join-marvels-ant-man-exclusive/ |title='House of Cards' Alum Corey Stoll in Talks to Join Marvel's 'Ant-Man' (Exclusive) |first=Jeff |last=Sneider |website=thewrap.com |date=24 March 2014 |access-date=24 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325192139/http://www.thewrap.com/house-cards-alum-corey-stoll-talks-join-marvels-ant-man-exclusive/ |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=live}} The film received generally positive reviews with Lilly's performance being praised.{{Cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/ant-man-and-the-wasp-review-paul-rudd-evangeline-lilly-1202858263/ |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |title=Film Review: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' |magazine=Variety |date=27 June 2018 |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627231002/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/ant-man-and-the-wasp-review-paul-rudd-evangeline-lilly-1202858263/ |archive-date=27 June 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Brody|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Brody|title="Ant-Man" Is a Superhero Movie for Skeptics|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/ant-man-is-a-superhero-movie-for-skeptics|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=13 June 2019|date=23 July 2015|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626032231/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/ant-man-is-a-superhero-movie-for-skeptics|url-status=live}} The Wasp became the first superheroine to be a titular character in an MCU film.{{cite magazine |last1=Watercutter |first1=Angela |title=The Real Heroine of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Isn't Hope Van Dyne |url=https://www.wired.com/story/ant-man-wasp-vfx/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017170657/https://www.wired.com/story/ant-man-wasp-vfx/ |url-status=live }} Lilly also reprised her role in Avengers: Endgame (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2022/03/women-of-marvel-power-players-th1/|title=Marvel Is Rewriting History, Quietly Announces MCU's "Next Wave of Power Players"|accessdate=6 April 2022|website=ITM|date=28 March 2022|archive-date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329124246/https://insidethemagic.net/2022/03/women-of-marvel-power-players-th1/|url-status=live}} That same year, Lilly was set to star in a film titled Happy Place alongside Ike Barinholtz.{{efn|As of 2024 the film has not been made.}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/evangeline-lilly-ike-barinholtz-happy-life-cannes-1202608261/|title=Evangeline Lilly & Ike Barinholtz Set To Star In 'Happy Life'|accessdate=June 10, 2024|website=Deadline|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date= May 6, 2019}}
In 2021, she starred with Armie Hammer and Gary Oldman in Crisis, directed by Nicholas Jarecki.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gary-oldman-armie-hammer-evangeline-lilly-star-dreamland-1183293 |title=Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly Team for Opioid Thriller 'Dreamland' |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Alex |last=Ritman |date=6 February 2019 |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206124439/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gary-oldman-armie-hammer-evangeline-lilly-star-dreamland-1183293 |url-status=live }} That same year, she also starred in South of Heaven alongside Jason Sudeikis and Mike Colter.{{cite web|last=Reimann|first=Tom|title=Jason Sudeikis and Evangeline Lilly to Star in Thriller 'Till Death'|date=6 November 2019|publisher=Collider|url=https://collider.com/jason-sudeikis-evangeline-lilly-till-death-casting/|accessdate=13 March 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714175956/https://collider.com/jason-sudeikis-evangeline-lilly-till-death-casting/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hermanns|first=Grant|title=Jason Sudeikis & Evangeline Lilly Join Thriller Till Death|date=7 November 2019|publisher=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1108738-jason-sudeikis-evangeline-lilly-join-thriller-till-death|accessdate=13 March 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624091833/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1108738-jason-sudeikis-evangeline-lilly-join-thriller-till-death|url-status=live}} The latter won her Best Actress at the AFIN International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/south-of-heaven/evangeline-lilly-interview|title=Evangeline Lilly on filming the thriller movie South of Heaven|accessdate=1 April 2022|website=The Digital Fix|date=24 January 2022 }} Lilly also voiced an alternate version of the Wasp in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021).{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/marvel-what-if-voice-cast-explained/|title=Here Are All the Marvel Actors Doing Voices in 'What If…?'|accessdate=1 April 2022|website=Collider|date=August 2021|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802020126/https://collider.com/marvel-what-if-voice-cast-explained/|url-status=live}} She voiced Van Dyne in the episode "What If... Zombies?!", and received positive reviews.{{Cite web |last=Warmann |first=Amon |date=8 September 2021 |title=Disney+'s 'What If' introduces zombies to the Marvel universe with mixed results |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/disneys-what-if-zombies-mcu-120102843.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908200357/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/disneys-what-if-zombies-mcu-120102843.html |archive-date=8 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=Yahoo! News}}
In February 2023, Lilly reprised her role as Hope van Dyne / Wasp in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, released as the first film of Phase Five of the MCU.{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=18 October 2021 |title=Disney Delays 'Doctor Strange 2,' 'Thor 4,' 'Black Panther' Sequel and 'Indiana Jones 5' |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-delays-doctor-strange-thor-black-panther-1235091673/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018154442/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-delays-doctor-strange-thor-black-panther-1235091673/ |archive-date=18 October 2021 |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=29 April 2022 |title='Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' & 'The Marvels' Swap Release Dates |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-the-marvels-swap-release-dates-1235013181/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429191235/https://deadline.com/2022/04/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-the-marvels-swap-release-dates-1235013181/ |archive-date=29 April 2022 |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} That same month, it was announced that Lilly would voice a character in the English version of the animated historic epic Israeli film, Legend of Destruction, which was originally released in 2021 in Hebrew. Lilly voiced the "last Jewish queen, Berenice of Cilicia, who did her best to protect her people [...] even at the cost of her life", in which Lilly noted was "really brutal and sad, but it's true".{{Cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/marvel-alums-oscar-isaac-and-evangeline-lilly-set-to-unite-for-animated-historical-epic/|title=Marvel alums Oscar Isaac and Evangeline Lilly set to unite for animated historical epic|accessdate=8 February 2023|website=WeGotThisCovered|date=8 February 2023|archive-date=8 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208043120/https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/marvel-alums-oscar-isaac-and-evangeline-lilly-set-to-unite-for-animated-historical-epic/|url-status=live}}
=2024–present: Retirement =
In June 2024, Lilly announced that she was "stepping away" from acting to focus on her family.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/evangeline-lilly-is-stepping-away-from-acting-8657877|title=Evangeline Lilly is 'stepping away' from acting: 'This is where I belong'|accessdate=4 June 2024|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=4 June 2024}} She noted that "I might return to Hollywood one day, but for now this is where I belong."
In the media
=Public image=
After gaining recognition for her role as Kate Austen in Lost, Lilly began to appear in the media and was regularly included in "Most Beautiful" lists.{{Cite web|url=https://balance.media/evangeline-lilly-i-had-a-very-hard-time-adjusting-to-life-as-a-public-figure/|title=Evangeline Lilly: "When Lost Finished, I Swore I'd Never Act Again"|accessdate=17 February 2023|website=Balance|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217030717/https://balance.media/evangeline-lilly-i-had-a-very-hard-time-adjusting-to-life-as-a-public-figure/|url-status=live}} Entertainment Weekly voted Lilly one of its "Breakout Stars of 2004".{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,938085,00.html |title=Evangeline Lilly |last=Snierson |first=Dan |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=8 December 2004 |access-date=6 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907171757/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,938085,00.html |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=dead}} That same year, Lilly was voted one of People{{'s}} "50 Most Beautiful People".Green, p. 4 In 2007, her portrayal of Austen was voted the number one "Sexiest Woman on Television" by TV Guide and made FHM{{'s}} Top Sexiest.{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/21/survey_says_evangeline_l… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706161116/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/21/survey_says_evangeline_l%E2%80%A6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2013 |title=Survey Says Evangeline Lilly Is The Hottest Woman On TV |website=StarPulse.com |date=21 March 2007}}
Lilly is noted for playing "strong, tragic, and even a bit snarky" characters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1022365-the-top-five-evangeline-lilly-roles|title=The Top Five Evangeline Lilly Roles|accessdate=29 May 2022|website=ComingSoon.net|date=22 December 2018|archive-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413202653/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1022365-the-top-five-evangeline-lilly-roles|url-status=live}} Lilly's roles in The Hobbit film series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tauriel and Hope van Dyne / Wasp respectively, have received critical acclaim.{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Amelia Rayne |title=10 Milestones For Women In The MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/milestones-female-women-mcu-marvel-cinematic-universe/?_gl=1*170mmko*_ga*YW1wLWlEc0poX1Y2NjlpN1pBR3VsUXR6TXYyOF9nZEFQNnZQbnFUOFh6T1JBVlh2N2xyWEVoeERyMXNhRXVCUkRWUXk. |website=ScreenRant |access-date=27 April 2021 |date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190805/https://screenrant.com/milestones-female-women-mcu-marvel-cinematic-universe/?_gl=1*170mmko*_ga*YW1wLWlEc0poX1Y2NjlpN1pBR3VsUXR6TXYyOF9nZEFQNnZQbnFUOFh6T1JBVlh2N2xyWEVoeERyMXNhRXVCUkRWUXk. |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |last1=Puchko |first1=Kristy |title=Ant-Man and the Wasp finally does right by Hope Van Dyne |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ant-man-and-the-wasp-finally-does-right-by-hope-van-dyne |website=SYFY WIRE |access-date=27 April 2021 |language=en |date=11 July 2018 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427185213/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ant-man-and-the-wasp-finally-does-right-by-hope-van-dyne |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarence-haynes/women-warriors-and-soft-m_b_4491407.html |title=Women Warriors and Soft Men: Lessons From The Hunger Games, Hobbit and Other Fantastic Offerings |first=Clarence |last=Haynes |work=The Huffington Post |date=23 December 2013 |accessdate=3 December 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421150628/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarence-haynes/women-warriors-and-soft-m_b_4491407.html |url-status=live }} For her performance as Tauriel, Lilly was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/gravity-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-lead-saturn-awards-noms-1201120744/ |title='Gravity,' 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Lead Saturn Awards Noms |work=Variety |date=25 February 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |first=Nikara |last=Johns |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301223317/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/gravity-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-lead-saturn-awards-noms-1201120744/ |url-status=live }} the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie,{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10579087/Critics-Choice-Awards-2014-wins-for-Gravity-and-12-Years-a-Slave.html |title=Critics' Choice Awards 2014: wins for Gravity and 12 Years a Slave |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Charlotte |last=Runcie |date=17 January 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132449/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10579087/Critics-Choice-Awards-2014-wins-for-Gravity-and-12-Years-a-Slave.html |url-status=live }} the Empire Award for Best Supporting Actress,{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40254 |title=The Jameson Empire Awards 2014 Nominations Are Here! |work=Empire |date=24 February 2014 |first=Ali |last=Plumb |accessdate=16 March 2014 |archive-date=19 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619133400/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40254 |url-status=live }} and a Kid's Choice Award for Favorite Female Buttkicker.{{cite news|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title=Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards Nominations Revealed|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kids-choice-awards-2014-nominees-681858|accessdate=16 March 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 February 2014|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228133250/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kids-choice-awards-2014-nominees-681858|url-status=live}}
=Charity work=
Lilly works with non-profits such as the GO Campaign.{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/02/02/lost_star_evangeline_lilly_may_quit_acti# |title='Lost' Star Evangeline Lilly may quit Acting; plans Charity-Work in Rwanda |website=StarPulse.com |date=2 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205174223/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/02/02/lost_star_evangeline_lilly_may_quit_acti |archive-date=5 February 2010}} In 2009, Lilly auctioned off custom lingerie in support of Task Brasil, "a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the lost street children of Brazil by providing them secure housing".{{cite web |last=McKay |first=Hollie |title=Undies for Charity: Evangeline Lilly Launches Lingerie Line to Help Underprivileged Kids |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/01/30/undies-for-charity-evangeline-lilly-launches-lingerie-line-to-help.html |publisher=Fox News |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001122802/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/01/30/undies-for-charity-evangeline-lilly-launches-lingerie-line-to-help.html |archive-date=1 October 2015 |url-status=live}} In 2010, she auctioned off three lunches in Vancouver, Honolulu, and Los Angeles to help widows and orphans in Rwanda, a country she has made numerous trips to as part of her charity work.{{cite web |url=https://www.ovguide.com/video/evangeline-lilly-talks-about-her-charity-auctions-on-ebay-to-help-rwanda-922ca39ce10064fbfd118f17a5eefc96 |title=Evangeline Lilly Talks About Her Charity Auctions On EBay To Help Rwanda Video |publisher=OVGuide.com |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928061449/https://www.ovguide.com/video/evangeline-lilly-talks-about-her-charity-auctions-on-ebay-to-help-rwanda-922ca39ce10064fbfd118f17a5eefc96 |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=dead}} In 2012, Lilly auctioned off a Hawaiian hike to raise money for the Sierra Club.{{cite web |title=Celebrity experiences and donations raise money for The Sierra Club Foundation |date=12 April 2013 |url=http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2013/04/sierra-club-announces-celebrity-get-out-auction-earth-month |publisher=Sierra Club|access-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704211331/http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2013/04/sierra-club-announces-celebrity-get-out-auction-earth-month|archive-date=4 July 2013|url-status=live}}
Writing
On set of Lost in 2006, Lilly noted in an interview that she wanted to be a writer.{{Cite web|url=https://filmfare.com/news/hollywood/marvel-actress-evangeline-lilly-announces-her-retirement-from-acting-66480.html|title=Marvel actress Evangeline Lilly announces her retirement from acting|accessdate=June 6, 2024|website=FilmFare|date=June 5, 2024}} On July 18, 2013, Lilly debuted her book series, titled The Squickerwonkers at San Diego Comic-Con centered around a young girl who joins a group of characters described as a "family" who are all "strange outcasts" and have "very particular vices".{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/evangeline-lilly-reads-fr_b_3623937 |title=Evangeline Lilly Reads From Children's Book "The Squickerwonkers" At Comic-Con 2013 |first=Shira |last=Lazar |date=19 July 2013 |work=HuffPost |access-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911221348/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shira-lazar/evangeline-lilly-reads-fr_b_3623937.html |archive-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Evangeline Lilly Signing The Squicker-Wonkers |website=Forbidden Planet London |date=2014-12-04 |url=https://forbiddenplanet.com/posts/evangeline-lilly-signing-squicker-wonkers-20141204/ |access-date=2023-06-01 }}
In 2014, Titan Books released the first title of The Squickerwonkers titled The Squickerwonkers: The Prequel (2014) with the foreword written by Peter Jackson.{{cite web |url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/440506/evangeline-lilly-debuts-children-s-book-the-squickerwonkers-at-comic-con |title=Evangeline Lilly Debuts Children's Book The Squickerwonkers at Comic-Con |work=E! |first=Bruna |last=Nessif |date=18 July 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907171642/http://ca.eonline.com/news/440506/evangeline-lilly-debuts-children-s-book-the-squickerwonkers-at-comic-con |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=See The Squickerwonkers author Evangeline Lilly at NYCC 2016!|url=https://titanbooks.com/blog/see-squickerwonkers-author-evangeline-lilly-nycc-2016/|website=Titan Books|access-date=30 January 2022|date=3 October 2016|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130135122/https://titanbooks.com/blog/see-squickerwonkers-author-evangeline-lilly-nycc-2016/|url-status=live}} Three main titles titled The Squickerwonkers, Act 1: The Demise of Selma the Spoiled (2018), The Squickerwonkers, Act 2: The Demise of Lorna the Lazy (2018) and The Squickerwonkers, Act 3: The Demise of Andy the Arrogant (2019) were self-published by Quiet Cocoon Productions with Rodrigo Bastos Didier taking over as illustrator.{{cite web |title=Quiet Cocoon Productions |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C2762094 |website=opencorporates |access-date=30 January 2022 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130134547/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C2762094 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=California Secretary of State Electronic Filing, Corporation - Statement of Information |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=02762094-29890932 |website=Secretary of State |publisher=State of California |access-date=30 January 2022 |location=Sacramento CA |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130135833/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=02762094-29890932 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jamie |title=The Great Big Beautiful Podcast, Episode 218: Evangeline Lilly |url=https://geekdad.com/2019/05/gbbp-218-evangeline-lilly/ |website=Geek Dad |publisher=Geek Dad LLC |access-date=30 January 2022 |date=24 May 2019 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130133748/https://geekdad.com/2019/05/gbbp-218-evangeline-lilly/ |url-status=live }} Lilly has stated that her literary inspirations are Roald Dahl and Edward Gorey.{{Cite web |url= http://www.chroniclejournal.com/entertainment/entertainment_news/evangeline-lilly-on-female-empowerment-and-fan-expo-canada-appearance/article_d2845661-89b9-5113-8daa-e5c430e86c30.html |title=Evangeline Lilly on female empowerment and Fan Expo Canada appearance |date=29 August 2018 |access-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005525/https://www.vancourier.com/evangeline-lilly-on-female-empowerment-and-fan-expo-canada-appearance-1.23416854 |archive-date=27 September 2018}}{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/03/evangeline-lilly/ |title='Lost' star Evangeline Lilly: Children's book author? |first=Adam |last=Markovitz |date=3 June 2010 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=19 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719141109/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/06/03/evangeline-lilly |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Lilly was raised Baptist and Mennonite and described herself as "very devout and evangelical". She has been involved in humanitarian work for 13 years in Rwanda where she runs an NGO.{{cite web |last1=Gluck |first1=Didi |date=22 June 2018 |title=Evangeline Lilly Traded Working Out 'Like a Maniac' for a More Chill Approach |url=https://www.shape.com/celebrities/videos/evangeline-lilly-interview |website=Shape |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605042348/https://www.shape.com/celebrities/videos/evangeline-lilly-interview |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Skipper |first1=Clay |date=17 February 2023 |title=Evangeline Lilly Is Going Through It |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42925314/evangeline-lilly-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-interview-2023/ |website=Esquire |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228153753/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42925314/evangeline-lilly-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-interview-2023/ |url-status=live}}
Lilly was married to hockey player Murray Hone from 2003 to 2004.{{cite web |date=16 April 2011 |url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/lost-beauty-evangeline-lilly-stays-mum-on-pregnancy-rumours/story-e6frfku0-1226040054790 |title=Lost-beauty Evangeline Lilly stays mum on pregnancy-rumors |website=News.com.au |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210025226/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/lost-beauty-evangeline-lilly-stays-mum-on-pregnancy-rumours/story-e6frfku0-1226040054790 |archive-date=10 December 2012 |url-status=live}} She was in a relationship with English actor and Lost costar Dominic Monaghan from 2004 to 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodheartbreaker.com/2010/05/22/evangeline-lillys-lost-loves |title=Evangeline Lilly's Lost Loves | Hollywood Heartbreaker | Dominic Monaghan |publisher=Hollywood Heartbreaker |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=17 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724115154/http://www.hollywoodheartbreaker.com/2010/05/22/evangeline-lillys-lost-loves/ |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=live}} In 2010, Lilly began a relationship with Norman Kali. She gave birth to a son, in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2011/10/24/evangeline-lilly-her-little-dragon|title=Our First Look At Evangeline Lilly's Son Kahekili Kali!|access-date=22 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424135726/http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2011/10/24/evangeline-lilly-her-little-dragon|archive-date=24 April 2012|url-status=dead}} Their second son was born in October 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/evangeline-lilly-welcomes-child-report-article-1.2408391 |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=23 October 2015 |title=Evangeline Lilly welcomes second child with boyfriend Norman Kali: report |author=Ramisetti, Kirthana | access-date=3 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000557/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/evangeline-lilly-welcomes-child-report-article-1.2408391 | archive-date=4 February 2018 | url-status=live }}
On 20 December 2006, an electrical problem set fire to Lilly's house in Kailua, Hawaii, destroying the house and all of her possessions while she was on the set of Lost.{{cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/20/br/br9371206485.html |title=Fire destroys home of 'Lost' actress Lilly |last1=Dondoneau |first1=Dave |last2=Ritz |first2=Mary Kaye |newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser |date=20 December 2006 |access-date=20 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102195110/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/20/br/br9371206485.html |archive-date=2 January 2007 |url-status=live}} Though she lost all of her belongings, she said that the fire was "almost liberating" and that she was "in no hurry to clutter up [her] life again".{{cite journal |url=http://www.people.com/people/evangeline_lilly/biography/ |title=People Profile |journal=People |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612021116/http://www.people.com/people/evangeline_lilly/biography |archive-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live}}
On 16 March 2020, Lilly received mixed responses 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 [her] life".{{cite news|last=Chilton|first=Louis|date=19 March 2020|title=Coronavirus: Avengers-star Evangeline Lilly refuses to self-isolate|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/evangeline-lilly-coronavirus-self-isolate-instagram-avengers-lost-a9411686.html|url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210926212041/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/evangeline-lilly-coronavirus-self-isolate-instagram-avengers-lost-a9411686.html|archive-date=26 September 2021|access-date=26 September 2021}} On 26 March, she apologized for her comments and called them "dismissive, arrogant, and cryptic".{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1134939/evangeline-lilly-apologizes-for-arrogant-coronavirus-comments|title=Evangeline Lilly Apologizes for "Arrogant" Coronavirus Comments|last=Aiello|first=McKenna|date=26 March 2020|website=E! Online|access-date=26 September 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210926212157/https://www.eonline.com/news/1134939/evangeline-lilly-apologizes-for-arrogant-coronavirus-comments|archive-date=26 September 2021}} On 27 January 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".{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Jack|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/evangeline-lilly-vaccine-mandates-not-healthy-1235165507/|title=Marvel and 'Lost' Star Evangeline Lilly Protests Vaccine Mandates|website=Variety|date=27 January 2022|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128033253/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/evangeline-lilly-vaccine-mandates-not-healthy-1235165507/|archive-date=28 January 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Czachor|first=Emily Mae|date=28 January 2022|title=Marvel Stars Like Simu Liu Appeared To Call Out Evangeline Lilly For Attending The DC Anti-Vaccination Rally|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilymaeczachor/marvel-stars-seemingly-call-out-evangeline-lilly-anti-vax|url-status=live|work=BuzzFeed|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220129042307/https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilymaeczachor/marvel-stars-seemingly-call-out-evangeline-lilly-anti-vax|archive-date=29 January 2022|access-date=25 May 2022}} On 18 February, amidst the Canada convoy protest against federal COVID-19 mandates, she urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with the protestors.{{cite magazine|last=Beresford|first=Trilby|date=20 February 2022|title=Evangeline Lilly Urges Justin Trudeau to Sit Down With Canadians Protesting Vaccine Mandates|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/evangeline-lilly-justin-trudeau-vaccine-protesters-1235096841/|url-status=live|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220221220439/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/evangeline-lilly-justin-trudeau-vaccine-protesters-1235096841/|archive-date=21 February 2022|access-date=25 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/evangeline-lilly-asks-justin-trudeau-meet-anti-vax-protestors-3166326|title=Evangeline Lilly asks Justin Trudeau to meet with anti-vax protestors|last=Kemp|first=Ella|date=21 February 2022|website=NME|access-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220221221152/https://www.nme.com/news/film/evangeline-lilly-asks-justin-trudeau-meet-anti-vax-protestors-3166326|archive-date=21 February 2022|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2004
| School Girl / Girl in Cinema / Wade's Girlfriend | 4 episodes | ||
| rowspan=2|2003
| Model in Commercial | Television film; Uncredited | ||
| Tru Calling
| Party Guest | Episode: "Morning After" | ||
| 2004
| Benton's Girlfriend | Episode: "Heartless" | ||
| 2004–2010
| Lost | 108 episodes | ||
| 2021
| Hope van Dyne / Wasp | Voice role; Episode: "What If... Zombies?!" | ||
| 2023 | Herself | Episode: "The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania "
| |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| Savannah Mason-Meyer | |
=Theme park attractions=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Venue |
| 2019
|Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! | rowspan=2|Hope van Dyne / Wasp |
| 2022 |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| rowspan=2|2004
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | rowspan=18|Lost |rowspan=2 {{nom}} |rowspan="30" style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web|title=Evangeline Lilly – Awards – IMDb|website=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1431940/awards?ref_=nm_awd|access-date=2 May 2020|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309003958/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1431940/awards?ref_=nm_awd|url-status=live}} {{unreliable source?|date=October 2023}} |
| Saturn Awards |
| rowspan=5|2005
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | {{won}} |
| Saturn Awards
| Best Actress on Television | rowspan=15 {{nom}} |
| rowspan=3|Teen Choice Awards |
| Choice TV: Female Breakout Star |
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Matthew Fox) |
| rowspan=4|2006 |
| Saturn Awards |
| rowspan=2|Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama |
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Matthew Fox and Josh Holloway) |
| rowspan=3|2007
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
| Saturn Awards
| Best Actress on Television |
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama |
| rowspan=2|2008
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television |
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Actress Drama |
| 2009
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television |
| rowspan=3|2010
| Teen Choice Awards |
| Gotham Awards
| rowspan=2|The Hurt Locker | {{won}} |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=5|2014
| MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Orlando Bloom) | rowspan=5| {{sort|Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug}} | {{won}} |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards
| Best Actress in an Action Movie |rowspan=9 {{nom}} |
| Empire Awards |
| Kids' Choice Awards
| Favorite Female Buttkicker |
| Saturn Awards
| Best Supporting Actress |
| rowspan=3|2015
| Kids' Choice Awards | rowspan=2|The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
| Saturn Awards
| Best Supporting Actress |
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Female |rowspan="2"|Ant-Man |
| 2016
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress |
| 2019
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actress |
| 2021
| AFIN International Film Festival | Best Actress |{{won}} |
Notelist
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References
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Works cited
- {{cite book |last=Green|first=Matt|author-link=|date=17 August 2016|title=Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life Of Evangeline Lilly - Famous Actors|location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= 978-1-3703-2460-6}}
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