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» birthname: Nicole Evangeline Lilly

» born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta in Canada
loved growing up there, says the weather was freezing and really enjoys working on Oahu now

» father is a teacher, mother a cosmetician

» nickname: Evi

» height: 5' 5''

» has two sisters
one younger sister is named Andrea

» speaks French fluently

» battled depression from ages 18 to 23 (Self article - April 2005)

» did missionary work in the jungles of the Philippines where she lived in grass huts

» discovered by a Ford agent on the streets of Kelowna, BC
she rejected the offer first, but later signed with the agency in order to help pay for college tuition

» studied international relations at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver
founded and ran a world development and human rights committee there

» acting has been a childhood dream of hers

» used to do oil changes on big rigs and worked as a flight attendant among having many other jobs

» did various commercials, including a series of spots for date service LiveLinks

» worked as an extra on various movie and tv shows productions including Smallville, Kingdom Hospital, Tru Calling

» prior to her Lost gig, she had never had a speaking role before

» got the role as Kate on Lost by sending in an audition tape - show creator Abrams asked her to test for ABC executives in Los Angeles

» Abrams and the network spent weeks getting her a work visa from the U.S. government so that she could start working on Lost

» she is a devoted exerciser - spends a lot of time working out outdoors as well as in the gym

» loves being alone - says "I need alone time like I need air" (Self article - April 2005)

» after nearly drowning when she was younger she was terribly afraid of water, but since then she overcame her fear (Self article - April 2005)

» says her Lost character Kate and she are very much alike (Self article - April 2005)

» she's a bad driver (Ellen - Talk Show Appearance)
she has had eight car crashes, no other cars were involved and one was with a pedestrian (who was fine afterwards btw *lol*)

» is very picky when it comes to men - says "I come across a man who I'm really attracted to about once every five years"

» says she forgets things easily, like names and birthdates