» 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