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Biography

Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress, known to small screen audiences for her role as Kate in ABC’s critically acclaimed drama series "Lost", which launched her career in 2014. Following Marvel Studios’ "Ant-Man and The Wasp", Lilly will take part in the fourth Avengers film, coming to theatres in 2019, where she will be reprising her Wasp character, fighting side by side with the famous Super Hero ensemble. Her connection with the Marvel Cinematic Universe began in 2015 when Lilly starred opposite Paul Rudd in Marvel Studios’ first instalment of "Ant-Man".

Lilly was recently seen in Netflix’s horror comedy "Little Evil", starring alongside Adam Scott. Previously, she was seen as Tauriel, one of the lead elves in Peter Jackson’s hugely successful prequel to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies", Lilly co-starred alongside Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage. After a brief hiatus to start a family, Lilly secured the role of Bailey Tallet in the family action drama "Real Steel", alongside Hugh Jackman in 2011.

In 2008, Lilly co-starred with John Malkovich in the 2008 Toronto Film Festival selection "Afterwards" as well as appeared in a supporting role in the six-time Academy Award®-winning film "The Hurt Locker", where she played the ex-wife of Jeremy Renner’s character, Connie James. Lilly also has ventured into writing with her new all-ages book, "The Squickerwonkers", which was published on November 18, 2014 by Titan Books. Lilly is wholeheartedly devoted to philanthropy, travelling and gaining higher knowledge of various cultures around the world. She is a loyal and dedicated supporter of The Sierra Club and National Resources Defense Council.