Evangeline Lilly born as Nicole Evangeline Lilly on August 3rd, 1979 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada is a wonderful Canadian film and television actress best known for her tremendous performance as Kate Austen in the ABC television drama "Lost". She received multiple awards for her performance in the "Lost".
Evangeline Lilly was born to a beauty consultant mother and father who is an economics teacher. She has a younger sister. Evangeline Lilly attended three elementary schools at Fort Saskatchewan before moving to the city. Evangeline Lilly grew up in a faithful Christian family and volunteered to work as foreign missionary. She subsequently spent some time in Philippines living in a grass hut doing her missionary work. Evangeline Lilly has worked as an airline hostess and waitress for a short while before taking up her education.
Evangeline Lilly attended the University of British Columbia and soon founded a World Development and Human Rights committee and became active in International Relations. While pursuing her studies, Evangeline signed up with Ford Modeling Agency to pay up for her college fees. Evangeline Lilly was earlier discovered by Ford Modeling Agency on the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia but she declined their offer in order to pursue her education and missionary works.
