Name at birth: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly was an unknown, parttime actress before skyrocketing to fame in 2004 for her role on the TV series Lost. Lilly was a college student in British Columbia, supporting herself with odd jobs and keeping one foot in the entertainment industry, when she was cast in Lost as Kate, the roughandtumble brunette with a shady past. By the end of the show's first season, Lilly was gracing magazine covers as one of TV's hottest stars. Formerly a student in international relations, Lilly continues working for humanitarian causes in her spare time.
Extra credit: Made up of mostly littleknown actors, the cast of Lost includes MIchelle Rodriguez of The Fast and the Furious (2001) and Naveen Andrews, who appeared in the motion picture The English Patient (1996).