Emilie de Ravin

Emilie de Ravin
Born	December 27 1981 (age 26) Mount Eliza, Victoria,  Australia

Emilie de Ravin, whose first name is pronounced like "Emily" and her surname like "RA-vin",^[1] (born December 27, 1981)^[2] is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the hit ABC drama Lost as the character Claire Littleton.

Biography

Early life

De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia^[3] (a south suburb of Melbourne). Having studied ballet since the age of nine, she was accepted into the highly selective Australian Ballet School at fifteen. There, she performed in productions with the Australian Ballet Company as well as Danceworld 301.^[4] De Ravin studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art,^[2] and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.^[5]

Career

She first starred in BeastMaster. De Ravin was previously best known for her role as alien/human hybrid Tess Harding on the hit teen drama Roswell. De Ravin portrayed an alien who was determined to fulfill her destiny and became a mother with her boyfriend Max. Near the end of the series she sacrificed her life to hide the identities of her son and the other alien hybrids. She landed this role one month after moving to Los Angeles^[4] at the age of 18.^[6]

Personal life

On January 1, 2005, de Ravin became engaged to actor Josh Janowicz while visiting her family in Australia. They married in a small ceremony on June 19, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. They dated four years prior to the marriage.^{[citation needed]} She lived in Los Angeles, California with Janowicz,^[7], commuting back and forth between Oahu, Hawaii where Lost is filmed.^[8]

As of January 2007, she separated from her husband after six months of marriage.^[9]

Filmography

• The Hills Have Eyes (2006) as Brenda Carter
• Santa's Slay (TV 2005) as Mac
• Brick (2005) as Emily
• Lost (TV series, 2004-present) as Claire Littleton
• The Handler (TV series, 2004) as Gina
• Carrie (TV movie, 2002) as Chris Hargensen
• Roswell (TV series, 1999-2001) as Tess Harding
• BeastMaster (TV series, 1999-2000) as The Demon Curupira

References

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