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Emilie de Ravin, born 27 December
1981) is an Australian actress. She became famous by starring in the
popular teen series Roswell but gained even greater fame by starring in
the hit ABC drama Lost as Claire Littleton.
Ravin's film credits include Santa's Slay, Ball Don't Lie, and the
box-office hit The Hills Have Eyes. She is also known for her role as
Brendan Frye's heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend Emily in the neo-noir film
Brick. Ravin was included on Maxim's Hot 100 list three times: in 2005, on
#47, the next year on #65, and in 2008 on #68. She had a small cameo
alongside lead Johnny Depp in Public Enemies.
Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia, an outer southeastern
suburb of Melbourne. She has French ancestry , and de Ravin means from
(the) ravine in French. Having studied ballet since the age of nine at
Christa Cameron School of Ballet in Melbourne, and being home schooled by
her mother, she was accepted into the Australian Ballet School at fifteen.
There, she performed in productions with The Australian Ballet as well as
Danceworld 301. Ravin studied acting at Australia's National Institute of
Dramatic Art, and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.
Emilie de Ravin's first major role was a recurring part as Curupira in the
TV series BeastMaster. She went on to appear as alien/human hybrid Tess
Harding in the teen television series, Roswell. She landed this role one
month after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18. In 2004, Ravin was
cast to portray Claire Littleton on the hit ABC drama Lost. In answer to
if she expected the success of Lost, Ravin said: "It's sort of hard to
say. You read something and have a good feeling about it, it sounds great,
ties nicely together and then shooting something, editing it, the music,
the actors involved, everything sort of plays a huge part. Everyone
involved had a great feeling towards it, but you never really know". Ravin
was a series regular for the first four seasons, but did not return as a
series regular for the fifth season; although she will be on a "holding
contract" and will return as a regular in the sixth season. In 2005, Ravin
was cast to portray Emily Kostich, the heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend of
Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), in the neo-noir film Brick. In an
interview about the film, Ravin told that she was attracted by the script
because it was original and the teens in the film are very deep and
emotional for their age. In 2006, she starred in the remake of the 1977
horror film The Hills Have Eyes as Brenda Carter. In 2007, Variety
reported that she would be starring in the film Ball Don't Lie, which
premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, which arrived in cinemas
early 2009. Ravin will appear in William Dear's The Perfect Game, and in
the 2009 film Public Enemies as a bank teller named Barbara Patzke. Ravin
was cast in the movie adaption of the video game Onimusha, but due to
producer Samuel Hadida's other project The Imaginarium of Doctor
Parnassus, and Heath Ledger's death, Hadida was forced to push back the
release date of the film. Onimusha is postponed for an unknown amount of
time and there is not any confirmation if Ravin will continue the project.
Ravin recently finished filming the romance drama Remember Me and is
currently back on set for the sixth and final season of Lost.
After three years of dating, actor Josh Janowicz proposed to Ravin on New
Year's Day 2005 in Melbourne, which she said "was very impromptu and very
sweet". Ravin met Janowicz in Los Angeles, and said that "our life
together always comes before work. You can't buy love or family." While
filming Lost, Ravin flew to and from Hawaii "once or twice a week" to
return to her home in Burbank, California, which she shared with Janowicz
and their poodle, Bella. The couple married 19 June 2006 in Melbourne,
Australia. Ravin separated from Janowicz six months after their marriage
and currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with her dog. In June
2009, it was reported that they have been living separately and have filed
for divorce. |
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole (2010)
(voice)
The Chameleon (2010)
... aka Le caméléon (France)
Remember Me (2010) .... Ally Craig
"Lost" .... Claire Littleton (94 episodes, 2004-2010)
... aka Lost: The Final Season (USA: sixth season title)
- Ab Aeterno (2010) TV episode .... Claire Littleton
- Recon (2010) TV episode .... Claire Littleton
- Sundown (2010) TV episode .... Claire Littleton
- The Substitute (2010) TV episode .... Claire Littleton
- What Kate Does (2010) TV episode .... Claire Littleton
(89 more)
Operation Endgame (2010) .... Heirophant
Public Enemies (2009) .... Barbara Patzke
High Noon (2009) (TV) .... Lt. Phoebe McNamara
... aka Nora Roberts' High Noon (USA: complete title)
The Perfect Game (2009) .... Frankie
Ball Don't Lie (2008) .... Baby
Lost: Via Domus (2008) (VG) (voice) .... Claire Littleton
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) .... Brenda Carter
Santa's Slay (2005) .... Mary 'Mac' Mackenzie
Brick (2005) (as Emilie De Ravin) .... Emily
"CSI: Miami" .... Venus Robinson (1 episode, 2004)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
- Legal (2004) TV episode .... Venus Robinson
"The Handler" .... Gina (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Acts of Congress (2004) TV episode .... Gina
- Dirty White Collar (2003) TV episode .... Gina
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" .... Nancy (1
episode, 2003)
... aka NCIS (USA: short title)
... aka NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA: new title)
- Seadog (2003) TV episode .... Nancy
Carrie (2002) (TV) .... Chris Hargensen
... aka Stephen King's Carrie (UK: complete title)
"Roswell" .... Tess Harding / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2002)
... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
- Four Aliens and a Baby (2002) TV episode .... Tess Harding
- The Departure (2001) TV episode .... Tess Harding
- Off the Menu (2001) TV episode .... Tess Harding
- Baby, It's You (2001) TV episode .... Tess Harding
- It's Too Late and It's Too Bad (2001) TV episode .... Tess Harding
(23 more)
"BeastMaster" .... The Demon Curupira (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
- White Tiger (2000) TV episode .... The Demon Curupira
- Iara (2000) TV episode .... The Demon Curupira
- Manlinks (2000) TV episode .... The Demon Curupira
- The Burning Forest (2000) TV episode .... The Demon Curupira
- Valhalla (2000) TV episode .... The Demon Curupira
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