Emilie was born on 27th December 1981, and grew up in
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. When she was 15, she was accepted at
the highly selective Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. However,
after only a year, she dropped out and undertook acting courses.
Her
first starring role was on the fantasy drama, "BeastMaster" (1999).
When her agent told her of a role in the US, as newcomer Tess in the hit
series "Roswell" (1999), she flew out and auditioned. After landing the
role, she was written out of "BeastMaster" (1999) and started work as
"Tess", an alien. She relocated to California and was on "Roswell"
(1999) before she even owned an apartment.
After 2 years on the show, she then made notable guest appearances in "CSI: Miami" (2002) and "The Handler" (2003).
She
stayed in TV, playing the bad girl Chris in Carrie (2002) (TV), a movie
made for TV. She also changed genres, starring in Santa's Slay (2005), a
black comedy.
Emilie has shown her versatility by branching out
into film, making her debut at Sundance 2005 with the the award-winning
indie film Brick (2005). She starred in the remake The Hills Have Eyes
(2006) in 2006, which debuted at No.1 in the UK box office.
She
was on the Emmy-award winning ABC series "Lost" (2004), playing
"Claire", a young Australian who gave birth on the mysterious island and
has a close relationship with "Charlie", played by Dominic Monaghan.
Emilie
lives in California with her dogs, Bella and Mabel. In 2007 she
separated from husband Josh Janowicz but Emilie confirmed on the 28
April 2008 episode of the Opie and Anthony Show on XM Radio that she is
still, in fact, happily married
De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne.
[8]
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.
[9] Ravin studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art,
[2] and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.
[10]
Career
Emilie de Ravin at 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards.
De Ravin's first major role was a recurring part as Curupira in the TV series
Beastmaster.
[11] She went on to appear as alien/human hybrid Tess Harding in the teen television series,
Roswell.
[12] She landed this role one month after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18.
[9][13] In 2004, de Ravin was cast to portray Claire Littleton on the hit ABC drama
Lost. In answer to if she expected the success of
Lost,
de 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".
[14]
De Ravin was a series regular for the first four seasons, but did not
return as a series regular for the fifth season. She returned as a
regular in the sixth and final season.
[15]
In 2005, de 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.
[16] A year later, de Ravin had a lead role and was cast as Brenda Carter in the remake of
The Hills Have Eyes. The film performed well at the box office. In 2007,
Variety reported that she would be starring in the film
Ball Don't Lie,
[17][18] which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, which arrived in cinemas early 2009. De Ravin will appear in William Dear's
The Perfect Game,
[19] and appeared in the 2009 film
Public Enemies as a bank teller named Barbara Patzke.
[20]
De 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 star 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 de Ravin will continue the project.
[21]
de Ravin at 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
De Ravin filmed
Remember Me in the summer of 2009. The film received its wide release on 12 March 2010. She was a regular on the sixth and final season of
Lost. In 2012 she guest-starred as Belle on the ABC drama
Once Upon a Time.
[22] After sporadic appearances in the first season, she was promoted to a series regular in the second.
[3]
De Ravin stars in the Finnish film, Love and Other Troubles, directed by Samuli Valkama. Film tells the story of Ville (Jussi Nikkilä) and his father (Ville Virtanen), who both fall in love with the same woman, played by de Ravin.
De Ravin was to star as Anthony LaPaglia's daughter in the new drama series
Americana in 2012, but ABC passed on the pilot.
[23]
Personal life
After three years of dating, actor Josh Janowicz proposed to de Ravin
on New Year's Day 2005 in Melbourne, which she said "was very impromptu
and very sweet".
[12][24] Ravin met Janowicz in Los Angeles, and said that "our life together always comes before work. You can't buy love or family."
[11] While filming
Lost,
de 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 de Maria, named after a childhood friend.
[12] The couple married 19 June 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.
[24]
They separated six months after they married, and then reconciled. In
June 2009, it was reported that they were living separately and had
filed for divorce.
[25] In October 2009, she called off the divorce after a trip to Japan with her husband.
Filmography
Film
| Notes |
| 2005 |
Brick |
Emily |
|
| 2005 |
Santa's Slay |
Mary 'Mac' Mackenzie |
|
| 2006 |
The Hills Have Eyes |
Brenda Carter |
|
| 2008 |
Ball Don't Lie |
Baby |
|
| 2009 |
The Perfect Game |
Frankie Stevens |
|
| 2009 |
Public Enemies |
Barbara Patzke |
|
| 2010 |
Operation: Endgame |
Hierophant |
|
| 2010 |
Remember Me |
Ally Craig |
|
| 2010 |
The Chameleon |
Kathy Jansen |
|
| 2012 |
Love and Other Troubles |
Sara |
|
| 2013 |
The 34th Battalion |
|
Pre-production |
Television
Born:
Or whatever comparison you end up drawing between Entourage
and the making-it-in-Hollywood show she created when it ends up on HBO
next year. Just remember that before all those big things happened, she
invited our photographer friend —
the one from Me in My Place
— over to her place in Laurel Canyon for a little pool party. You know,
to say hello to the world of men, before we had to say goodbye to
summer.
