Emilie de Ravin (; born 27 December 1981
) is an Australian actress. She first gained recognition for playing
Tess Harding on
The WB
The WB Television Network (shortened to The WB, stylized as "THE WB", and nicknamed the "Frog Network" and/or "The Frog" for its former mascot Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network that ran from 1995 to 2006. It launched on ter ...
's
science fiction
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television series ''
Roswell'' (2000–2002). She went on to portray
Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series '' Lost'', which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a p ...
on the
ABC drama series ''
Lost'' (2004–2008, 2010), and
Belle on the
ABC fantasy adventure series ''
Once Upon a Time
"Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...
'' (2011–2018). De Ravin's film credits include ''
Santa's Slay'' (2005), ''
The Hills Have Eyes'' (2006) and ''
Ball Don't Lie'' (2008), ''
Brick
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'' (2005), ''
Public Enemies'' (2009) and ''
Remember Me'' (2010).
Early life
De Ravin was born in
Mount Eliza, Victoria
Mount Eliza is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Mount Eliza recorded a ...
, Australia, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne. She has French ancestry. 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
The Australian Ballet School is the premier ballet training facility in Australia, located in Melbourne.
History
The Australian Ballet School was founded in 1964 as the primary training facility for The Australian Ballet by Dame Margaret Scot ...
at fifteen, where she performed in productions with
The Australian Ballet
The Australian Ballet (TAB) is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur a ...
as well as Danceworld 301.
She studied acting at Australia's
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...
,
and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.
Career
De Ravin's first major role was a recurring part as
Curupira in the supernatural series ''
Beastmaster''.
She went on to appear as alien/human hybrid
Tess Harding in The WB's teen television series, ''
Roswell'' (2000–2002).
She landed this role one month after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18.
''
E! Online
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'' described ''Roswell'' as "one of the first shows to develop a passionate and engaged online fanbase, with active fan sites, message boards and even campaigns that helped save the show from cancellation—twice."
In 2004, de Ravin was cast to portray
Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series '' Lost'', which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a p ...
on the
ABC drama series ''
Lost.'' Speaking about the success of ''Lost'', she 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." De Ravin's character Claire is introduced in the
pilot episode
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as a pregnant plane crash survivor. She is a series regular until her disappearance in the
fourth season finale. The character returned as a regular in the sixth season. ''Lost'' has regularly been ranked by critics as one of the greatest television series of all time. The first season had an estimated average of 16 million viewers per episode on ABC, while the final season averaged over 11 million U.S. viewers per episode.
In 2005, de Ravin was cast to portray Emily Kostich, the
heroin
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-addicted ex-girlfriend of Brendan Frye (
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his leading perform ...
), in the
neo-noir
Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term ...
film ''
Brick
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''. In an interview about the film, de 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.
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,'' which premiered at the 2008
Tribeca Film Festival
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, which arrived in cinemas early 2009. De Ravin appeared in
William Dear
William Dear (born November 30, 1943) is a Canadian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films ''Harry and the Hendersons'', ''If Looks Could Kill (film), If Looks Could Kill'', ''Angels in the Outfield (1994 ...
's ''
The Perfect Game'', and appeared in the 2009 film ''
Public Enemies'' as a bank teller named Barbara Patzke.
De Ravin was cast in the movie adaption of the video game ''
Onimusha
is a series of action-adventure video games developed and published by Capcom. It makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements. Most of the games are of the action-adventure ...
'', but due to producer Samuel Hadida's other project ''
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a Deal with the Devil, bet with the Devil ...
'', and star
Heath Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film care ...
's death, Hadida was forced to push back the release date of the film. ''Onimusha'' was postponed for an unknown amount of time and eventually cancelled; there was not any confirmation if de Ravin would continue the project. She portrayed Alyssa "Ally" Craig in the romantic drama film ''
Remember Me'' (2010) opposite
Robert Pattinson
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. The film received its wide release on 12 March 2010. ''Remember Me'' accumulated $56 million at the worldwide box office.
In 2012 she guest-starred as
Belle on the ABC fantasy drama, ''
Once Upon a Time
"Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...
''.
After sporadic appearances in the first season, she was promoted to a series regular in the second.
In May 2017, it was announced that de Ravin would be departing the series after six seasons along with her co-stars
Ginnifer Goodwin
Ginnifer Goodwin (born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin on May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She starred as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011), Mary Margaret Blanchard, Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the Am ...
,
Josh Dallas
Joshua Paul Dallas (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Prince Charming/David Nolan in the ABC television series ''Once Upon A Time'' and starring as Ben Stone in the NBC/Netflix sci-fi drama series ' ...
,
Jared S. Gilmore and
Rebecca Mader. Two months later, it was reported that de Ravin would be guest-starring in at least one episode of the series's seventh season. That episode turned out to be the season's fourth, "
Beauty
Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes them pleasure, pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, art and taste are the main subjects of aesthetics, one of the fie ...
". De Ravin also returned as Belle for the series finale, "
Leaving Storybrooke".
She was to star as
Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia (, ; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen he has received several accolades including three AACTA Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.
For his starring role as Jac ...
's character's daughter in the new drama series ''
Americana'' in 2012, but ABC passed on the pilot. She starred in the 2015
indie film
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''
The Submarine Kid''.
Public image
During her career, de Ravin has appeared on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, including US' ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'', ''
FHM'', ''
InStyle Weddings'', ''
944
Year 944 ( CMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Arab–Byzantine War: Byzantine forces are defeated by Sayf al-Dawla. He captures the city of Aleppo, and extends his c ...
'', ''
Life
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'', ''
Where
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* Where?, one of the Five Ws in journalism
* where (command), a shell command
* Where.com, a provider of location-based applications via mobile phones
* ''Where'' (magazine), a series of magazines for tourists
* "Where?", a ...
'', ''LA Baby'' and ''
Giant
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;'' Finland's ''Demi
;'' Belgium's ''
Ciné Télé Revue
''Ciné Télé Revue'' is a weekly television magazine published in Brussels, Belgium. The magazine has been in circulation since 1944.
History and profile
The magazine was first published on 13 October 1944 under the name ''Théâtra Ciné Revu ...
''; Australia's ''Sunday'' and ''
People
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''; and UK's ''Fabric''. She has also modeled for ''
CosmoGirl'', ''
Stuff
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*Physical matter
*General, unspecific things, or entities
Arts, media, and entertainment
Books
*''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly
*''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jeremy Strong
Fictional c ...
'' and ''BPM Culture.'' She has appeared in advertising campaigns for
department store chain JCPenney
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and clothing brand
Hanes
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History
Hanes was f ...
. De Ravin has been included on ''
Maxim
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Entertainment
*Maxim (magazine), ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine
** Maxim (Australia), ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition
** Maxim (India), ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition
*Maxim ...
''s Hot 100 list three times: in 2005 (No. 47), 2006 (No. 65), and 2008 (No. 68).
Personal life

After three years of dating, actor Josh Janowicz proposed to de Ravin on New Year's Day 2003 in Melbourne, which she said "was very impromptu and very sweet".
She 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'', de Ravin flew to and from Hawaii "once or twice a week" to return to her home in
Burbank, California
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, which she shared with Janowicz and their poodle.
The couple married 19 June 2003 in
Melbourne
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, Australia. 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. In October 2009, she called off the divorce after a trip to Japan with her husband.
On 8 July 2014, de Ravin filed for divorce from Janowicz.
According to court documents, the pair wed on 19 June 2003, despite their wedding ceremony on 26 June 2006; the documents further confirm that the couple separated on 1 November 2013.
In 2014, de Ravin began a relationship with American writer-director Eric Bilitch. The two announced their engagement on 6 July 2016. They have three children: two daughters, born in March 2016 and August 2023, and a son born in December 2018.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video game
References
External links
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1981 births
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Victoria (state)
American people of French descent
Australian Ballet School alumni
Australian emigrants to the United States
Australian people of French descent
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
People from Mount Eliza, Victoria
Naturalized citizens of the United States