Emilie de Ravin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Emilie de Ravin
De Ravin in Comic Con Brussels 2022
Born	(1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 43) Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Josh Janowicz ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2014)​
Partner(s)	Eric Bilitch (2014–present)
Children	3

Emilie de Ravin (born December 27, 1981) is an actress from Australia. She became well-known for playing Tess Harding in the TV show Roswell from 2000 to 2002.

Later, she played Claire Littleton in the drama series Lost (2004–2008, 2010). She also starred as Belle in the fantasy adventure series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018). Emilie de Ravin has also been in movies like Brick (2005) and Remember Me (2010).

Early Life and Training

Emilie de Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. This is a suburb located near Melbourne. She has family roots from France.

Emilie started learning ballet when she was nine years old. She studied at the Christa Cameron School of Ballet in Melbourne. Her mother also taught her at home. At fifteen, she was accepted into the Australian Ballet School. There, she performed in shows with The Australian Ballet.

She also studied acting. She attended Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art. Later, she trained at the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.

Acting Career Highlights

Emilie de Ravin's first big acting job was in the TV series Beastmaster. She played a character called Curupira.

Becoming a Star in TV Shows

She then got the role of Tess Harding in the teen TV show Roswell. She played a character who was part alien and part human. She got this role just one month after moving to Los Angeles when she was 18. Roswell was very popular with fans online. Fans even helped save the show from being cancelled more than once.

In 2004, Emilie de Ravin was chosen to play Claire Littleton in the TV drama Lost. She said it's hard to know why a show becomes so successful. She felt good about the script and how everything came together. Claire is a pregnant plane crash survivor in the show's first episode. Emilie was a regular cast member until her character disappeared in the fourth season. Claire returned as a regular in the sixth season. Lost is often called one of the greatest TV series ever by critics. The first season had about 16 million viewers per episode. The final season had over 11 million viewers in the U.S.

In 2012, she appeared as Belle in the fantasy drama Once Upon a Time. She was a guest star in the first season. Then, she became a regular cast member in the second season. In May 2017, it was announced that she would leave the series after six seasons. However, she returned for a guest appearance in the seventh season. She also came back as Belle for the show's final episode.

Film Roles and Projects

In 2005, Emilie de Ravin played Emily in the film Brick. Emily was the ex-girlfriend of the main character. Emilie said she liked the script because it was original. She also felt the teenage characters in the film were very deep.

A year later, she had a main role as Brenda Carter in the movie The Hills Have Eyes. This film did very well at the box office. In 2007, she was cast in the film Ball Don't Lie. This movie was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. It came out in cinemas in early 2009.

Emilie de Ravin also appeared in The Perfect Game. She was in the 2009 film Public Enemies. In that movie, she played a bank teller named Barbara Patzke.

Emilie de Ravin at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2023

She played Alyssa "Ally" Craig in the romantic drama film Remember Me. She starred alongside Robert Pattinson. The movie was released on March 12, 2010. Remember Me earned $56 million around the world.

In 2015, she starred in the independent film The Submarine Kid.

Personal Life

De Ravin attending the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards

Emilie de Ravin dated actor Josh Janowicz for three years. He proposed to her on New Year's Day in 2003 in Melbourne. She said it was "very impromptu and very sweet." She met Janowicz in Los Angeles. She believes that "our life together always comes before work."

The couple got married on June 19, 2003, in Melbourne, Australia. They separated for a short time after their wedding but then got back together. In June 2009, news reports said they were living apart. They had filed for divorce. However, in October 2009, she stopped the divorce after a trip to Japan with her husband.

On July 8, 2014, Emilie de Ravin filed for divorce from Janowicz. Court papers showed they were married on June 19, 2003. They separated on November 1, 2013.

In 2014, Emilie de Ravin started a relationship with writer and director Eric Bilitch. They announced their engagement on July 6, 2016. They have three children together. Their first daughter was born in March 2016. Their son was born in December 2018. Their second daughter was born in August 2023.

Filmography

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See also

In Spanish: Emilie de Ravin para niños