Emilie de Ravin

De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.

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 highly selective Australian Ballet School at fifteen.

Emilie de Ravin's first major role was as Curupira in the TV series BeastMaster.

Later, she played alien/human hybrid Tess Harding in Roswell. She landed this role one month after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18.

She later starred in the hit ABC drama Lost, as the character Claire Littleton.

In 2006 she starred in the horror film The Hills Have Eyes as Brenda Carter, and in the film Brick, a small film which was popular in the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2007, she was honoured by the Australians In Film Council, joining such Australians as Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Heath Ledger, and Hugh Jackman..[citation needed] Variety.com reported that she will be staring in the film Ball Don't Lie.