Emilie de Ravin

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Biography

De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne. 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, where she performed in productions with The Australian Ballet as well as Danceworld 301.^[1]

She studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.^[2]

Career

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.^[3]

In 2004, De Ravin was cast to portray Claire Littleton on the hit ABC drama 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." She was a series regular for the first four seasons and the sixth and final season. She was not a regular in season five but was under a holding contract with ABC Network.^[4]

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.^[5]

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, which arrived in cinemas early 2009. De Ravin appeared in William Dear's The Perfect Game, and appeared in the 2009 film Public Enemies as a bank teller named Barbara Patzke.^[6]

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. 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.^[7]

In 2012 she guest-starred as Belle on the ABC fantasy drama, Once Upon a Time. After sporadic appearances in the first season, she was promoted to a series regular in the second.^[8]

De Ravin starred in the Finnish film Love and Other Troubles, directed by Samuli Valkama. The 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.^[9]

She was to star as Anthony LaPaglia's character's daughter in the new drama series Americana in 2012, but ABC passed on the pilot.^[10]

Once Upon a Time: Lacey/Belle

Lacey/Belle Portrayed by Emilie de Ravin

In the Enchanted Forest, Belle is the daughter of Sir Maurice and his wife Colette. Her true love is Rumpelstiltskin (also known as the Beast). Her mother was killed during the Ogre Wars trying to protect Belle. When the ogres threatened to attack again, Rumpelstiltskin offered his protection if Belle were to come and be his caretaker for his estate. Belle agrees.^[11]

When Belle is mistaken for working on behalf of Regina and told to leave, Belle finds her own adventure involving a Yaoguai. The Yaoguai turns out to be Prince Phillip under a curse. After sending him to help Mulan, Belle is captured by the Evil Queen and locked up. Rumpelstiltskin is then told that Belle committed suicide.^[12]

In Storybrooke, she is known as Lacey. She has been locked up for 28 years in the basement of the town's hospital. She was released by Jefferson and told to find Mr. Gold. Once the curse is broken, she remembers who he is and professes her love for him.^[13]

Belle does not go with the group to save Henry in Neverland but does cast a protective shield on the town to save them from outsiders. When Gold sacrifices himself to stop Pan and the town is sent back to the Enchanted Forest, she goes with Neil to find him again. Once she realizes that all he has ever loved is power, she uses the dagger to make him leave Storybrooke.^[14]

She does not know that after Hook's sacrifice, that Gold is the Dark One once again.^[15]

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