Alice Evans
Alice Evans | |
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 Evans during a tour of the Pentagon in 2006 | |
| Born | Alice Jane Evans New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Children | 2 |
| Parent | David Evans |
Alice Evans is a British-American actress. She played Chloe Simon in the film 102 Dalmatians as-well as Esther Mikaelson in the third season of the CW's The Vampire Diaries as-well as its spin off show The Originals as a special guest star in the show's second season finale.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Evans was born in New Jersey, U.S.,[2] the daughter of a professor in applied mathematics and a teacher of English literature, and was raised in Bristol, England. She attended Henbury School, along with her two brothers.[3] She graduated from University College London with a focus in French and Italian.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]After graduation, she enrolled at the Cours Florent in Paris. She gained work in French television, with her breakthrough role as French student Susan in the French sitcom, Elisa Top Model, which ran for 18 months. Next, she went to Italy to play "Nathalie", in the 1998 Italian miniseries Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna. Her first English-speaking role was in the Highlander episode 'Patient Number 7'. After making her first film, Monsieur Naphtali (1999), director Claude Lelouch cast Evans as Macha in Une pour toutes (1999), alongside Samy Naceri and Anne Parillaud.
In 1999, Disney cast Evans alongside Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, and her later husband, Ioan Gruffudd, in 102 Dalmatians.[4][5]
After appearing in Blackball, she moved to Los Angeles in 2003. She has since appeared in both in films and in television series, including The Mentalist, Brothers & Sisters, Lost, and Grimm. Evans also had a recurring turn as the villainous Esther on The Vampire Diaries[6] and The Originals.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Evans met actor Ioan Gruffudd during the filming of 102 Dalmatians.[7] They became engaged on New Year's Day 2006 and married on 14 September 2007 in Mexico.[8] They have two daughters, born in 2009 and 2013.[9] In January 2021, Evans announced their separation, which Gruffudd initiated.[10] In March 2021, Gruffudd filed for divorce from Evans.[11] In February 2022, Gruffudd was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Evans; he was then granted a three-year permanent restraining order in August 2022.[12] In January 2023, Evans faced charges over allegedly breaching her restraining order on two occasions.[13] Evans pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were dropped in March 2023.[14]
In 2017, following a slew of sexual assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, Evans claimed that Weinstein had made sexual advances towards her in 2002, which she had declined. Evans said that Weinstein insinuated that her rejection would affect her and Gruffudd's careers.[15]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Rewind | Helga | |
| 1999 | The Escort | Sue | |
| 2000 | One 4 All | Macha Desachy | |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Chloe Simon | |
| 2001 | My Wife Maurice | Emmanuelle | |
| 2002 | The Abduction Club | Catherine Kennedy | |
| 2003 | Blackball | Kerry Speight | |
| 2004 | Fascination | Kelly Vance | |
| 2005 | Four Corners of Suburbia | Susan Harris | |
| 2006 | Hollywood Dreams | Vida | |
| 2006 | The Christmas Card | Faith Spelman | |
| 2006 | Dangerous Parking | Etta | |
| 2007 | Save Angel Hope | Sonia Zeller | |
| 2007 | Agent Crush | Alex | Voice |
| 2009 | Reunion | Minerva | |
| 2013 | Liars All | Sandra | |
| 2018 | The Liquid Psychologist | Herself | Short |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996–99 | Elisa Top Modèle | Clara | 22 episode; aka Elisa |
| 1996 | Strangers | Charlotte | Episode: "Crash" |
| 1997 | Highlander: The Series | Kyra | Episode: "Patient Number 7" |
| 1998 | Au cœur de la loi | Muriel Highsmith | Episode: "En vert et contre tous" |
| 1998 | H | Sabri's Girlfriend | Episode: "Une belle maman" |
| 1998–2000 | Le Ragazze di Piazza di Spagna | Nathalie | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Best of Both Worlds | Diane Sullivan | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Leslie Warner | Episode: "Bait" |
| 2006 | Mayo | Clair Wishart | Episode: "Killing Me Softly" |
| 2006 | The Christmas Card | Faith Spelman | Television film |
| 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Heather Mills | Voice; episode: "The Freak Book" |
| 2009 | Lost | Younger Eloise Hawking | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Ilsa Engels | Episode: “Red Letter” |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Dr. Evans | Episode: "Get a Room" |
| 2011–12 | The Vampire Diaries | Esther Mikaelson | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Dr. Felicity Milton | Episode: "Brody" |
| 2011 | American Dad! | Birth Show Narrator | Episode: "Home Wrecker" |
| 2012 | Grimm | Mia Gaudot | Episode: "Over My Dead Body" |
| 2014–15 | The Originals | Esther Mikaelson | 3 episodes |
Video games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | MegaRace 2 | Co-host of the racing show MegaRace 2 | Her name is different each time it is mentioned.[16][17] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alice Evans' biodata, mtv.com; accessed 25 September 2014.
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External links
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- Alice Evans at IMDb
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