Emilie de Ravin (pronounced de rav-vin) was born on December 27, 1981 in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia. Currently starring in the hit ABC drama Lost as the character Claire Littleton, she spends most of the year in Oahu, Hawaii where the show films.

The beautiful blonde was previously best known for her role as alien/human hybrid Tess on the teen drama Roswell, a role which she landed within one month of moving to Los Angeles from her native Australia at just 18 years of age.