You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

Evangeline Lilly

Evidently, it was commonplace to approach young women with opportunities back in the day. Lilly was walking around her hometown of British Columbia when she was stopped by a talent agent from Ford modeling. She had never thought about becoming a model before, but she desperately needed to make some money to pay for her college tuition. She accepted the modeling gig, and things started to take off from there. 

Humble Beginnings

Lilly initially appeared in a commercial for a sex hotline for Canadian singles. From there, she got picked up for some small TV roles, which ended up developing into further opportuinities. In 2004, Lilly got the opportunity to play Kate in Lost. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.