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Actress: 102 Dalmatians. Alice Jane Evans was born in 1968 to David Evans, a professor of Applied Mathematics at Bristol University and Janet Evans, a teacher of English literature. Alice gained a degree in French and Italian from University College, London, and then moved to Paris where she studied acting at the Cours Florent.
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Alice Evans plays the role of Esther on The Vampire Diaries & The Originals.
After graduation, she moved to Paris to study acting at the Cours Florent. She gained work in French television, with her break through role as French student Nathalie, in the successful 1998 Italian mini-series Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna. After acting in her first film, 1999's Monsieur Naphtali, Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch cast her as Macha in 1999's
Her first English language role was in 1999, when Disney cast her alongside Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu and Ioan Gruffudd in 102 Dalmatians. Her mother died at the age of 59 the day before Evans' final screen test for the role. The role introduced to her native British audience, and Blackball alongside James Cromwell and Vince Vaughn.
Evans first met actor Ioan Gruffudd during the filming of 102 Dalmatians, while she was in her eight-year relationship with Olivier Widmaier Picasso, the grandson of painter Pablo Picasso. She briefly enjoyed It-Girl status while living with Picasso in Paris and they became engaged.
After Evans broke up with Picasso, Gruffudd went to see his friend Matthew Rhys who was playing alongside Evans in The Abduction Club. Evans gave an interview revealing their relationship shortly before the premiere of Black Hawk Down. Gruffudd stated on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson that he became engaged to Evans in the early hours of New Year's Day 2006 after Evans gave him an ultimatum. They married on 14 September 2007 in Mexico.
Gruffudd removed his funding and support of his largest fansite, IoanOnline.com as a result of comments made about Evans on the site which angered her, which resulted in the website being closed by its owner because nobody else was prepared to pay for the site. Estimates say the web host was paid more as much as $2,000 a month by the couple, substantially more than other fansites currently and since.
The couple reside in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. On 6 September 2009, Evans and Gruffudd had their first child, daughter Ella Betsi Janet Gruffudd. She gave birth to another daughter on October 1, 2013.
•In LOST Eloise (a character she played) accidentally killed her son. In The Vampire Diaries she tried to kill all of her children.
•In her early 20s, Alice moved to Paris where she acted in many French TV shows and movies.
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 .
Alice Evans on the series The Vampire Diaries. In 2012, the English woman starred in the fantasy series Grimm. Evans’s character, Mia Gaudot, is an influential royalty, who arrives in Portland, allegedly for the sake of Captain Renard, with whom she had close relations for many years.
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She has been a part of several popular movies and TV shows, but most people will know her best for her role as Esther Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries / The Originals. Alice’s ability to appeal to a wide audience has allowed her to move seamlessly between roles and genres.
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The Vampire Diaries. The Christmas Card. Blackball. Lost. Grimm. The Originals. Acting. Alice Evans is known as an Actor. Some of her work includes 102 Dalmatians, My Wife's Name Is Maurice, The Vampire Diaries, The Christmas Card, Blackball, Lost, Grimm, and The Originals.
Oct 10, 2011 · Alice Evans has signed up to guest star in The Vampire Diaries. The actress will appear in an upcoming episode of the CW drama as the mother of original vampires Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and...
