Evangeline Lilly Is ‘Stepping Away’ From Acting: ‘For Now, This Is Where I Belong’
Lost star-turned-Marvel superhero Evangeline Lilly is calling it quits: The actress announced Monday that she is “stepping away” from acting… at least for now.
“I am so filled with joy and contentment today as I live out my vision,” she captioned on Instagram alongside a video from 2006 where she’s seen sharing her dreams for the future. “Praise God, I feel so grateful for my blessings. Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfillment. I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong. A new season has arrived, and I AM READY…and I AM HAPPY.”
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Lilly’s very first TV credit was Smallville, where she played different characters across four episodes. She got her big break a couple years later starring as Kate Austen in ABC’s island-hopping sci-fi mystery series Lost for 108 episodes.
She also found success on the big screen playing Tauriel in the sequels to The Hobbit, in addition to playing Hope van Dyne (aka Wasp) in Ant-Man, its sequels and Avengers: Endgame. While Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is currently her most recent credit, she’ll star in the upcoming film Happy Life alongside Ike Barinholtz and Alexandra Daddario some time in the future.
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