Birthday's to share this week : 2nd - 8th August 2015.

Do you celebrate your Birthday this week?

Evangeline Lilly does on 3rd August - check out the tribute to this Birthday Girl turning 36, at the end of this feature.

Do you also share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!

Sunday 2nd August

• Mary-Louise Parker - Born 1964, turns 51 - Actress
• Edward Furlong - Born 1977, turns 38 - Actor | Producer
• Sam Worthington - Born 1976, turns 39 - Actor | Producer
• Kevin Smith - Born 1970, turns 45 - Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Actor
• Wes Craven - Born 1939, turns 76 - Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Actor

Monday 3rd August

• Martin Sheen - Born 1940, turns 75 - Actor | Producer
• John Landis - Born 1950, turns 65 - Director | Producer | Writer | Actor
• John C. McGinley - Born 1959, turns 56 - Actor | Producer
• Steven Berkoff - Born 1937, turns 78 - Actor | Director | Writer
• Evangeline Lilly - Born 1979, turns 36 - Actress

Tuesday 4th August

• Billy Bob Thornton - Born 1955, turns 60 - Actor | Producer | Director | Writer
• Daniel Dae Kim - Born 1968, turns 47 - Actor
• Martin Jarvis - Born 1941, turns 74 - Actor

Wednesday 5th August

• Mark Strong - Born 1963, turns 52 - Actor
• John Jarratt - Born 1951, turns 64 - Actor | Writer | Director | Producer

Thursday 6th August

• M. Night Shyamalan - Born 1970, turns 45 - Director | Producer | Writer | Actor
• Frank Finlay - Born 1926, turns 89 - Actor
• Barbara Windsor - Born 1937, turns 78 - Actress
• Melissa George - Born 1976, turns 39 - Actress
• Michelle Yeoh - Born 1962, turns 53 - Actress | Producer | Writer
• Vera Farmiga - Born 1973, turns 42 - Actress | Producer | Director

Friday 7th August

• Charlize Theron - Born 1975, turns 40 - Actress | Producer
• Abbie Cornish - Born 1982, turns 33 - Actress
• Megan Gale - Born 1975, turns 40 - Actress
• Michael Shannon - Born 1974, turns 41 - Actor
• Tobin Bell - Born 1942, turns 73 - Actor | Producer
• David Duchovny - Born 1960, turns 55 - Actor | Producer | Director | Writer

Saturday 8th August 

• Dustin Hoffman - Born 1937, turns 78 - Actor | Producer | Director
• Donald P. Bellisario - Born 1935, turns 80 - Producer | Director | Writer

Nicole Evangeline Lilly was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada and grew up in British Columbia. Her mother is a school secretary and former cosmetician, and her father a Home Economics Teacher. She graduated from W. J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia where she was the President of the School's Student Council, and, where she played soccer. Whilst studying, she worked several jobs to fund her schooling, including waitressing, flight attendance, and as a mechanic working minor maintenance jobs on trucks and big rigs. At age 18, influenced by her Christianity she worked in the Philippines on a short term mission project, and such experiences led to her graduation in International Relations from the University of British Columbia.

Discovered on the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia by the Ford Modelling Agency, this led to bit parts in TV series 'Smallville' and 'Kingdom Hospital'. Soon afterwards she was encouraged to apply for a role on the upcoming 'Lost' expecting to get nowhere. With over seventy women auditioned for the role of Kate Austin, it was Co-Creators J.J.Abrams and Damon Lindelof who overwhelmingly agreed she was the girl for the role. Gaining a working Visa to work in the US was not without its challenges, but perseverance prevailed, and the rest, as they say, is history!

'Lost' was one of the most successful and highly acclaimed television shows of the last decade winning a Golden Globe and numerous Primetime Emmy Awards. As the female lead character, Lilly appeared in 116 out of the 121 episodes that aired. Whilst working on 'Lost' from 2004 until 2010 there were several film roles that included 'Stealing Sinatra' with David Arquette, 'The Long Weekend' with Chris Klein, 'Afterwards' with John Malkovich, and then the multiple Oscar winning 'The Hurt Locker' with Jeremy Renner in 2009.

In 2011 she was cast alongside Hugh Jackman in 'Real Steel', with Peter Jackson then creating a role for her as Tauriel, the Mirkwood Elf in 'The Hobbit' Series - 'The Desolation of Smaug' and 'The Battle of the Five Armies' in 2013 and 2014 respectively. 

After this was the recently released Marvel big screen adaptation of comic book hero 'Ant-Man' as the daughter to Michael Douglas' Dr. Hank Pym, Hope van Dyne. Right now Lilly doesn't appear to have any other film roles on the immediate horizon. For her film and television appearances, to date Lilly has five Award wins and a further 35 nominations. In the meantime however, Lilly has turned her attention to her other love of writing, and in 2013 at the San Diego Comic-Con released her first children's book - 'The Squickerwonkers' - a kids graphic book intended to run as a series.  

From 2003 to 2004 Lilly was married to Canadian Hockey squad player Murray Hone, and from 2004 to 2009 she was romantically linked to her 'Lost' Co-Star Dominic Monaghan. In 2011, she and boyfriend Norman Kali welcomed their first child Kahekill, into the world, with their second child due last month in June 2015.

Lilly supports a number of humanitarian causes and charities including : 'GO-Campaign', 'Task Brasil', and the support of orphans and widows in Rwanda. When she's not Acting, Writing or raising monies for worthwhile causes, she reads, paints, walks, drinks tea and enjoys the outdoor life.

Evangeline Lilly - forever known to 'Lost' followers as 'Freckles', a star on the rise, beautiful, multi-talented, a bit of a Tom-Boy and lover of the adventurous outdoor fun-loving life - Happy Birthday to you, from Odeon Online.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-