Evangeline Lilly
Lilly in 2005, photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
Place of Birth: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Date of Birth: August 3, 1979
Ethnicity: English, Irish, possibly 1/32 Swedish
Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author. She starred on the series Lost and plays Hope van Dyne / Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the films Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and the theme park attractions Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! and Avengers: Quantum Encounter. Her roles also include the films The Long Weekend (2005), The Hurt Locker, Afterwards, Real Steel, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Little Evil, Crisis (2021), Legend of Destruction, and South of Heaven; the show Smallville; and the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
Evangeline’s father grew up in Nigeria, as Evangeline’s paternal grandparents were Christian missionaries in Africa. A picture of Evangeline with her mother can be seen here. She was raised Baptist and Mennonite.
Evangeline has two children with her partner Norman Kali.
Evangeline’s paternal grandfather was Robert Lilly (the son of Alfred John Loveder Lilly and Nellie Emma Sale). Robert was born in Alberta, Canada. Alfred was born in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, the son of Henry Lilly and Mary Ann Loveder Kenneth. Evangeline’s great-grandmother Nellie was born in Frimley, Surrey, England, the daughter of Charles Walter Sale and Mary Ann Nash.
Evangeline’s paternal grandmother was Evangeline Hobbs (the daughter of William Haxforth Hobbs and Sarah Ann Armstrong). Evangeline’s grandmother Evangeline was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, and was a war bride to Canada. William was the son of Robert Hobbs, of London; and of Harriet Haxforth, of Yorkshire. Evangeline’s great-grandmother Sarah was the daughter of Charles Frederick Armstrong, whose father was born in Swedish; and of Mary Louisa Martin. They were from Northumberland.
Sources: Evangeline discusses her family background – http://www.dailymail.co.uk
Genealogy of Evangeline’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Charles Frederick Armstrong father, Frederick Armstrong, was born in Sweden, but I don’t think he was Swedish. On a Census record, his birth place if transcripted as “Carlma Sweden British Sub”, and his job was mariner/boatman.
A young Evangeline lily with her mom https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYSW_DAEyS/?igsh=MTQxNXByaTc5YXhtdg==
And a picture of her mom in 2025 https://www.instagram.com/p/DIoDxWkRi4F/
Evangeline’s paternal grandfather was Robert Lilly (the son of Alfred John Loveder Lilly and Nellie Emma Sale). Robert was born in Alberta, Canada. Alfred was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, to Henry Lilly and Mary Ann Loveder Kenneth. Nellie was born in Frimley, Surrey, England, to Charles Walter Sale and Mary Ann Nash.
Evangeline’s paternal grandmother was Evangeline Hobbs (the daughter of William Haxforth Hobbs and Sarah Ann Armstrong). Evangeline was English, from Tynemouth, Northumberland. William was the son of Robert Hobbs,of London, and Harriet Haxforth, of Yorkshire. Sarah was the daughter of Charles Frederick Armstrong and Mary Louisa Martin, both of Northumberland.
Geneology of Evangeline’s father Paul Lilly – https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GLHF-MM6
This beauty is just plain English?
Don’t think so – she talks about her “English/Irish roots” in the article!