Lini Evans
| Lini Evans | |
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| Chinese name | 伊韻絲 (traditional) |
| Born | Calgary, Canada |
| Occupation | Singer, Actress |
| Official Website |
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Lini Evans is a Canadian singer and actress. She stars alongside Lacey Chabert in one of The New York Times' Top 5 Holiday TV movies "The Tree That Saved Christmas" which set records as the highest rated Up original movie of all-time and was directed by David Winning. [1] [2] Among other roles on Film & TV, she plays Nicola Peltz's mother Amelia Martin on Bates Motel, Debra Harper on Supernatural, and was Annie Hastings on J.J. Abrams' series Alcatraz. Lini also appeared in the first season of action-adventure series Arrow which debuted on The CW in fall 2012.
Residing in Vancouver, B.C., and traveling world-wide, Calgary-born Evans sings in eight languages including Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese. She has performed for Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, Japanese royalty, and with Han Lei for the finale of renowned Our Chinese Heart concert.[3][4][5]
Other prominent performances were on national television in China with Dashan and with Asian pop titans Andy Lau and A-Mei in Taiwan for President Ma Ying-jeou and 30,000 people at an outdoor concert for The Broadcasting Corporation of China. [6] She often performs on Fairchild Television such as for their All-Star shows and 2008 Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rush | Moderator | Episodic |
| 2014 | The Tree That Saved Christmas | Betty Logan | TV movie |
| 2014 | The Talent | Susan | Episodic |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Amelia Martin | Episodic |
| 2014 | Kits | Ms. James | Episodic |
| 2013 | Kill For Me | 911 Operator | Film |
| 2013 | Health Nutz | Beatrice Woolawoo | Episode: "Juice, Jesus and Rock & Roll" |
| 2012 | Arrow | Business Suit | Episode: "Lone Gunmen" |
| 2012 | Do You Really Want to Know? | Mary-Lou Roder | Documentary |
| 2012 | Arctic Air | TV Reporter | Episode: "The Professional" |
| 2012 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Donna Jornlin | Episode: "Never Say Die" |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Debra Harper | Episode: "Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie" |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Annie Hastings | Episode: "Guy Hastings" |
| 2012 | Health Nutz | Beatrice Woolawoo | Episode: "Beatrice Woolawoo" |
| 2011 | Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale | Mrs. Tyler | Film |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Mrs. Gardner | Episode "Benched" |
| 2011 | Kept | Bethany | Film |
| 2010 | Smallville | Reporter | Episode "Luthor" |
| 2010 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Mrs. Smith | Episode: "Death Breath" |
References
- ↑ Hale, Mike (21 November 2014). "Christmas With Death, Heels and Uplift". The New York Times (Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.).
- ↑
- ↑ Sin, Lena (23 April 2009). "Gala evening showcases Shanghai". The Province (Canada.com).
- ↑ Andrews, Marke (20 April 1999). "Multilingual Evans to sing for Zhu". The Vancouver Sun. p. B10.
- ↑ Parry, Malcolm (31 October 2002). "Town Talk". The Vancouver Sun. p. B3.
- ↑ "Multilingual vocalist start in RAPBA's annual gala". The Review. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Fairchild Television