Lini Evans
Lini Evans is a Canadian singer and actress. She starred alongside Lacey Chabert in the television movie "The Tree That Saved Christmas" which became the highest rated Up original movie of all-time and was directed by David Winning.[1][2]
Lini Evans | |||
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| Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 伊韻絲 | ||
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| Genres | Multilingual, jazz, adult contemporary | ||
| Website | www | ||
Evans was featured singing her own Japanese version of “The End of the World” in Season One of the Amazon Prime series The Man in the High Castle. Episode 8 was named after this song and directed by Karyn Kusama.
Among numerous roles on film & TV, she played Alan Thicke's fiancée in Stop the Wedding, Nicola Peltz's mother Amelia Martin on Bates Motel, and Debra Harper on Supernatural. She has reprised roles for several successful TV movies.
Residing in Vancouver, B.C. and performing worldwide, Calgary-born Evans sings in eight languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, French, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. She has performed for Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, Japanese royalty in Kobe, and in Mandarin with Han Lei for the finale duet of the Our Chinese Heart concert at Rogers Arena.[3][4][5] Throughout her career, she has performed with well-known Asian celebrities including Dashan, Andy Lau, and A-Mei.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Mrs. Smith | Episode: "Death Breath" |
| 2010 | Smallville | Reporter | Episode "Luthor" |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Mrs. Gardner | Episode "Benched" |
| 2011 | Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale | Mrs. Tyler | Film |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Annie Hastings | Episode: "Guy Hastings" |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Debra Harper | Episode: "Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie" |
| 2012 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Donna Jornlin | Episode: "Never Say Die" |
| 2012 | Health Nutz | Beatrice Woolawoo | Episode: "Beatrice Woolawoo" |
| 2012 | Arctic Air | TV Reporter | Episode: "The Professional" |
| 2012 | Do You Really Want to Know? | Mary-Lou Roder | Documentary |
| 2012 | Arrow | Business Suit | Episode: "Lone Gunmen" |
| 2013 | Health Nutz | Beatrice Woolawoo | Episode: "Juice, Jesus and Rock & Roll" |
| 2013 | Kill For Me | 911 Operator | Film |
| 2014 | Kits | Ms. James | TV movie |
| 2014–2015 | Bates Motel | Amelia Martin | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Talent | Susan | Episode: "Talented" |
| 2014 | The Tree That Saved Christmas | Betty Logan | TV movie (UP) |
| 2014 | Rush | Moderator | Episode: "You Spin Me Around" |
| 2015 | Love, Again | Brittany Hoffbrauer | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2015 | The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story | Candy Spelling | TV movie (Lifetime) |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Nightclub Singer | Episode: "The End of the World" |
| 2015 | The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story | Candy Spelling | TV movie (Lifetime) |
| 2016 | Who Killed My Husband | Jean Howell | TV movie (Lifetime) |
| 2016 | Unleashing Mr. Darcy | Linda Scott | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2016 | Stop the Wedding | Belle | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2016 | Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Saleswoman | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2017 | Walking the Dog | Barb | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2017 | The Arrangement | Sue | TV series |
| 2017 | Harvest Love | Grace Gilson | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2018 | Marrying Mr. Darcy | Linda Scott | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2018 | Falling for You | Patty Hathaway | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2019 | Last Stand to Nowhere | Sadie Brown | Film |
| 2019 | Darrow & Darrow 4: Burden of Proof | Carol Morrison | TV movie (Hallmark) |
| 2019 | Christmas Unleashed | Bev Hutton | TV movie (Lifetime) |
| 2020 | Time For Us to Come Home For Christmas | Karen | TV movie (Hallmark Movies and Mysteries) |
References
- Hale, Mike (21 November 2014). "Christmas With Death, Heels and Uplift". The New York Times.
- "The Tree That Saved Christmas Sets Record As Highest Rated UP Original Of All-Time Reaches 2.1 Million Viewers". UPtv-Press Releases 2014 Archives. 3 December 2014.
- Sin, Lena (23 April 2009). "Gala evening showcases Shanghai". The Province. Canada.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013.