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Emilie de Ravin
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Emilie de Ravin
De Ravin in 2015
Born
(1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 35)
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1999–present
Spouse(s)
Josh Janowicz (m. 2003; div. 2014)
Partner(s)
Eric Bilitch (2014–present)
Children
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Emilie de Ravin (/ˈɛməli də ˈrævɪn/;[1] born 27 December 1981)[2] is an Australian actress. She has played Tess Harding on Roswell and Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost. In 2012 she guest-starred as Belle on the ABC drama Once Upon a Time and became a series regular beginning with season two.[3]
De Ravin's film credits include Santa's Slay (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Ball Don't Lie (2008). She starred as Emily, the heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend of Brendan Frye, in the neo-noir film Brick (2005). She had a cameo in Public Enemies (2009) and more recently starred in Remember Me (2010). De Ravin has been included on Maxim's Hot 100 list three times: in 2005 (No. 47), 2006 (No. 65), and 2008 (No. 68).[4][5]
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Television
4.2 Film
4.3 Video game
5 References
6 External links
Early life[edit]
De Ravin was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne.[6] Having studied ballet since the age of nine at Christa Cameron School of Ballet in Melbourne, and being home schooled by her mother, she was accepted into the Australian Ballet School at fifteen, where she performed in productions with The Australian Ballet as well as Danceworld 301.[7]
She studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art,[2] and with the Prime Time Actors Studio in Los Angeles.[8]
Career[edit]
De Ravin's first major role was a recurring part as Curupira in the TV series Beastmaster.[9] She went on to appear as alien/human hybrid Tess Harding in the teen television series, Roswell.[10] She landed this role one month after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18.[7][11]
In 2004, De Ravin was cast to portray Claire Littleton on the hit ABC drama Lost. Speaking about the success of Lost, she said: "It's sort of hard to say. You read something and have a good feeling about it, it sounds great, ties nicely together and then shooting something, editing it, the music, the actors involved, everything sort of plays a huge part. Everyone involved had a great feeling towards it, but you never really know."[12] She was a series regular for the first four seasons and the sixth and final season. She was not a regular in season five but was under a holding contract with ABC Network.[13]
In 2005, De Ravin was cast to portray Emily Kostich, the heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend of Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), in the neo-noir film Brick. In an interview about the film, Ravin told that she was attracted by the script because it was original and the teens in the film are very deep and emotional for their age.[14]
A year later, De Ravin had a lead role and was cast as Brenda Carter in the remake of The Hills Have Eyes. The film performed well at the box office. In 2007, Variety reported that she would be starring in the film Ball Don't Lie,[15][16] which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, which arrived in cinemas early 2009. De Ravin appeared in William Dear's The Perfect Game,[17] and appeared in the 2009 film Public Enemies as a bank teller named Barbara Patzke.[18]
De Ravin was cast in the movie adaption of the video game Onimusha, but due to producer Samuel Hadida's other project The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and star Heath Ledger's death, Hadida was forced to push back the release date of the film. Onimusha is postponed for an unknown amount of time and there is not any confirmation if De Ravin will continue the project.[19] De Ravin filmed Remember Me in the summer of 2009. The film received its wide release on 12 March 2010. She was a regular on the sixth and final season of Lost.
In 2012 she guest-starred as Belle on the ABC fantasy drama, Once Upon a Time.[20] After sporadic appearances in the first season, she was promoted to a series regular in the second.[3] In May 2017, it was announced that De Ravin would be departing the series after the six seasons along with her co-stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Jared S. Gilmore and Rebecca Mader.[21] Two months later, it was announced that De Ravin would be guest-starring in at least one episode of the series' seventh season.[22]
She was to star as Anthony LaPaglia's character's daughter in the new drama series Americana in 2012, but ABC passed on the pilot.[23]
Personal life[edit]
De Ravin attending the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards
After three years of dating, actor Josh Janowicz proposed to De Ravin on New Year's Day 2003 in Melbourne, which she said "was very impromptu and very sweet".[10] She met Janowicz in Los Angeles, and said that "our life together always comes before work. You can't buy love or family."[9] While filming Lost, De Ravin flew to and from Hawaii "once or twice a week" to return to her home in Burbank, California, which she shared with Janowicz and their poodle.[10]
The couple married 19 June 2003 (not 2006, when they had a public celebration) in Melbourne, Australia. They separated six months after they married, and then reconciled. In June 2009, it was reported that they were living separately and had filed for divorce.[24] In October 2009, she called off the divorce after a trip to Japan with her husband. On 8 July 2014, de Ravin filed for divorce from Janowicz.[25] According to court documents, the pair wed on 19 June 2003, despite their wedding ceremony on 26 June 2006; the documents further confirm that the couple separated on 1 November 2013.[25]
On 3 October 2015, de Ravin announced via Twitter that she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend Eric Bilitch.[26] On March 12, 2016, she gave birth to a daughter, named Vera Audrey de Ravin-Bilitch.[27] The couple announced their engagement on July 6, 2016.[28]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999–2000 BeastMaster The Demon Curupira 8 episodes
2000–2002 Roswell Tess Harding Recurring role: season 1; main role: season 2;
guest star: season 3 (28 episodes)
2002 Carrie Chris Hargensen Movie
2003 NCIS Nancy Episode: "Seadog"
2003–2004 The Handler Gina 2 episodes
2004–2008,
2010 Lost Claire Littleton Main role: seasons 1–4, 6 (72 episodes)
2004 CSI: Miami Venus Robinson Episode: "Legal"
2009 High Noon Lt. Phoebe McNamara Movie
2012 Americana Francesca Soulter Unsold pilot
2012–2017 Once Upon a Time Belle main season 2-6; recurring season 1; guest season 7 (86 episodes)
2013 Air Force One Is Down Francesca Romero Miniseries
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2005 Brick Emily
Santa's Slay Mary "Mac" Mackenzie
2006 The Hills Have Eyes Brenda Carter
2008 Ball Don't Lie Baby
2009 The Perfect Game Frankie Stevens
Public Enemies Barbara Patzke
2010 Remember Me Ally Craig
The Chameleon Kathy Jansen
Operation: Endgame Hierophant
2012 Love and Other Troubles Sara
2015 The Submarine Kid Alice
Video game[edit]
Year
Title
Voice role
Notes
2008 Lost: Via Domus Claire Littleton
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Official Lost Podcast/12 March 2007". Lostpedia. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b "Emilie de Ravin profile". Lost Cast. Channel 4. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
^ Jump up to: a b Hibberd, James (19 June 2012). "'Once Upon a Time' scoop: Emilie de Ravin promoted to series regular". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
Jump up ^ "Hot 100". maxim.com. Maxim. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Jump up ^ "2008 Hot 100". 68. Emilie de Ravin. Maxim. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ "Biography – Emilie de Ravin". tvguide.com. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
^ Jump up to: a b "Meet The Cast: Who's who in the cast? Find out here.". Lost info. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
Jump up ^ "BeastMaster: Cast: Emilie de Ravin". BeastMaster official site. Tribune Entertainment. 2000. Archived from the original on 13 June 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
^ Jump up to: a b Devlyn, Darren (16 May 2007). "Lost property". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b c Keck, William (5 April 2005). "De Ravin: Lost in Transformation". USA Today. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
Jump up ^ Emilie de Ravin, Jason Behr and Katherine Heigl (31 January 2000). Roswell: The Complete First Season, Disc Six, Special Features: Actor Audition: Emilie de Ravin as "Tess" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
Jump up ^ Covel, Bonnie; Thomas, Rachel. "An Interview with Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton, Lost)". About.com (Interview). Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ Godwin, Jennifer (30 May 2008). "Lost Redux: Promises to Keep, and Miles to Go Before We Sleep". E!. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
Jump up ^ Scharf, Lindzi. "Brick Video Interview with Emilie De Ravin". Hollywood.com (Interview). Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (23 April 2008). "Emilie de Ravin: From Lost Princess to Indie Queen". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (27 June 2007). "Trio play 'Ball'". Teen indie drama sets cast. Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ Lyford, Kathy (5 June 2007). "Clifton Collins Jr. to star in 'Game'". Actor has 'Perfect' pitch. Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ Perry, Byron (27 April 2008). "Emilie De Ravin". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ Calistri, Arnaud (27 March 2008). "Onimusha delayed? What's Christophe Gans up to, then?". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
Jump up ^ Abrams, Natalie (8 November 2011). "Exclusive: Once Upon a Time Casts Lost's Emilie de Ravin As Belle". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
Jump up ^ Holloway, Daniel (12 May 2017). "‘Once Upon a Time’: Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Jared Gilmore, Emilie de Ravin Depart". Variety. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
Jump up ^ Natalie, Abrams (22 July 2017). "Once Upon a Time: Emilie de Ravin books return in season 7". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
Jump up ^ Marder, Brian (14 May 2012). "Four 'Lost' Stars' Fall TV Pilots Fail to Get Picked Up". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
Jump up ^ "Lost's Emilie de Ravin & Husband Divorcing". People.com. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Johnson, Zach (11 July 2014). "Emilie de Ravin, Joshua Janowicz Are Divorcing". E! News. eonline.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Once Upon A Time' Star Emilie De Ravin is Pregnant!".
Jump up ^ "Welcome to the big wide world! Vera Audrey de Ravin-Bilitch born March 12th 2016. Couldn't be happier! So in love with our little girl!👶🏼💖". Twitter. 14 March 2016.
Jump up ^ "So excited!!! I love you @ericbilitch 💍". Twitter. 6 July 2016.
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Brand New Key
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"Brand New Key"
Single by Melanie
from the album Gather Me
B-side
"Some Say (I Got Devil)"
Released
October 1971
Genre
Folk, pop
Length
2:26
Label
Neighborhood
Songwriter(s)
Melanie Safka
Producer(s)
Peter Schekeryk
Melanie singles chronology
"Ruby Tuesday"
(1970) "Brand New Key"
(1971) "The Nickel Song"
(1972)
"Ruby Tuesday"
(1970) "Brand New Key"
(1971) "The Nickel Song"
(1972)
"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album Gather Me, produced by Melanie's husband, Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus. It was her greatest success, scoring No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during December 1971 and January 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 9 song of 1972. It also scored No. 1 in Canada and Australia and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in the 1997 movie Boogie Nights as well as the 2010 movie Jackass 3D and an episode of Helix.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Controversy
3 Charts
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 Selected list of recorded versions
5 Parodies and other versions
6 References in popular culture
7 References
Overview[edit]
The song is sung from the viewpoint of a girl with roller skates trying to attract the attention of a boy.
In an interview with Examiner.com, Melanie described what she claimed was the inspiration for the song: "I was fasting with a 27-day fast on water. I broke the fast and went back to my life living in New Jersey and we were going to a flea market around six in the morning. On the way back… and I had just broken the fast, from the flea market, we passed a McDonald's and the aroma hit me, and I had been a vegetarian before the fast. So we pulled into the McDonald's and I got the whole works... the burger, the shake, and the fries… and no sooner after I finished that last bite of my burger… that song was in my head. The aroma brought back memories of roller skating and learning to ride a bike and the vision of my dad holding the back fender of the tire. And me saying to my dad... 'You’re holding, you’re holding, you’re holding, right?' Then I’d look back and he wasn’t holding and I’d fall. So that whole thing came back to me and came out in this song."[1]
Controversy[edit]
Many listeners[who?] detect sexual innuendo in the lyrics, with the key in its lock thought to symbolize sexual intercourse, or in phrases such as "I go pretty far" and "I've been all around the world". Another common viewpoint on the song, is that the song is clearly an innocent reflection upon the typical workings of a child's mind regarding their possessions (In this case, quad skates and the associated key essential for tightening/loosening a locking clamp on the skates).
Melanie has acknowledged the possibility of detecting sexual innuendo in the song, without confirming or denying the intent:
[The song], "Brand New Key", I wrote in about fifteen minutes one night. I thought it was cute; a kind of old thirties tune. I guess a key and a lock have always been Freudian symbols, and pretty obvious ones at that. There was no deep serious expression behind the song, but people read things into it. They made up incredible stories as to what the lyrics said and what the song meant. In some places, it was even banned from the radio.
My idea about songs is that once you write them, you have very little say in their life afterward. It's a lot like having a baby. You conceive a song, deliver it, and then give it as good a start as you can. After that, it's on its own. People will take it any way they want to take it.[2]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1971–72)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 8
Dutch Top 40[6] 9
New Zealand (Listener)[7] 1
South Africa[8] 1
UK Singles Chart[9] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] 5
US Cash Box Top 100 [11] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1972)
Rank
Australia[3] 11
Canada[12] 27
UK[13] 46
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 9
U.S. Cash Box[15] 3
Selected list of recorded versions[edit]
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1995 Sharon, Lois & Bram, on the album Let's Dance![16]
1996 Rasputina, on the album Thanks for the Ether.
1998 Deana Carter, on the album Everything's Gonna Be Alright.
2006 Robinella, on the album Solace for the Lonely.
2007 The Dollyrots, on the album Because I'm Awesome.
2009 Katharine McPhee, on the album Unbroken.
2012 Olivia Newton-John, on the album A Few Best Men (soundtrack).
Parodies and other versions[edit]
A version of the song entitled "Combine Harvester", with new rustic-themed lyrics by Irish songwriter Brendan O'Shaughnessy (including "I've got a brand new combine harvester An' I'll give you the key"), was recorded by Irish comedian Brendan Grace, whose version scored No. 1 on the Irish Charts during 1975. For the UK Singles Chart, West Country comedy folk act The Wurzels scored No. 1 for two weeks during June 1976 with a version of this.[17]
After the January 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan, a parody of "Brand New Key" circulated on radio stations. The parody featured lyrics from Tonya Harding's point of view, and included the chorus, "I've got a brand new pair of figure skates / You've got a busted knee; / They're gonna lock up my ex-husband and throw away the key."
The song was used prominently in the 2005 movie Evil Aliens.
With lyrics describing Best Film nominee Pan's Labyrinth, Minnie Driver sang a parody of the song at the 2007 Spirit Awards ("I blew a giant frog to smithereens, I got his golden key").[18]
References in popular culture[edit]
Melanie's version is heard in the 1997 music Boogie Nights as Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) has his "audition" with Rollergirl (Heather Graham) in front of Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds).[19] The song is also played in Jackass 3-D during the "Bungee Boogie" stunt skit (in which the cast members use bungee cords, skateboards and a ramp to slingshot into a kiddie pool). On April 4, 2016, Jimmy Fallon lip synced the song during a "Lip Sync Battle" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, while he competed with actress Melissa McCarthy.[20]
On the October 17, 2016, episode of singing competition television show The Voice, Team Miley (Cyrus) contestants Darby Walker and Karlee Metzger performed the song in a battle round. Despite coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys all preferring Metzger's vocal performance, Cyrus chose to name Walker the winner of the battle. Shortly after, Metzger was stolen onto Team Blake, saving her from elimination.
The original version appears in season one of the FX show The Bridge, as the character Daniel Frye flushes his supply of drugs and alcohol.
The original version also appears in the 2016 Hallmark TV movie: "Signed sealed delivered from the heart".
During the 16th Season of American Idol, contestant Maddie Poppe performed the song during the Top 24 elimination round.[21]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Ray Shahso (August 12, 2013). "The Classic Rock Music Reporter: 'Melanie' Safka Exclusive: "My Mother Drove Me To Woodstock" (Part 1)". classicrockmusicwriter.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ ""Brand New Key" - Melanie". Superseventies.com. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
^ Jump up to: a b Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Brand New Key". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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Melanie
Albums
Born to Be (1968)
Affectionately Melanie (1969)
Candles in the Rain (1970)
Leftover Wine (1970)
The Good Book (1970)
Gather Me (1971)
Garden in the City (1972)
Stoneground Words (1972)
Melanie at Carnegie Hall (1973)
Madrugada (1974)
Photograph (1976)
Ballroom Streets (1978)
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singles
"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (1970)
"Ruby Tuesday" (1970)
"Brand New Key" (1971)
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1973)
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