Lynch holding her copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- "I promise all Luna fans that I will stay completely true to her because she deserves no less. "
- — Evanna Lynch
Evanna Lynch is an Irish actress. She played Luna Lovegood in the film and game versions of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and it has been confirmed that she will be returning as Luna in the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[1] She is also a big fan of the Harry Potter series.
Biography
Lynch was born on August 16, 1991, to Donal and Marguerite Lynch. She has two elder sisters, Máiréad and Emily, and a younger brother, Patrick. She lives in Termonfeckin, County Louth, Ireland, with her family and cats. She often wrote to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, and once got a reply.
In 2003, at the age of eleven, Evanna had been admitted to the hospital and feared that she would miss the release of the fifth Harry Potter book; however, the hospital released her for the morning of the release and it was arranged for her to receive a copy of the book signed by J.K. Rowling herself.
She attended Cartown National School, and later, an all girls' Catholic school, called Our Lady's College, Greenhills, located in Drogheda, Ireland. As of September 2006, she was in her third year at the school. She has also attended the Centre for the Talented Youth of Ireland and completed a 'Speculative Fiction' course.[2]
Evanna learned on January 23, 2006 that she had won the role of Luna, though it would be publicly announced on February 2. Her father had flown her to London for the open audition, though her mother had doubts that she would be successful in winning the role[3]. Evanna had her naturally dark blonde hair, bleached light blonde for the role of Luna. Also the filmmakers once called her to tell her not to shave her eyebrows; which Evanna said, she does not do anyway.
During the early stages of the fifth film's production, the young actress finally met Rowling at the Leavesden Studios lot. After a long chat, Rowling had one thing to say about Lynch portraying Luna: "perfect".
Evanna has said that, while she may pursue her acting career in the future, she would like to someday be a director.[4]
Trivia
- Evanna named her cats after Harry Potter characters: she has a cat named Luna and one named Dumbledore. She also had another cat named Crookshanks, now deceased.
- She is a frequent visitor to the Harry Potter fan site MuggleNet, and she once called in to the popular Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast.
- She is a vegetarian and animal lover.
- Evanna likes making beaded jewelry. She made the radish earrings that her character wears in Order of the Phoenix herself.[5]
- She attended both the London and Irish premiers of Order of the Phoenix.
- Evanna is good friends with fellow cast members Katie Leung, Bonnie Wright, and Emma Watson. [6]
- Lynch beat more than 15,000 other girls to win the role of Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
References
- ↑ "Interview" retrieved from The Belfast Telegraph
- ↑ "news article" retrieved from Indepent.ie
- ↑ "Behind the Scenes Interview" retrieved from YouTube
- ↑ "Harry Latino Interview" retrieved from Snitch Seeker
- ↑ "news article" retrieved from The Leaky Cauldron
- ↑ "Magazine scan" retrieved from Evanna Lynch online
External links
- Template:Imdb name
- Ev Online (fansite)
- Evanna Lynch(Fansite)