Alice Evans

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Alice Evans
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Evans during a tour of the Pentagon in 2006
Born
Alice Jane Evans

New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States [1]
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1996–2018
Spouse
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(m. 2007;div. 2023)​
Children2
Parent David Evans

Alice Evans is a British-American actress. She played Chloe Simon in the film 102 Dalmatians .

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Early life

Evans was born in New Jersey, U.S., [2] the daughter of a professor in applied mathematics and a teacher of English literature, and was raised in Bristol, England. She attended Henbury School, along with her two brothers. [3] She graduated from University College London with a focus in French and Italian. [3]

Career

After graduation, she enrolled at the Cours Florent in Paris. She gained work in French television, with her breakthrough role as French student Susan in the French sitcom, Elisa Top Model  [ fr ], which ran for 18 months. Next, she went to Italy to play "Nathalie", in the 1998 Italian miniseries Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna . Her first English-speaking role was in the Highlander episode 'Patient Number 7'. After making her first film, Monsieur Naphtali  [ fr ] (1999), director Claude Lelouch cast Evans as Macha in Une pour toutes (1999), alongside Samy Naceri and Anne Parillaud.

In 1999, Disney cast Evans alongside Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, and her later husband, Ioan Gruffudd, in 102 Dalmatians . [4] [5] Evans's mother died at age 59, the day before Evans's final screen test for the role, which introduced her to British viewers.[ citation needed ]

After appearing in Blackball , she moved to Los Angeles in 2003. She has since appeared in both in films and in television series, including The Mentalist , Brothers & Sisters , Lost , and Grimm . Evans also had a recurring turn as the villainous Esther on The Vampire Diaries [6] and The Originals .

Personal life

Evans met actor Ioan Gruffudd during the filming of 102 Dalmatians. [7] They became engaged on New Year's Day 2006 and married on 14 September 2007 in Mexico. [8] They have two daughters, born in 2009 and 2013. [9] In January 2021, Evans announced their separation, which Gruffudd initiated. [10] In March 2021, Gruffudd filed for divorce from Evans. [11] In February 2022, Gruffudd was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Evans; he was then granted a three-year permanent restraining order in August 2022. [12] In January 2023, Evans faced charges over allegedly breaching her restraining order on two occasions. [13] Evans pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were dropped in March 2023. [14] In 2024, Evans, who has full custody of their two children, took Gruffudd to court to demand child and spousal support which she won. [15] In July 2025, Evans took Gruffudd to court for more child support. [15]

In 2017, following a slew of sexual assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, Evans claimed that Weinstein had made sexual advances towards her in 2002, which she had declined. Evans said that Weinstein insinuated that her rejection would affect her and Gruffudd's careers. [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998RewindHelga
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Perky Girl
1999The EscortSue
2000 One 4 All Macha Desachy
2000 102 Dalmatians Chloe Simon
2001 My Wife Maurice Emmanuelle
2002 The Abduction Club Catherine Kennedy
2003 Blackball Kerry Speight
2004 Fascination Kelly Vance
2005Four Corners of SuburbiaSusan Harris
2006 Hollywood Dreams Vida
2006 The Christmas Card Faith Spelman
2006 Dangerous Parking Etta
2007Save Angel HopeSonia Zeller
2007Agent CrushAlexVoice
2009ReunionMinerva
2013 Liars All Sandra
2018The Liquid PsychologistHerselfShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–99Elisa Top ModèleClara22 episode; aka Elisa
1996StrangersCharlotteEpisode: "Crash"
1997 Highlander: The Series KyraEpisode: "Patient Number 7"
1998Au cœur de la loiMuriel HighsmithEpisode: "En vert et contre tous"
1998 H Sabri's GirlfriendEpisode: "Une belle maman"
1998–2000Le Ragazze di Piazza di SpagnaNathalie6 episodes
2001Best of Both WorldsDiane Sullivan3 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Leslie WarnerEpisode: "Bait"
2006 Mayo Clair WishartEpisode: "Killing Me Softly"
2006 The Christmas Card Faith SpelmanTelevision film
2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Heather MillsVoice; episode: "The Freak Book"
2009 Lost Younger Eloise Hawking3 episodes
2010 The Mentalist Ilsa EngelsEpisode: “Red Letter”
2010 Brothers & Sisters Dr. EvansEpisode: "Get a Room"
2011–12 The Vampire Diaries Esther Mikaelson6 episodes
2011 Brothers & Sisters Dr. Felicity MiltonEpisode: "Brody"
2011 American Dad! Birth Show NarratorEpisode: "Home Wrecker"
2012 Grimm Mia GaudotEpisode: "Over My Dead Body"
2014–15 The Originals Esther Mikaelson3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 MegaRace 2 Co-host of the racing show MegaRace 2 Her name is different each time it is mentioned. [17] [18]

References

  1. ↑ Alice Evans' biodata, mtv.com; accessed 25 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Turner, Robin (21 April 2009). "Ioan Gruffudd expecting first child". Wales Online.
  3. 1 2 "Meet La Belle Anglaise" by Anna Pursglove, Evening Standard, 15 December 2000.
  4. ↑ Mia Sulpor (15 November 2000). "Disney lets dogs out". Variety . Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "102 Dalmatians (2000)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Shaunna Murphy (9 February 2012). "'The Vampire Diaries': Talk tonight's shocking twist, and find out what's next from producer Julie Plec". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016. When Original vampire mama Esther (Alice Evans) returned to Mystic Falls after spending the last millennium six feet under, we knew she'd have some deeply hidden tricks up her sleeve.
  7. ↑ Ioan Gruffudd, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 21 February 2007.
  8. ↑ Mary Margaret (15 September 2007). "Fantastic Four Star Ioan Gruffudd Gets Married". People . Archived from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Andrew Asare (2 October 2013). "Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans welcome second child". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Juneau, Jen (26 January 2021). "Alice Evans Tweets Husband Ioan Gruffudd 'Has Announced He Is to Leave His Family': We Are 'Confused and Sad'". People. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd files for divorce from Alice Evans". South Wales Argus. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Fernández, Alexia (16 February 2022). "Ioan Gruffudd Files for Domestic Violence Restraining Order Against Estranged Wife Alice Evans". People. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Isobel (28 January 2023). "Alice Evans 'facing arrest after missing court appearance' over ex Ioan Gruffudd's restraining order". independent. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Alice Evans Thanks Fans After Charges Are Dropped in Ioan Gruffudd Restraining Order Case (Report)". Peoplemag. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  15. 1 2 Actor Ioan Gruffudd faces off against ex Alice Evans in court over heated child support battle
  16. ↑ Kiefer, Halle (14 October 2017). "Actress Alice Evans Wonders What Effect Rejecting Harvey Weinstein Had on Her and Her Husband's Careers" . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Alice Evans". Lockerdome. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "MegaRace 2 (DOS)". Moby Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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