Lini Evans | |
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Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
Spouse | Ross Mitchell (married 2022-present) |
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Genres | Multilingual, jazz, adult contemporary |
Website | www |
Lini Evans is a Canadian singer and actress born in Calgary, Alberta. Evans states to be self-taught and proficient in singing across eight languages in addition to speaking four of them: [1] English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, French, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese[ citation needed ].
A couple of noteworthy performances of Evans, include singing her bilingual rendition of “The End of the World” in Season One, Episode Eight of The Man in the High Castle , and the finale duet of the "Our Chinese Heart" concert at Rogers Arena [2] [1] [3] with Han Lei. Evans has also performed for the Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, and Japanese royalty in Kobe [ citation needed ]. She has performed alongside well-known Asian pop titans including, Andy Lau, and A-Mei. [4]
Evans portrayed Betty Logan, the mother to actress Lacey Chabert character in the television movie "The Tree That Saved Christmas". This movie became the highest-rated Up original movie of all-time (as of 2015) and was directed by David Winning. [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Season 1 Episode 8: "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) |
2021 | Raise a Glass to Love | Lynn Savern | TV movie (Hallmark) |
2021 | Gingerbread Miracle | Vanessa Owens | TV movie (Hallmark) |
2022 | Resident Alien | Bethany Bloom | Season 2 Episode 4 Radio Harry |
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