Alice Evans is a British-American actress. She played Chloe Simon in the film 102 Dalmatians and Esther Mikaelson in the third season of the CW's The Vampire Diaries and its spin off The Originals.
Early life Evans was born in New Jersey, U.S., 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."Meet La Belle Anglaise" by Anna Pursglove, Evening Standard, 15 December 2000. She graduated from University College London with a degree in French and Italian.
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, , 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, (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.
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 and The Originals.
Personal life Evans met actor Ioan Gruffudd during the filming of 102 Dalmatians.Ioan Gruffudd, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 21 February 2007. They became engaged on New Year's Day 2006 and married on 14 September 2007 in Mexico. They have two daughters, born in 2009 and 2013. In January 2021, Evans announced their separation, which Gruffudd initiated. In March 2021, Gruffudd filed for divorce from Evans. 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. In January 2023, Evans faced charges over allegedly breaching her restraining order on two occasions. Evans pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were dropped in March 2023. In February 2026, the restraining order was renewed for five years, due to repeated violations.
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.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1998RewindHelga1999The EscortSue2000One 4 AllMacha 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 2006Dangerous Parking Etta 2007Save Angel HopeSonia Zeller2007Agent CrushAlexVoice2009ReunionMinerva 2013 Liars All Sandra 2018The Liquid PsychologistHerselfShort
Television Year Title Role Notes 1996–99 Elisa Top Modèle Clara 22 episode; aka Elisa 1996 Strangers Charlotte Episode: "Crash" 1997 Highlander: The Series Kyra Episode: "Patient Number 7" 1998 Au cœur de la loi Muriel Highsmith Episode: "En vert et contre tous" 1998 H Sabri's Girlfriend Episode: "Une belle maman" 1998–2000 Le Ragazze di Piazza di Spagna Nathalie 6 episodes 2001 Best of Both Worlds Diane Sullivan 3 episodes 2003 CSI: Miami Leslie Warner Episode: "Bait"2006MayoClair WishartEpisode: "Killing Me Softly" 2006 The Christmas Card Faith Spelman Television film2007Curb Your EnthusiasmHeather MillsVoice; episode: "The Freak Book" 2009 Lost Younger Eloise Hawking 3 episodes 2010 The Mentalist Ilsa Engels Episode: “Red Letter”2010Brothers & SistersDr. EvansEpisode: "Get a Room" 2011–12 The Vampire Diaries Esther Mikaelson 6 episodes2011Brothers & SistersDr. Felicity MiltonEpisode: "Brody"2011American Dad!Birth Show NarratorEpisode: "Home Wrecker" 2012 Grimm Mia Gaudot Episode: "Over My Dead Body" 2014–15 The Originals Esther Mikaelson 3 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes 1996 MegaRace 2Co-host of the racing show MegaRace 2Her name is different each time it is mentioned.
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