Lini Evans | |
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| Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
| Spouse | Ross Mitchell (married 2022-present) |
| Musical career | |
| 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.
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 preformed for the Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, and Japanese royalty in Kobe . 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]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- 1 2 Andrews, Marke (20 April 1999). "Multilingual Evans to sing for Zhu". The Vancouver Sun. p. B10.
- ↑ Sin, Lena (23 April 2009). "Gala evening showcases Shanghai". The Province. Canada.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ Parry, Malcolm (31 October 2002). "Town Talk". The Vancouver Sun. p. B3.
- ↑ "Multilingual vocalist start in RAPBA's annual gala". The Review. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Hale, Mike (21 November 2014). "Christmas With Death, Heels and Uplift". The New York Times.
- ↑ "The Tree That Saved Christmas Sets Record As Highest Rated UP Original Of All-Time Reaches 2.1 Million Viewers". UPtv-Press Releases 2014 Archives. 3 December 2014.