Justina Vail Evans (born 20 August 1963), previously credited as Justina Vail, is a British actress, life coach, author and hypnotherapist.[1]
Justina Vail Evans | |
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| Born | 20 August 1963 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Canterbury College of Art |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, life coach |
| Years active | 1984–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Evans, PhD |
| Website | justinavail |
Early life
editVail Evans was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1963 to British parents. She moved to Hong Kong in 1971 and to England in 1975 where she attended Beechwood Sacred Heart School and the Kent Institute of Art & Design (formerly Canterbury College of Art) to study fine art. She acquired her first acting role in Hong Kong where a British television show was filming.[2]
Career
editVail Evans is co-owner and Director of Training at Envision Coach Training, an executive coach training program accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).[3] She is an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) and provides life coaching, executive coaching, hypnotherapy and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) in her private practice.[4]
Vail Evans retired as an actor in 2001 in order to pursue her current career. Her most notable acting role was as a Russian scientist Dr. Olga Vukavitch in the late 1990s and early 2000s UPN science fiction television series Seven Days. Vail received positive reviews for her performance on the show.[5] In 2000, she won a Saturn Award for best supporting actress, winning out over Stargate SG-1's Amanda Tapping.[6] In 2001, however, there were reports of dissatisfaction on set. Co-star Don Franklin expressed his dissatisfaction with the show,[7] and Vail was reported to have left the show entirely[8] (according to some show sources over a dispute with Seven Days co-star Jonathan LaPaglia[9]), only to later return and finish the third season.[7]
She also appeared in The X-Files as the Unholy Spirit.
Vail Evans also guest-starred in an episode of Highlander: The Series. The episode (along with several others like it) were attempts to pilot female immortal leads for the short-lived Highlander: The Raven. Reviews of the episode were mixed, offering criticism of Vail's character but not her performance. Ultimately, Vail's character was not the one chosen for the new show.[10]
Personal life
editVail Evans is married to Dr. Jeff Evans, author and CEO of Envision Global Leadership.[11] Vail Evans is also an author. She has been a recurring columnist for Backstage magazine,[12] and in 2012 she published her book How to be a Happy Actor in a Challenging Business: A Guide to Thriving Through it All.[13] It was awarded the top prize of the "How To" category for the 2012 Hollywood Book Festival.[14]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Yellowthread Street | Caroline | (TV series, 1 episode: "Slicing the Dragon") |
| 1990 | Shadow of China | Caroline | |
| 1991 | Super Force | Hostess | (TV series, 1 episode: "Come Under the Way: Part 2") |
| 1991 | The Adventures of Superboy | Dr. Winger's Assistant | (TV series, 2 episodes) |
| 1992 | The Commish | Anna Trentino | (TV series, 1 episode: "Sleep of the Just") |
| 1992 | The Adventures of Superboy | Dr. Odessa Vexman | (TV series, 2 episodes) |
| 1993 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Devin | Television movie |
| 1994 | The X-Files | The Unholy Spirit | (TV series, 1 episode: "3") |
| 1995 | Marker | Irina | (TV series, 1 episode: "From Russia Without Love") |
| 1996 | Naked Souls | Amelia | |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Amanda | (TV series, 1 episode: "The Bizarro Jerry") |
| 1996 | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Proudfoot | |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Former Girlfriend | |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Maggie Garrity | (TV series, 1 episode: "Runaway") |
| 1997 | Highlander: The Series | Katya | (TV series, 1 episode: "Justice") |
| 1997 | Suddenly Susan | Gina | (TV series, 1 episode: "Where the Wild Things Aren't") |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Beautiful Girl | |
| 1998 | Conan the Adventurer | Zotana | (TV series, 1 episode: "The Crystal Arrow") |
| 1998–2001 | Seven Days | Dr. Olga Vukovitch | (TV series, 66 episodes) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television |
| 2009 | General Hospital | Dr. Ingrid Hensen | (TV series, 6 episodes) |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Zelda Panay '71 | (TV series, 1 episode: "Metamorphosis") |
Bibliography
edit- How to Be a Happy Actor in a Challenging Business: A Guide to Thriving Through It All, CreateSpace, 2012, ISBN 978-1-47752-221-9
References
edit- ^ Vail, Justina (17 December 2012). "Use your fear to fuel you". Backstage. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Spelling, Ian (29 October 1998). "Good 'Days' appear ahead for Vail". Herald-Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ International Coach Federation, (ICF). "International Coach Federation list of accredited programs". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ International Coach Federation, (ICF). "International Coach Federation credentialed coach finder". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Martin, John (6 October 1998). "Seven Days". The Dispatch. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Stargate SG-1 wins Saturn Award: Show honored by science fiction academy". GateWorld. 6 June 2000. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ a b Baerg, Greg (11 April 2001). "Don Franklin wants a lot more than 'Seven Days'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Knight Ridder Tribune (4 April 2001). "Network to pull 'Seven Days': The network will have four unaired episodes". The Vindicator. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (21 March 2001). "Why NBC's "Today" show covers CBS' "Survivor": Plus, unrest on the set of UPN's "7 Days," and more". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Zimmer, Mark (7 February 2005). "Highlander Season Six: The Final Season". DigitallyOBSESSED.com. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Envision Global Leadership, I(EGL). "About Envision Global Leadership". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Backstage. "List of Justina Vail columns". Backstage. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Vail, Justina. "How to be a Happy Actor in a Challenging Business". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Hollywood Book Festival names "Nightingale" for top honors". Hollywood Book Festival. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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