Almost everyone saw films about Harry Potter, the famous wizard with a scar in the form of a lightning on his forehead, who survived the meeting with “Those You Can't Be Named”. However, after the release of the movie, not only the main character himself became a celebrity, i.e. Harry Potter. Luna Lovegood (the actress who played her, to be precise) sunk into the souls of many fans with her unusual appearance, successful acting, as well as her character - a strange, slightly crazy girl with cockroaches in her head.
"Harry Potter"
This series of books is known to everyone, as is the cycle of films. Every second person watched such a famous movie, and each had its own favorites. Someone has Harry himself, someone Ron Weasley, someone Hermione Granger, someone Luna Lovegood. The actress, who played the last character, appeared in the frame not immediately, but very quickly won the hearts of many viewers.
The most famous character, not surprisingly, is Harry Potter, after whom, in fact, books and films are named. One day he receives a letter stating that he is not an ordinary boy, but a real wizard. His evil aunt and uncle tried their best to hide this information from his nephew, taken up, but when the time came, they were forced to let Harry go to Hogwarts - the Academy of Magic and Wizardry. Potter is surprised that everyone knows him, but the truth about who he is is written on his forehead in the form of a scar after an infant meeting with Voldemort, the most cruel and dangerous dark magician. The latter was less fortunate than a small, thoughtless baby who escaped with only a scar; he was destroyed. However, it gradually becomes apparent that he is ready to rise again. In every part of the book or movie, Voldemort becomes stronger, and in the fourth film (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), the “boy who survived” and his most archenemy meet. At first, no one believes Potter, since everyone is not ready to accept the terrible truth, they are sure that Voldemort cannot rise from the dead, but after a year they are convinced of the truthfulness of the guy’s words, even if not immediately. Subsequent parts of books and films turn into a full-fledged war with "The One Who Cannot Be Named", which includes the Great Battle of the Hogwarts between the Death Eaters, minions of Voldemort, and teachers and students of Hogwarts and other wizards.
Luna Lovegood Appears
This eccentric and bizarre girl appeared in the fifth part ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"). The main thing for her is not logic and rationality, but imagination, faith and elements hidden from the ordinary human eye and brain. However, this does not mean that Luna is stupid, quite the contrary, it is quite smart and quick-witted.
The first meeting of the main characters (Harry, Ron and Hermione) with the girl took place at the Hogwarts Express, where all the compartments, except the one in which Polumna was, were busy. Later, the girl helped Harry, whom Draco Malfoy hurt.
Initially, due to its characteristics, Lovegood is lonely. She is shunned and disliked by everyone, considered crazy, and periodically hide her things and just call names. However, this does not bother the girl at all, moreover, she never holds any evil against anyone, despite the persecution of fellow students, she is so kind and good. “Little of that” even Harry Potter called it. Luna Lovegood - that rare instance, which absolutely does not care about the opinions of others. True, she is still noticed as a person and accepted as she is after the girl enters the Dumbledore Squad. She has friends and fans of the opposite sex, but still the girl considers her best friends to all the familiar trinity, as well as Neville and Ginny.
Luna lives with her father, as her mother died when the girl was still a small child.
Evanna lynch
Luna Lovegood is an actress whose real name is almost forgotten due to her most famous role. The girl is rarely one of fans or just movie lovers calls Evanna Lynch, as her parents christened her. Evanna, from now on and, apparently, for a long time, is precisely Luna Lovegood. The actress herself probably knows that many do not even know her real name.
So the "secret" is revealed. You now know that Evanna Lynch is the real name of the actress who played many beloved strange heroine.
Biography and career
The full name of Luna Lovegood is Evanna Patricia Lynch. She was born in the Irish county of Louth, in Termonfekin on August 16, 1991. Evanna has two older sisters (Emily and Meyrid) and a younger brother named Patrick. From 11 to 13 years old, Lynch suffered from anorexia.
She studied at a closed Catholic school for girls from 2004 to 2010. In September of the same year, she entered the Institute of Education, which is located in Ireland.
February 2, 2006. Casting. The girl came to London in the hope of becoming Luna Lovegood. About 15 thousand applicants came to the casting, so the chances of luck were negligible. However, it was on Evanna that the producers drew attention. They did not want to take professional actresses, because for the most part they are too predictable, which means they will not be able to create the desired image. In addition, it was important for the creators that the applicants were going to not only play the Polumn, but to become it.
Filmography of the actress
Evanna Lynch is an actress who played Luna Lovegood and became famous precisely because of this role. It is unlikely that the girl would have made her way to the screen if it were not for her incredible luck, because Evanna is not a professional actress. So, speaking of the filmography, of course, the Harry Potter series is a major achievement. Even if Evanna Lynch starred not in all parts, but only in the last four, this is her most successful role at the moment. So, in addition to “Harry Potter,” the actress lit up:
- In the series "Sinbad" and "Top".
- In the musical “A Very Potter Senior Year”, which you can hardly find in Russian, but with knowledge of English you can appreciate it. However, there are more songs than actions, and the actress herself appears infrequently, so you can watch without translation.
- In the movie When the Best Friend is Gay.
- In the short film "It Doesn't Come Easy."
In addition, in 2014, the film will be released under the name Dynamite: An Instructive Story, where the actress will also take part.
The Influence of Luna Lovegood on the Life of Evanna Lynch
When the girl was still a girl, a child, she already loved a series of books about Harry Potter. It is unlikely that little Evanna assumed that when she grows up, she will become one of the heroines of her favorite book, not just in her fantasies, but turned into her on the screen.
After the release of the films, Evanna really wanted to star in at least one part, so after the announcement of the casting for the role of Luna Lovegood, a fourteen-year-old girl immediately rushed to London to realize her dream.
Other interesting facts
- Luna Lovegood is an actress whose photo can often be seen precisely in her stage role than in her everyday image. Most often, viewers remember a girl not by her real name, but by the one she had in the film.
- During anorexia, J. Rowling herself sent Evanna a letter of support. The girl, in turn, also sent letters to the writer, in which she admired the books and stated that she would never succeed in starring in Harry Potter. The correspondence between Lynch and Rowling was not limited to: after the casting, they met, and the writer called the girl ideally suited for the role of Luna.
- Evanna Lynch is a vegetarian.
- Evanna's real hair color is dark, so for the role she had to repaint herself in blonde.
Conclusion
Now you know what the Luna Lovegood is in reality. The actress who played her is known to all lovers of the series of films externally, and now many will remember her real name. And this is right, because a character should never replace a real person, as happens with some actors who made their way into a big movie thanks to one successful and memorable role.