Deathly Hallows Part I on November 19, 2010
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Evanna Lynch
Full Name: Evanna Lynch
Birthday: August 16, 1991
Parents: Marguerite and Donal
Siblings: One sister, Emily and two other siblings
Pets: Cats-Luna and her kitten Dumbledore plus other kittens [Crookshanks (deceased)]
Interesting Facts
On playing Luna
- As a Harry Potter fanatic she dreamed of playing the role of Luna Lovegood. She even made
a video of her acting out the part and sent it to Warner Brothers.
- When Evanna Lynch was younger she wrote a letter to J.K. Rowling regarding her low hopes
of playing cast as Luna in the films because she is from Termonfeckin. Jo's response read "Don't
be too hard on Termonfeckin; it does have a brilliant name". Jo is aware and "quite amazed" at
the excellent coincidence.
-Evanna was chosen for the role of Luna Lovegood over 15,000 other girls.
-Evanna has in fact visited fansites about herself, though stopped shortly after due to negative
comments.
-Her father accompanied her on the trip to England for the tryouts.
-Evanna was asked to do a screen test just a few short weeks after being asked to come back
again after the tryouts.
-She receieved a call three days after doing a screen test, saying she had gotten the part of Luna.
-Evanna enjoys talking to the other cast members while off the set, and says that she no longer
feels so nervous.
On Harry Potter
- Evanna has read each of the Harry Potter books 6 or 7 times.
- Evanna has a signed copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix from J.K. Rowling.
-After being introduced to Luna's character, Evanna was positive that she[Luna] was the perfect
character for her.
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