Bayside beauty Indiana Evans patiently waits for fame

[Laura.]

Bayside beauty Indiana Evans patiently waits for fame

By BRITTANY STACK | From: The Sunday Telegraph |August 15, 2010 12:00AM

SHE'S missed out on two huge Hollywood roles in the past two years, but Indiana Evans isn't fazed.

The ex-Home And Away star says she's happy biding her time until she gets a shot at the silver screen.

"It can be frustrating," the 20- year-old beauty told The Sunday Telegraph. "I think it's a good sign if you're getting close to things. It just means having patience."

Evans narrowly lost out to Aussie Mia Wasikowska for the role of Alice alongside Hollywood heavyweight Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland.

She also auditioned for a Steven Spielberg-produced film, I Am Number Four. "He (Spielberg) commented on all my tapes, which means he's seen me, which is bizarre to imagine," Evans said.

"I met Tim Burton, which was great. He's kind of crazy - he looks like a mad scientist, or a crazy musician, or something like that, but he was really lovely."

Evans is set to guest-star alongside her former Summer Bay cohort Kate Ritchie in what she has described as her most "controversial" role yet - playing a prostitute in the Nine Network's latest drama, Cops: LAC, set to air later this year."It's nothing like I've done before," Evans said.

"It was really fun to do, actually, but some bits were a bit uncomfortable to film.

"We shot it in the Cross, and I looked a bit bizarre and got some odd looks."

Although most of her counterparts have moved to Los Angeles since leaving Home And Away, Evans is happy to call Sydney home.

"I don't mind LA, but I prefer it here. I'm not planning to move there but, if I have to go, I will.

"I'm auditioning for more American things than Australian things."

[bubblepop]

She looks very beautiful, I love the darker shades of brown in her hair it makes her look more stunning. She was such a great actress on H&A, I would love to see her in a big role she realy deserves it. Ive been watching her from her Snobs days but Im excited to see what kind of show she will get into. I hope she doesn't do anything disney lol. She is too good for that.

[Barbara]

Thanks for posting.

She looks amazing on those pictures.

I'm sure she'll get some other great opportunities. She may not have had the part of Alice but she was really close. That's good, it means her audition(s) was/were impressive. And Spielberg and Burton knowing about her could be positive for her future as well. Who knows, right?

[jldraw]

For some reason to me she seems to resemble Margot Robbie in these pics. Thanks for the uploads

[JosieTash]

LOVE the pics and her comments bout Time Burton & Steven Speilberg.

REALLY looking fwd to sseing her in Cops LAC.

Indi, along with ISLA Fisher & Melissa George, is my fave actress to have ever set foot in Summer Bay.