Biography

Early life and education

Lombard was born in Redbridge, London, England, the fifth of seven children.

Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University.

Career

Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama The House of Eliott. Her first big break was in the hit series Chancer, after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas Bodyguards and Metropolis and several films including Gold in the Streets, My Kingdom and After the Rain.

In 1994, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. From 1998 to 2000, Lombard took a career break to study English literature at Cambridge.

In 1998, Lombard starred in the cult classic Tale of the Mummy; and, in 1999, she starred in the film Esther, with F. Murray Abraham. In 1999 Lombard starred in After the Rain with Ariyon Bakare, Paul Bettany, and Peter Krummack.

In 2004, Lombard appeared in the film Hidalgo. In November that same year, Lombard began a recurring role on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation during Seasons 5 and 6. She made her first appearance in Season 5, Episode 7 ("Formalities"), playing Sofia Curtis, a crime scene investigator who later becomes a homicide detective. In September 2006, in the Season 7 premiere ("Built to Kill, Part 1"), Lombard began a regular role which she held throughout that season, until its finale ("Living Doll"). In September 2007, Lombard appeared in the Season 8 premiere ("Dead Doll") and was credited as a Special Guest Star.

In 2009, Lombard appeared in the pilot episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, which aired during Season 6 of the main NCIS series; Episodes 22 ("Legend Part 1") and 23 ("Legend Part 2"). She played Special Agent Lara Macy in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.

In March 2011, TVLine announced that Lombard would reprise her role as Sofia Curtis on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the Season 11 episode "Father of the Bride", which aired on 28 April 2011 and revealed that her character had been promoted to Deputy Chief.

In 2014, Lombard starred in the pilot for the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series The Lottery.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Twice Upon a Time
1998	Gold in the Streets	Mary
1998	Tale of the Mummy	Samantha Turkel
1999	After the Rain	Emma
2001	Diggity's Treasure	Rachel Blackmon
2001	My Kingdom	Kath
2002	Claim	Ellen Brachman
2004	Hidalgo	Lady Anne Davenport
2004	Countdown	Catherine Stone
2005	Call, TheThe Call	Woman	Short film
2011	Un Africain en hiver	Madame Dozin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Forgotten, TheThe Forgotten	Kristina	TV film
1989	Capital City	Louise	4 episodes
1990	Bill, TheThe Bill	Susan Peterfield	Episode: "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"
1990	Perfect Scoundrels	Alice	Episode: "Sweeter Than Wine"
1990	Casualty	Clare Jameson	Episode: "All's Fair"
1991	Black Velvet Gown, TheThe Black Velvet Gown	Lucy Gallmington	TV film
1991	Bergerac	Clarissa Calder	Episode: "Snow in Provence"
1991	Chancer	Anna	7 episodes
1991-94	House of Eliott, TheThe House of Eliott	Evangeline Eliott	34 episodes
1992	Angels	Lucy	TV film
1993	Shakers		TV film
1996-97	Bodyguards	Liz Shaw	7 episodes
1999	Esther	Esther	TV miniseries
2000	Metropolis	Charlotte	TV miniseries
2003	War Stories	Gayle Phelan	TV film
2003	Second Nature	Dr. Harriet Fellows	TV film
2004-11	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sofia Curtis	Recurring role Season 5-6 Main Cast season 7 (guest season 8 & 11) (52 Episodes)
2007	Judy's Got a Gun	Judy Lemen	TV film
2008	Kiss of Death	Kay Rousseu	TV film
2009	NCIS	Special Agent Lara Macy	Episode: "Legend: Part 1" Episode: "Legend: Part 2"
2010	Miami Medical	Karen	Episode: "All Fall Down"
2010	Stargate Universe	Gloria Rush	4 episodes
2012	Rogue	Wendy Hollingsworth	TV film
2012	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Dean Nora Hill	Episode: "His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts"
2012	Dripping in Chocolate	Juliana Lovece	TV film
2013	The Selection	Queen Amberly	Unsold pilot
2014	Star-Crossed	Saroya	4 episodes
2014	Grimm	Elizabeth Lascelles	6 episodes
2015	A Student's Obsession	Stephanie	TV film (Lifetime)

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