Justina Vail
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Justina Vail Evans (born 20 August 1963, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia) is a life coach and actress.

Background

Justina Vail was born in Malaysia in 1963 to British
British people
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 parents. When she was 9 years old, her family moved to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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, and eventually to England
England
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. She spent her teenage years living in Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Kent
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, and attended Canterbury College of Art. After leaving art college she pursued a career as a model
Model (person)
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 and actor.

Professionally, her most notable role was as scientist
Scientist
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 Dr. Olga Vukavitch in the 1990s UPN
UPN
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 science fiction
Science fiction
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 television series Seven Days, for which she won a Saturn Award
Saturn Award
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.

She stepped out of acting in 2002 and then returned in 2009. She is married to Dr. Jeff Evans, a leadership development consultant and best-selling author based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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, USA.

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