Juliet Burke | |
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Lost character | |
![]() Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke | |
First appearance | "A Tale of Two Cities" October 4, 2006 |
Last appearance | "The End" May 23, 2010 |
Created by | |
Portrayed by | Elizabeth Mitchell Rylee Fansler (child) |
Centric episode(s) | Individual: "Not in Portland" "One Of Us" "The Other Woman" Shared: "A Tale of Two Cities" "The Incident, Part 2" "The End" |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Fertility doctor and OB/GYN, Miami Central University Auto mechanic, Dharma Initiative |
Relatives | Rachel Carlson (sister) Julian Carlson (nephew) |
Nationality | American |
Former residence | Miami, Florida, United States |
Dr. Juliet Burke is a character portrayed by Elizabeth Mitchell on the ABC television series Lost. Created by J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, the character was introduced in the third season as a member of the hostile group referred to as "the Others" by the crash survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. Flashbacks reveal Juliet's past as a research specialist recruited to solve the Island's fertility problem where pregnant women die after conception. Prevented from leaving the Island and seeing her sister again by Ben Linus until she finds a solution, she quickly betrays Ben and the Others when she is sent as a spy to the survivors' camp. Juliet initially grows close to the castaways' leader, Jack Shephard, but ultimately falls in love and forms a relationship with James "Sawyer" Ford, with whom she moves on to the afterlife in the series finale. The character has also appeared in several spin-off webisodes of Lost: Missing Pieces, with Mitchell reprising her role.
Both Mitchell's performance and the character of Juliet have received significant praise from critics and fans. Juliet is widely considered the series' best female character, and Mitchell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2010.