Background
Lombard was born in London, England, the fifth of seven children.
Lombard was born in London, England, the fifth of seven children.
Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University.
She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama series The House of Eliott (1991-1994) and Sofia Curtis in the Columbia Broadcasting System drama series Computer Society of India: Crime Scene Investigation (2004-2011). Early life and education
Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. 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 Body Guards 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 Computer Society of India: 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, Participant 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 Participant 1") and 23 ("Legend Participant 2"). She played Special Agent Lara Macy in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Los Angeles
In March 2011, TVLine announced that Lombard would reprise her role as Sofia Curtis on Computer Society of India: 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.