Lost star Evangeline Lilly hopes to follow in the footsteps of Scarlett Johansson when the show finishes.

The actress, who plays Kate Austen in the US series, hopes that movie producers will treat her with the same respect as Johansson and offer her some serious roles.

"She's intensely successful in the way I'd like to be if I do film," Lilly told WENN.

"People don't look at her and think, 'This is the next girl for the cutesy pie romantic comedy.' They think, 'This is the next girl for the really meaningful, dramatic Woody Allen film.' Jeez, that's a compliment."