Neve Campbell

Neve Campbell
Campbell in 2009
Born	Neve Adrianne Campbell (1973-10-03) October 3, 1973 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Jeff Colt (m. 1995–1998) John Light (m. 2007–2011)
Partner(s)	J. J. Feild
Children	1

Neve Adrianne Campbell (/ˈnɛv ˈkæmbəl/; born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress who played teenage roles in the 1990s as Julia Salinger in the television series Party of Five and as Sidney Prescott in the Wes Craven horror film Scream and its sequels.

She has also starred in films such as The Craft, Wild Things, and later several films that were critically acclaimed but received a limited theatrical release, including Panic (2000) and The Company (2003).

Early life

Campbell was born in Guelph, Ontario. Campbell's mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and psychologist from Amsterdam. Her father, Gerry Campbell, an immigrant to Canada from the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, taught high school drama classes in Mississauga, Ontario — first at Westwood Secondary School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), later at Lorne Park Secondary School and Erindale. Gerry Campbell has retired from teaching. Campbell's maternal grandparents ran a theatre company in the Netherlands and her paternal grandparents were also performers. On her mother's side, Campbell is descended from Sephardic Jews who immigrated to the Netherlands and converted to Catholicism; she has stated, "I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes".

Campbell has three brothers, Christian, Alex, and Damian (aka Damian McDonald). Her parents divorced when she was two years old. At age six, Neve saw a performance of "The Nutcracker" and decided she wanted to take ballet. She and her brother Christian resided largely with their father (who received custody of the two), with regular periods at their mother's home, until Neve was nine years old. At that time, she moved into residence at the National Ballet School of Canada, training there and appearing in performances of The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. After accumulating a lot of dance injuries, Campbell moved from dancing into acting at the age of 15, when she performed in The Phantom of the Opera at the Canon Theatre in Toronto while attending John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph during her time at home.

Acting career

Early roles

She appeared in a 1991 Coca-Cola commercial promoting its sponsorship on Bryan Adams' 1991–1992 "Waking Up the Nation", the tour promoting his album "Waking Up the Neighbours".

Campbell's first starring role was Daisy in the Canadian youth TV series Catwalk, which she held from 1992 to 1994. She made several guest appearances on shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.

1994–2000

Described as 'TV's most believable teenager', Campbell rose to fame outside Canada after being cast as Julia Salinger in the drama series Party of Five, in which she performed from 1994 to 2000. The show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama in 1996.

Campbell's first widely released film was 1996's The Craft.

Campbell at the Emmy Awards in 1997

She then had a leading role in Scream (1996), directed by Wes Craven. The film was a huge success, earning over $173 million at the worldwide box office, and winning critical acclaim. Campbell's role as Sidney Prescott has received significant critical praise throughout the series, earning her the Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role in Scream. The film was followed by three sequels, all of which were also hugely successful, with Scream 2 earning over $170 million, Scream 3 earning over $160 million and Scream 4 earning over $97 million. Campbell won the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance for Scream 2. Roger Ebert, in his review of Scream 3, wrote of Campbell, "The camera loves her. She could become a really big star and then giggle at clips from this film at her AFI tribute".

Campbell also appeared in Wild Things, opposite Denise Richards, Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon, and 54, both of which were moderately successful. She also appeared in Three to Tango with Matthew Perry. She also provided the voice of Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. In both 1998 and 2000, she was on People's "50 Most Beautiful People" list. In 1998 she was ranked #3 in Empire's 100 sexiest movie stars. Campbell was also included in FHM's 'sexiest women in the world' list in 1998 (#31), 1999 (#20), 2000 (#31) and 2001 (#42).

2000–2009

Campbell at the 2006 BAFTA Awards.

Following the third film in the Scream series, Campbell appeared in several films that received a limited theatrical release but were well reviewed by critics, including the 2000 film Panic, in which she appeared alongside William H. Macy and Donald Sutherland. In 2002, she appeared in Last Call opposite Sissy Spacek and Jeremy Irons, for which she won a Prism Award for Performance in TV Movie or Miniseries. Campbell co-wrote, produced, and starred in the 2003 film The Company, about Chicago's Joffrey Ballet. Next came the independent film When Will I Be Loved. Released in 2004, the film was praised by critic Roger Ebert but received only a brief and limited theatrical release. In Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (2009 edition), the film critic describes it as an "Unlikable film ... crammed with coldhearted characters who are obsessed with big bucks, sleazy sex, and endless hustling."

In March 2006, Campbell made her West End theatre debut, in a version of Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues at the Old Vic theatre. Matthew Modine and Maximilian Schell also appeared in the play, which received mixed reviews. Resurrection Blues was directed by Robert Altman, with whom Campbell had previously worked in The Company. Later in 2006, Campbell performed again in the West End in Love Song, alongside Cillian Murphy, Michael McKean, and Kristen Johnston, to mixed reviews.

On July 7, 2007, she presented at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. In 2007, she was featured for a third time on People most beautiful people list. On June 24, 2009, Campbell returned to television in a starring role on NBC's The Philanthropist.

She had a guest voice role on The Simpsons in "Rednecks and Broomsticks" in 2009.

2009–present

On April 1, 2010, the screenwriter of the Scream franchise, Kevin Williamson, confirmed that Campbell would once again portray Sidney Prescott in Scream 4, which was released on April 15, 2011. She then starred in the film, The Glass Man, which received a limited release in 2011. She appeared in the film Singularity, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. Campbell had a starring role in the 12-part mini series, Titanic: Blood and Steel, which originally aired in the US from October 8, 2012 to October 13, 2012 on Encore. She played the role of Norina, in the 2012 film, Vivaldi, which follows the early life of the famous musician, Antonio Vivaldi.

In October 2012, it was announced she would guest star on the popular television show, Grey's Anatomy for two episodes that aired in December 2012. Campbell reunites with former Scream 3 cast member Patrick Dempsey on the show, playing his sister, Lizzie. It has also been suggested that she may later guest star in more episodes of the series.

Campbell starred in the 2013 Lifetime original movie, An Amish Murder. She plays the lead role of a police detective who returns home to her Amish community, years after surviving a brutal killing spree. It premiered on the network on January 6, 2013. The film stood as a back-door pilot for the show, which would star Campbell, if the movie was successful. The show is currently in development.

Personal life

Campbell married fellow Canadian actor Jeff Colt on April 3, 1995. The couple, who met when he was a bartender at Toronto's Pantages Theatre, divorced in May 1998. In 2005, Campbell began dating John Light, an English actor whom she met while filming the movie Investigating Sex. The couple became engaged in December 2005, and married in Malibu on May 5, 2007. The couple lived together in Islington, North London for 5 years, before Campbell filed for divorce on June 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. In March 2012, Campbell and her partner, J. J. Feild, confirmed that they were expecting their first child together. Their son, Caspian, was born in August 2012.

Campbell has appeared in campaign literature and videos for the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada and the Tourette Syndrome Association, a similar organization in the United States.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	My Secret Identity	Student	Television series; one episode, #3.15 (uncredited)
1992	The Kids in the Hall	Laura Capelli	Television series; one episode, #3.13
1992	Catwalk	Daisy McKenzie	Television series
1993	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Nonnie Walker	Television series; one episode, "Tale of the Dangerous Soup"
1994	The Dark	Jesse Donovan
1994	The Passion of John Ruskin	Effie Gray	Short film
1994	Paint Cans	Tristesse
1994	I Know My Son Is Alive	Beth	Television film
1994	The Forget-Me-Not Murders	Jess Foy	Television film
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Trish Collins	Television series; one episode, "Kundela"
1994	Aventures dans le Grand Nord	Nepeese	Television series; one episode, "Bari"
1994–2000	Party of Five	Julia Salinger	Television series; 143 episodes, 1994–2000 Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress (1999)
1995	Love Child	Deidre
1995	The Canterville Ghost	Virginia "Ginny" Otis	Family Film Award for Best Actress – TV
1995	MADtv	Julia Salinger	Television series; one episode, #1.3
1996	The Craft	Bonnie
1996	Scream	Sidney Prescott	Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
1997	Scream 2	Sidney Prescott	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Actress – Horror MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
1998	54	Julie Black
1998	Hairshirt	Renée Weber
1998	Wild Things	Suzie Marie Toller	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (Shared with: Matt Dillon and Denise Richards)
1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Kiara	Voice
1999	Three to Tango	Amy Post
2000	Scream 3	Sidney Prescott	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Actress – Horror Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
2000	Drowning Mona	Ellen Rash
2000	Panic	Sarah Cassidy
2001	Investigating Sex	Alice
2002	Last Call	Frances Kroll	Television film Prism Award for Performance in TV Movie or Miniseries
2003	Lost Junction	Missy Lofton
2003	The Company	Loretta "Ry" Ryan
2003	Blind Horizon	Chloe Richards
2004	When Will I Be Loved	Vera Barrie
2004	Churchill: The Hollywood Years	Princess Elizabeth
2005	Reefer Madness	Miss Poppy
2006	Relative Strangers	Ellen Minola
2007	Closing the Ring	Marie
2007	Love Bites	Mina
2007	I Really Hate My Job	Abi
2007	Partition	Margaret Stilwell
2007	Medium	Debra	Television series; 3 episodes, 2007
2008	Agent Crush	Cassie	Voice
2008	Burn Up	Holly	Television miniseries, 2 episodes
2008	Sea Wolf	Maude Brewster	Television miniseries
2009	Dirty Oil	Narrator	Voice
2009	Owl Song	Peggy Glanville-Hicks
2009	The Philanthropist	Olivia Maidstone	Television series; series regular
2009	The Simpsons	Cassandra	Voice; Episode: "Rednecks and Broomsticks"
2011	Scream 4	Sidney Prescott	Nominated—Scream Award for Best Horror Actress Nominated—Teen Choice Awards for Best Horror Movie
2011	The Glass Man	Julie Pyrite
2012	Vivaldi	Norina
2012	Singularity	Laura Fennel
2012	Titanic: Blood and Steel	Joanna	TV mini-series
2012	Grey's Anatomy	Lizzie Shepherd	Guest Star; 2 episodes
2013	An Amish Murder	Kate Burkholder	Television film

External links

• Neve Campbell at the Internet Movie Database
• CNN interview (January 13, 2004)
• IGN Films interview (January 5, 2004)
• E Online! interview (December, 1997)