Crystal Lowe
Crystal Lowe | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | Miko Tomasevich |
Crystal Lowe (born January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her scream queen roles. Lowe began her career with a supporting role in Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001), and then appeared as the murder victim at the center of the plot of Christopher Nolan's acclaimed thriller Insomnia (2002).
She then starred as Ashlyn Halperin in Final Destination 3 (2006), as Lauren Hannon in Black Christmas (2006) and as Elena Miller in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007). Other film appearances include Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), as Vala on the show Smallville (2010), as Toby Nance in the series Primeval: New World and as Rita Haywith in the Hallmark television and film series Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Early life
Lowe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Chinese father and a Scottish mother.[1] On August 8, 2009, Lowe married her fiance Miko Tomasevich at Vancouver's historic Hycroft Manor.
Career
Lowe started her career as a model. At the age of 15 she made her way into the world of acting. Her first role was as Nya on an episode of Stargate SG-1. Lowe went on to guest star in several popular television shows like Masters of Horror, Psych, Supernatural, Stargate: Atlantis, The L Word plus many more.
Lowe's first film role came in 2000 when she was cast in the film Get Carter. Soon after she was cast as Tiffany in the horror film Children of the Corn: Revelation. In 2006 Crystal was cast as Ashlyn Halperin in Final Destination 3. Her next role was as Lauren in the remake of Black Christmas. Just after Black Christmas, Lowe went on to star as Elena in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End. She was considered a "scream queen" after her appearances in these horror films.
After her work on Wrong Turn 2, Lowe went on to do cameo roles in the films Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck. In 2008 she was reunited with her Final Destination 3 Co-star Amanda Crew in the film That One Night. Also in 2008, Lowe was cast in supporting roles for the films Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon, Poison Ivy: The Secret Society and Center Stage: Turn It Up.
In 2009, Lowe had a small role in the action film Driven to Kill with Steven Seagal.
In 2010, Lowe appeared as Zoe in the film Hot Tub Time Machine, as Vala in the 9th season of the CW show Smallville and as Nina in Sheldon Wilson's horror/thriller film Killer Mountain.
In mid-2011, Lowe was cast as Tina in A Little Bit Zombie and as Piper/Peaches in the TV movie To The Mat.
In early 2012 Crystal was cast as Toby Nance, one of the lead characters in the new series Primeval: New World.
In 2014, Crystal was cast as Rita Heywith in the Hallmark series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, which aired for one season in 2014 before becoming successive television films.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||
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2000 | Get Carter | Girl #1 | ||||
2000 | Sanctimony | Virginia | ||||
2001 | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Tiffany | Direct to video | |||
2002 | Insomnia | Kay Connell | ||||
2002 | I Spy | Beautiful Girl | ||||
2004 | Going the Distance | Waitress | ||||
2005 | Thralls | Tanya Watner | ||||
2006 | Final Destination 3 | Ashlyn Halperin | ||||
2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Chingy's Girl #1 | ||||
2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Autograph Girl | ||||
2006 | Black Christmas | Lauren Hannon | ||||
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Nicole | ||||
2007 | Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Elena Garcia | ||||
2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Cam's Wedding Friend | ||||
2007 | Coffee Diva | Chipped Tooth / Starlet | Short film | |||
2008 | That One Night | Stacy | ||||
2008 | Center Stage: Turn It Up | Lexi | ||||
2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Jane | ||||
2009 | Driven to Kill | Tanya | Direct to video | |||
2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Zoe | Supporting role | |||
2011 | Suffer | Crystal | Short film | |||
2012 | A Little Bit Zombie | Tina | Main role | |||
2013 | Charlie | Rose | – | 2016 | "Rampage: President Down" | Bill's Girlfriend |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Nya | Episode: "Emancipation" |
Breaker High | Melina | Episode: "Beware of Geeks Baring Their Gifts" | |
1998 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Pascal | Episode: "The Case of the Open Hand" |
1999–2000 | Cold Squad | Myra Larson/Lawson | Episode: "Deadly Games: Part 2" Episode: "Death by Intent: Part 1" |
1998–2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Hooker Nude Girl Shelley Dunne Sylvia Sylvia |
Episode: "Little Sister: Part 2" Episode: "The Most Dangerous Time" Episode: "Banging on the Wall" Episode: "Cheap Aftershave" |
2002 | MTV's Now What? | Shannon | Episode: "Zack's Little Problem" Episode: "Reality Bites" Episode: "Purity Test" |
The Secret Life of Zoey | Cheerleader | Television film | |
The Twilight Zone | Groupie | Episode: "Harsh Mistress" | |
2004 | Life as We Know It | Julie | Episode: "Natural Disasters" |
2005 | The Life | Student #3 | Television film |
The Collector | Cree | Episode: "The Tattoo Artist" | |
The L Word | Cocktail Waitress | Episode: "Lap Dance" | |
2006 | Masters of Horror | Lily | Episode: "Pick Me Up" |
Killer Instinct | Yvette | Episode: "She's the Bomb" | |
The Evidence | Deb Kintza | Episode: "And the Envelope Please" | |
Totally Awesome | Pretty Girl | Television film | |
2007 | Falcon Beach | Kelly | Episode: "Strawberry Social Reject" |
Psych | Eden Daphne |
Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast" Episode: "If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead?" | |
Bionic Woman | Jessica | Episode: "Second Chances" | |
2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Mardola | Episode: "Harmony" |
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Isabel Turner | Television film | |
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon | Ashley | Television film | |
The Boy Next Door | Nicole Warner | Television film | |
2009 | Supernatural | Leticia Gore Actress | Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters" |
What Color Is Love? | Faiza | Television film | |
Trust | Michelle | Television film | |
2010 | Smallville | Vala | Recurring character |
2011 | Shattered | Woman | Episode: "Finding the Boy" |
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Natalie | Television film | |
To the Mat | Piper/Peaches | Television film | |
Killer Mountain | Nina | Television film | |
2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Cassandra | Episode: "Headshot" |
2012–13 | Primeval: New World | Toby Nance | |
2013 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Rita Haywith | Television film |
2014 | Almost Human | Jeannie | Episode: Simon Says |
2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered[2] | Rita Haywith | |
2014 | Republic of Doyle | Michelle Cantwell | Episode: "No Rest for the Convicted" |
2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas | Rita Haywith | Television films |
2015 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love | ||
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die | Kathleen Evans | Television film | |
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told | Rita Haywith | Television films | |
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream | |||
2016 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart | ||
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million | |||
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You |
References
External links
- Crystal Lowe at IMDb