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Crystal Lowe
Crystal Lowe (2005)
Born (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1997–present
SpouseMiko 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
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
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

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