Crystal Lowe
Crystal Lowe (born January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actress and model best known for her Scream Queen roles in horror films such as Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001), Final Destination 3 (2006), Black Christmas (2006) and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) and as Rita Haywith in Hallmark Channel's Signed, Sealed, Delivered television and television film series (2013–2018).
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | January 20, 1981
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Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Miko Tomasevich (m. 2009) |
Children | 1 |
Early life
Lowe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Chinese father and a Scottish mother.[1] In an interview in 2016 she said that she had wanted to be an actress since the age of five.[2]
Career
Lowe started her career as a model. Her first acting role was at age 15 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.
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-stars Sam Easton and 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 2010, Lowe appeared as Zoe in the film Hot Tub Time Machine, as Vala in the 9th season of the CW show Smallville[3] 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, she was cast as Toby Nance, one of the lead characters in the new series Primeval: New World.[4][5]
In 2014, Lowe was cast as Rita Heywith in the Hallmark series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, which aired for one season in 2014 before becoming successive television films. In 2015, she took a role behind the camera, directing the locally produced short film Becoming Sophie which was featured at Cannes Short Film Library and L.A. Women's Film Festival.[6]
In 2017, Lowe played Sarah Albans, the mother of Julian, the main antagonist in the film version of Wonder,[7] based on the 2012 novel.
Personal life
On August 8, 2009, Lowe married her fiance Miko Tomasevich at Vancouver's historic Hycroft Manor. She and her husband own Hyde Restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia.[8][9]
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 film |
2002 | Insomnia | Kay Connell | |
2002 | I Spy | Beautiful Girl | |
2004 | Going the Distance | Waitress | |
2005 | Thralls | Tanya Watner | Direct-to-video film |
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 | Hot Party Girl #3 | |
2007 | Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Elena Garcia | Direct-to-video film |
2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Cam's Wedding Friend | |
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 film |
2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Zoe | |
2012 | A Little Bit Zombie | Tina | |
2013 | Charlie | Rose | |
2014 | Becoming Sophie | N/A | Director |
2016 | Rampage: President Down | Bill's Girlfriend (Crystal) | |
2017 | Wonder | Sarah Albans | |
2017 | The Curtain | N/A | Director and producer |
2019 | Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls | Ramona | Direct-to-video film |
2021 | Beyond the Call | Nicky | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Nya | Episode: "Emancipation" |
1997 | Breaker High | Melina | Episode: "Beware of Geeks Baring Their Gifts" |
1998 | Cold Squad | Samantha Gordon | Episode: "Merv Doucette" |
1998 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Shelley Dunne | Episode: "The Most Dangerous Time" |
1998 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Pascal | Episode: "The Case of the Open Hand" |
1999–2000 | Cold Squad | Myra Larson | Episodes: "Deadly Games: Part 2", "Death by Intent: Part 1" |
2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Sylvia | Episodes: "Banging on the Wall", "Cheap Aftershave" |
2002 | MTV's Now What? | Shannon | Episodes: "Zack's Little Problem", "Reality Bites", "Purity Test" |
2002 | The Secret Life of Zoey | Cheerleader | Television film |
2002 | The Twilight Zone | Groupie | Episode: "Harsh Mistress" |
2004 | Life as We Know It | Julie | Episode: "Natural Disasters" |
2005 | The Life | Student #3 | Television film |
2005 | The Collector | Cree | Episode: "The Tattoo Artist" |
2005 | The L Word | Cocktail Waitress | Episode: "Lap Dance" |
2006 | Masters of Horror | Lily | Episode: "Pick Me Up" |
2006 | Killer Instinct | Yvette | Episode: "She's the Bomb" |
2006 | The Evidence | Deb Kintza | Episode: "And the Envelope Please" |
2006 | Totally Awesome | Pretty Girl | Television film |
2007 | Falcon Beach | Kelly | Episode: "Strawberry Social Reject" |
2007 | Psych | Eden | Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast" |
2007 | Psych | Daphne | Episode: "If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead?" |
2007 | Bionic Woman | Jessica | Episode: "Second Chances" |
2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Mardola | Episode: "Harmony" |
2008 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Isabel Turner | Television film (Lifetime) |
2008 | Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon | Ashley | Television film (Sci-Fi) |
2008 | The Boy Next Door | Nicole Warner | Television film |
2009 | Supernatural | Leticia Gore Actress | Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters" |
2009 | What Color Is Love? | Faiza | Television film |
2009 | Trust | Michelle | Television film |
2010 | Smallville | Vala | 4 episodes (season 9) |
2011 | Shattered | Woman | Episode: "Finding the Boy" |
2011 | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Natalie | Television film |
2011 | To the Mat | Piper / Peaches | Television film |
2011 | Killer Mountain | Nina | Television film |
2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Cassandra | Episode: "Headshot" |
2012–2013 | Primeval: New World | Toby Nance | Mail role |
2013–2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Rita Haywith | Main role[10] |
2014 | Almost Human | Jeannie | Episode: Simon Says |
2014 | Republic of Doyle | Michelle Cantwell | Episode: "No Rest for the Convicted" |
2014–2018 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Rita Haywith | Television film series (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): 11 films |
2015 | Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die | Gretchen / Linda French | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
2016 | Hearts of Christmas | Lauren Wright | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
2017 | Christmas at Holly Lodge | Callie | Television film (Hallmark)[11] |
2019 | Flip That Romance | Kat | Television film (Hallmark) |
2019 | Christmas at Dollywood | Maggie Davis | Television film (Hallmark) |
2020 | The Wrong Wedding Planner | Ashley | Television film (LMN); as Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe |
Awards and nominations
Year | Event | Award/category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Line That Killed (Best One-Liner)[lower-alpha 1] | Final Destination 3 | Nominated | [13][12] |
2012 | Canada International Film Festival | Rising Star Award (shared with Shawn Roberts and Kristopher Turner, among others[14]) |
A Little Bit Zombie | Won | [15][16][14] |
2014 | UBCP/ACTRA Awards | Best Actress | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Nominated | [17] |
2016 | Best Actress | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love | Nominated | [18] | |
2017 | The IndieFest Film Awards | Award of Excellence for Best Short Film | The Curtain | Won | [19] |
LA Shorts Awards | Platinum Award for Best Short Film | Won | [20] | ||
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards | LAIFF August Award for Best Drama Short | Nominated | [14] | ||
NYC Indie Film Awards | NYC Indie Film Award for Best Short Film | Won | [21] |
Notes
- For the line: "Look, girls with asses like mine, don't talk to guys with faces like yours."[12]
References
- "Canadian actress Crystal Lowe (interview) – AsianceMagazine.com". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- "Crystal Lowe – Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From The Heart". Starry Mag. 20 February 2016.
- "SMALLVILLE: SEASON 9 REVIEW". uk.ign.com. 21 May 2010.
- "Crystal Lowe takes on predators in the streets of Vancouver in new Primeval spin-off". Vancouver Observer. 15 December 2012.
- "Primeval: New World – meet the cast". Radio Times. 8 January 2013.
- "Vancouver Models: Crystal Lowe". Daily Hive. 23 December 2015.
- "B.C. actress's role in Wonder brings perspective to the topic of bullying". trailtimes.ca. 11 December 2017.
- "MAIN STREET: Hyde and Lowe". westender.com. 27 March 2013.
- "Crystal Lowe, Hyde Restaurant, Vancouver". Women's Enterprise Center. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- About Signed, Sealed, Delivered - The Series Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "Hallmark Channel 'Christmas At Holly Lodge' Premiere: Meet The Cast, Watch Trailer". ibtimes.com. 3 December 2017.
- Brunton, Richard (August 28, 2006). "Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Horror Awards – The Nominees". Filmstalker. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "Fuse and Fangoria Entertainment Announce Nominations for the Chainsaw Awards; First Televised Music and Horror Themed Awards Spectacular to Take Place October 15th at LA's Orpheum Theater; Premieres Exclusively on fuse Sunday, October 22nd". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. August 24, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe – Awards". IMDb. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "Fantasia – A Little Bit Zombie – Red Carpet, Meet & Greet Plus Director Q & A". Facebook. Facebook, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "A Little Bit Zombie invading Czech Republic". Sudbury. Jun 19, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Furminger, Sabrina (September 22, 2014). "Nominees announced for 2014 UBCP/ACTRA Awards". Vancouver Courier. Glacier Media. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Furminger, Sabrina (September 20, 2016). "UBCP/ACTRA announces nominees for 2016 awards". Vancouver Courier. Glacier Media. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "Winners October 2017". The IndieFest Film Awards. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "LA Shorts Awards Winners: September 2017". LA Shorts Awards. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- "NYC Indie Film Awards: Winners – September 2017". NYC Indie Film Awards. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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