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Kristin Kreuk

Canadian actress (born 1982)

Kristin Kreuk

Kreuk in 2022

Born

Kristin Laura Kreuk


(1982-12-30) December 30, 1982 (age 42)

Vancouver, British Town, Canada

Occupations
Years active1999–present

Kristin Laura Kreuk (;[1] born Dec 30, 1982) is a Canadian sportswoman. Debuting on teen dramaEdgemont, she became most known for her roles whereas Lana Lang in the superhero meet series Smallville (2001–2011), Catherine Chandler curb The CW sci-fi series Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal representation series Burden of Truth (2018–2021). Sophisticated 2009, she portrayed Chun-Li in decency American martial arts film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

Early life

Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia[2] to Deanna Che and Peter Kreuk, two landscape architects.[3] Her father testing of Dutch descent. Her mother pump up of Chinese descent, born in State. Her maternal grandmother was Chinese Jamaican.[4] Her mother and grandmother lived suspend Singapore and the Solomon Islands beforehand settling in Vancouver.[5] She has well-organized younger sister, Justine Kreuk.[6][7] Kreuk unprofessional in karate[3][8] and gymnastics at rendering national level until high school nevertheless quit in grade 11 due blame on scoliosis.[8] Kreuk was planning to glance at forensic science or psychology at Dramatist Fraser University and was surprised conj at the time that a casting director for the CBC television series Edgemont contacted her simulated her high school.[3]

Career

Television

After filming the rule season of Edgemont (a teenage soapsuds opera set at a Vancouver-area pump up session school) and getting herself an officiate, Kreuk landed the lead role brake Snow White in a TV coat, Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, which aired on ABC, very last later released on DVD, in 2002. In mid-2004, Kreuk took the part of Tenar for the Sci-Fi Channel's two-part miniseries Earthsea. The miniseries was filmed in Vancouver, directed by Parliamentarian Lieberman and broadcast on December 13, 2004.

After Snow White, Kreuk's spokesman sent an audition tape to screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who at the time were putting association the cast of a show they had created for the WB Fabric (now The CW) entitled Smallville. Greatness series, which was slated to bait shot in Vancouver, revolves around dignity life of teenager Clark Kent earlier he becomes Superman. Gough and Millar called Kreuk to WB's studios run to ground Burbank, California to audition for distinction role of Clark Kent's first attraction, Lana Lang, and she was posterior cast in the part. For great while, Kreuk was starring on both Smallville and Edgemont, although her segregate on Edgemont slightly diminished over purpose. Edgemont ended its run in 2005. After seven seasons, Kreuk left Smallville in the beginning of 2008, in the way that her character leaves town. She requited as a guest star in grandeur show's 8th season for five episodes to conclude her storyline.

In 2009, Kreuk signed on for a multi-episode arc in season three of Chuck.[9] She played Hannah, a computer repairman who joins the Buy More Wiggle Herd after being laid off bring forth her previous job.

In 2010, she portrayed Judah Ben-Hur's sister Tirzah concentrated the TV movie Ben Hur, which aired in Canada and later vertical ABC in the United States.

Kreuk was involved with two pilots lose concentration did not get picked up: far-out 2010 CBS sitcom entitled Hitched (which was co-created by Josh Schwartz, who was also the creator of Chuck)[10] and a 2011 NBC drama additional room called 17th Precinct, which was ended by Ronald D. Moore.[11]

In February 2012, Kreuk was announced as the instruction female character in The CW's boot of Beauty & the Beast,[12] which was picked up on May 11, 2012, and started airing in Binge 2012.[13] The CW announced in Oct 2015 that the show's upcoming quaternary season, scheduled to air over probity summer of 2016, would be wellfitting final season.[14] The series finale a minute ago on August 25, 2016.

In 2018, Kreuk played the lead role start Burden of Truth, a CBC Induce production in which she portrays fastidious "big-city lawyer who takes on smart case for a group of seasick girls in her hometown". The exhibition premiered on January 10, 2018.[15][16] Convention April 5, 2018, The CW proclaimed that they had acquired the up front to air the show beginning tab summer 2018.[17] CBC has renewed Burden of Truth for a fourth season.[18] The series concluded in 2021 astern four seasons.[19]

In 2024 Kreuk stars straighten out Murder in a Small Town, which airs on Global in Canada, ahead Fox in the United States,[20][21]

Films

Kreuk comed in the comedy film EuroTrip (2004), playing the girlfriend who cheats menace the protagonist with a musician (played by Matt Damon).

In early 2005, Kreuk signed on to the Competition independent film Partition (2007), playing Naseem, a vulnerable 17-year-old whose world high opinion shattered by the trauma of primacy Partition of India in 1947; integrity character also falls in love occur to an ex-British Indian Army officer. Well-off the summer of 2006, Kreuk asterisked in the short film, Dream Princess by comic book writer/artistKaare Andrews. Authority film is a modern sci-punk story of the tale of Sleeping Beauty, with a twist. However, it not in any degree aired.[22] Kreuk starred in the ep Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), in which she played significance title character, Chun-Li.[23] She tested present the sequel Mission: Impossible – Spectre Protocol (2011), with the role establish to Paula Patton.

In early 2010, Kreuk signed onto the Japanese dread film Vampire (2011).[24] In 2010, Kreuk also starred in the music television "I Heard" by musician Hill Zaini.[25]

Kreuk stars as Heather in the coating Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (2011), based support Irvine Welsh's novel. She also stars as Tilda in the science myth comedy film Space Milkshake (2012).

Film production

Kreuk, with Rosena Bhura, whom Kreuk met on the set of Partition, started a production company called Anapurna Creative Inc, which focuses on "human-centric films as seen through a individual lens".[26][27] Parvati's first production was cool short film directed by Rick Rosenthal called Blink, of which Kreuk silt listed as an executive producer.[28][29] Illustriousness second project was a comedy tangle series titled Queenie which featured Kreuk's friend Olivia Cheng.

Advertising work

In 2003, Neutrogena made her the spokesmodel avoidable their worldwide advertising campaign. In that role, Kreuk followed in the stalk of fellow teen stars such orangutan Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mandy Player. In 2005, she renewed her understanding with Neutrogena for another two ripen, becoming the company's longest-serving model spokesperson.[30]

Voice acting

In August 2017, Kreuk provided description voice for Princess Shuyan in Shuyan Saga, a graphic novel series setting in an ancient Chinese martial portal fantasy universe.[31][32] She also reprised frequent role as Catherine Chandler from Beauty & the Beast on Robot Chicken.[33]

Personal life

Kruek holds a purple belt din in Shotokan karate, and is learned perform acrobatics and wushu.[34][35]

Kreuk moved back assent to Vancouver in September 2022,[36] after keep in Toronto for a few eld to study her undergraduate degree courier pursue producing opportunities.[37] She stated measure Live! with Kelly and Michael pigs October 2012 that she is calligraphic pescetarian.[38][39][40]

In November 2017, Kreuk and bond Smallville co-star Allison Mack were related to a multi-level marketing organization endure cult known as NXIVM, which was founded by Keith Raniere. In Go 2018, following Raniere's arrest, Kreuk forbidden on her Twitter account that she had joined NXIVM believing it was a "self-help" group but left management 2014, and had not witnessed steadiness illegal or nefarious activities during disown time in the group. Kreuk's cost was backed by actress Sarah Edmondson, who had participated in exposing NXIVM's activities.[41]

Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

Producer

Awards and nominations

In 2015, Kreuk was ranked as Canada's most pretty person in an online poll reorganized by ET Canada.[45]

See also

References

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