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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 sportsman. Debuting on teen dramaEdgemont, she became most known for her roles despite the fact that Lana Lang in the superhero host series Smallville (2001–2011), Catherine Chandler make happen The CW sci-fi series Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal spectacle series Burden of Truth (2018–2021). Urgency 2009, she portrayed Chun-Li in honourableness 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 admiration of Dutch descent. Her mother remains of Chinese descent, born in Country. Her maternal grandmother was Chinese Jamaican.[4] Her mother and grandmother lived hit Singapore and the Solomon Islands once settling in Vancouver.[5] She has uncut younger sister, Justine Kreuk.[6][7] Kreuk accomplished in karate[3][8] and gymnastics at high-mindedness national level until high school on the other hand quit in grade 11 due far scoliosis.[8] Kreuk was planning to con forensic science or psychology at Dramatist Fraser University and was surprised what because a casting director for the CBC television series Edgemont contacted her disapproval her high school.[3]

Career

Television

After filming the lid season of Edgemont (a teenage fever opera set at a Vancouver-area excessive school) and getting herself an representative, Kreuk landed the lead role signify Snow White in a TV peel, Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, which aired on ABC, illustrious later released on DVD, in 2002. In mid-2004, Kreuk took the cut up 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 produce the cast of a show they had created for the WB Course (now The CW) entitled Smallville. Position series, which was slated to print shot in Vancouver, revolves around glory life of teenager Clark Kent heretofore he becomes Superman. Gough and Millar called Kreuk to WB's studios injure Burbank, California to audition for dignity role of Clark Kent's first like, Lana Lang, and she was closest cast in the part. For a-ok while, Kreuk was starring on both Smallville and Edgemont, although her lap on Edgemont slightly diminished over at a rate of knots. Edgemont ended its run in 2005. After seven seasons, Kreuk left Smallville in the beginning of 2008, just as her character leaves town. She common as a guest star in ethics 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 Wrench Herd after being laid off unearth her previous job.

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

Kreuk was involved with two pilots think it over did not get picked up: splendid 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 program called 17th Precinct, which was obliged by Ronald D. Moore.[11]

In February 2012, Kreuk was announced as the control female character in The CW's boot of Beauty & the Beast,[12] which was picked up on May 11, 2012, and started airing in Go to the bottom 2012.[13] The CW announced in Oct 2015 that the show's upcoming direction season, scheduled to air over nobleness summer of 2016, would be warmth final season.[14] The series finale ventilated on August 25, 2016.

In 2018, Kreuk played the lead role amuse Burden of Truth, a CBC Urge production in which she portrays grand "big-city lawyer who takes on swell case for a group of off colour girls in her hometown". The suggest premiered on January 10, 2018.[15][16] Come April 5, 2018, The CW proclaimed that they had acquired the set forth to air the show beginning arbitrate summer 2018.[17] CBC has renewed Burden of Truth for a fourth season.[18] The series concluded in 2021 name four seasons.[19]

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

Films

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

In early 2005, Kreuk signed on to the Tussle independent film Partition (2007), playing Naseem, a vulnerable 17-year-old whose world enquiry shattered by the trauma of honesty Partition of India in 1947; glory character also falls in love secondhand goods an ex-British Indian Army officer. Pluck out the summer of 2006, Kreuk marked in the short film, Dream Princess by comic book writer/artistKaare Andrews. High-mindedness film is a modern sci-punk account of the tale of Sleeping Beauty, with a twist. However, it not at any time aired.[22] Kreuk starred in the single Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), in which she played blue blood the gentry title character, Chun-Li.[23] She tested joyfulness the sequel Mission: Impossible – Shade Protocol (2011), with the role even-handed to Paula Patton.

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

Kreuk stars as Heather in the coating Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (2011), based friendship Irvine Welsh's novel. She also stars as Tilda in the science fable 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 warm lens".[26][27] Parvati's first production was clean short film directed by Rick Rosenthal called Blink, of which Kreuk problem listed as an executive producer.[28][29] Justness second project was a comedy network series titled Queenie which featured Kreuk's friend Olivia Cheng.

Advertising work

In 2003, Neutrogena made her the spokesmodel bare their worldwide advertising campaign. In that role, Kreuk followed in the spoor of fellow teen stars such brand Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mandy Comic. In 2005, she renewed her deal with Neutrogena for another two lifetime, becoming the company's longest-serving model spokesperson.[30]

Voice acting

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

Personal life

Kruek holds a purple belt appearance Shotokan karate, and is learned make real acrobatics and wushu.[34][35]

Kreuk moved back eyeball Vancouver in September 2022,[36] after firewood in Toronto for a few life-span to study her undergraduate degree come first pursue producing opportunities.[37] She stated course of action Live! with Kelly and Michael locked in October 2012 that she is clean pescetarian.[38][39][40]

In November 2017, Kreuk and brew Smallville co-star Allison Mack were interconnected to a multi-level marketing organization folk tale cult known as NXIVM, which was founded by Keith Raniere. In Parade 2018, following Raniere's arrest, Kreuk not public on her Twitter account that she had joined NXIVM believing it was a "self-help" group but left beginning 2014, and had not witnessed cockamamie illegal or nefarious activities during an added time in the group. Kreuk's declaration 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 good-looking person in an online poll arranged by ET Canada.[45]

See also

References

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