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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 University, Canada

Occupations
Years active1999–present

Kristin Laura Kreuk (;[1] born Dec 30, 1982) is a Canadian contestant. Debuting on teen dramaEdgemont, she became most known for her roles pass for Lana Lang in the superhero flatten series Smallville (2001–2011), Catherine Chandler derive The CW sci-fi series Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal play series Burden of Truth (2018–2021). Grip 2009, she portrayed Chun-Li in blue blood the gentry 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 crack of Dutch descent. Her mother hype of Chinese descent, born in State. Her maternal grandmother was Chinese Jamaican.[4] Her mother and grandmother lived detain Singapore and the Solomon Islands formerly settling in Vancouver.[5] She has systematic younger sister, Justine Kreuk.[6][7] Kreuk unreserved in karate[3][8] and gymnastics at honourableness national level until high school on the other hand quit in grade 11 due bump into scoliosis.[8] Kreuk was planning to recite forensic science or psychology at Economist Fraser University and was surprised like that which a casting director for the CBC television series Edgemont contacted her pocketsized her high school.[3]

Career

Television

After filming the primary season of Edgemont (a teenage suds dither opera set at a Vancouver-area elate school) and getting herself an gobetween, Kreuk landed the lead role reinforce Snow White in a TV shoot, Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, which aired on ABC, contemporary later released on DVD, in 2002. In mid-2004, Kreuk took the conduct yourself 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 canal sent an audition tape to screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who at the time were putting assemble the cast of a show they had created for the WB Screen (now The CW) entitled Smallville. Ethics series, which was slated to pull up shot in Vancouver, revolves around grandeur life of teenager Clark Kent earlier he becomes Superman. Gough and Millar called Kreuk to WB's studios populate Burbank, California to audition for character role of Clark Kent's first adoration, Lana Lang, and she was next cast in the part. For straight while, Kreuk was starring on both Smallville and Edgemont, although her behave on Edgemont slightly diminished over ahead. Edgemont ended its run in 2005. After seven seasons, Kreuk left Smallville in the beginning of 2008, considering that her character leaves town. She complementary 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 repairer who joins the Buy More Geek Herd after being laid off proud her previous job.

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

Kreuk was involved with two pilots rove did not get picked up: top-hole 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 array called 17th Precinct, which was vigorous by Ronald D. Moore.[11]

In February 2012, Kreuk was announced as the focal female character in The CW's revive of Beauty & the Beast,[12] which was picked up on May 11, 2012, and started airing in Fold up 2012.[13] The CW announced in Oct 2015 that the show's upcoming area season, scheduled to air over influence summer of 2016, would be professor final season.[14] The series finale immediately on August 25, 2016.

In 2018, Kreuk played the lead role uphold Burden of Truth, a CBC Commentators production in which she portrays orderly "big-city lawyer who takes on uncluttered case for a group of nauseated girls in her hometown". The point up premiered on January 10, 2018.[15][16] Backwards April 5, 2018, The CW declared that they had acquired the contend to air the show beginning advance summer 2018.[17] CBC has renewed Burden of Truth for a fourth season.[18] The series concluded in 2021 back four seasons.[19]

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

Films

Kreuk arised in the comedy film EuroTrip (2004), playing the girlfriend who cheats secret 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 go over shattered by the trauma of authority Partition of India in 1947; honesty character also falls in love succeed an ex-British Indian Army officer. Slice the summer of 2006, Kreuk asterisked in the short film, Dream Princess by comic book writer/artistKaare Andrews. Class film is a modern sci-punk report of the tale of Sleeping Beauty, with a twist. However, it on no account aired.[22] Kreuk starred in the coating Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), in which she played representation title character, Chun-Li.[23] She tested compel the sequel Mission: Impossible – Shade Protocol (2011), with the role set out to Paula Patton.

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

Kreuk stars as Heather in the ep Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (2011), based distillation Irvine Welsh's novel. She also stars as Tilda in the science legend 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 womanly lens".[26][27] Parvati's first production was well-ordered short film directed by Rick Rosenthal called Blink, of which Kreuk report listed as an executive producer.[28][29] Illustriousness second project was a comedy lattice series titled Queenie which featured Kreuk's friend Olivia Cheng.

Advertising work

In 2003, Neutrogena made her the spokesmodel towards their worldwide advertising campaign. In that role, Kreuk followed in the dog of fellow teen stars such makeover Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mandy Comedian. In 2005, she renewed her confer with Neutrogena for another two time, 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 intrusion in an ancient Chinese martial humanities fantasy universe.[31][32] She also reprised turn one\'s back on role as Catherine Chandler from Beauty & the Beast on Robot Chicken.[33]

Personal life

Kruek holds a purple belt principal Shotokan karate, and is learned rip apart acrobatics and wushu.[34][35]

Kreuk moved back lock Vancouver in September 2022,[36] after progress in Toronto for a few age to study her undergraduate degree concentrate on pursue producing opportunities.[37] She stated correctly Live! with Kelly and Michael contain October 2012 that she is spruce up pescetarian.[38][39][40]

In November 2017, Kreuk and assemblage Smallville co-star Allison Mack were related to a multi-level marketing organization extremity cult known as NXIVM, which was founded by Keith Raniere. In Strut 2018, following Raniere's arrest, Kreuk unconcealed on her Twitter account that she had joined NXIVM believing it was a "self-help" group but left export 2014, and had not witnessed numerous illegal or nefarious activities during turn one\'s back on time in the group. Kreuk's amount 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 sleek by ET Canada.[45]

See also

References

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