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Crystal Lowe

Crystal Lowe

Canadian actress and model


Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe (born Yan-Kay Lo;[1] January 20, 1981[citation needed]) is a Canadian actress. She is 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). She played Rita Haywith in Hallmark Channel's television and television film series Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013–present).

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Early life

Lowe was born Yan-Kay Lo (Chinese: 羅艷琪, Yale: Lòh Yihm Kèih) in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Scottish mother and Chinese father[2] from Hong Kong. When she was young her father moved back to Hong Kong with his family, where they lived for several years. In an interview in 2016, Lowe said that she had wanted to be an actress since the age of five.[3]

Career

Lowe started her career as a model. Her first acting role was at age 15 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, Lowe was cast as Ashlyn Halperin in Final Destination 3. Her next role was as Lauren in the remake of Black Christmas. Lowe later 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 ninth season of the CW show Smallville[4] 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.[5][6]

In 2014, Lowe was cast as Rita Haywith 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.[7]

In 2017, Lowe played Sarah Albans, the mother of Julian, the main antagonist in the film version of Wonder,[8] based on the 2012 novel.

Personal life

On August 8, 2009, Lowe married Miko Tomasevich at Vancouver's historic Hycroft Manor. She and her husband own Hyde Restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia.[9][10]

Lowe is fluent in Cantonese.[11]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Notes

  1. For the line: "Look, girls with asses like mine, don't talk to guys with faces like yours."[14]

References

  1. Gidlow, Steve (July 17, 2020). "LMN's "Wrong" Franchise Is the "Right Fit" for Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe". MediaVillage. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. "Canadian actress Crystal Lowe (interview) AsianceMagazine.com". Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  3. "SMALLVILLE: SEASON 9 REVIEW". uk.ign.com. May 21, 2010.
  4. "Primeval: New World – meet the cast". Radio Times. January 8, 2013.
  5. "Vancouver Models: Crystal Lowe". Daily Hive. December 23, 2015.
  6. "MAIN STREET: Hyde and Lowe". westender.com. March 27, 2013.
  7. "Crystal Lowe, Hyde Restaurant, Vancouver". Women's Enterprise Center. February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  8. Brunton, Richard (August 28, 2006). "Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Horror Awards – The Nominees". Filmstalker. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. "Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe – Awards". IMDb. Amazon.com, Inc. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  10. "Fantasia – A Little Bit Zombie – Red Carpet, Meet & Greet Plus Director Q & A". Facebook. Facebook, Inc. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. "A Little Bit Zombie invading Czech Republic". Sudbury. June 19, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  12. Furminger, Sabrina (September 22, 2014). "Nominees announced for 2014 UBCP/ACTRA Awards". Vancouver Courier. Glacier Media. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  13. Furminger, Sabrina (September 20, 2016). "UBCP/ACTRA announces nominees for 2016 awards". Vancouver Courier. Glacier Media. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  14. "Winners October 2017". The IndieFest Film Awards. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  15. "LA Shorts Awards Winners: September 2017". LA Shorts Awards. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. "NYC Indie Film Awards: Winners – September 2017". NYC Indie Film Awards. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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