Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk (born
December 30 1982) is a
Canadian actress. She is known for her roles on the Canadian
television series teen soap
Edgemont and on the
American television series
Smallville in which she stars as
Clark Kent's star-crossed love
Lana Lang.
[Kristin Kreuk cast bio on The WB; URL accessed April 21, 2006.]Kreuk was born in
Vancouver,
British Columbia. Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of
Dutch ancestry and her mother, Deanna Che, is of
Chinese descent but born in
Indonesia. Both are landscape architects. Kristin also has a sister who is about five years younger. Kristin took
gymnastics in
high school but quit in grade 11 due to
scoliosis.
She had plans to study either
psychology,
environmental science, or
forensic science at
Simon Fraser University when a casting director for the
CBC TV series
Edgemont contacted
Eric Hamber Secondary School, looking for an exotic-looking girl to play the part of a
Chinese Canadian, Laurel Yeung on the Vancouver-shot show. Kreuk's drama teacher convinced Kreuk, who had no previous acting experience other than in musicals at her high school, to audition for the role. To her surprise, she won the part.
Television
After shooting the first season of
Edgemont (a teen soap opera set at a Vancouver-area high school) and getting herself an agent, Kreuk landed the lead role of
Snow White in a TV movie entitled
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All. The film, shot in Vancouver, also starred
Miranda Richardson and was directed by
Caroline Thompson. It aired on
ABC on
March 17 2002.
After
Snow White, Kreuk's agent sent an audition tape to screenwriters
Alfred Gough and
Miles Millar, who at the time were putting together the cast of a show they had created for the
WB Network entitled
Smallville. The series (which was slated to be shot in Vancouver) revolves around the life of teenager
Clark Kent before he becomes
Superman. Gough and Millar called Kreuk to WB's studios in
Burbank, California to audition for the role of Clark Kent's love,
Lana Lang. Originally, Kreuk was unsure about auditioning for Lana's role, as the character was to be a popular, gorgeous cheerleader and so she assumed that the part would be that of a shallow "idiot". However, upon reading the "graveyard scene" from the pilot, she was so impressed that when she was offered the role, she immediately accepted.
In 2003, Kreuk wrapped up her role on
Edgemont.
In the summer of 2004, Kreuk joined the cast of the
Sci Fi Channel miniseries
Legend of Earthsea, starring
Shawn Ashmore and
Danny Glover and based on the novels by
Ursula K. Le Guin. Her character, Tenar, is the pupil of High Priestess Thar of the Tombs of Atuan (played by
Isabella Rossellini) and also the love interest of Ashmore's character. The two-part miniseries, filmed in Vancouver, was directed by
Rob Lieberman and co-produced by
Lawrence Bender of
Pulp Fiction fame. It was broadcast on
December 13 2004.
Modeling
Kreuk has also signed on as a
spokesmodel for Neutrogena. She is thus following the footsteps of fellow teen stars
Jennifer Love Hewitt and
Mandy Moore in pursuing a modeling career. In 2005, she renewed her contract with Neutrogena for another two years, making her the longest-serving model spokesperson in the company's history.[
1]
Films
In 2003, she made her first feature film, a cameo appearance in the film
Eurotrip, starring
Scott Mechlowicz and
Michelle Trachtenberg. The film, shot in
Prague,
Czech Republic, also featured cameos by
Matt Damon and
Lucy Lawless. It debuted in theatres on
February 20 2004.
In early 2005, Kreuk signed on to the independent feature film
Partition. She will play Naseem, a vulnerable seventeen-year-old whose world is shattered by the trauma of the
Partition of India in 1947, but who falls in love with ex-
British Indian Army officer Gian Singh (played by
Jimi Mistry).
Neve Campbell also stars. The film is directed by
Vic Sarin and is a co-production between
Canada,
South Africa and the
United Kingdom. The Canadian release date for the film is scheduled for November 2006.
In late 2005,
Steve Carell (of
The 40-Year-Old Virgin) revealed that he had approached Kreuk to play the lead female role of Agent 99 in the forthcoming
Warner Bros. feature film
Get Smart. However, as of early 2006, there has been no confirmation from either Kreuk or her management team as to whether or not she has accepted the role.
*Height: 5'3" (163 cm)
*Hair: Dark brown
*Ethnicity:
Dutch,
Chinese*Nationality:
Canadian*Eyes:
Hazel*
Capricorn*Born and raised in
Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada*Spokesmodel for
Neutrogena*Ranked #10 on
FHMs 100 Sexiest Women of 2002 poll
*Ranked #71 on FHM
-US's 100 Sexiest Women of 2002 poll
*Ranked #17 on FHMs 100 Sexiest Women of 2003 poll
*Ranked #24 on
FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women of 2003 poll
*Ranked #16 on
FHMs 100 Sexiest Women of 2004 poll
*Ranked #23 on FHM
-US's 100 Sexiest Women of 2004 poll
*Ranked #43 on FHMs 100 Sexiest Women of 2005 poll
*Ranked #28 on
FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women of 2005 poll
*Ranked #67 on
Maxim's Hot 100 list of 2005 poll
*Attended
Eric Hamber Secondary School*
*
Kristin Kreuk cast bio on The WB*
Kristin Kreuk (
TV IV)
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Kristin Kreuk Biography*
Official Edgemont site{{Persondata
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