Kristin Kreuk
Biography
Kristin
Laura Kreuk was born December 30th, 1982, in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. The easy-going daughter of a Dutch father and
Chinese mother, both of whom are landscape architects, Kristin led
a regular life prior to stardom. She proceeded through her schooling
as an unassuming yet attention-getting girl.
She enjoyed
acting classes, but was not serious about the trade. That is, until
a casting director faxed her (and every British Columbian) high
school about a casting call for the CBC series Edgemont. Kreuk entered
and "got lucky," as she says; suddenly, she was a television
actress.
Since
Edgemont is filmed in Vancouver, Kreuk stayed at her parents' house
as her star rose. Her character, Laurel Yeung, is the mysterious
pretty girl from out of town, and she is one of the favorites on
the Canadian semi-melodrama, which can also be seen on the FOX Family
Channel.
Not to
be deterred by the pressures of success and hard work, Kreuk attended
another audition for a Vancouver-based television program: the WB
series Smallville, which focuses on the young life of comic book
hero Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent. Kreuk was cast as Lana
Lang, the gorgeous, popular cheerleader-type girl who precedes Superman's
long-time love, Lois Lane.
Shooting
two shows concurrently has left Kristin Kreuk little time to pursue
other projects. She has had to postpone plans to study psychology
and forensic science at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University.
Recently,
Kreuk played the title role in a made-for-TV version of Snow White,
and became a spokesmodel for Neutrogena skin care products, following
in the footsteps of fellow hotties Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mandy
Moore. While she loves Vancouver enough to never move to Hollywood
and claims that she's uncertain about whether or not she'll continue
to act, rest assured that her talent and jaw-dropping looks will
bring her more roles in the future.
Kristin Kreuk Filmography
Partition (2005) ....
Naseem
"Legend of Earthsea" (2004) (mini) TV Series .... Tenar
EuroTrip (2004) .... Fiona
Snow White (2001) (TV) .... Snow White
... aka Blanche-Neige (Canada: French title)
... aka Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (USA)
"Smallville" (2001) TV Series .... Lana Lang
... aka Smallville Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
... aka Smallville: Superman the Early Years (UK: promotional title)
"Edgemont" (2000) TV Series .... Laurel Yeung |
