Everything about Kristin Kreuk totally explained
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
Lana Lang.
Biography
Early life
Kreuk was born in
Vancouver,
British Columbia. Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of
Dutch descent; her mother, Deanna Che, is of
Chinese descent, but was born in
Indonesia; her maternal grandmother is born in
Jamaica of
Chinese descent. Both parents are landscape architects. She has a sister who is about five years younger. Kreuk trained in
gymnastics at the national level until
high school but quit in grade 11 due to
scoliosis. She attended
Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver.
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 her 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.
Career
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 titled
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'd 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, 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 took the role of Tenar for the
Sci Fi Channel two-part miniseries
Legend of Earthsea. The miniseries was filmed in Vancouver, directed by
Rob Lieberman and broadcast on
December 13,
2004.
Modeling
The executives at
Neutrogena made her the
spokesmodel for their new worldwide ad campaign; in this regard Kreuk followed in the footsteps of fellow teen stars such as
Jennifer Love Hewitt and
Mandy Moore. In 2005, she renewed her contract with Neutrogena for another two years, making her the company's longest-serving model spokesperson.
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 plays Naseem, a vulnerable seventeen-year-old whose world is shattered by the trauma of the
Partition of India in 1947, but 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 film was released to Canadian theaters on
February 2,
2007, with a subsequent Region 1 (US and Canada) DVD release on
June 26,
2007.
In the summer of 2006, a short film called the
Dream Princess by
comic book writer and
artist Kaare Andrews was made, where Kreuk plays The Princess. The film is a modern sci-punk retelling of the tale of
Sleeping Beauty, with a twist. It is due to be released in 2007 in Canada.
Kreuk recently signed onto the upcoming film, in which she'll play
Chun Li.
Filmography/Television
Extra
Kreuk and her friend Kendra Voth joined together and created the "Girls By Design" project.
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