Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk ( born December 30, 1982 in Vancouver ) is a Canadian actress and model, known for her roles on the Canadian television series Edgemont and the U.S. series Smallville.
Life
Childhood and youth
The parents of Kreuk are landscape architects. Her father, Peter Kreuk is of Dutch descent, her mother, Deanna Che is from Indonesia, but is originally from China. Your maternal grandmother is in turn Jamaican Chinese. Kreuk has a younger sister named Justine, who was born in 1986.
Kreuk had initial plans for their future and wanted either ( forensic ) psychology, environmental and forensic medicine at Simon Fraser University study, when a casting agent of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( CBC) called School in 2000 with her high and after an exotic looking girl was looking for, the Laurel Yeung should play in the youth - soap opera Edgemont. Kreuk, who - with the exception of school theater - still had no previous acting experience, was suggested by her drama teacher for the role. To her own surprise, she was selected.
Film and television career
After the first season of Edgemont was turned off and it already had its own agent, Kreuk landed the lead role as Snow White in the TV movie Snow White: The Fairest of Them All. The film, which also starred Miranda Richardson was shot in Vancouver and aired on March 17, 2002 for the first time on ABC.
After Snow White Kreuks agent sent an audition tape to screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who were just people for their new series Smallville, which they produced for the U.S. television network The WB. The series should be shot in Vancouver and negotiated by the youth of Clark Kent, aka Superman. Gough and Millar invited Kreuk in the WB Studios in Burbank (California ), where she for the role of Lana Lang - should audition - Clark Kent's great love in front of Lois Lane. Initially wanted Kreuk 's role does not play as Lana was a gorgeous, popular cheerleader and she therefore thought that they would play a " superficial idiot " in the role. After they had read the graveyard scene in the script, she was thrilled, and when she was offered the role, she immediately said yes. She received her first role in the series, even before their fellow actors Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and Allison Mack. Kreuk stepped 2001-2008 - Season 1 to 7 - in the role of Lana Lang, and was part of the main cast. After the end of the seventh season, she completed a few guest appearances.
In 2003 she got her first film role, played along a brief appearance in the movie Euro Trip, in which, inter alia, Scott Mechlowicz and Michelle Trachtenberg. The film was shot in Prague, on 20 February 2004, the premiere was held. In Summer 2004, Kreuk took the casting of the SciFi channel for the Legend of Earthsea series with Shawn Ashmore and Danny Glover part. The series is based on the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin. Kreuks role, Tenar, is a student of the High Priestess Thar of the Tombs of Atuan (played by Isabella Rossellini ) and also the love interest of Ashmore's character. The series was filmed in Vancouver, directed by Robert Lieberman, co-producer Lawrence Bender was. The first broadcast took place on 13 December 2004.
In April 2005, Kreuk was for the filming of partition in front of the camera, a Epikfilm, which is about the relationship between the British and Indian soldiers Gian Singh (played by Jimi Mistry ) and have 17 -year-old Naseem (played by Kreuk ). As locations Africa, India and England served. 2009 took over Kreuk starred in the movie Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun- Li, which is based on the eponymous computer game series. The film was released in the U.S. theaters in February 2009.
Other Activities
The management of the cosmetics manufacturer Johnson & Johnson made Kreuk 2002 cover girl for a global advertising campaign.
Another project, which pursues Kreuk with her friend Kendra Voth, Girls by Design is. Together they are working on an online offering that should appeal women around the world and promote the exchange of experience of life, regardless of ethnicity, religion or culture.
Private life
Kreuk is in a relationship with actor Mark Hildreth. They met years ago know, as they are managed by the same manager. While recording the television series Earthsea - The Saga of Earthsea, in which both play, they came closer and were finally a couple.
Filmography
- 2001-2005: Edgemont (TV series, 70 episodes)
- 2001-2009: Smallville ( TV Series, 158 episodes)
- 2001: Snow White
- 2004: Euro Trip ( Euro Trip)
- 2004: Earthsea - The Saga of Earthsea ( Earthsea )
- 2005: Partition
- 2009: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun- Li
- 2010: Ben Hur
- 2010: Chuck (TV series, four episodes)
- 2011: Irvine Welsh 's Ecstasy
- 2011: Vampire
- Since 2012: Beauty and the Beast ( TV series)