Crystal Lowe
Crystal Lowe | |
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 Crystal Lowe, May 2005 | |
| Other names | Crystal Lowe, Crystal Lo[1] |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Website | http://www.crystallowe.net |
Crystal Lowe (born January 20, 1981) is a Canadian model and actress perhaps known for her roles in the horror films such as Final Destination 3, Snakes On a Plane, Black Christmas and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.
Biography
Early life
Lowe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to a Chinese father and a Scottish mother.[2] At a young age, Crystal and her family moved to Hong Kong where she lived for a few years. As a result, she is now fluent in Cantonese. Because of her natural beauty, Crystal then entered such modeling competitions including "Miss Teen Oriental". She has been a sunshine calendar girl, has done various magazine covers and has been in various swimsuit competitions. She embraced acting at a very young age, but her mother worried that the intense competitive atmosphere of auditions was bad for her, so she was not allowed to act until the age of 15 when Crystal finally got her mother's blessing to become an actress.
She is often referred to in movies as Chrystal Lowe and Crystal Lo. Lowe is good friends with actresses Katharine Isabelle and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. They were also roommates. She moved to LA with Final Destination 3 co-star and best friend Chelan Simmons.
Is also good friends with most of her Final Destination 3 cast, including Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Ryan Merriman and Texas Battle.
Career
Lowe started out modeling. She was awarded Miss Teen Oriental, an award that dismayed some of her fellow competitors as she was only half Asian. At the age of 15, Crystal started acting seriously, landing a guest star role in an episode of Stargate. Her first big break was a sequel to Children of the Corn. She then started to have small roles in such films as Get Carter, and Insomnia. She also modeled for the video game Need For Speed: Underground and Fight Night 2004.[1] She was cast as Lily, a peace loving hippie, in an episode of Masters Of Horror. Shortly thereafter, she was chosen to read for the part of Ashlyn Halperin in Final Destination 3. Having amused the directors with her acting skills, she won the role, and worked alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Chelan Simmons, two of her best friends. She then accepted cameo roles in Scary Movie 4, and Snakes On a Plane. Around this time she also was a spokesperson for Sylvester Stallone's health product "Instone", Wheel Company "Konig", and Coors Light.
She was called by Glen Morgan whom she worked with in Final Destination 3, to read for a part in the remake to Black Christmas. She was interested in Lauren, a character in the movie she found a more complex, appealing character. After finishing Black Christmas, she quickly went on to do Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, thus not being available for re-shoots. In Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, she plays Elena, a very competitive woman of the group who only wants to win the contest.
Crystal did an interview for buddy TV, saying she would appear in the new show Bionic Woman. She also stated that she would appear in and out of the show. Since the show has aired, she has only appeared in the pilot, and only for a brief moment.
Her latest cameo appearances include Good Luck Chuck and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She currently made an appearance in the TV show Stargate: Atlantis.
She has three movies that have yet to be released including That One Night, Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon, and Center Stage 2. None of these movies have a release date that is known.
According to the The Internet Database, she will star in the movie Land of Canaan, though this is just a rumor.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Tiffany | Supporting Role |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Kay Connell | Supporting Role |
| I Spy | Girl #1 | Cameo | |
| 2004 | Thralls | Tanya | Supporting Role |
| Going the Distance | Waitress | Cameo | |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Ashlyn Halperin | Supporting Role |
| Scary Movie 4 | Chingy's Girl #1 | Cameo | |
| Snakes on a Plane | Autograph Girl | Cameo | |
| Black Christmas | Lauren Hannon | Supporting Role | |
| 2007 | Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Hot Party Girl #3 | Cameo |
| Good Luck Chuck | Cam's Wedding Friend | Cameo | |
| Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Elena | Supporting Role | |
| 2008 | That One Night | Stacy | Supporting Role |
| Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon | Ashley | ||
| Land of Canaan | Unknown | Unknown/Rumor (post-production) | |
| Center Stage 2: Turn It Up | Lexi | Lead Role | |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Julie | Supporting Role |
Television
| Year | Title | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Emancipation | Nya |
| Breaker High | Beware of Geeks Baring Their Gifts | Melina | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | The Case of the Open Hand | Pascal |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Little Sister: Part 2 | Hooker | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | The Most Dangerous Time | Shelley Dunne | |
| 1999 | Cold Squad | Death by Intent: Part 1 | Myra Lawson |
| 2000 | Cold Squad | Deadly Games: Part 2 | Myra Lawson |
| 2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Banging on the Wall | Sylvia |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Cheap Aftershave | Sylvia | |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Harsh Mistress | Groupie |
| 2004 | Life As We Know It | Natural Disaster | Julie |
| 2005 | The Collector | The Tattoo Artist | Cree |
| The L Word | Lap Dance | Cocktail Waitress | |
| 2006 | Masters of Horror | Pick Me Up | Lily |
| Killer Instinct | She's the Bomb | Yvette | |
| The Evidence | And the Envelope Please | Deb Kintza | |
| 2007 | Falcon Beach | Strawberry Social Reject | Kelly |
| Psych | Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast | Eden | |
| Psych | If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? | Daphne | |
| Stargate: Atlantis | Harmony | Mardola |
Television Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sanctimony | Virginia | Supporting Role |
| 2002 | The Secret Life of Zoey | Cheerleader | Cameo |
| 2006 | Totally Awesome | Pretty Girl | Cameo |
| 2008 | Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon | Ashley | Lead Role (post-production |
| Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society | Isabella | Supporting Role |
Deaths
| Year | Title | Role | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sanctimony | Chrystal | Killed (off-screen) by Casper Van Dien. |
| 2001 | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Tiffany | Drowned when living cornstalks sprout in her bathtub (also stabbing her in the process) and pull her under. |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Kay Connell | Beaten to death (off-screen) by Robin Williams, a short time before the movie begins; her body is shown in photos that Al Pacino looks at during the flight to Alaska, then in the morgue after Al arrives. We only see momentary glimpses of the murder in quick-cut flashbacks. |
| 2006 | Black Christmas | Lauren Hannon | Stabbed to death and has her eyes gouged out by Dean Friss. Her body is shown lying in bed afterwards with her arm covering her face when Katie Cassidy and Kristen Cloke discover her (not realizing that she's dead until her face is uncovered). |
| Final Destination 3 | Ashlyn Halperin | Burned to death (along with Chelan Simmons) in a tanning salon when the condensation from Chelan's drink short-circuits the tanning bed, after which a plank of wood falls and jams the doors shut, trapping them inside. (She also falls to her death in the roller-coaster crash in Mary Elizabeth Winstead's premonition, but this is prevented when Crystal and Chelan get off the ride. | |
| Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up | Lily | Tortured/slashed to death by Warren Kole after he ties her to the bed in a motel. | |
| 2007 | Wrong Turn 2: Dead End | Elena | Slashed repeatedly across the back with a machete by Rorelee Tio by the creek. |