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Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Acting1981Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe is a Canadian actress. She is known for her scream queen roles in horror films such as Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001), Final Destination 3 (2006), Black Christmas (2006), and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007). She played Rita Haywith in Hallmark Channel's television and television film series Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013–present).

Lowe was born Yan-Kay Lo in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Scottish mother and Chinese father from Hong Kong. When she was young her father moved back to Hong Kong with his family, where they lived for several years. In an interview in 2016, Lowe said that she had wanted to be an actress since the age of five.

Lowe started her career as a model. Her first acting role was at age 15 as Nya on an episode of Stargate SG-1. Lowe went on to guest star in several popular television shows like Masters of Horror, Psych, Supernatural, Stargate: Atlantis, The L Word, plus many more.

Lowe's first film role came in 2000 when she was cast in the film Get Carter. Soon after she was cast as Tiffany in the horror film Children of the Corn: Revelation. In 2006, Lowe was cast as Ashlyn Halperin in Final Destination 3. Her next role was as Lauren in the remake of Black Christmas. Lowe later went on to star as Elena in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.

Lowe went on to do cameo roles in the films Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck. In 2008 she was reunited with her Final Destination 3 co-stars Sam Easton and Amanda Crew in the film That One Night. Also in 2008, Lowe was cast in supporting roles for the films Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon, Poison Ivy: The Secret Society and Center Stage: Turn It Up.

In 2010, Lowe appeared as Zoe in the film Hot Tub Time Machine, as Vala in the ninth season of the CW show Smallville and as Nina in Sheldon Wilson's horror/thriller film Killer Mountain. In mid-2011, Lowe was cast as Tina in A Little Bit Zombie and as Piper/Peaches in the TV movie To the Mat. In early 2012, she was cast as Toby Nance, one of the lead characters in the new series Primeval: New World.

In 2014, Lowe was cast as Rita Haywith in the Hallmark series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, which aired for one season in 2014 before becoming successive television films. In 2015, she took a role behind the camera, directing the locally produced short film Becoming Sophie which was featured at Cannes Short Film Library and L.A. Women's Film Festival.

In 2017, Lowe played Sarah Albans, the mother of Julian, the main antagonist in the film version of Wonder, based on the 2012 novel.

Acting History

2023
Break In
as Ellen
2014
Republic of Doyle
TVas Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)1 eps
Almost Human
TVas Jeannie1 eps
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
TVas Rita Haywith
2013
2012
Primeval: New World
TVas Toby Nance
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
TVas Cassandra Hobbs1 eps
2011
Killer Mountain
as Dr. Nina Preston
To the Mat
as Piper / Peaches
2010
Smallville
TVas Vala4 eps
2009
Trust
as Michelle
Supernatural
TVas Leticia Gore Actress1 eps
2007
Good Luck Chuck
as Cam's Wedding Friend
Psych
TVas Eden / Daphne1 eps
Bionic Woman
TVas Jessica
2006
Totally Awesome
as Pretty Girl
Black Christmas
as Lauren Hannon
Scary Movie 4
as Chingy's Girl #1
Final Destination 3
as Ashlyn Halperin
Snakes on a Plane
as Autograph Girl
Falcon Beach
TVas Kelly (uncredited)
The Evidence
TVas Deb Kintza
Masters of Horror
TVas Lily1 eps
2005
Blood Angels
as Tanya
The L Word
TVas Cocktail Waitress1 eps
2004
2002
I Spy
as Beautiful Girl
Insomnia
as Kay Connell
The Twilight Zone
TVas Groupie1 eps
2000
Get Carter
as Girl #1
Sanctimony
as Virginia
1999
Cold Squad
TVas Myra Lawson2 eps
1998
Da Vinci's Inquest
TVas Shelley Dunne1 eps
1997
Stargate SG-1
TVas Nya1 eps
Breaker High
TVas Melina

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/20/1981(45 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada