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Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

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Known For

44 Years Old

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.

Born

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 20th January 1981

All Credits

Stargate SG-1 Image
Stargate SG-1
Nya
Supernatural Image
Supernatural
Leticia Gore Actress
Bones Image
Bones
Smallville Image
Smallville
Vala
Psych Image
Psych
Daphne
Psych Image
Psych
Eden
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Image
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Cassandra Hobbs
Stargate Atlantis Image
Stargate Atlantis
Mardola
The L Word Image
The L Word
Cocktail Waitress
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Image
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
Pascal
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Groupie
Masters of Horror Image
Masters of Horror
Lily
Republic of Doyle Image
Republic of Doyle
Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)
The Collector Image
The Collector
Cree
Breaker High Image
Breaker High
Melina
Wild Cards Image
Wild Cards
Siobhan
Almost Human Image
Almost Human
Jeannie
Primeval: New World Image
Primeval: New World
Toby Nance
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Rita Haywith
No Image
The Sausage Factory
Shannon
Bionic Woman Image
Bionic Woman
Jessica
Final Destination 3 Image
Final Destination 3
Ashlyn Halperin
Killer Instinct Image
Killer Instinct
Yvette
Falcon Beach Image
Falcon Beach
Kelly (uncredited)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Image
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Hot Party Girl #3
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End Image
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Elena
Wonder Image
Wonder
Julian's Mom
Da Vinci's Inquest Image
Da Vinci's Inquest
Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited)
Da Vinci's Inquest Image
Da Vinci's Inquest
Shelley Dunne
Da Vinci's Inquest Image
Da Vinci's Inquest
Sylvia
Scary Movie 4 Image
Scary Movie 4
Chingy's Girl #1
Cold Squad Image
Cold Squad
Myra Lawson
Cold Squad Image
Cold Squad
Samantha Gordon
Insomnia Image
Insomnia
Kay Connell
Snakes on a Plane Image
Snakes on a Plane
Autograph Girl
Good Luck Chuck Image
Good Luck Chuck
Cam's Wedding Friend
Hot Tub Time Machine Image
Hot Tub Time Machine
Zoe
I Spy Image
I Spy
Beautiful Girl
Life As We Know It Image
Life As We Know It
Julie
Get Carter Image
Get Carter
Girl #1
Black Christmas Image
Black Christmas
Lauren Hannon
The Evidence Image
The Evidence
Deb Kintza
Break In Image
Break In
Ellen
Going the Distance Image
Going the Distance
Waitress
Driven to Kill Image
Driven to Kill
Tanya
Playing for Keeps Image
Playing for Keeps
Faiza
Center Stage: Turn It Up Image
Center Stage: Turn It Up
Lexi
Marry Me at Christmas Image
Marry Me at Christmas
Isabel
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society Image
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
Isabel
Rampage: President Down Image
Rampage: President Down
Bill's Girlfriend
A Little Bit Zombie Image
A Little Bit Zombie
Tina
Children of the Corn: Revelation Image
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Tiffany
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground
Rita Haywith
Christmas at Holly Lodge Image
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Callie
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls Image
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
Ramona
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To The Moon And Back Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To The Moon And Back
Rita
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
Rita Haywith
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die Image
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Gretchen
Flip That Romance Image
Flip That Romance
Kat
Hearts of Christmas Image
Hearts of Christmas
Lauren Wright
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon Image
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Ashley
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Rita Haywith
Sanctimony Image
Sanctimony
Virginia
The Boy Next Door Image
The Boy Next Door
Nicole
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters
Rita
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart
Rita Haywith
Killer Mountain Image
Killer Mountain
Dr. Nina
Christmas at Dollywood Image
Christmas at Dollywood
Maggie Davis
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' Image
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'
Trust Image
Trust
Michelle
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
Rita Haywith
The Secret Life of Zoey Image
The Secret Life of Zoey
Cheerleader
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made
Rita Haywith
The Wish Swap Image
The Wish Swap
Jess
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Rita Haywith
Dim Sum Funeral Image
Dim Sum Funeral
Jane
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Rita Haywith
This Time Each Year Image
This Time Each Year
Doctor Lo
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled
Rita Haywith
Totally Awesome Image
Totally Awesome
Pretty Girl
The Wrong Wedding Planner Image
The Wrong Wedding Planner
Ashley
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million Image
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million
Rita Haywith
Blood Angels Image
Blood Angels
Tanya
Old Flames Never Die Image
Old Flames Never Die
Kira Young (older)
No Image
To the Mat
Piper / Peaches
No Image
May All Your Christmases Be Black
herself
Dead Teenager Movie Image
Dead Teenager Movie
Self
Magic in Mount Holly Image
Magic in Mount Holly
Daphne
Coffee Diva Image
Coffee Diva
Chipped Tooth / Starlet
No Image
2 Bullets
Kate