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Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Acting
1981-01-20
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Known For 97 titles
Supernatural (2005) subtitle poster
Supernatural
2005 TV
as Leticia Gore Actress
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Bones (2005) subtitle poster
Bones
2005 TV
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Smallville (2001) subtitle poster
Smallville
2001 TV
as Vala
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Stargate SG-1 (1997) subtitle poster
Stargate SG-1
1997 TV
as Nya
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Psych (2006) subtitle poster
Psych
2006 TV
as Eden
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Psych (2006) subtitle poster
Psych
2006 TV
as Daphne
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Stargate Atlantis (2004) subtitle poster
Stargate Atlantis
2004 TV
as Mardola
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The L Word (2004) subtitle poster
The L Word
2004 TV
as Cocktail Waitress
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Wild Cards (2024) subtitle poster
Wild Cards
2024 TV
as Siobhan
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R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010) subtitle poster
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010 TV
as Cassandra Hobbs
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The Twilight Zone (2002) subtitle poster
The Twilight Zone
2002 TV
as Groupie
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Republic of Doyle (2010) subtitle poster
Republic of Doyle
2010 TV
as Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)
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Cold Squad (1998) subtitle poster
Cold Squad
1998 TV
as Samantha Gordon
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Cold Squad (1998) subtitle poster
Cold Squad
1998 TV
as Myra Lawson
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Masters of Horror (2005) subtitle poster
Masters of Horror
2005 TV
as Lily
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Da Vinci's Inquest (1998) subtitle poster
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998 TV
as Sylvia
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Da Vinci's Inquest (1998) subtitle poster
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998 TV
as Shelley Dunne
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Da Vinci's Inquest (1998) subtitle poster
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998 TV
as Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited)
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Wonder (2017) subtitle poster
Wonder
2017 Movie
as Julian's Mom
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) subtitle poster
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
2007 Movie
as Elena
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Final Destination 3 (2006) subtitle poster
Final Destination 3
2006 Movie
as Ashlyn Halperin
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Scary Movie 4 (2006) subtitle poster
Scary Movie 4
2006 Movie
as Chingy's Girl #1
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Good Luck Chuck (2007) subtitle poster
Good Luck Chuck
2007 Movie
as Cam's Wedding Friend
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The Collector (2004) subtitle poster
The Collector
2004 TV
as Cree
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