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Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Acting 45 years old Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ★ 1.1
Born: January 20, 1981

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.

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Known For

Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 Chingy's Girl #1 2006
Wonder
Wonder Julian's Mom 2017
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End Elena 2007
Good Luck Chuck
Good Luck Chuck Cam's Wedding Friend 2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Hot Party Girl #3 2007

Filmography

Acting Credits (100)

All's Fair in Love and Mahjong
All's Fair in Love and Mahjong Shelley 2026
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Moon and Back
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Moon and Back Rita 2025
The Wish Swap
The Wish Swap Jess 2025
This Time Each Year
This Time Each Year Doctor Lo 2024
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters Rita 2024
Wild Cards
Wild Cards Siobhan 2024
Break In
Break In Ellen 2023
Old Flames Never Die
Old Flames Never Die Kira Young (older) 2022
Magic in Mount Holly
Magic in Mount Holly Daphne 2021
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made Rita Haywith 2021
The Wrong Wedding Planner
The Wrong Wedding Planner Ashley 2020
Christmas at Dollywood
Christmas at Dollywood Maggie Davis 2019
Flip That Romance
Flip That Romance Kat 2019
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls Ramona 2019
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar Rita Haywith 2018
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled Rita Haywith 2018
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Christmas at Holly Lodge Callie 2017
Wonder
Wonder Julian's Mom 2017
Marry Me at Christmas
Marry Me at Christmas Isabel 2017
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again Rita Haywith 2017
2 Bullets
2 Bullets Kate 2017
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground Rita Haywith 2017
Hearts of Christmas
Hearts of Christmas Lauren Wright 2016
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You Rita Haywith 2016
Rampage: President Down
Rampage: President Down Bill's Girlfriend 2016
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million Rita Haywith 2016
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart Rita Haywith 2016
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream Rita Haywith 2015
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told Rita Haywith 2015
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die Gretchen 2015
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love Rita Haywith 2015
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Rita Haywith 2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Rita Haywith 2014
Almost Human
Almost Human Jeannie 2013
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Rita Haywith 2013
Primeval: New World
Primeval: New World Toby Nance 2012
A Little Bit Zombie
A Little Bit Zombie Tina 2012
To the Mat
To the Mat Piper / Peaches 2011
Killer Mountain
Killer Mountain Dr. Nina Preston 2011
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Cassandra Hobbs 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine
Hot Tub Time Machine Zoe 2010
Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe) 2010
Driven to Kill
Driven to Kill Tanya 2009
Trust
Trust Michelle 2009
Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps Faiza 2009
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon Ashley 2008
Dim Sum Funeral
Dim Sum Funeral Jane 2008
Center Stage: Turn It Up
Center Stage: Turn It Up Lexi 2008
The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door Nicole 2008
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society Isabel 2008
That One Night
That One Night Stacy 2008
Bionic Woman
Bionic Woman Jessica 2007
Good Luck Chuck
Good Luck Chuck Cam's Wedding Friend 2007
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End Elena 2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Hot Party Girl #3 2007
May All Your Christmases Be Black
May All Your Christmases Be Black herself 2007
Coffee Diva
Coffee Diva Chipped Tooth / Starlet 2007
Black Christmas
Black Christmas Lauren Hannon 2006
Totally Awesome
Totally Awesome Pretty Girl 2006
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane Autograph Girl 2006
Dead Teenager Movie
Dead Teenager Movie Self 2006
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' 2006
Psych
Psych Eden 2006
Psych
Psych Daphne 2006
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 Chingy's Girl #1 2006
The Evidence
The Evidence Deb Kintza 2006
Final Destination 3
Final Destination 3 Ashlyn Halperin 2006
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3" Self 2006
Pick Me Up
Pick Me Up Lily 2006
Falcon Beach
Falcon Beach Kelly (uncredited) 2006
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror Lily 2005
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct Yvette 2005
Supernatural
Supernatural Leticia Gore Actress 2005
Blood Angels
Blood Angels Tanya 2005
Life As We Know It
Life As We Know It Julie 2004
Going the Distance
Going the Distance Waitress 2004
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis Mardola 2004
The Collector
The Collector Cree 2004
The L Word
The L Word Cocktail Waitress 2004
I Spy
I Spy Beautiful Girl 2002
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Groupie 2002
The Secret Life of Zoey
The Secret Life of Zoey Cheerleader 2002
Insomnia
Insomnia Kay Connell 2002
The Sausage Factory
The Sausage Factory Shannon 2001
Smallville
Smallville Vala 2001
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Children of the Corn: Revelation Tiffany 2001
Sanctimony
Sanctimony Virginia 2000
Get Carter
Get Carter Girl #1 2000
Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest Sylvia 1998
Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest Shelley Dunne 1998
Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited) 1998
Cold Squad
Cold Squad Myra Lawson 1998
Cold Squad
Cold Squad Samantha Gordon 1998
Breaker High
Breaker High Melina 1997
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 Nya 1997
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Pascal 1997
After Glow
After Glow Jessica
Suffer
Suffer Chained Girl
Meeting with the Devil
Meeting with the Devil Satan's Daughter
Living Shame
Living Shame Tai

Directing Credits (6)

Writing Credits (1)

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