Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
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.
Known For
Actor
as Jess
as Doctor Lo
as Siobhan
as Ellen
as Kira Young (older)
as Daphne
as Rita Haywith
as Ashley
as Maggie Davis
as Kat
as Ramona
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Callie
as Julian's Mom
as Isabel
as Rita Haywith
as Kate
as Rita Haywith
as Lauren Wright
as Rita Haywith
as Bill's Girlfriend
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Gretchen
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Rita Haywith
as Jeannie
as Tina
as Toby Nance
as Piper / Peaches
as Dr. Nina
as Zoe
as Cassandra Hobbs
as Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)
as Tanya
as Michelle
as Faiza
as Ashley
as Jane
as Lexi
as Nicole
as Isabel
as Cam's Wedding Friend
as Elena
as Hot Party Girl #3
as herself
as Chipped Tooth / Starlet
as Jessica
as Lauren Hannon
as Pretty Girl
as Autograph Girl
as Self
as Chingy's Girl #1
as Ashlyn Halperin
as Eden
as Daphne
as Deb Kintza
as Kelly (uncredited)
as Tanya
as Lily
as Yvette
as Leticia Gore Actress
as Waitress
as Julie
as Mardola
as Cree
as Cocktail Waitress
as Beautiful Girl
as Cheerleader
as Kay Connell
as Groupie
as Tiffany
as Shannon
as Vala
as Virginia
as Girl #1
as Sylvia
as Shelley Dunne
as Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited)
as Myra Lawson
as Samantha Gordon
as Melina
as Nya
as Pascal
Director
as Director
as Director