Kristin Kreuk

Kristin Kreuk

Stats

Measurements: 32-23-36
Height: 5'3"
Date of birth: 12/30/1982
Eye color: Green
Hair Color: Blonde
Ethnicity: Canadian (Dutch/Chinese)
Job: actress


Bio

Kristin Laura Kreuk is best known for her role on the American television series Smallville, in which she starred as Lana Lang for eight years. She is also known for her roles on the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont and in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

Kreuk (pronounced /ˈkruːk/)[2] was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of Dutch descent; her mother, Deanna Che, is of Chinese descent, but was born in Indonesia; her maternal grandmother was born in Jamaica of Chinese descent

She had plans to study psychology, environmental science, or forensic science at Simon Fraser University when a casting director for the CBC TV series Edgemont contacted her secondary school, looking for an exotic-looking girl to play the part of a Chinese Canadian, Laurel Yeung on the Vancouver-shot show. Kreuk's drama teacher convinced Kreuk, who had no previous acting experience other than in musicals at her high school, to audition for the role. To her surprise, she won the part.

This helped lead the way for her most famous role, as Clark Kent's gal pal Lana Lang on Smallville even though she was worried the role meant being a pretty cheerleader type. After reading the script, she was so impressed with the graveyard scene that she auditioned and got the role. Eight years later, it's hard to imagine Smallville without her.

She later landed roles in Euro-Trip (Michelle Trachtenberg, Lucy Lawless) and the Sci-Fi Channel original miniseries Earthsea. Kreuk appeared in the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, in which she played Chun Li.

In 2004, Kreuk took the role of Tenar for the Sci Fi Channel two-part miniseries Legend of Earthsea. The miniseries was filmed in Vancouver, directed by Rob Lieberman and broadcast on December 13, 2004. Kristin Kreuk has signed on for several episodes of Chuck, according to EW.


Fun Facts

Longest-serving Neutrogena spokesperson ever

#10 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Girls of 2002 UK

#71 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002

#24 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list

#1 on their 50 Sexiest Women of the Year list 2005's Femme Fatales

#67 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005"

#18 on askmen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women in 2005

Has a purple belt in karate

#28 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"

#46 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006"

Ranked #10 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008)


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