Kristin Kreuk

Birthday: 30 December 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Birth Name: Kristin Laura Kreuk

Height: 163 cm

Kristin Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Deanna Che, who is of Chinese ancestry, and Peter Kreuk, who is of Dutch descent. Her parents are landscape architects. She attended and graduated from Eric Hamber High School. Although she did some stage work in school, she focused more on her studies. She described herself as shy and boring.For her first professional work, she went to an open casting audition for Edgemont (2000), a teen-drama series aired on CBC television in Canada. She plays the role of "Laurel Yeung". Laurel was the last main character to be cast because the casting director was having a problem finding an actress. Fortunately, for them (and us), they found Kristin just in time.Her career was set to take off when she landed on the highly acclaimed WB television series, Smallville (2001). It follows the story of "Clark Kent" in his pre-Superman days in a small town of Smallville, Kansas. Kristin played the role of "Lana Lang", Clark Kent's object of desire before he meets "Lois Lane".Smallville (2001) proved to be a giant step for Kristin's acting career, as she landed several interviews with several magazines, including YM (Young and Modern) and Rolling Stone. She also did a commercial for Neutrogena, popular for its skin care products. Show less «

Sometimes I love acting, but then sometimes I think it's too much for me. And I don't know if it is ...Show more »

Sometimes I love acting, but then sometimes I think it's too much for me. And I don't know if it is something that I could do for the rest of my life. Show less «

[on Smallville (2001)_] I was at my sister's wedding in Corona and this little girl came up to me an...Show more »

[on Smallville (2001)_] I was at my sister's wedding in Corona and this little girl came up to me and she was like, "Oh, my God, I love 'Smallville' so much!" And I was shocked because that age group could never watch the show, and I realized that "Smallville" is so innocent - so innocent -compared to what's out there now. Show less «

Someday I'd like to do some real traveling. I'm obsessed with Brazil and I've always had this dream ...Show more »

Someday I'd like to do some real traveling. I'm obsessed with Brazil and I've always had this dream of backpacking through South America. Show less «

I'm not surrounded by the business. That makes all the difference in the world, 'cause it's so easy ...Show more »

I'm not surrounded by the business. That makes all the difference in the world, 'cause it's so easy to get caught up in it. If you were living in L.A., it'd be like 'Bull----, bull----, bull----... you're this, you're that, you're wonderful, get caught up in this tornado, get caught up, get caught up, get caught up, and the minute it's all gone, you fall and you've got no one to catch you because you let yourself get swept away, when it's all 'Pouff!' And it's all made up and none of it's grounded or real. Show less «

I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challen...Show more »

I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challenging myself. When I feel like I'm not learning or having fun anymore, then I'll stop. Show less «

I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.

I'd rather walk than drive a car. In Vancouver, where I am from, you can get to just about anywhere ...Show more »

I'd rather walk than drive a car. In Vancouver, where I am from, you can get to just about anywhere you need to go on foot. Even if it's raining I'll go out for a stroll. I just love that. Show less «

Sometimes I love acting but then sometimes I think it's too much for me. And I don't know if it is s...Show more »

Sometimes I love acting but then sometimes I think it's too much for me. And I don't know if it is something that I could do for the rest of my life. Show less «

On her favourite music styles: "Basically I listen to just about everything except heavy metal."

I wanted to be a forensic scientist for a long time... It's like putting the pieces of a puzzle toge...Show more »

I wanted to be a forensic scientist for a long time... It's like putting the pieces of a puzzle together. Solving mysteries seemed like it would be fun, scary and exciting all at the same time. Show less «

I love having messy hair. I put in a lot of effort to have it look as messy as possible.

It's not that easy to find someone I can relate to. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

If I like it, I'll buy it; pure impulse shopping.

I really don't use that much make up - I'm pretty natural. I wear even less of it in the summer.

On keeping herself looking beautiful: "My skin is a little sensitive, so I try not to use too many p...Show more »

On keeping herself looking beautiful: "My skin is a little sensitive, so I try not to use too many products. After work I'll just clean it with Neutrogena Deep Clean facial cleanser and put on a bit of lotion like Aveda Tourmaline Charged Hydrating Creme or a moisturizer by Kiehl's. I don't always use the same one. After a while my skin starts to get annoyed with one, and then I've got to move on to another." Show less «

Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts.

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