Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Born: 1981-01-20 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery ... (Director)
- The Wish Swap as Jess
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To The Moon And Back as Rita
- Eat, Pray, Lie ... (Director)
2024
- Wild Cards as Siobhan
- Shifting Gears ... (Director)
- This Time Each Year as Doctor Lo
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters as Rita
2023
- Break In as Ellen
2022
- Old Flames Never Die as Kira Young (older)
2021
- Magic in Mount Holly as Daphne
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made as Rita Haywith
2020
- The Wrong Wedding Planner as Ashley
2019
- Christmas at Dollywood as Maggie Davis
- Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls as Ramona
- Flip That Romance as Kat
2018
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled as Rita Haywith
2017
- Wonder as Julian's Mom
- Marry Me at Christmas as Isabel
- Christmas at Holly Lodge as Callie
- 2 Bullets as Kate
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again as Rita Haywith
2016
- Rampage: President Down as Bill's Girlfriend
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart as Rita Haywith
- Hearts of Christmas as Lauren Wright
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million as Rita Haywith
2015
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love as Rita Haywith
- Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die as Gretchen
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told as Rita Haywith
2014
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas as Rita Haywith
2013
- Almost Human as Jeannie
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered as Rita Haywith
2012
- A Little Bit Zombie as Tina
- Primeval: New World as Toby Nance
2011
- Killer Mountain as Dr. Nina Preston
- To the Mat as Piper / Peaches
2010
- R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Cassandra Hobbs
- Republic of Doyle as Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)
- Hot Tub Time Machine as Zoe
2009
- Trust as Michelle
- Driven to Kill as Tanya
- Playing for Keeps as Faiza
2008
- Poison Ivy: The Secret Society as Isabel
- Center Stage: Turn It Up as Lexi
- Dim Sum Funeral as Jane
- The Boy Next Door as Nicole
- That One Night as Stacy
- Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon as Ashley
2007
- Wrong Turn 2: Dead End as Elena
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Hot Party Girl #3
- Good Luck Chuck as Cam's Wedding Friend
- Bionic Woman as Jessica
- May All Your Christmases Be Black as herself
- Coffee Diva as Chipped Tooth / Starlet
2006
- Psych as Eden
- Final Destination 3 as Ashlyn Halperin
- Scary Movie 4 as Chingy's Girl #1
- Black Christmas as Lauren Hannon
- Snakes on a Plane as Autograph Girl
- The Evidence as Deb Kintza
- Dead Teenager Movie as Self
- Falcon Beach as Kelly (uncredited)
- Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'
- Totally Awesome as Pretty Girl
2005
- Supernatural as Leticia Gore Actress
- Bones
- Masters of Horror as Lily
- Blood Angels as Tanya
- Killer Instinct as Yvette
2004
- Stargate Atlantis as Mardola
- The L Word as Cocktail Waitress
- The Collector as Cree
- Going the Distance as Waitress
- Life As We Know It as Julie
2002
- The Twilight Zone as Groupie
- Insomnia as Kay Connell
- I Spy as Beautiful Girl
- The Secret Life of Zoey as Cheerleader
2001
- Smallville as Vala
- The Sausage Factory as Shannon
- Children of the Corn: Revelation as Tiffany
2000
- Get Carter as Girl #1
- Sanctimony as Virginia
1998
- Cold Squad as Samantha Gordon
- Da Vinci's Inquest as Sylvia
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Nya
- Breaker High as Melina
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes as Pascal