Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
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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
Credits
Wonder (2017)
as Julian's Mom
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
as Chingy's Girl #1
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
as Elena
Good Luck Chuck (2007)
as Cam's Wedding Friend
Final Destination 3 (2006)
as Ashlyn Halperin
Insomnia (2002)
as Kay Connell
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
as Hot Party Girl #3
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
as Autograph Girl
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
as Zoe
Get Carter (2000)
as Girl #1
I Spy (2002)
as Beautiful Girl
To the Mat (2011)
as Piper / Peaches
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)
as Gretchen
Black Christmas (2006)
as Lauren Hannon
Driven to Kill (2009)
as Tanya
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society (2008)
as Isabel
Going the Distance (2004)
as Waitress
Rampage: President Down (2016)
as Bill's Girlfriend
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon (2008)
as Ashley
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
as Tiffany
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls (2019)
as Ramona
Break In (2023)
as Ellen
Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)
as Lexi
Killer Mountain (2011)
as Dr. Nina Preston
Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)
as Callie
Playing for Keeps (2009)
as Faiza
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love (2015)
as Rita Haywith
The Boy Next Door (2008)
as Nicole
All's Fair in Love and Mahjong (2026)
as Shelley
Hearts of Christmas (2016)
as Lauren Wright
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)
as Rita Haywith
Christmas at Dollywood (2019)
as Maggie Davis
Sanctimony (2000)
as Virginia
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)
as Rita Haywith
Blood Angels (2005)
as Tanya
Totally Awesome (2006)
as Pretty Girl
Pick Me Up (2006)
as Lily
A Little Bit Zombie (2012)
as Tina
Flip That Romance (2019)
as Kat
Dim Sum Funeral (2008)
as Jane
Marry Me at Christmas (2017)
as Isabel
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Moon and Back (2025)
as Rita
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream (2015)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again (2017)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled (2018)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You (2016)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made (2021)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart (2016)
as Rita Haywith
The Secret Life of Zoey (2002)
as Cheerleader
Trust (2009)
as Michelle
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million (2016)
as Rita Haywith
The Wish Swap (2025)
as Jess
Dead Teenager Movie (2006)
as Self
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground (2017)
as Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters (2024)
as Rita
Old Flames Never Die (2022)
as Kira Young (older)
The Wrong Wedding Planner (2020)
as Ashley
This Time Each Year (2024)
as Doctor Lo
Coffee Diva (2007)
as Chipped Tooth / Starlet
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3" (2006)
as Self
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' (2006)
Actor
May All Your Christmases Be Black (2007)
as herself
Magic in Mount Holly (2021)
as Daphne
2 Bullets (2017)
as Kate
That One Night (2008)
as Stacy
Meeting with the Devil (—)
as Satan's Daughter
Living Shame (—)
as Tai
Suffer (—)
as Chained Girl
After Glow (—)
as Jessica