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Neve Campbell Profile |
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Birth Date: October 3, 1973
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Birth Place: Guelp, Ontario, Canada
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Birth Name: Neve Adrienne Campbell
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Height: 5'5˝"
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Biography |
It's in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that Neve Adrianne Campbell
was born on October 3, 1973. Her father Gerry was from
Scotland while her mother Marnie was born in Holland. In
fact, Neve (pronounced Nev) was her mother's maiden name.
Although Gerry and Marnie were both associated with the
theater world, they got divorced when Neve was two years
old. She has two younger brothers,, Damian and Alex, and an
older brother named Christian. Both Alex and Christian are
also actors.
After having seen The Nutcracker with her father when she
was six, Neve found her calling and started dancing. She was
so good that when she was nine, she was offered a full
scholarship and began training at the National Ballet School
of Canada.
Having studied six different types of dancing, including
jazz, flamenco, modern, hip hop, and classical ballet, she
soon appeared in productions of Sleeping Beauty and The
Nutcracker with the National Ballet of Canada.
But ballet takes its toll on the body and Neve suffered a
number of injuries. It was also an unhappy time for her
because the world of professional dancing is often a
breeding ground for competition and backstabbing. When she
was 14, she suffered a nervous breakdown that made all her
hair fall out. This finally convinced her to give up
dancing.
Soon after, a talent scout discovered her and convinced her
to do some modeling. She stayed in the business long enough
to shoot commercials for Eaton's Department Store and Petro
Canada, but quit after two months, finding the profession
shallow and unsatisfying.
At that point, she turned to acting and was soon cast as the
Degas Girl in The Phantom of the Opera at Toronto's Pantages
Theater. At 16, she was at the time the youngest person ever
to be cast in this production. In total, she performed in
over 800 shows.
During that period, she met struggling actor Jeff Colt, a
bartender at the theater in which she performed. They soon
fell in love and moved in together in 1990, when Neve was
only 17. They were married in 1995 in England's Westminster
Cathedral, but they amicably got divorced three years later.
Her acting career took off in 1992 on Canadian television.
After guest appearances on shows such as The Kids in the
Hall, Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Kung Fu: The Legend
Continues, she was cast in the teen drama Catwalk. In 1994,
she appeared in three TV movies: I Know My Son Is Alive, The
Forget-Me-Not Murders and Baree.
Following two other small 1994 features, Paint Cans and The
Dark, she took on the part of Julia Salinger Holbrook on the
hit Fox series Party of Five, also starring Lacey Chabert
and Jennifer Love Hewitt. She stayed on the series until its
final season in 2000.
In 1996, Neve appeared in the TV movie The Canterville
Ghost, as well as the supernatural thriller The Craft,
co-starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, and Christine
Taylor. That same year, she snatched the leading role of
Sidney Prescott in a little slasher film called Scream. Made
on a budget of $15 million, it went on to gross over ten
times that amount at box offices worldwide.
In 1997, she reprised her role in Scream 2. Then, she was
offered a plum part in the sizzling Wild Things (1998)
alongside Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, and Kevin Bacon. She
wasn't sure whether she was going to accept the job until
Robert DeNiro convinced her that she was young enough that
it wouldn't kill her career if the film flopped.
Also in 1998, she was featured in another sexy movie, 54,
and lent her voice to the animated feature The Lion King II:
Simba's Pride. After the comedies Three to Tango (1999) and
Drowning Mona (2000), she made the independent drama Panic
(2000) and was chased by a psycho again in Scream 3 (2000).
With her television duties on Party of Five over, she
starred in Investigating Sex (2001). Following the
television adaptation of Last Call (2002), she was seen in
the offbeat Lost Junction (2003).
Next, she produced, wrote, and starred in The Company
(2003), a movie about life in a ballet company, something
she obviously knows something about. In 2004, she was busy
with the Val Kilmer and Amy Smart thriller Blind Horizon,
When Will I Be Loved? and Churchill: The Hollywood Years.
Her next projects include Relative Strangers (2005), A
Private War (2005) and The Mermaids Singing (2006). |
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Other
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On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list. [2000]
Dated John Cusack. [1999]
Voted No.3 in EMPIRE (UK) magazine's 100 sexiest movie stars
of 1998. [October 1998]
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [1998]
Neve (pronounced "Nev") is an Italian word meaning "snow".
Younger sister of Christian Campbell.
Joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.
Posed for a swimsuit photo believing it to be intended for a
catalogue only to see it appear on a Toronto billboard.
Had to turn down the role in Armageddon (1998) because of
conflicts with the "Party of Five" (1994) schedule.
Had to turn down the role in Rounders (1998) because in the
contract it said she would have to be in Scream 2 (1997) and
she wasn't sure if she wanted to do it or not.
Revealed that at aged 14 she suffered a "nervous breakdown"
which resulted in complete hairloss, and that only intensive
acupunture grew it back. [1999]
Her father is a drama teacher at Lorne Park Secondary School
in Mississauga, Ontario.
In a public restroom, a fan knocked on her stall door, put a
pen and paper underneath and said, "Can I get your
autograph?" Campbell replied, "Can I finish peeing first?"
-- Cosmopolitan magazine, October 1999
Leaving "Party of Five" (1994) at the end of the season.
[2000]
Appeared in the Toronto production of the Broadway Musical
"Phantom of the Opera" as a ballerina (early 90's).
Was a chorus girl in the original Toronto cast of Phantom of
the Opera starring Colm Wilkinson.
Campbell's relationship with John Cusack was reconciled
after a two-week hideaway vacation. [August 2001]
Has a "no nudity" clause in her contract. But, she lifted it
for her role in the film, When Will I Be Loved (2004), her
first movie showing her completely nude.
First came to TV screens as "Daisy" in the short-lived
series "Catwalk" (1992) about sex, booze and Rock 'n Roll
which was somewhat modeled after the Fox show, "The Heights"
(1992). Played alongside some other Canadian actors like
Keram Malicki-Sánchez ("24" (2001), "ER" (1994) "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" (1997)); Nicole de Boer ("Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine" (1993)), and Chandra West ("Jack & Jill" (1999),
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)).
Older sister of Alex Campbell.
In _Scream (1996)_ , she said "If one day, people will make
a movie about me, I would like Meg Ryan to play me, but with
my luck, Tori Spelling will play me". Spelling wasn't
insulted and, on Scream 2 (1997), she actually did play
Campbell, in a "would-be" sequel to _Scream (1996)_ , in a
movie called "Stab".
At the time, she was the youngest person ever cast in "The
Phantom of the Opera." Although her role was usually that of
a member of the ballet corps, she did understudy the role of
Meg Giry.
Formed the Blue Sphere Alliance Production Company at The
Lex Theatre in Hollywood with her brother Christian Campbell
and Matthew Lillard.
Was originally going to be a ballerina, but quit due to
accumulating injuries (she had a bunion removed from her big
toe and her joints were practically worn away), so she
finally gave up dance. She still works out at the bar
regularly and made the movie The Company (2003) because of
her love for the art.
She started taking taking ballet at the age of six, after
seeing a production of "The Nutcracker."
The Campbell family was named the "spokesfamily" of the
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada.
Movie A Private War (2005) is said to be about
actor/writer/producer Pete Antico. [Teen People Magazine,
April 2000]
Her mother had been an HIV/AIDS educator and counselor.
Younger brother Damian, was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome
(TS) in 1989, after Neve finished another year at Canada's
National Ballet School in Toronto. She has used her fame
from "Party of Five" (1994) to raise awareness for the
disease, participating in TS conferences and fund-raisers in
Toronto and Los Angeles.
In an interview, she said that her main beauty tip is, to
keep your face looking thin, dip your face into ice-cold
water, complete with ice cubes, three times for six seconds
each. But she warned that she does occasionally have
headaches afterwards.
In Portuguese, her name means "snow".
Favorite horror movies are The Shining (1980) and The
Changeling (1980).
Along with David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber and
Jamie Kennedy, she is one of only five actors to appear in
all three "Scream" films.
Her first name, Neve, is her mother's surname - and it is a
name first used by her ancestors, Sephardic Jews who
emigrated to Holland in the 15th century. Neve said in an
interview that despite her Catholic religion, if someone
asks her if she was Jewish she would say "yes" because of
her ancestry.
Has British citizenship.
Turned down the lead roles in both _Center Stage (2000/I)_
and Save the Last Dance (2001) in favour of developing her
own dance movie The Company (2003).
In 2003, was offered the part of Velma Kelly, in Broadway
production of "Chicago", but turned down the offer in order
to promote The Company (2003) in which she starred, produced
and co-wrote.
Official advocate for people living with epilepsy. Her
cousin and best friend was diagnosed with that condition at
age 18.
Ex-sister-in-law of Erin Matthews.
Aside from commercials and dance performances, one of her
first acting jobs was on a sketch in "The Kids in the Hall"
(1988), playing a Catholic school girl.
Engaged to John Light [February 9, 2006]. |
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