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Kristin Kreuk

クリスティン・クルック　/　くりすてぃん・くるっく

Actor from Canada

December 30, 1982 (age 43)　・　Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia
actor
television actor
film actor

My Take

Kristin Kreuk earned a permanent place in my memory as Lana Lang, but what I respect is everything she did afterward. Plenty of actors who anchor a hit teen-superhero series chase Hollywood heat; Kreuk instead built a quieter, sturdier career in Canadian television, leading Beauty & the Beast and then producing and starring in a legal drama with real social weight. That suggests someone who values ownership of her work over the size of the marquee. There is also a discipline to her, she trained in karate, that I sense in her understated screen presence. She represents a sustainable model of fame: steady, self-directed, and quietly uncompromising.

Overview

Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama Edgemont, she became most known for her television roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series Smallville (2001–2009), Catherine Chandler in The CW sci-fi series Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal drama series Burden of Truth (2018–2021).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kristin Kreuk
Name (Japanese): クリスティン・クルック
Reading: くりすてぃん・くるっく
Born: December 30, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: 160 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor / film actor / film producer / karateka

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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