Neve Campbell

Biography for Neve Campbell

Born and raised in Canada by a Scottish father and Dutch mother, Neve Campbell first came to our TV screens in the hit Drama series "Party of Five" (1994). Described as TV's most believable teenager, her first major film role came in the form of innocent victim "Sidney Prescott" in Scream (1996/I), the film which re-defined the slasher genre.

Many film offers came her way but, as she was filming "Party of Five" (1994) for nine months of the year, the filming schedules often clashed. So in 2001, she announced that she was to leave the award winning show to concentrate on a film career.

Spreading through many genres, her film credits to date include the romantic comedy Three to Tango (1999) alongside Matthew Perry and the erotic thriller Wild Things (1998) with Denise Richards and Matt Dillon, though she has turned to a more art house approach with the critically acclaimed Panic (2000) and, more recently, Last Call (2002) (TV), both directed by Henry Bromell.

She is an animal lover and describes herself as having a dry, often offensive sense of humor.

Neve was passionate very early for art and follows drama, classical singing and dance lessons at the prestigious National Ballet School of Canada (Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty).

At 15, she started in "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra", and in 1996 it was found in "Dangerous Alliance", where she plays the role of a witch.

She obtains the main role for the "Scream" trilogy of Wes Craven, as well as in the series "La Vie à Five".

In 2003, in 2003, she continued on her way and turned in Robert Altman's film "The Compagny", where she interpreted a renowned dancer.

Neve Campbell is a Canadian actress known for her role as Sidney Prescott in the series of horror films "Scream". She was born on October 3, 1973 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She grew up in Toronto and started her career as an actress in the 1980s by playing in plays and television series.

In 1996, she made her cinema debut by playing in the horror film "Scream" by Wes Craven. His role as Sidney Prescott, a high school student terrorized by a masked killer, earned him international recognition and propelled her to the rank of film star. She replayed this role in the three suites of "Scream" - "Scream 2" in 1997, "Scream 3" in 2000 and "Scream 4" in 2011 - as well as in films such as "Wild Things" in 1998 and " Panic in Hollywood "in 1999.

During her career, Neve Campbell also played in different genres films, such as "the time of a weekend" in 2001, "The Marche du Power" in 2006 and "Skyscraper" in 2018. She Also made appearances in television series such as "Grey's Anatomy" in 2008 and "House of Cards" in 2016.

In addition to her acting career, Neve Campbell is also an experienced dancer and has appeared in dance productions, especially in the program "So You think you can dance" in 2009. She is also engaged in causes Humanitarian and supports charitable organizations such as UNICEF and Wildlife Waystation.

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Trivia

• 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]
• 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/I) 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)).
• In Scream (1996/I), when Tatum asks the question, "If they make a movie about this, who do you think they'll get to play you?" Dewey says, "I picture you as a young Meg Ryan, myself". She replies, "Thanks, but with my luck, they'll cast Tori Spelling". Spelling wasn't insulted and, in Scream 2 (1997), she played "Sidney", in the movie within the movie depicting the events of Scream (1996/I), 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 (2009) is said to be about actor/writer/producer Pete Antico [Teen People Magazine, April 2000].
• 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 and Italian, 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) and Save the Last Dance (2001) in favor 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.
• 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.
• Ranked as #66 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
• FHM's 50 Sexiest Women [1995-2004] (Ranked: 35)
• She was March on FHM magazine's 2005 pin-up calendar (2005).

Quotes

(If she could change one feature about her, what would it be?): "I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!"

("What was the most diificult time of her life?"): Probably when I was at the National Ballet School of Canada, from the ages of nine to fourteen. It's the best dance school in the world, but an extremely competitive one, and there was a lot of pressure for a child. It had an extremely back-stabbing mentality, and there was a lot of favoritism. I wanted to be there because I wanted to be a dancer. I love to dance, and that was my dream. When you're in that school, it means you've beaten out two thousand people to get there, so you're not exactly gonna quit. But I did, at fourteen, because I basically had a nervous breakdown--I wouldn't have been able to function had I stayed there. It was a huge decision. But I'd just about given up on my dream of being a dancer and realized that I'd completely lost myself and had no friends and was very unhappy in my life and couldn't have continued if I'd stayed there.

(Asked "Was she injured during the filming of The Company (2003)): "I broke my rib three days before going to Chicago. I did the training for four and a half months getting ready to go and three days before I went, when I was really nervous to join the company and see where I stood, I broke my rib. We were learning "Funny Valentine" and because we were learning from the tape, we were doing one of the lifts wrong. He lifted me from under my ribs. So then I had to go and do it with a broken rib".

(On her dance injuries): "I have got arthritis in my neck and my hips. I have had surgery on my feet. I have had snapping hip syndrome, tendonitis, shin splints, bursitis... I have had almost every injury imaginable."

"TS has really taught me a lesson about judging people who are different. Now when I see somebody do or say something I don't understand, I try to look beyound appearances and ask myself what makes that person tick - no pun intended. Think about it: When you keep an open mind about things that seem unusual or strange, all sorts of new understanding come to you. The world gets bigger, and so do you." ["Celebrity Diary", Teen People Magazine, April 2000]

"When I look back on it now, I am so glad that the one thing that I had in my life was my belief that everything in life is a learning experience, whether it be positive or negative. If you can see it as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive."

"I'm always sad I left dance. I'm just in my element when I'm in the dance world. I'm so much more content in my heart when I'm sitting on a dance floor in a studio. It sounds so cheesy but it's just my home, it's where I grew up, I've been doing it since I was 6. It makes so much more sense to me than anything else I do."

(On pointe work in ballet): "You'd better love it, or there's absolutely no point. Unless, of course, you're a complete masochist."

"Classical ballet is physically challenging. You don't have any control over your career. You have to take instruction. You can't talk back. You can't have an opinion. You have to have great discipline and endurance. You have to tolerate pain. If you don't make it within a five-year period after training, you won't get into a company. You can't do it after you turn 35, because your body hurts so much. If you do ballet, you have to do it all day, every day."

Family

• Spouse : John Light (5 May 2007 - present), Jeff Colt (3 April 1995 - 8 May 1998) (divorced)
• Younger sister of Christian Campbell.
• Older sister of Alex Campbell.
• Her mother had been an HIV/AIDS educator and counselor.
• Ex-sister-in-law of Erin Matthews.
• Sister-in-law of Liz Light.

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• Creation date: 08/01/2008 by doudoune