Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Date of birth: 1981-01-20
Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Chrystal Lowe, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Crystal Lo, Crystal Lowe, ین-کی کریستال لو
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.
Movie Credits
Insomnia
2002-05-24
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to i
2 Bullets
2017-06-01
After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, an ex cop reluctantly puts her life on the line to save a you
Children of the Corn: Revelation
2001-10-09
When calls to her grandmother go unanswered, Jamie Lowell uncovers the truth behind her mysterious d
Final Destination 3
2006-02-09
High school senior Wendy's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few
Black Christmas
2006-12-15
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
2007-08-25
Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show whe
Break In
2023-11-17
A woman recently separated from her wealthy husband is terrorized during one harrowing night when a
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
2008-04-18
A mysterious death of a young college student occurs late one night at a prestigious New England col
A Little Bit Zombie
2012-02-03
Infected by a virus, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brai
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
2019-01-29
Ben McGrath (Chris Klein) had major league potential playing professional baseball, but his hopes to
To the Mat
2011-08-17
To the Mat tells the story of a laid-back ex-wrestler (Ricky Schroder) who's trying to keep his fami
Old Flames Never Die
2022-02-11
Kira Young, a successful novelist, returns to her hometown in order to escape bad press after Tyson,
Magic in Mount Holly
2021-11-16
A new gallery owner discovers that she can paint the future using a paintbrush left by Santa. As she
Coffee Diva
2007-01-01
Reality and perception clash in the everyday activities of a Hollywood Legend. Getting your own Gran
May All Your Christmases Be Black
2007-04-03
May All Your Christmases Be Black is a DVD companion piece to the 2006 remake of "Black Christmas".
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
2013-10-12
A mix up on her first day of work sends Shane to the Dead Letter Office, where a group of quirky cha
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
2008-11-08
Surviving the plane crash was only the beginning ... After their plane crashes into uncharted territ
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
2014-11-23
With a duty to deliver every last letter before Christmas, the beloved quartet of post office detect
Blood Angels
2005-03-22
A young woman gets caught up in the plans of a coven of vampires fighting to free themselves from th
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love
2015-06-06
The Postables, Oliver, Shane, Rita and Norman, explore the mystery of true love as they deliver divo
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
2015-08-02
When Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the cen
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010-03-26
Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal
Going the Distance
2004-08-20
Nick is a successful young man whose comfortable West Coast life couldn't be better. However, when h
Sanctimony
2000-10-26
A handsome, brilliant stock trader, bored with his existence, becomes a serial killer.
Good Luck Chuck
2007-09-21
Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns tha
Playing for Keeps
2009-01-18
A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for c
The Secret Life of Zoey
2002-08-19
Marcia always thought her overachieving daughter Zoey was the dream child. But then she discovers th
I Spy
2002-10-31
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from t
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007-06-13
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The
Scary Movie 4
2006-04-12
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out wh
Dim Sum Funeral
2008-11-01
An Irish funeral has a wake. A Jewish funeral has sitting shiva. A traditional Chinese funeral is so
The Boy Next Door
2008-06-01
A novelist moves to a small town to write her next novel. She seeks inspiration and as time goes by
Killer Mountain
2011-08-01
A team of climbers is assembled by a rich and eccentric man to rescue a missing expedition he sent
Totally Awesome
2006-11-07
Do you prefer to wax on or wax off? Preacher won't let you dance? Well then, put Baby in the corner
Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008-10-30
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ba
Driven to Kill
2009-05-01
A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his d
Snakes on a Plane
2006-08-17
FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witnes
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
2015-10-04
The Postables work against the clock decoding a letter to rescue a soldier in Afghanistan and reunit
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
2015-09-13
The POstables are on a mission to deliver a soldier's letter from Afghanistan to a teenager who's be
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart
2016-02-21
The beloved POstables discover a 200-year-old valentine that could change history, while their inves
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters
2024-07-12
The POstables are back identifying the intended recipients of a trio of dead letters which have a su
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million
2016-07-24
Lead postal detective Oliver and his associate Shane have been doing a figurative dance with each ot
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
2016-09-25
Oliver's Divine Delivery Theory is put to the test when he and the POstables seem to be unable to de
Hearts of Christmas
2016-12-04
When Alice, a beloved neonatal intensive care unit supervisor, is forced to take early retirement, h
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground
2017-02-19
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans handyman and blues singer-songwriter Gabe Recolte was bereft. L
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
2017-09-24
When the Postables discover an antique vase, they trace it back to three girls who attempted to sell
Marry Me at Christmas
2017-10-28
Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug. She loves th
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled
2018-02-11
When Oliver O’Toole and his team of postal detectives confront a vintage disposable camera from the
Wonder
2017-11-13
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a ma
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
2018-07-15
The team work to reunite a wedding dress with its rightful recipient, but find that they may have fa
Christmas at Dollywood
2019-12-08
Event planner Rachel lands her biggest job yet – Dollywood's 30th Smoky Mountain Christmas celebrati
Get Carter
2000-10-06
Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his bro
Flip That Romance
2019-03-16
Rival house flippers, Jules Briggs and Lance Waddell, renovate dual sides of a duplex and rekindle a
Christmas at Holly Lodge
2017-12-03
Sophie Bennett begins a new holiday tradition of spending every holiday at the Evergreen Inn and Ski
Rampage: President Down
2016-08-26
Bill Williamson is back, alive and well and doing a recon mission around D.C. This time he wants to
The Wrong Wedding Planner
2020-07-17
Detective Jones arrives at the house of a young couple, Ashley and Brad, blissfully engaged and prep
Dead Teenager Movie
2006-07-25
DEAD TEENAGER MOVIE is a short-format documentary examining a specific sub-genre of teen slasher fil
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'
2006-07-25
Go behind the pre-production, production, and post-production process of making New Line Cinema's Fi
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made
2021-10-17
As Shane and Oliver prepare to wed, the team helps an unwell boy reunite with a lost friend. A new e
This Time Each Year
2024-10-24
Despite a trial separation, Lauren pretends to still be with her husband Kevin to placate her overbe
The Wish Swap
2025-02-08
When Casey and Henry celebrate their birthdays at the same restaurant, they make birthday wishes at
Trust
2009-01-29
An artist must decide whom to trust when she receives messages from an unknown source claiming her h
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To The Moon And Back
2025-04-26
The POstables leads an investigation that takes them on the road not only to find the recipient of a
That One Night
2008-02-19
That One Night is an exciting comedy about dating, nearing 30 and the re-unification of five college