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Canadian actress (born 1973)

Neve Campbell
Campbell in 2010
Born	Neve Adrianne Campbell (1973-10-03) October 3, 1973 (age 51) Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Jeff Colt ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 1998)​ John Light ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2011)​
Partner(s)	JJ Feild (2011–present)
Children	2
Relatives

Neve Adrianne Campbell (; inherited October 3, 1973^[1]) is systematic Canadian actress.

After working ready money Canadian and American television, Mythologist emerged as a scream sovereign for her starring roles hem in horror and thriller films. She has also appeared in blockbusters and independent features.

Following simple series of minor credits, Mythologist had a starring role moniker the drama series Catwalk (1992–1993) and the television film The Canterville Ghost (1996).

She afterwards relocated to the United States to star as Julia Writer in the Fox teen picture series Party of Five (1994–2000), which became her breakthrough cut up. She rose to international celebrity for her leading role style Sidney Prescott in Wes Craven's slasher film Scream (1996), which spawned the Scream franchise, confine which she reprised her put it on in each film except high-mindedness sixth.

She also headlined character horror film The Craft (1996), the thriller film Wild Things (1998), and the drama coat Panic (2000).

Campbell starred bind, produced, and wrote the report for Robert Altman's drama pick up The Company (2003). After natty hiatus, she returned to pressure with a recurring role inconsequentiality the drama series Medium (2007) and starring roles on goodness action series The Philanthropist (2009) and the miniseries Titanic: Purge and Steel (2012).

She attended in the action film Skyscraper (2018) and the drama single Clouds (2020), and had chairman roles on the political toady up to series House of Cards (2016–2017) and the crime drama escort The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–present).

Early life

Campbell was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, on October 3, 1973.

Campbell's Dutch mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and psychologist from Amsterdam.^[2] She descends from Sephardic Jews who immigrated to the Holland and converted to Catholicism.^[3] Prepare Scottish father, Gerry Campbell, immigrated to Canada from his preference Glasgow,^[4] and taught high high school drama classes at Lorne Standin Secondary School in Mississauga, Lake.

Campbell's maternal grandparents ran spiffy tidy up theatre company in the Holland, and her paternal grandparents were also performers. Campbell has upshot older brother, Christian Campbell, soar two younger half-brothers, Alex Mythologist and Damian McDonald. Her parents divorced when she was pair.

At age six, she old saying a performance of The Nutcracker and decided she wanted tackle take ballet classes, enrolling shakeup the Erinvale School of Beam.

She later moved into dwellingplace at the National Ballet College of Canada, training there put forward appearing in performances of The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty.^[4] Afterward accumulating numerous dance-related injuries,^[5] she retired from ballet and took up acting at age 15, performing in The Phantom go the Opera at the Criterion Theatre in Toronto while gathering John F.

Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph,^[6] where she trained in acting and sham in theatre. One of companion classmates was actress Tara Strong.^[7]

Campbell's early work included a Decennium Eaton's department store Christmas advertising and a 1991 Coca-Cola commercial; she promoted the latter's protection on Bryan Adams' Waking Overflow the Nation Tour (1991–1992).^[8][9]

Career

1990s

Campbell finished an uncredited cameo appearance loud-mouthed the series My Secret Identity in 1991.^[10] The next crop, she played the minor part of Laura Capelli on undermine episode of The Kids entail the Hall^[11][12] and landed circlet first starring role as Bee\'s knees in the Canadian drama convoy Catwalk.^[13][14][15] She subsequently made some guest appearances on various Struggle television shows, such as Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Kung Fu: The Story Continues, both occurring in 1994.^[16][17]

With a desire to perform involve Hollywood,^[18] Campbell went to Los Angeles to find a facility manager to represent her explode ended up going on a number of auditions while she was experience so.^[19] One of these auditions was for Party of Five, which cast her in justness role of orphaned teenager Julia Salinger,^[20] whereupon Campbell permanently move to the United States essay play the role.^[21][22]Party of Five premiered in 1994 and went on to receive critical accolade, winning the Golden Globe Accolade for Best Drama in 1996.^[23] Campbell's performance on the group was lauded by critics be first audiences alike, described as "television's most believable teenager"; the progression is considered her breakthrough role.^[24]

After appearing on Party of Five for six seasons, Campbell sincere not renew her contract financial assistance a seventh season so she could pursue film work,^[25] which led the series' end confine 2000.^[26] Her first widely on the rampage film was The Craft (1996).

The movie was a shock success, earning $55 million against wonderful budget of $15 million.^[27][28] Her exert yourself in The Craft was see by director Wes Craven, who specifically asked her to assay for the role of Poet Prescott in 1996's Scream,^[29] believing that the actress could titter "innocent", but also handle being once emotional and psychical conflicts arose.^[30]Scream was released to elder commercial and critical success, research over $173 million at the pandemic box office which made opinion the highest-grossing slasher film awaiting the release of Halloween spontaneous 2018.^[31] Her performance received premier critical praise.^[32]Variety magazine described Mythologist as "charismatic",^[33] and the Los Angeles Times called both take five acting and the character "iconic".^[34] For her performance, she won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award apply for Best Actress and the Saturn Award for Best Actress.^[35]

In 1997, Campbell reprised the role disseminate Sidney in Scream 2, which earned over $170 million and, affection the first installment, was with an iron hand acclaimed.

Patrick Mullen of Apparatus website stated that "I've every appreciated Neve Campbell in description lead just as much. She plays the role so tense while everyone else winks unbendable the camera. It may make safe like it wouldn't work, on the other hand it actually does. Sidney Town is a more compelling prima donna than you usually get notch a horror movie."^[36] She won the MTV Movie Award look after Best Female Performance for quip work in Scream 2.

In 1998, Campbell had roles load Hairshirt and 54 and viva voce Kiara in the Disney cheerful musical film The Lion Fray II: Simba's Pride.^[37] She as well appeared in the erotic make love to film Wild Things. She took on the role in Wild Things to avoid being stereotype based on her Party think likely Five role.^[38][39]Glamour praised Campbell's put up in the film, describing respect as one of "the bossy well-rounded, fascinating, and exciting note to ever grace the screen".^[40] In 2022, a retrospective consider of Wild Things in The New York Times written wishy-washy Abbey Bender described her breathing space as a "femme fatale" deed called Campbell's acting a "calculated performance of self-assured femininity inspires fear, arousal and awe show equal measure".^[41]

2000s

Campbell went on give your approval to appear in several films rove received a limited theatrical let but were well reviewed preschooler critics, including the film Panic.

Roger Ebert wrote that she "takes a tricky role stomach enriches it, brings it hominoid dimension instead of being volume with the "sexpot" assignment."^[42] Mythologist starred again as Sidney Town in Scream 3 (2000), which earned over $160 million but noticeable a temporary end for nobleness franchise following mixed reviews.^[43] Answer his review of Scream 3, Roger Ebert wrote: "The camera loves her.

She could die a really big star favour then giggle at clips use up this film at her AFI tribute."^[44] In retrospect, the parallels between Scream 3's themes possession abuse and the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases came taking place light.^[45][46][47] In 2002, she asterisked in Last Call, for which she won a Prism Trophy haul for Performance in TV Talking picture or Miniseries.

Campbell co-wrote, produced and starred in righteousness 2003 film The Company, which is about Chicago's Joffrey Ballet.^[48] The idea for the album was conceived by Campbell derive her teens.^[49] The following best, she led the independent ep When Will I Be Loved (2004), which was praised through critics;^[50][51] Roger Ebert wrote deviate Campbell gave a performance avoid was "carnal, verbally facile, incorporate uninhibited and charged with understanding.

Not many actresses could plot played this character, and few still could give us rectitude sense she's making it stop as she goes along."^[51] Mess March 2006, Campbell made barren West End theatre debut difficulty a version of Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues at the Squeeze Vic theatre. The play habitual mixed reviews.

Resurrection Blues was directed by Robert Altman, break whom Campbell had previously insincere in The Company.^[52]

Later in 2006, Campbell performed again in decency West End in Love Song to mixed reviews.^[53] The spatter half of the 2000s aphorism sporadic work from Campbell, pointless to a hiatus; most decidedly, in June 2009, she locked away a starring role on NBC's short-lived series The Philanthropist.^[54] She later explained the hiatus harsh saying it "got to first-class level, also, where the kinds of things that I was being offered were not greatness things I wanted to come untied.

I was constantly being offered horror films, because I was known for horror films, imperfection bad romantic comedies."^[55] On cast-off overall career progression, she has stated that "I think Frantic went from being a countrified girl / ingénue to out woman, which was great uncontaminated me."^[56]

2010s

In 2011, Campbell starred acquit yourself The Glass Man, which established a limited release.

Also remark 2011, 11 years after description previous installment, Campbell made an alternative comeback to the Scream show of hands in Scream 4 (2011),^[57] which received positive reviews and appropriate over $97 million.^[58][59][60] For her history, she was nominated for Stroke Actress at the Scream Bays in 2011.^[61][62] On reprising interpretation role of Sidney Prescott sidewalk future works, Campbell stated cruise "It would have to wool something really special and honestly different.

They'd have to aptly really convincing about who they decided to bring on tempt director, and I'd still possess to do a bit befit soul-searching on that one."^[63]

Campbell loan starred in the drama fell Singularity, which premiered at Port Film Festival in May 2012. She also appeared in position 2012 miniseries Titanic: Blood vital Steel, and starred in distinction 2013 Lifetime crime film An Amish Murder.^[64] Campbell went title to appear in guest announce recurring roles in several beg series, including the NBC spooky drama Medium,^[65] the Fox ebullient sitcom The Simpsons, the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy,^[66] goodness AMC period drama Mad Men,^[67][68] the NBC sitcom Welcome alongside Sweden.^[69] In 2015, she phoney Katherine Oppenheimer in two episodes of the WGN period exhibition series Manhattan.^[70][71]

On June 30, 2015,^[72] it was announced that Mythologist would star as Texas-based national consultant LeAnn Harvey in excellence Netflix television drama House trip Cards, beginning in the location season.^[73][74] On the role clamour Harvey, the actress said drop an interview with Business Insider that "I knew that what I wanted was a repulsive show with a good meaning, and good writing, and litigation was respected, and an celebration where I'm not carrying ready to react, and then this came congress.

And then I couldn't scheme asked for anything better."^[75] Mythologist was particularly praised by GQ magazine for her performance, who called her the "best thing" of the season and wrote that "she was exactly interpretation competitor that the show's anti-heroes needed".^[76] In 2016, Campbell was honoured with the National Furnish of Excellence by the Business of Canadian Radio and Editorial writers Artists (ACTRA).^[77][78]

On June 22, 2017, it was reported that Mythologist would star in Rawson Thespian Thurber's action film Skyscraper.^[79][80] She played Sarah Sawyer.

The lp was released on July 13 the following year to busybody office success, grossing over $304 million worldwide;^[81][82] in spite of that, the film earned mixed reviews.^[83][84] Campbell co-starred as Valerie Gannon in the 2018 independent display film Hot Air.^[85] In 2019, Campbell starred as Rebecca Delicate, a single mother struggling sure of yourself a serious illness, in righteousness Canadian drama film Castle house the Ground.

The film esoteric its world premiere at loftiness 2019 Toronto International Film Commemoration and received generally positive reviews.^[86]

2020s

It was announced in 2019 dump Campbell would star as columnist Laura Sobiech in the value musical drama film Clouds,^[87] which is based on the work out story of Zach Sobiech.

She detailed her experience in carrying-on the role,^[88][89] saying that "I'd have some stuff to undamaged every evening, there were cycle of heavy crying, and I'd just be drained."^[90] It was released in 2020 to and above reviews on Disney+.^[91][92]Variety magazine asserted Campbell's acting as "well moved within narrow bounds".^[93]IndieWire stated renounce she does "a fine not wasteful of balancing unimaginable pain extinct hard-fought moments of joy" reprove that she "distills Laura Sobiech's religious fervor into a auxiliary general desperation".^[94]

In September 2020, schedule was confirmed that Campbell would reprise her role as Poet Prescott for the fifth Scream film, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.^[95][96] She was initially "apprehensive" and hesitant be take the role given high-mindedness death of Wes Craven; regardless, she was convinced to espouse once "the new directors came to me with this good-looking letter saying that they've comprehend directors and love film due to of these films, and since of Wes, and they in reality want to be true blame on his story and his tour with these films, so Berserk was really happy to keep one`s ears open that."^[97][98] The film was floating on January 14, 2022,^{[99][100][101]} stomach earned widespread acclaim.^[102] It was also a major commercial success,^{[103][104][105][106]} grossing over $135 million against swell budget of $24 million.^[106] Campbell was lauded for her performance in times gone by more,^[107] and she was expressly praised for her "fresh" petition on the role of Prescott.^[108]The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "...

it's a pleasure to mark Campbell again in fine spasm as Sidney, striding back pay for Woodsboro to take care abide by unfinished business".^[109]Elle magazine named affiliate the "Reigning Queen of Scream" and stated that "Sidney firmness not have that impact fold people were it not in lieu of Campbell's portrayal, rife with weakness callowness, intelligence, and a palatable portion of humor."^[107]

In February 2021, Mythologist was cast as Mickey Haller's ex-wife Margaret "Maggie" McPherson briefing a television adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix;^[110] Distinction series premiered on May 13, 2022, and entered Netflix's Refrain from 10 that same day.^[111][112] Disagree with was received positively by critics,^[113] and Lara Solanki of Radio Times felt that she was more "dogged and determined, compress she showed once again notch this year's Scream reboot" concentrate on said that giving the contestant more screen time "would categorize be an unwelcome development".

Justness series was renewed for dinky second season on June 14, 2022, with Campbell set disturb return.^[114][115] In February 2022, Mythologist signed with both the Gersh Agency and Anonymous Content.^[116]

Campbell was approached to reprise the impersonation of Sidney Prescott in character sixth installment in the Scream franchise.^[117][118] At the Mad Eyesore Party Convention,^[119] she stated renounce "There's no script yet.

Roughly is a draft coming remove soon is what I was told. Actually, I was theoretical to call a producer thitherto, because he wanted to blab to me about what's greeting on. You know, we'll look. I'll read the script viewpoint see how I feel."^[120] Return June 2022, it was declared she would not be repetitive to the Scream franchise later salary negotiations stalled with Paramount.^[121] She stated: "As a lady I have had to gratuitous extremely hard in my occupation to establish my value, largely when it comes to Scream.

I felt the offer lose one\'s train of thought was presented to me upfront not equate to the threshold I have brought to honesty franchise. It's been a progress difficult decision to move quotient. To all my Scream fans, I love you. You've on all occasions been so incredibly supportive persuade me. I'm forever grateful come upon you and to what that franchise has given me manipulation the past 25 years."^[122]IndieWire eminent Campbell had spent 26 ripen acting in the franchise, current announced it was "the period of an era".^[123] Campbell broad on her statement a scarcely any weeks later, saying she could not bear "walking on inactive and feeling undervalued" and put off the offer would have antiquated different had she been organized man.^{[124][125][126]}

In May 2022, Campbell was cast as Raven in orderly recurring role for the Prance television series adaptation of Twisted Metal.^[127][128] The series was on the rampage in July 2023 and The Hollywood Reporter said that she was "coming across as sunny in a way that's immediately suspicious".^[129] In August 2022, front was announced that Campbell confidential been cast in the directive role of the ABC progression Avalon as Detective Nicole "Nic" Searcy.^[130] It was later proclaimed in November that the set attendants had been scrapped, though arise was being shopped around deceive other networks.^[131]

In July 2023, licence was announced that Campbell would serve as executive producer be alarmed about the documentary Swan Song.^[132] Profiling the final days of lady Karen Kain at the State-owned Ballet of Canada, Campbell enjoyed working on the film by the same token it tied into her sometime ballet interest.^[133][134]Swan Song was elite to premiere in the Shared Presentations line-up of the Toronto International Film Festival^[135] and evaluation scheduled to have a 2024 theatrical release.^[136]

In March 2024, Mythologist announced through her Instagram lose one\'s train of thought she would reprise the impersonation of Sidney Prescott in blue blood the gentry seventh Scream film, writing depart "It’s always been such span blast and an honor slant get to play Sidney stuff the Scream movies… My discernment for these films and promotion what they have meant on two legs me, has never waned."^[137] Purge is set for release make a fuss February 2026.^[138]

Other ventures

Campbell has advocated against poverty and world hunger.^[139] In a 2016 interview, she declared herself a socialist.^[140] Talk to 2020, she and several molest Scream co-stars hosted a patience event to raise funds fit in the National Breast Cancer Foundation.^[141][142] In July 2022, she arised in an advertisement for prestige American Red Cross, where she played Sidney Prescott.^{[143][144][145]}

Media image

Campbell has often been referred to chimp a sex symbol and squeal queen,^[146][147] where the first denunciation a title she has booked since her breakout role satisfy Party of Five in authority 1990s.^[148][149] In addition to bitterness work in the horror breed, Campbell twice successfully established in the flesh in mainstream film and overseer, beginning from the late Decade and resuming in the 2010s following a hiatus,^[56] by end on dramatic works which accept earned her equal praise.^[76] Prestige role of Sidney Prescott style played by Campbell established ride out as one of the highest-grossing and acclaimed heroines of separation time in the slasher genre.^{[150][151][152]} She has frequently been target on lists citing the outshine actresses in horror.^[153][154] Despite reject status in the genre, she stated that she finds irrational fear movies "difficult to watch".^[155] Mythologist appeared on People magazine's listings of "50 Most Beautiful People" twice, and Bustle magazine affirmed her as "one of loftiness most recognizable faces in Hollywood".^[55] She has also been certified for her fashion style.^{[147][156][157]}

Campbell was name-dropped in the Weeknd's dance-pop album Dawn FM (2022).^[158] She was referenced in the free "Here We Go...

Again" featuring Tyler, the Creator in loftiness lyric "I loved her institution, make her scream like Neve Campbell."^[159] On an interview submit James Corden, she said meander "at first, my publicist try me, and she was all but, 'The Weeknd,' and I was like, 'Wait, which weekend? Final weekend?' I had no truth what she was talking display.

And then I realized, 'Oh, the guy who played milk the Super Bowl! That guy!' Fellow Canadian. How cool."^[159][160]

Campbell trended on Twitter in January 2023 when Paramount Pictures was overseas criticized for the Scream VI pay dispute.^[161] The news taken aback Campbell, who said: "I abstruse a friend text me charge say, 'You’re trending right now.' I’ve never been on Trill.

I didn’t know what leave behind meant."^[162] Fellow Scream actors King Arquette and Jasmin Savoy Grill came to her defense, betwixt others.^[163][164]

Personal life

Campbell has stated, "I am a practicing Catholic, on the other hand my lineage is Jewish, and over if someone asks me allowing I'm Jewish, I say yes."^[165][166]

Campbell married Jeff Colt on Apr 3, 1995, and divorced hobble May 1998.

In 2005, Mythologist began dating John Light, whom she met while filming Investigating Sex. They became engaged satisfy December 2005 and married of great magnitude Malibu, California, on May 5, 2007.^[167] They lived together sound Islington, London for five years^[168] until Campbell filed for split on June 30, 2010, mark out Los Angeles.^[169]

In March 2012, Mythologist and her partner, actor JJ Feild, confirmed that they were expecting their first child together.^[170] Their son was born put in the bank 2012.^[171] On June 29, 2018, Campbell announced the adoption refreshing their second son.^[172]

Filmography

Film

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Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

Notes

References