Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Acting • Born 1981-01-20
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.
Filmography
94 credits
Insomnia
Movie • 2002
Kay Connell
2 Bullets
Movie • 2017
Kate
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Movie • 2001
Tiffany
Final Destination 3
Movie • 2006
Ashlyn Halperin
Black Christmas
Movie • 2006
Lauren Hannon
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Movie • 2007
Elena
Break In
Movie • 2023
Ellen
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
Movie • 2008
Isabel
A Little Bit Zombie
Movie • 2012
Tina
Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
Movie • 2019
Ramona
To the Mat
Movie • 2011
Piper / Peaches
Old Flames Never Die
Movie • 2022
Kira Young (older)
Magic in Mount Holly
Movie • 2021
Daphne
Coffee Diva
Movie • 2007
Chipped Tooth / Starlet
May All Your Christmases Be Black
Movie • 2007
herself
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Movie • 2013
Rita Haywith
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Movie • 2008
Ashley
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Movie • 2014
Rita Haywith
Blood Angels
Movie • 2005
Tanya
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love
Movie • 2015
Rita Haywith
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Movie • 2015
Gretchen
Hot Tub Time Machine
Movie • 2010
Zoe
Sanctimony
Movie • 2000
Virginia
The Secret Life of Zoey
Movie • 2002
Cheerleader
I Spy
Movie • 2002
Beautiful Girl
Going the Distance
Movie • 2004
Waitress
Scary Movie 4
Movie • 2006
Chingy's Girl #1
Snakes on a Plane
Movie • 2006
Autograph Girl
Totally Awesome
Movie • 2006
Pretty Girl
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Movie • 2007
Hot Party Girl #3
Good Luck Chuck
Movie • 2007
Cam's Wedding Friend
Center Stage: Turn It Up
Movie • 2008
Lexi
Dim Sum Funeral
Movie • 2008
Jane
The Boy Next Door
Movie • 2008
Nicole
Playing for Keeps
Movie • 2009
Faiza
Driven to Kill
Movie • 2009
Tanya
Killer Mountain
Movie • 2011
Dr. Nina Preston
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream
Movie • 2015
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told
Movie • 2015
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart
Movie • 2016
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters
Movie • 2024
Rita
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million
Movie • 2016
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
Movie • 2016
Rita Haywith
Hearts of Christmas
Movie • 2016
Lauren Wright
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground
Movie • 2017
Rita Haywith
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
Movie • 2017
Rita Haywith
Marry Me at Christmas
Movie • 2017
Isabel
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled
Movie • 2018
Rita Haywith
Wonder
Movie • 2017
Julian's Mom
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar
Movie • 2018
Rita Haywith
Christmas at Dollywood
Movie • 2019
Maggie Davis
Get Carter
Movie • 2000
Girl #1
Flip That Romance
Movie • 2019
Kat
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Movie • 2017
Callie
Rampage: President Down
Movie • 2016
Bill's Girlfriend
The Wrong Wedding Planner
Movie • 2020
Ashley
Dead Teenager Movie
Movie • 2006
Self
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'
Movie • 2006
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made
Movie • 2021
Rita Haywith
This Time Each Year
Movie • 2024
Doctor Lo
The Wish Swap
Movie • 2025
Jess
Trust
Movie • 2009
Michelle
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To The Moon And Back
Movie • 2025
Rita
That One Night
Movie • 2008
Stacy
Psych
TV • 2006
Eden
The Collector
TV • 2004
Cree
Stargate Atlantis
TV • 2004
Mardola
Da Vinci's Inquest
TV • 1998
Sylvia
Masters of Horror
TV • 2005
Lily
Killer Instinct
TV • 2005
Yvette
The Sausage Factory
TV • 2001
Shannon
Breaker High
TV • 1997
Melina
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2002
Groupie
Primeval: New World
TV • 2012
Toby Nance
Almost Human
TV • 2013
Jeannie
Psych
TV • 2006
Daphne
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
TV • 2014
Rita Haywith
Da Vinci's Inquest
TV • 1998
Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited)
Da Vinci's Inquest
TV • 1998
Shelley Dunne
Cold Squad
TV • 1998
Samantha Gordon
Cold Squad
TV • 1998
Myra Lawson
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
TV • 1997
Pascal
Life As We Know It
TV • 2004
Julie
The L Word
TV • 2004
Cocktail Waitress
The Evidence
TV • 2006
Deb Kintza
Bionic Woman
TV • 2007
Jessica
Falcon Beach
TV • 2006
Kelly (uncredited)
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Leticia Gore Actress
Bones
TV • 2005
Smallville
TV • 2001
Vala
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
TV • 2010
Cassandra Hobbs
Republic of Doyle
TV • 2010
Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Nya
Wild Cards
TV • 2024
Siobhan