Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
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.
Known For
All Movies (71)
- All's Fair in Love and Mahjong2026 · as Shelley
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Moon and Back2025 · as Rita
- The Wish Swap2025 · as Jess
- This Time Each Year2024 · as Doctor Lo
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters2024 · as Rita
- Break In2023 · as Ellen
- Old Flames Never Die2022 · as Kira Young (older)
- Magic in Mount Holly2021 · as Daphne
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made2021 · as Rita Haywith
- The Wrong Wedding Planner2020 · as Ashley
- Christmas at Dollywood2019 · as Maggie Davis
- Flip That Romance2019 · as Kat
- Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls2019 · as Ramona
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar2018 · as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled2018 · as Rita Haywith
- Christmas at Holly Lodge2017 · as Callie
- Wonder2017 · as Julian's Mom
- Marry Me at Christmas2017 · as Isabel
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again2017 · as Rita Haywith
- 2 Bullets2017 · as Kate
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground2017 · as Rita Haywith
- Hearts of Christmas2016 · as Lauren Wright
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You2016 · as Rita Haywith
- Rampage: President Down2016 · as Bill's Girlfriend
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million2016 · as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart2016 · as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream2015 · as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told2015 · as Rita Haywith
- Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die2015 · as Gretchen
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love2015 · as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas2014 · as Rita Haywith
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered2013 · as Rita Haywith
- A Little Bit Zombie2012 · as Tina
- To the Mat2011 · as Piper / Peaches
- Killer Mountain2011 · as Dr. Nina Preston
- Hot Tub Time Machine2010 · as Zoe
- Driven to Kill2009 · as Tanya
- Trust2009 · as Michelle
- Playing for Keeps2009 · as Faiza
- Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon2008 · as Ashley
- Dim Sum Funeral2008 · as Jane
- Center Stage: Turn It Up2008 · as Lexi
- The Boy Next Door2008 · as Nicole
- Poison Ivy: The Secret Society2008 · as Isabel
- That One Night2008 · as Stacy
- Good Luck Chuck2007 · as Cam's Wedding Friend
- Wrong Turn 2: Dead End2007 · as Elena
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007 · as Hot Party Girl #3
- May All Your Christmases Be Black2007 · as herself
- Coffee Diva2007 · as Chipped Tooth / Starlet
- Black Christmas2006 · as Lauren Hannon
- Totally Awesome2006 · as Pretty Girl
- Snakes on a Plane2006 · as Autograph Girl
- Dead Teenager Movie2006 · as Self
- Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'2006
- Scary Movie 42006 · as Chingy's Girl #1
- Final Destination 32006 · as Ashlyn Halperin
- Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"2006 · as Self
- Pick Me Up2006 · as Lily
- Blood Angels2005 · as Tanya
- Going the Distance2004 · as Waitress
- I Spy2002 · as Beautiful Girl
- The Secret Life of Zoey2002 · as Cheerleader
- Insomnia2002 · as Kay Connell
- Children of the Corn: Revelation2001 · as Tiffany
- Sanctimony2000 · as Virginia
- Get Carter2000 · as Girl #1
- After Glow— · as Jessica
- Suffer— · as Chained Girl
- Meeting with the Devil— · as Satan's Daughter
- Living Shame— · as Tai
All TV Shows (29)
- Wild Cards2024 · as Siobhan
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered2014 · as Rita Haywith
- Almost Human2013 · as Jeannie
- Primeval: New World2012 · as Toby Nance
- R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour2010 · as Cassandra Hobbs
- Republic of Doyle2010 · as Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)
- Bionic Woman2007 · as Jessica
- Psych2006 · as Eden
- Psych2006 · as Daphne
- The Evidence2006 · as Deb Kintza
- Falcon Beach2006 · as Kelly (uncredited)
- Masters of Horror2005 · as Lily
- Killer Instinct2005 · as Yvette
- Supernatural2005 · as Leticia Gore Actress
- Life As We Know It2004 · as Julie
- Stargate Atlantis2004 · as Mardola
- The Collector2004 · as Cree
- The L Word2004 · as Cocktail Waitress
- The Twilight Zone2002 · as Groupie
- The Sausage Factory2001 · as Shannon
- Smallville2001 · as Vala
- Da Vinci's Inquest1998 · as Sylvia
- Da Vinci's Inquest1998 · as Shelley Dunne
- Da Vinci's Inquest1998 · as Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited)
- Cold Squad1998 · as Myra Lawson
- Cold Squad1998 · as Samantha Gordon
- Breaker High1997 · as Melina
- Stargate SG-11997 · as Nya
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes1997 · as Pascal






