Who is Neve Campbell? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Canadian Celebrities Born In October

Also Known As: Neve Adrianne Campbell

Age: 50 Years, 50 Year Old Females

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Jeff Colt (m. 1995–1998), John Light (m. 2007–2011)

father: Gerry Campbell

mother: Marnie Campbell

siblings: Christian Campbell

children: Caspian Feild

Born Country: Canada

Actresses Canadian Women

Height: 5'7" (170 cm), 5'7" Females

Ancestry: Portuguese Canadian, Scottish Canadian, Dutch Canadian

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Childhood & Early Life

Neve Campbell was born on October 3, 1973 in Ontario. Her mother Marnie is a psychologist and yoga instructor from Amsterdam. She also had been an HIV/AIDS counselor and educator. Her British father Gerry, who immigrated to Canada from Glasgow, Scotland, taught high school drama classes in Ontario.

She has three brothers: Damian, Alex, and Christian. Her parents separated when she was aged two.

Her maternal grandparents ran a theater corporation in Netherlands. Campbell’s paternal grandparents were also actors.

Campbell enrolled at Erinvale School of Dance where she learned ballet. Later on, she attended the National Ballet School of Canada. There she appeared in performances of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘The Nutcracker.’

After suffering from many dance-related injuries, she turned to acting at the age of 15 after which she performed in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Canon Theatre (Toronto) while attending the John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute.

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Career

In 1991, Neve Campbell appeared in a commercial for Coca-Cola and promoted the company during the ‘Waking Up the Nation Tour’ by Bryan Adams.

She then starred as Daisy in the Canadian series ‘Catwalk’. This was followed by her performance in the short film ‘The Passion of John Ruskin’ and the TV films ‘I Know My Son is Alive’ and ‘The Forget-Me-Not Murders’.

Then the actress was cast as Julia Salinger in the drama series ‘Party of Five’. Soon after this, she appeared in an episode of ‘MADtv’.

In 1996, Campbell was given the role of Bonnie Harper in the movie ‘The Craft’. That year, she also performed as Sidney Prescott in the flick ‘Scream’. The following year, she did ‘Scream 2’ and appeared in an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ as a host.

The Canadian star was cast in the movies ‘Wild Things’, ‘54’ and ‘Hairshirt’ in 1998. The same year, she also lent her voice to the character of Kiara in the animated film ‘The Lion King II: Simba's Pride’.

She then acted in the movies ‘Drowning Mona’, ‘Panic’ and ‘Scream 3’. She was cast as Frances Kroll in the television film ‘Last Call’ and as Alice in the film ‘Investigating Sex’ in 2002.

A year later, in 2003, she got featured in the films ‘Lost Junction’, ‘The Company’ and ‘Blind Horizon’. After this, she did the films ‘When Will I Be Loved´ and ‘Churchill: The Hollywood Years’.

In 2007, the actress appeared in the series ‘Medium’. The same year, she acted in the movies ‘Partition’, ‘I Really Hate My Job´ and ‘Closing the Ring’.

Soon after this, Campbell guest-starred in the drama series ‘Burn Up’. She then appeared in the drama ‘The Philanthropist’ and the miniseries ‘Sea Wolf’.

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She then reprised her role of Sidney Prescott in the movie ‘Scream 4’ in 2011. The following year, she was offered roles in the series ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’ as well as ‘Grey's Anatomy’. In the year 2015, the Canadian beauty joined the cast of the dramas ‘Welcome to Sweden’ and ‘Manhattan’.

Major Works

In 1996, Neve Campbell did the television film ‘The Canterville Ghost’ in which she appeared as Virginia Otis. The family drama fantasy movie was much appreciated by the critics and nominated for several awards.

In 2016, she began starring as LeAnn Harvey in the Netflix TV drama ‘House Of Cards’. The character she played was a political consultant. The thriller series received positive reviews and several award nominations.

Awards & Achievements

Neve Campbell has earned several awards in her entertainment career. In 1996, she won the ‘Family Film Award for Best Actress – TV’ for ‘The Canterville Ghost’.

In 1997, she won the ‘Saturn Award’ for Best Actress for her movie ‘Scream’.

Her performances in ‘Scream 2’ and ‘Scream 3’ fetched her ‘MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance’ and ‘Blockbuster Entertainment Award’ for Favorite Actress – Horror respectively.

In 1998 and 2000, the Canadian actress was placed in People magazine’s ‘50 Most Beautiful' list. She was also placed in FHM's list of ‘Sexiest Women in the World’ in the years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. She was ranked No. 8 in Maxim's list of ‘Hottest Women of Horror Movies’.

Personal Life

In April 1995, Neve Campbell married actor Jeff Colt whom she had first met at Toronto's Pantages Theatre. In May 1998, the couple got divorced.

In 2005, Campbell started dating actor John Light. Two years later, she got married to him in Malibu, California. The couple was together for five years before separating in June 2010.

She later began a relationship with actor JJ Field. In 2012, the couple confirmed that they were about to become parents. A son, Caspian, was born to them in August that year.

Trivia

Neve Campbell is an official advocate for people living with epilepsy.

She holds British citizenship.

In Italian and Portuguese, her name means ‘snow’.

Campbell is a former sister-in-law of Liz Light and Erin Matthews as well as of Corinne Olivo, Denise Olivo, America Olivo and Jason Brooks.

Her family was given the title of ‘spokesfamily’ of Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada.

At the age of 14, the actress suffered a ‘nervous breakdown’ that resulted in complete hairloss.

Neve Campbell Biography