Neve Campbell

Neve Adrianne Campbell born October 3 1973 is a Canadian actress who is an influential figure in popular culture and is recognized for her work in the drama and horror genres Campbell is regarded as a sex symbol and scream queen and appeared on People magazines list of 50 Most Beautiful People twice Following a series of minor appearances Campbell played a starring role in the Canadian drama series Catwalk 19921994 and the television film The Canterville Ghost 1996 the latter winning her a Family Film Award for Best Actress She subsequently relocated to the United States to play the role of Julia Salinger in the Fox teen drama series Party of Five 19942000 which is her breakthrough role earning her recognition as a teen idol and a nomination for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress While on the show she starred in her first American feature film headlining the supernatural blockbuster The Craft 1996 Campbell rose to international prominence for starring as Sidney Prescott in Wes Cravens slasher film Scream 1996 which emerged as a critical and commercial successthe highest grossing slasher film for over 20 years it obtained a cult following and spawned the Scream franchise where she reprised the character in the series second 1997 third 2000 fourth 2011 and fifth 2022 installments although critical reception has varied with each film Campbell has consistently earned praise for her work and is one of the genres highestgrossing and acclaimed heroines of all time Scream has earned her several accolades including two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Best Actress a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress a Saturn Award for Best Actress and an MTV Award for Best Female Performance collectively awarded for the first two installments Campbell has achieved success in films such as the neonoir thriller Wild Things 1998 the crime films Drowning Mona and Panic both 2000 all of which garnered acclaim She furthered this success with roles in the drama films Last Call 2002 The Company 2003 and When Will I Be Loved 2004 the comedies Churchill The Hollywood Years 2004 and Relative Strangers 2006 and the romanticdrama Closing the Ring 2007 Last Call won her the Prism Award for Best Performer in a TV FilmMiniseries She returned to television after Closing the Ring notably playing Olivia Maidstone in the NBC action drama series The Philanthropist 2009 and LeAnn Harvey in the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards 20162017 and appearing in the miniseries Titanic Blood and Steel 2011 She continues to work in film starring in the comedydrama Walter 2015 the action Skyscraper 2018 the Canadiandrama Castle in the Ground 2019 and the musical drama Clouds 2020