Kristin Krook wallpapers & Biography
Kristin Laura Crook born December 30, 1982 is a Canadian actress. After debuting in the teen drama Edgemont, she became best known for her roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series Smallville (2001–2011), Katherine Chandler in The CW science-fiction series Beauty and the Beast (2012–2016), and Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal drama series Burden of Truth (2018–2021). In 2009, she portrayed Chun-Li in the American martial arts film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
Crook was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents were Deanna Che and Peter Crook, two landscape architects. Her father is of Dutch descent. Her mother is of Chinese descent, born in Indonesia. Her maternal grandmother was Chinese Jamaican. Her mother and grandmother lived in Singapore and the Solomon Islands before settling in Vancouver. She has a younger sister, Justine Crook.Crook trained in nationally ranked karate and gymnastics until high school, but quit in grade 11 due to scoliosis. Crook was planning to study forensic science or psychology at Simon Fraser University and was surprised when the casting director for the CBC television series Edgemont approached her at her high school.
Crook has a purple belt in Shotokan karate, and is adept at acrobatics and wushu.
Crook moved back to Vancouver in September 2022,after living in Toronto for a few years to study her bachelor's degree and pursue production opportunities. She stated on Live! with Kelly and Michael in October 2012 that she is a pescetarian.
In November 2017, Crook and her Smallville co-star Allison Mack were linked to a multi-level marketing organization and cult called NXIVM, founded by Keith Raniere. In March 2018, following Raniere's arrest, Crook revealed on her Twitter account that she had joined NXIVM believing it was a "self-help" group, but left in 2014, and that she had not witnessed any illegal or nefarious activities during her time in the group. Crook's statement was supported by actress Sarah Edmondson, who had participated in exposing NXIVM's activities.
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