Neve Campbell

 

 

Full name: Neve Adrianne Campbell

 

Nick name: Fog Horn

 

Height: 5’51’2” (1.66m)

 

Date of Birth: October 3rd, 1973

 

Current Age: 32

 

Star Sign: Libra

 

Place of Birth: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

 

Eye Colour: Brown

 

Favourite Colour: Blue – especially navy

 

Favourite singer: Loreena McKennitt

 

Favourite food: Lasagna

 

Favourite drink: Any European beer especially Heinekens, Coffee from Starbucks and the Coffee Bean

 

Favourite Movie: An American in Paris, The Haunting & The Changeling

 

Favourite TV Show: The Wonder years

 

Favourite Actors: Susan Sarandon, Johnny Depp & Michael J. Fox

 

Favourite Book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

 

Favourite item of clothing: An old sweater & anything ordered from Tweeds Catalogue

 

Favourite thing to do: Picnics on Centre Island in Toronto with friends, a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, a beer & a Frisbee

 

Hobbies: Jewellery making, dancing, yoga & meditation, reading Buddhism & other paths to stability, singing, swimming, horseback riding, rollerblading & listening to classical music

 

Religion: Catholic

 

Education: Lorne Park Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

 

Family: Mother – Marnie Neve

              Father – Gerry Campbell

              Brothers – Christian Campbell (34), Damian Campbell & Alex Campbell

 

Celebrity Relationships: Jeff Colt (Bartender & Day care teacher)

                                          Matthew Lillard (Actor)

                                          John Cusack (Actor)

                                          Matthew Perry (Actor)

                                          John Light (Actor)

 

Occupation: Actress

 

Filmography: The Death of Harry Tobin (2006)

                        Backstabbers (2006)

                        Retribution (2006)

                        Adina (2006) playing Adina

                        The Mermaids singing (2006) playing Grace

                        Relative Strangers (2006) playing Ellen Minola

                        Partition (2006) playing Margaret Stilwell

                        A private war (2005)

                        Churchill: The Hollywood years (2004) playing Princess Elizabeth

                        When will I be loved (2004) playing Vera Barrie

                        Blind Horizon (2003) playing Chloe Richards

                        The Company (2003) playing Ry

                        Lost Junction (2003) playing Missy Lofton

                        Investigating sex (2001) playing Alice

                        Scream 3 (2000) playing Sidney Prescott

                        Panic (2000) playing Sarah Cassidy

                        Drowning Mona (2000) playing Ellen Rash

                        Three to Tango (1999) playing Amy Post

                        The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride (1998) playing the voice of adult Kiara

                        Hairshirt (1998) playing Renee Weber

                        54 (1998) playing Julie Black

                        Wild Things (1998) playing Suzie Marie Toller

                        Scream 2 (1997) playing Sidney Prescott

                        Scream (1996) playing Sidney Prescott

                        The Craft (1996) playing Bonnie

                         Love Child (1995) playing Deidre

                         The Passion of John Ruskin (1994) Playing Ephemera

                         Paint Cans (1994) playing Tristesse

                         The Dark (1994) playing Jesse Donovan

                        

Pets: 3 Shi-Tzu’s called Buster, Bubba and Bluto

 

Her family History: Neve’s father Gerry is a drama teacher at Lorne Park secondary school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada where Neve attended, he is originally from Glasgow, Scotland. Her mother Marnie is a psychologist who used to be an HIV/AIDS educator and counsellor, she is originally from Amsterdam in Holland and she now runs a yoga studio. Her parents divorced when Neve was 2 years old, ‘Neve’ is her mother’s maiden name to which she reverted to after divorce and is also a Spanish, Italian & Portuguese word meaning ‘snow’ , it is a name first used by her ancestors, Sephardic Jews who emigrated to Holland in the 15th century which is how she got her name. Her brother Christian is also an actor and starred in the short-lived series ‘Malibu shores’ and movies like ‘Trick’. Neve also has two half-brothers Damian and Alex, Alex has also had small roles in some productions.

 

Interesting Facts about Neve:

 

*      Guelph in Ontario, Canada where Neve was born is 62 miles West of Toronto and 75 miles northwest of Niagara Falls

*      Her name is pronounced like ‘Bev’ – ‘Nev

*      Neve started dancing at the age of 6 following a visit with her father to see ‘The Nutcracker’, by the age of 9 Neve had a scholarship and began training at the National Ballet School of Canada

*      Neve has been trained in 6 different types of dance including Jazz, flamenco, modern, hip-hop and classical ballet

*      Neve suffered various injuries and put up with harsh and stressful competitiveness between the dancers almost resulting in Neve having a nervous breakdown at 15, in the end she quit dancing

*      Neve spent 2 months in the modelling business following a discovery by a talent scout but she found it unsatisfying and shallow, so she quit

*      The first bit of acting Neve did was a commercial for Eaton Centre, a mall in Canada. She later acted as the Degas girl in a stage performance of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto directed by Hal Prince where she performed in over 800 shows

*      Neve liked performing in theatre because she got an automatic response from the audience, it was also here that she met her future husband Jeff Colt who happened to be bartending in the theatre at night

*      Neve and Jeff Colt were together a year when they moved in together when she was 17, then after a long engagement they were married in April 1995 in England Westminster Cathedral near Wimbledon

*      Neve spent her honeymoon with Jeff in Paris, Venice and Zurich and settled down to live in a 3 bedroom house in Laurel Canyon in the Hollywood Hills LA, California

*      By 1997 the couple announced their separation and Jeff moved out, a divorce was finalised later that year

*      Neve has had several appearances in TV shows like Nickelodeon’s “Who’s afraid of the dark?” and “I know my son is alive”

*      Neve won a Family Film award for outstanding Actress in a Television film for her work in  “The Canterville Ghost”

*      ‘Scream’ which Neve starred in won MTV’s Best Movie of the Year award in 1997

*      ‘Scream 2’ won Neve ‘Best Actress in a Horror movie’ award at the 4th annual Blockbuster Entertainment  awards

*      Neve had co-produced several of her films like ‘Hairshirt’

*      Neve has made appearances on several major talk shows like; ‘The late show with David Letterman’ and the ‘Rosie O’Donnell show’

*      Neve, her brother Christian and ‘Scream’ co-star Matthew Lillard have formed the Blue Sphere Alliance Production Company at The Lex Theatre in Hollywood which Christian is Head of. Neve only has time to put the occasional appearance in due to her busy schedule

*      Neve is a spokeswoman for the ‘Tourette Syndrome Association’ which her younger brother Damian suffers from, she has participated in several fundraisers and conferences for the cause

*      Neve does not like scary movies, she often screams when watching them and she has nightmares for weeks. However, she loves making them

*      Neve believes in ghosts and says that her old house in Laurel Canyon was haunted. A woman was murdered in it around 1991 and Neve still bought it. Both Neve and other visitors said they saw a mystery woman that wasn’t supposed to be there

*      Neve was picked on in High school which gave her a low self esteem, the bullies even wrote a song about her

*      Her dog Buster has a slow heartbeat that makes him shy

*      Neve had a dance studio built in her basement for her to find time to work on her dancing which is still very important for her, she claims it helps her handle her problems and escape the busyness of her life

*      Neve is extremely ticklish, especially under her right shoulder blade

*      She got her nick name ‘Fog Horn’ from her co-stars in the TV series “Party of Five”

*      Friends say Neve has a very dark sense of sarcastic humour which a lot of people find offensive, so Neve often has to restrain herself from offending anyone too much. She also laughs a lot easily, with a reported cute, slightly horsey laugh

*      When Neve was in the TV series “Party of Five” , she was filming 10 months a year, 14 hours a day, 6 days a week which made It very hard work. Most of the filming took place at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City

*      She drives a ’97 Porsche 911 Carrera which is aventine green and has tan interior

*      Neve’s right big toe is shorter than her left due to  a  bunionectomy in 1999, the bunion came from her ballet dancing past

*      Neve hates cooking but loves to invite people over for barbecues in her home which also includes a large pool

*      Neve says she barely sunbathes because she is prone to freckles

*      Neve claims she would never pose for nude photographs

*      Neve dropped out of school when she was 15

*      Neve’s natural hair colour is brown

*      Neve reportedly weighs 123lbs (55kg)

*      Neve’s greatest trait in a friend is a sense of humour

*      She says her worst date was her first one where she ordered French Onion soup which she says was a big mistake

*      Neve’s greatest fear is death of happiness, she also fears closed spaces and knives

*      Neve says the scariest thing about Hollywood is fake smiles

*      Neve hates her feet because they’re ugly and her toes are too big

*      Neve is an animal lover

*      Neve is on People Magazine’s ’50 Most Beautiful List’ of 2000 & 1998

*      She was voted #3 EMPIRE Magazine’s 100 sexiest movie stars of 1998

*      Neve posed for a swimsuit photo believing it was for a catalogue only to see it appear on a Toronto Billboard

*      She had to turn down a role in ‘Armageddon’ because of conflicts with the “Party of Five” schedule

*      She turned down a role in ‘Rounders’ because of filming of ‘Scream 2’

*      Neve revealed that she had in fact had a nervous breakdown at 14 causing her to lose all of her hair which intensive acupuncture grew back

*      In a public restroom, a fan knocked on her stall door, put a pen and paper underneath and said, "Can I get your autograph?" Neve replied, "Can I finish peeing first?"

*      ‘When will I be loved’ is the first film showing Neve completely nude

*      When asked who she would like to play her if a movie was ever made about her she said “Meg Ryan but knowing my luck Tori Spelling will end up playing me”. Tori was not offended and actually did play Neve in ‘Scream 2’s’ ‘Stab’ movie

*      Neve was the youngest person ever to be cast in ‘Phantom of the Opera’

*      Neve says that her main beauty tip is, to keep your face looking thin, dip your face into ice-cold water, complete with ice cubes, three times for six seconds each. But she warned that she does occasionally have headaches afterwards

*      She is one of the few actors to appear in all 3 of the ‘Scream’ films

*      Despite her catholic religion, if someone asked her if she was Jewish she would say yes because of her ancestry

*      Neve has British citizenship

*      Neve turned down the leading role in ‘Save the Last Dance’ and ‘Chicago’ so that she could work on her own dancing film called ‘The Company’

*      She is an official advocate for people suffering with Epilepsy, her cousin and best friend were diagnosed with the condition

*      She is the ex-sister in law of Actress Erin Matthews

*      Neve is currently engaged to actor John Light

*      Neve earned $3 million for ‘Churchill: The Hollywood Years’, $5 million for ‘The Company’, $4 million for ‘Scream 3’, $3.5 million for ‘Scream 2’, $500 thousand for ‘Panic’, $750 thousand for ‘Drowning Mona’, $2.5 million for ‘Three to Tango’ and $2 million for ‘Wild Things’

 

 

 Neve’s Personal Quotes:

 

"Lighting candles and believing that you can create white light around you wards off evil...
I don't believe in set spells or any set religion, but I believe we all have energy we can focus."

 

"Things have happened quickly for me -- and they can stop as quickly as they started.
But right now... I feel wonderful."

 

"Jeff and I have been together for over six and a half years," she writes. "We've been through a lot, and we've learned much from each other. However, we have come to realize that both of us have some growing to do, and we need to be on our own for a while. There has always been much more depth to our relationship than the press or public could see. Jeff and I love each other very much, and that's going to continue."

 

"Tourette Syndrome means a lot to me because my younger brother suffers from it. There's a great lack of awareness about what Tourette syndrome is. People don't realize that despite having this condition, it is not necessarily debilitating. Tourette sufferers can and do lead very successful lives. It is a very complex condition, but people do cope with it amazingly well. Educating the public about Tourette syndrome is very important to me."

 

 

"I think every woman has thought about stripping. I've thought about that. I wouldn't do it, not in public anyway. What about that is interesting? I think for a woman the challenge is to... is almost in a sense how many can you attract? You find out where your sexual power is in that sense."

 

"I have got arthritis in my neck and my hips. I have had surgery on my feet. I have had snapping hip syndrome, tendonitis, shin splints, bursitis... I have had almost every injury imaginable."

 

"I'm always sad I left dance. I'm just in my element when I'm in the dance world. I'm so much more content in my heart when I'm sitting on a dance floor in a studio. It sounds so cheesy but it's just my home, it's where I grew up, I've been doing it since I was 6. It makes so much more sense to me than anything else I do."

 

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