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Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Actor, also director · Born January 20, 1981 (45) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe is a prominent Canadian actress and director recognized for her versatile roles spanning iconic horror films and beloved romantic dramas. She spent part of her childhood in Hong Kong and began her professional entertainment career at age 15. Lowe established herself early on as a premier Hollywood "Scream Queen" by starring in several major horror franchises. Transitioning to mainstream television, she captured hearts as the quirky and lovable Rita Haywith in the hit Hallmark Channel franchise Signed, Sealed, Delivered. She has consistently starred in the series and its subsequent television films since 2013.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 20, 1981 (45)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 55% in 30 days

What are Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
14%
Survival
14%
Morality
14%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 30 · Serious 9 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 40 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 24 · Charged 18 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 35 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 38 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 16 of 23 analyzed roles.

Ally
16 of 23
Hero
3 of 23
Shadow
1 of 23
Mentor
1 of 23
Trickster
1 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Warm
23
Hopeful
24
Romantic
13
Dread
8
Other
40

How their films linger

Feel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy29
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • All's Fair in Love and Mahjong(2026)

    as Shelley

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Broad Trip(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder(2026)

    as Leah

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Eat, Pray, Lie.(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pie to Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Moon and Back(2025)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Wish Swap(2025)

    as Jess

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • This Time Each Year(2024)

    Director · as Doctor Lo

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters(2024)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Shifting Gears(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wild Cards(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Siobhan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Break In(2023)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Old Flames Never Die(2022)

    as Kira Young (older)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Magic in Mount Holly(2021)

    as Daphne

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made(2021)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Wedding Planner(2020)

    as Ashley

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Dollywood(2019)

    as Maggie Davis

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Flip That Romance(2019)

    as Kat

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls(2019)

    as Ramona

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar(2018)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled(2018)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Holly Lodge(2017)

    as Callie

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Wonder(2017)

    as Julian's Mom

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me at Christmas(2017)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again(2017)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • 2 Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kate

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground(2017)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hearts of Christmas(2016)

    as Lauren Wright

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You(2016)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rampage: President Down(2016)

    as Bill's Girlfriend

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million(2016)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart(2016)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream(2015)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told(2015)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die(2015)

    as Gretchen

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love(2015)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas(2014)

    as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rita Haywith

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Human(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeannie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Rita Haywith

  • Primeval: New World(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Toby Nance

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A Little Bit Zombie(2012)

    as Tina

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • To the Mat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Piper / Peaches

  • Killer Mountain(2011)

    as Dr. Nina Preston

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassandra Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Hot Tub Time Machine(2010)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle Cantwell (as Crystal Lowe)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Driven to Kill(2009)

    as Tanya

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Michelle

  • What Color Is Love?(2009)

    as Faiza

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon(2008)

    as Ashley

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Dim Sum Funeral(2008)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Center Stage: Turn It Up(2008)

    as Lexi

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Boy Next Door(2008)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Poison Ivy: The Secret Society(2008)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • That One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Stacy

  • Bionic Woman(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Good Luck Chuck(2007)

    as Cam's Wedding Friend

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn 2: Dead End(2007)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007)

    as Hot Party Girl #3

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Coffee Diva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Chipped Tooth / Starlet

  • Black Christmas(2006)

    as Lauren Hannon

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Totally Awesome(2006)

    as Pretty Girl

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Snakes on a Plane(2006)

    as Autograph Girl

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne · as Eden

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Scary Movie 4(2006)

    as Chingy's Girl #1

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Deb Kintza

  • Final Destination 3(2006)

    as Ashlyn Halperin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Pick Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lily

  • Falcon Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Kelly (uncredited)

  • Masters of Horror(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lily

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Killer Instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Yvette

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Leticia Gore Actress

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Thralls(2005)

    as Tanya

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Life As We Know It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie

  • Going the Distance(2004)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mardola

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Collector(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Cree

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Cocktail Waitress

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • I Spy(2002)

    as Beautiful Girl

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Groupie

  • The Secret Life of Zoey(2002)

    as Cheerleader

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Insomnia(2002)

    as Kay Connell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Sausage Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Shannon

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Vala

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Children of the Corn: Revelation(2001)

    as Tiffany

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sanctimony(2000)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Get Carter(2000)

    as Girl #1

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hooker Getting Into Car (uncredited) · as Shelley Dunne · as Sylvia

  • Cold Squad(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Myra Lawson · as Samantha Gordon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Breaker High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Melina

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Nya

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Pascal

  • After Glow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Jessica

  • Living Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tai

  • Meeting with the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Satan's Daughter

  • Suffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Chained Girl

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 94 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Final Destination 3 (2006)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2000Screen debut· Get Carter
  • 2008First top-billed film· Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
  • 2008Career best· Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
  • 2014Career best· Signed, Sealed, Delivered

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 98: 92 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting6 of 98: 4 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting1 of 98: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s42 · acting2010s31 · acting2020s16 · 12 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 2% of 41 roles
00051015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 61; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 77 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

Sanctimony (2000)

84th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 94 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel S. Rice shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

  • Martha Williamson15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Martha Williamson
  • Brandi Harkonen14 titles · 12 as writer    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Brandi Harkonen
  • Peter Sullivan6 titles · 3 as writer    See all 6 shared titles with Peter Sullivan
  • Nina Weinman3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Nina Weinman

Actors

  • Kristin Booth17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Kristin Booth
  • Geoff Gustafson16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Geoff Gustafson
  • Eric Mabius15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Eric Mabius
  • Zak Santiago12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Zak Santiago

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • James Jandrisch14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with James Jandrisch
  • Tony Dean Smith13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Tony Dean Smith
  • Adam Sliwinski12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Adam Sliwinski
  • Koty Bannouvong3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Koty Bannouvong

Producers

  • Joel S. Rice21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Joel S. Rice
  • Allen Lewis18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Allen Lewis
  • Michael Prupas17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Michael Prupas
  • Harvey Kahn14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Harvey Kahn

Mixed roles