Kristin Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She attended and graduated from Eric Hamber High School. Although she did some stage work in school, she focused more on her studies. She described herself as shy and boring.For her first professional work, she went to an open casting audition for "Edgemont" (2000), a teen-drama series aired on CBC television in Canada. She plays the role of "Laurel Yeung". Laurel was the last main character to be cast because the casting director was - www.imdb.com

Kristin Laura Kreuk (born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model known for her roles on the Canadian television series Edgemont and on the American television series Smallville. - www.kristin-kreuk.info

Kristin Kreuk plays Laurel (age 16), the urbanite from Toronto on the TV series Edgemont. Smart, savvy, hip and artistic, Laurel is fundamentally shy, and feeling like a fish out of water in her new suburban environment. Laurel is also drop-dead gorgeous. Laurel knows Mark is off-limits - but she is falling for him. She knows she should turn back before it's too late - but she can't. Edgemont is Kreuk's professional debut, having previously participated in threatre productions at Eric Hamber high school w - www.kristinkreuk.net