Kristin Laura Kreuk (play /ˈkruːk/;[1] born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and executive producer, best known for her roles as Lana Lang in the American television series Smallville and as Laurel Yeung in the Canadian teen drama Edgemont. She has also starred in movies such as Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy.
Kreuk's latest role is as Catharine Chandler in The CW's series Beauty and the Beast, which airs every Thursday at 9:00 pm ET.
Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of Dutch descent; her mother, Deanna Che, is of Chinese descent, but was born in Indonesia; her maternal grandmother was born in Jamaica of Chinese descent.[3] Both parents are landscape architects. She has a sister named Justine, who is about five years younger.[citation needed] Kreuk trained in karate[4] and gymnastics at the national level until high school but quit in grade 11 due to scoliosis.[4]