Kristin Laura Kreuk was born on December 30, 1982) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of Dutch ancestry and her mother, Deanna Che, is of Chinese and Indonesian ancestry; both are landscape architects

Actress Kristin Kreuk was filling out college applications when an advisor gave some excellent guidance and suggested the young woman try out for the locally-produced teen soap "Edgemont". A CBC production that aired on Fox Family Channel in the USA, "Edgemont" was a thoughtful series that, uncharacteristically for youth-aimed drama, hit home far more often than it missed its mark.

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.

Her dark-hair, doll-like features and perfect rosy skin matched with her glowing presence and made her a perfect candidate to play the title role in the 2002 ABC "The Wonderful World of Disney" live-action presentation "Snow White: The Fairest of Them All".

Kristin Kreuk was voted in at #10 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, U.K. edition of June 2002 and came in at #71 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, American edition