Carly Pope
| Carly Pope | |
|---|---|
 Pope at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 7, 2007 | |
| Born |
August 28, 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Carly Pope (born August 28, 1980) is a Canadian actress.
Early life
Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alexander. She began acting during her high school years in Vancouver where she appeared in stage classics such as The Odd Couple, playing Mickey, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing Titania.[1] She attended high school at Lord Byng Secondary School near the University of British Columbia campus, where she was a classmate of Cobie Smulders.
Career
Pope started her career with several small roles, such as Disturbing Behavior, Snow Day, and Night Man, before being cast as Sam McPherson on the WB's high-school drama Popular. After the show ended, Pope had several roles in film and television, including The Glass House, Jeff Probst's Finder's Fee, and Orange County. In 2004 she had starred as Maya Kandinski in The Collector. In 2005 she was a guest-star in an episode of FOX's Tru Calling and played an aspiring social worker in the film Eighteen.
In 2007, Pope starred in the Power Up project Itty Bitty Titty Committee,[2] and in Martin Gero's ' intelligent sex comedy ' and Toronto International Film Festival hit, Young People Fucking. In 2009, she appeared in FOX's hit thriller, 24, as Samantha Roth, the president son's girlfriend.
Pope joined the main cast of the short lived NBC courtroom drama series Outlaw in 2010.[3]
Personal life
Splitting her time between Los Angeles and Vancouver, Pope is currently attending university when her filming schedule allows. She speaks Italian, Spanish and French fluently and is seeking to expand her education in literature and languages.
On December 29, 2009, Pope and her brother, Kris Pope were driving a black BMW down West Georgia Street in Downtown Vancouver when David Fromradas, 31, of Alberta jumped on top of the car and yelled at them to run him over. When Kris got out of the car, Fromradas jumped in the front seat and drove the vehicle into the new CBC studios. Pope suffered a broken rib, and two cracked vertebrae, Kris suffered severe injuries to his ankle along with another victim who was a passerby.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Girl's Guide to Kissing and Other Nightmares in Teenland, AA Girl's Guide to Kissing and Other Nightmares in Teenland | Short film | |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Abbey | |
| 1999 | Aliens in the Wild, Wild West | Sara Johnson | Video |
| 2000 | Snow Day | Fawn | |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Carla | |
| 2001 | Glass House, TheThe Glass House | Tasha | |
| 2002 | Orange County | Tanya | |
| 2002 | Various Positions | Cheryth Bleyn | |
| 2003 | Nemesis Game | Sara Novak | |
| 2004 | Whitecoats | Sarah Calder | |
| 2004 | Everyone | Rena | |
| 2005 | Window Theory | Angela | |
| 2005 | Sandra Gets Dumped | Sandra | Short film |
| 2005 | Hamster Cage, TheThe Hamster Cage | Candy | |
| 2005 | French Guy, TheThe French Guy | Anna | |
| 2005 | Eighteen | Jenny | |
| 2005 | Two for the Money | Tammy | |
| 2005 | Break a Leg, Rosie | Rosie | Short film |
| 2005 | Sandra Goes to Whistler | Sandra | Short film |
| 2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Shulamith | |
| 2007 | Beneath | Vanessa | |
| 2007 | Young People Fucking | Kris | |
| 2008 | Say Goodnight | Crystal | |
| 2008 | Edison and Leo | Zella (voice) | |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Roshanna | |
| 2009 | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Stacy | |
| 2009 | Stuntmen | Karla Bravo | |
| 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Kim Byers | Video |
| 2011 | Textuality | Simone | |
| 2012 | Man and Woman | Amy | Short film |
| 2012 | Concrete Blondes | Kris Connifer | |
| 2013 | Elysium | CCB Agent | |
| 2013 | This Last Lonely Place | Faye Gardner | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Principal Takes a Holiday | Student | TV film |
| 1998 | I've Been Waiting for You | Cheerleader | TV film |
| 1998 | Night Man | Teresa Chase | Episode: "Manimal" |
| 1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Mari Ferraez | TV film |
| 1999 | Cooler Climate, AA Cooler Climate | Beth | TV film |
| 1999-2001 | Popular | Sam McPherson | Main role (43 episodes) |
| 2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Molly White | TV film |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Amelia (voice) | Episode: "The New Ron" |
| 2003 | Kim Possible | Amelia (voice) | Episode: "Animal Attraction" |
| 2003 | First to Die | Cindy Thomas | TV film |
| 2003 | Hemingway: That Summer in Paris | Young Loreto Callaghan | TV film |
| 2003 | This Time Around | Melissa 'Mel' Rochester | TV film |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Rachel / Yori | Episode: "The God, the Bad, and the Geeky" |
| 2003 | Tale of Two Wives, AA Tale of Two Wives | Bianca | TV film |
| 2004 | Ranch, TheThe Ranch | Beth Ann | TV film |
| 2004 | Mountain, TheThe Mountain | Ronnie | Episode: "The Letter" |
| 2004-2005 | Collector, TheThe Collector | Maya Kandinski | Regular role (16 episodes) |
| 2005 | Young Blades | The Enchantress | Episode: "Enchanted" |
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Off. Kate Wilson | Episode: "The Perfect Storm" |
| 2005 | Recipe for a Perfect Christmas | J.J. Jenner | TV film |
| 2006 | 10.5: Apocalypse | Laura Malloy | TV film |
| 2006 | Evidence, TheThe Evidence | Episode: "Stringers" | |
| 2007 | Dirt | Garbo | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2007 | 4400, TheThe 4400 | Kara | Episode: "Till We Have Built Jerusalem" |
| 2007 | Whistler | Bailey | Episodes: "The Rules of Attachment: Part II", "Last Run" |
| 2008 | Robson Arms | Anke Vermeulen-Papathanasiou | Episode: "Cherchez la Femme" |
| 2008 | Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon | Sarah | TV film |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | Samantha Roth | TV film |
| 2008 | Californication | Annika | Episodes: "Coke Dick & First Kiss", "Blues from Laurel Canyon" |
| 2009 | 24 | Samantha Roth | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2010 | Day One | Bonnie | TV pilot |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Lucinda Pearl | Main role (8 episodes) |
| 2013 | Motive | Sonia | Episode: "Ruthless" |
| 2013 | The Tomorrow People | Morgan Burke | Episodes: "Sorry for Your Loss", "Thanatos" |
| 2014 | Rush | Beverly | Episode: "You Spin Me Around" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Teen Choice Awards | TV - Choice Actress | Popular | Nominated |
| 2004 | Leo Awards | Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Female | The Collector | Won |
| 2005 | Vancouver International Film Festival | Women in Film Award | The Hamster Cage | Won |
| 2006 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama | Sandra Gets Dumped | Won |
References
- ↑ "Carly Pope: Biography". tv.com. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Carly Pope on the clock for "24"". Reuters. October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ↑ "NBC Unveils 2010-2011 Primetime Schedule Accented by Five New Comedies, Seven New Dramas, and New Alternative Program". The Futon Critic. May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Actors Kris, Carly Pope hurt in Vancouver carjacking". CBC. December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
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