Emily Perkins

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Infobox person Emily Jean Perkins (born May 4, 1977)<ref name="NorthernStars.ca">Template:Cite web</ref> is a Canadian actress, known for her roles as Crystal Braywood in the TV series Hiccups, young Beverly Marsh in Stephen King's It, and Brigitte Fitzgerald in Ginger Snaps. Since the late 1980s, she has appeared in various films and television series.

Early life

Perkins was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref name="NorthernStars.ca"/> Her father is Sicilian and her mother is of Scottish and English ancestry.

Career

As a child actress, she appeared in three made-for-television films: Small Sacrifices, Anything to Survive, and Stephen King's It.

In 1998, Perkins took a supporting role in the Canadian TV crime-drama series Da Vinci's Inquest as Carmen in the episode "The Most Dangerous Time". She returned to the series in 2001 to take a recurring, supporting role as the prostitute Sue Lewis for a further 34 episodes, a role which earned her a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2000, Perkins starred in the film Ginger Snaps as Brigitte Fitzgerald opposite of Katharine Isabelle as Ginger Fitzgerald. In 2004, she starred in two back-to-back films, a sequel titled Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, and a prequel titled Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning. Her role in Ginger Snaps gained her Best Actress award at the Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema in 2001.<ref>(In Spanish)</ref> Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed is Perkins' largest role in a film. In 2004 the horror magazine Fangoria awarded Perkins their Chainsaw Award for her work in GS2: Unleashed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Perkins had supporting roles in She's the Man, Another Cinderella Story (where she reunited with Isabelle), and a small role as a receptionist in Juno. She stars in the thriller Blood: A Butcher's Tale.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2009 and 2011, she appeared as "superfan" Becky Rosen in the CW TV series Supernatural.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She reprised her role in 2019 for the 15th and final season of the show.

Starting in March 2010, Perkins played the regular role of Crystal Braywood in the Canadian TV comedy series Hiccups.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After two seasons the show was cancelled.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

She was formerly married to Belgian Canadian academic Ernest Mathijs, who has written about cult films, including her roles in the Ginger Snaps series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Small Sacrifices	Karen Downs
1989	Little Golden Book Land	Katy Caboose (voice)
1990	Anything to Survive	Krista
1993	Miracle on I-880	Desiree Helm
1993	Woman on the Ledge	Abby
1994	Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges	Suzanne Stevens
1996	In Cold Blood	Kathy Ewalt
1996	Past Perfect	Karen "shy girl" Daniels
2000	Ginger Snaps	Brigitte Fitzgerald
2000	Christy: Return to Cutter Gap	Zady Spencer
2001	Christy: A Change of Seasons	Zady Spencer
2001	Christy: A New Beginning	Zady Spencer
2001	Prozac Nation	Ellen
2002	Insomnia	Girl reading a speech in the funeral
2004	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed	Brigitte Fitzgerald
2004	Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning	Brigitte Fitzgerald
2006	She's the Man	Eunice Bates
2007	Juno	Punk Receptionist
2008	Another Cinderella Story	Brittany "Britt" Blatt
2010	Blood: A Butcher's Tale	Goth Chick
2010	Repeaters	Jumper
2014	Extraterrestrial	Nancy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Danger Bay	Shannon Darcus	Episode "Up The Coast"
1990	It	Young Beverly Marsh	Miniseries
1990	Mom P.I.	Marie Sullivan	Season 1 regular
1993	The Odyssey	Tower Council Member	Episode "Welcome to the Tower"
1998	The X-Files	Dara Kernof/Paula Koklos/Roberta Dyer	Episode "All Souls"
1998	Da Vinci's Inquest	Carmen	Episode "The Most Dangerous Time"
2001–2005	Da Vinci's Inquest	Sue Lewis	Season 4-7 Regular
2002	The Twilight Zone	Dina	Episode "Night Route"
2002	Mentors	Mary Shelley	Episode "Transition"
2004	Dead Like Me	Josie Feldman	Episode "Haunted"
2007	Aliens in America	Brenda	Episode "Church"
2009–2011; 2019	Supernatural	Becky Rosen	4 episodes
2010	Hiccups	Crystal Braywood	Series Regular
2014	When Calls the Heart	Marty Crocker	Episodes "Cease and Desist", "Lost and Found"

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Awards	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
1990	Small Sacrifices	YTV Achievement Award	Best young actress	Template:Won
2001	Ginger Snaps	Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema	Best Actress	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002		Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Actress	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2003	Da Vinci's Inquest	Leo Awards	Best supporting actress in a drama series	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Actress	Template:Won	<ref>Fangoria’s Weekend Of Horrors — Sat. Sept. 24th, 2005</ref>
			Fangoria Horror Hall of Fame	Template:Won

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