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4->''"There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage."''
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6Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973 in Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian actress. She became known in TheNineties for her roles as Julia Salinger in the drama series ''Series/PartyOfFive'', Sidney Prescott in the ''Film/{{Scream}}'' series, and adult Kiara in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''.
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8She has also starred in films such as ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Film/WildThings'' and ''Film/FiftyFour'', and later several films that received a limited theatrical release, such as ''Panic'' and ''The Company''.
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10Campbell is partners with Creator/JJFeild, and they have two children. Her brother Creator/ChristianCampbell is also an actor.
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12!!Filmography on TV Tropes:
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14[[folder:Film roles]]
15* ''Literature/TheCantervilleGhost'' (1996) as Virginia Otis
16* ''Film/TheCraft'' (1996) as Bonnie Harper
17* ''Film/{{Scream}}'' as [[Characters/ScreamSidneyPrescott Sidney Prescott]]
18** ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' (1996)
19** ''Film/Scream2'' (1997)
20** ''Film/Scream3'' (2000)
21** ''Film/Scream4'' (2011)
22** ''Film/{{Scream|2022}}'' (2022)
23* ''Film/WildThings'' (1998) as Suzie Toller
24* ''Film/FiftyFour'' (1998) as Julie Black
25* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' (1998) as Kiara (voice)
26* ''Film/ThreeToTango'' (1999) as Amy Post
27* ''Film/DrowningMona'' (2000) as Ellen
28* ''Film/BlindHorizon'' (2003) as Chloe Richards
29* ''Film/ReeferMadnessTheMusical'' (2005) as Miss Poppy
30* ''Film/IReallyHateMyJob'' (2007) as Abi
31* ''Film/{{Skyscraper}}'' (2018) as Sarah Sawyer
32* ''Film/{{Clouds}}'' (2020) as Laura Sobiech
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35[[folder:Television roles]]
36* ''Series/MySecretIdentity'' (1991, episode "Pirate Radio") as Student
37* ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' (1992, episode #3.13) as Laura Capelli
38* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' (1994, episode "Tale of the Dangerous Soup") as Nonnie Walker
39* ''Series/KungFuTheLegendContinues'' (1994, episode "Kundela") as Trish Collins
40* ''Series/PartyOfFive'' (1994–2000) as Julia Salinger
41* ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' (1995, episode #1.6) as Julia Salinger
42* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1997, episode "Neve Campbell/David Bowie") as Herself/Host
43* ''Series/{{Medium}}'' (2007, 3 episodes) as Debra [=McCall=]
44* ''Series/ThePhilanthropist'' (2009) as Olivia Maidstone
45* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2009, episode "Rednecks and Broomsticks") as Cassandra (voice)
46* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2012, 2 episodes) as Dr. Lizzie Shepherd
47* ''Series/MadMen'' (2014, episode "Time Zones") as Lee Cabot
48* ''Series/WelcomeToSweden'' (2015) as Diane
49* ''Series/{{Manhattan}}'' (2015, 2 episodes) as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer
50* ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' (2016–17) as Leann Harvey
51* ''Series/TheLincolnLawyer'' (2022-) as Maggie [=McPherson=]
52* ''Series/{{Twisted Metal|2023}}'' (2023-) as Raven
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56!!Tropes associated with her work:
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58* AbilityOverAppearance: For ''Party of Five'', producers wanted an age-appropriate actress to play Julia Salinger, as the character was only fifteen. Neve -- who was nineteen and looked it -- won them over with her performance. It's then a minor plot point that Julia is able to pass for over twenty-one with a fake ID.
59* CastTheExpert: She plays a ballet dancer in ''The Company''. She had studied ballet for years and was planning to become a ballerina when she had to have surgery on her feet.
60* DawsonCasting:
61** She was 19 when she began playing Julia in ''Party of Five'', who starts out at 15.
62** She was 23 playing the 16-year-old Bonnie in ''Film/TheCraft''.
63** She was 24 playing Sidney in the ''Scream'' franchise, who starts out as 17. However, due to some {{Time Skip}}s between films, Sidney's age matches Neve's by the third.
64* FakeNationality: She's Canadian and has a tendency to be cast as a California native.
65* IAmNotSpock: She remains heavily associated with Sidney Prescott to the majority of her fans. She recalls most of the scripts she was offered afterwards being horror films that evoked Sidney in some way.
66* IronyAsSheIsCast: Despite being well-known for horror films such as the ''Film/{{Scream}}'' series and ''Film/TheCraft'', she has never been a fan of the genre and admits to not watching horror films due to being frightened by them.
67* MsFanservice: Especially in her roles in TheNineties.
68* NonSingingVoice: Liz Callaway sings for Kiara in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''. However, if one watches early ''Party of Five'' episodes, they can find that Neve's singing is quite decent.
69* PlayingWithCharacterType: In ''Film/TheCraft'', her character Bonnie starts out as a ShrinkingViolet with an adorable side, like most of her '90s characters. However, once she becomes beautiful, she also turns vain and narcissistic.
70* RavenHairIvorySkin: She's known for her very pale skin and her very dark hair.
71* RealLifeRelative: Creator/TamaraTaylor (who played Grace on ''Party of Five'') is Neve Campbell's second cousin.
72* RomanceOnTheSet:
73** She met Creator/JohnLight while filming ''Investigating Sex'' and they were married for a few years.
74** Also Creator/MatthewLillard, whom she dated for two years after meeting him on the set of ''Scream''.
75* StarMakingRole: ''Series/PartyOfFive'' is a curious example. While well-received by critics, it only had a small pool of loyal fans until its ratings went up in the second and third seasons -- around which point Campbell got famous for ''Scream'', too.
76* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of instances.
77** Was considered for the role of Danielle Bowden in Creator/MartinScorsese's remake of ''Film/CapeFear''.
78** She was considered for the role of Elektra in ''Film/{{Daredevil|2003}}''.
79** She once auditioned for ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''. The casting director turned her down because he thought she was [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette too pale]].
80** She auditioned for the role of Isobel Flemming in ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', which eventually went to Creator/MiaKirshner.
81** She had to turn down ''Film/Armageddon1998'' because of commitments to ''Party of Five''.
82* WrittenByCastMember: She came up with the concept for ''The Company'' and got a story credit for it.

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