American actress Neve Campbell, famous for her role as Sidney Prescott in the “Scream” saga, is celebrating her 50th birthday. But apart from having faced the terrible Ghostface on the big screen, what has she played in? Focus on five notable roles.
Neve Campbell, star of the horror saga Scream, is celebrating her 50th birthday! The opportunity to remember that the American star didn’t just face the terrible Ghostface on the big screen.
Focus on five milestones in Neve Campbell’s journey away from Woodsboro, including a cult fantasy film, a very sexy role, an appearance in two seasons of House of Cards and even a performance alongside Dwayne Johnson!
LIFE AT FIVE (1994 – 2000)
FOX
In 1994, barely 20 years old, Neve Campbell reveals itself with the series La Vie à cinq. The FOX show, which the young woman stars for all six seasons, tells the story of Charlie Salinger. The latter, after the death of his parents in a car accident, finds himself having to take care of his four brothers and sisters.
But the life of five young people without an adult to help them is not easy, and they quickly realize that they must help each other and stay united to get through it. Neve Campbell, in the role of Julia Salinger, notably opposite Matthew Fox, who would have enormous success a few years later with Lost. Note that La Vie à cinq won the Golden Globe for Best Drama Series in 1996.
DANGEROUS ALLIANCE (1996)
Columbia Pictures Television
In 1996, shortly before being chosen to play the lead role in Scream, the young Neve Campbell enjoyed great success with the fantasy film Dangereuse Alliance. She plays Bonnie, a student who, in love with esotericism, practices magic in the company of two friends. Described by the other students as crazy or witches, they are soon joined by a fourth girl, Sarah, endowed with exceptional gifts.
The quartet will form a circle capable of summoning the most powerful spirits and transforming their dreams into realities. Until the day when rivalries appear in the small group. Crowned with the status of a cult film, Dangereuse Alliance, including the three other actresses have had very different careerswas the subject of a remake at the end of 2020.
SEXCRIMES (1998)
Mandalay Pictures
In 1998, with two films from the Scream saga under the belt, Neve Campbell decides to break her image of a smooth and wise young woman. In the sulphurous thriller Sexcrimes, the young Canadian slips into the shoes of Susan Toller, a rebellious alcoholic.
Sexcrimes tells the story of Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), a campus sports instructor in the small community of Blue Bay, Florida. The students are not insensitive to his charm. One day, Kelly (Denise Richards), one of them, accuses him of having raped her. The film will mark the spirits with a threesome scene between Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Matt Dillon.
COMPANY (2003)
Metropolitan FilmExport
World star thanks to the Scream saga, in which she starred in three parts, Neve Campbell had the opportunity in 2003 to give birth to a very personal project. That year, the Canadian starred in the feature film Company, directed by Robert Altman, which saw her realize her childhood dream: playing a dancer.
Neve Campbell has been an accomplished dancer since the age of six, a former student of the National School of Ballet from Canada, and she had long dreamed of making a film around a corps de ballet, wanting to show everything that, from suffering to the state of grace, makes up the life of a dancer. For her role, she spent almost two years training to acquire the technique necessary for the dances she performs in the film.
Company, on which Neve Campbell also serves as screenwriter and producer, immerses the viewer a few weeks before the premiere of the ballet Blue Snake. Each of the members prepares and gives intensely, under the direction of the flamboyant Mr. A. (Malcolm McDowell). Among them, young Ry (Campbell) must seize her chance, but her emotional setbacks disturb her.
SKYSCRAPER (2018)
Universal Pictures International France
Total change of register in 2018 for Neve Campbell, who is featured in the blockbuster Skyscraper. In this disaster film, the actress plays Sarah Sawyer, the wife of Will Sawyer, played by Dwayne Johnsonformer head of the FBI hostage rescue squad and US Army veteran, now responsible for skyscraper security.
While he is assigned to Hong Kong, Will is accused of starting a fire in the tallest and reputedly safest tower in the world… Considered a fugitive, he must find the criminals, prove his innocence and above all save his life. woman and her two children trapped in the burning building…
HOUSE OF CARDS (2016 – 2017)
David Giesbrecht / Netflix
After appearances in two episodes of Grey’s Anatomy (where she plays one of Derek Shepherd’s sisters) and a detour through the first episode of the last season of Mad Men, Neve Campbell moved to the White House.
The Canadian actress indeed shines in the series House of Cardswith a regular role in seasons 4 and 5. Her role: that of LeAnn Harvey, campaign manager of the Underwoods, played by Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.