Carly Pope (born 28 August 1980) is a Canadian actress.
Biography
Early life
Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother.1 Pope's passion for acting began 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.
Career
Pope already had a number of film and television roles to her credit (Disturbing Behavior, Night Man) when she burst onto the American scene playing the pivotal character Sam McPherson on the WB's high-school drama Popular. Since then she has portrayed a heroin addict in Trapped in a Purple Haze, played opposite Leelee Sobieski in The Glass House, appeared in Jeff Probst's Finder's Fee, and in Orange County. The Globe and Mail stated, "she is part of a phenomenon that's seen Hollywood agents looking more and more to Canada for fresh faces", and listed her as one of Canada's "Young Leaders."citation needed In 2005 she was a guest-star in an episode of FOX's Tru Calling and played an aspiring social worker in Eighteen, co-starring Brendan Fletcher, Alan Cumming and Ian McKellen.
Pope found out the day after her high school graduation that she was going to Romania to shoot a feature film. "Acting was always an innate ambition", said Pope. "It was where I belonged."citation needed Pope trained in dance until she entered Lord Byng Secondary School, when she began studying drama in an advanced program. An agent saw her in a school stage production, which led to Pope's screen debut in an independent children's film, Cowboys and Aliens, on location in distant Eastern Europe. She returned and enrolled at the University of British Columbia for a semester, but demand for the gifted young actress was already heating up. Pope's fast-rising career took off when she won a starring role in the feature film, A Cooler Climate. She appeared in the Paramount release Snow Day a children's comedy with Pam Grier, Jean Smart and Chevy Chase. Her television credits include leads in the ABC television movies Our Guys and Trapped in a Purple Haze, but is best known for her role as Sam in the WB hit show Popular. Pope compared her character, Sam, to "a builder, or a contractor. She has all the right tools, but doesn't know how to use them properly."citation needed Sam doesn't realize yet just how unique she already is. "She's trying too hard", continued Pope.citation needed "Her actions don't match up to her convictions, and that's what she still has to learn."citation needed Carly made a best friend on the show, her co star, Leslie Bibb, who portrayed Carly's on screen rival, Brooke McQueen. "Leslie is just like a sister to me, since I have none, I love and care for her deeply".citation needed She is currently starring in Power Up's new project Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
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.
Awards and nominations
- 2000 - Nominated for a Teen Choice Award at the Teen Choice Awards for TV - Choice Actress for Popular (1999)
- 2004 - Won a Leo at the Leo Awards for Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Female for The Collector (2004), for episode "The Prosecutor"
- 2005 - Won a Leo at the Leo Awards for Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama for Sandra Gets Dumped (2005)
- 2005 - Won a Women in Film & Video Vancouver's Artistic Merit Award for The Hamster Cage (2005)
Filmography
- A Girl's Guide to Kissing and Other Nightmares in Teenland (1996) ....
- Principal Takes a Holiday (1998) (TV) .... Student
- I've Been Waiting for You (1998) (TV) .... Cheerleader
- Disturbing Behavior (1998) .... Abbey
- Night Man (1 episode, "Manimal", 1998) .... Teresa Chase
- Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (1999) (TV) .... Mari Ferraez
- Aliens in the Wild, Wild West (1999) (V) .... Sara Johnson
- A Cooler Climate (1999) (TV) .... Beth
- Popular (43 episodes, 1999-2001) .... Samantha "Sam" McPherson
- Snow Day (2000) .... Fawn
- Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000) (TV) .... Molly White
- Grosse Pointe (1 episode, "Mommy Dearest", 2000) .... Herself
- Finder's Fee (2001) .... Carla
- The Glass House (2001) .... Tasha
- Orange County (2002) .... Tanya
- Various Positions (2002) .... Cheryth Bleyn
- Hemingway vs. Callaghan (2003) (TV) .... Young Loreto Callaghan
- Kim Possible (2 episodes, "The New Ron" and "Animal Attraction", 2002-2003) .... Amelia
- 1st to Die (2003) (TV) .... Cindy Thomas
- Nemesis Game (2003) .... Sara Novak
- This Time Around (2003) (TV) .... Melissa "Mel" Rochester
- Jake 2.0 (1 episode, "The Good, the Bad, and the Geeky2, 2003) .... Yori/Rachel
- Double Bill (2003) (TV) .... Bianca
- Window Theory (2004) .... Angela
- Intern Academy (2004) .... Sarah Calder
- The Ranch (2004) (TV) .... Beth Ann
- Everyone (2004) .... Rena and Co-Producer
- The Mountain (1 episode, "The Letter", 2004) .... Ronnie
- Eighteen (2004) .... Jenny
- The Collector (15 episodes, 2004-2005) .... Maya Kandinski
- Young Blades (1 episode, "Enchanted", 2005) .... The Enchantress
- Tru Calling (1 episode, "The Perfect Storm", 2005) .... Off. Kate Wilson
- Sandra Gets Dumped (2005) .... Sandra
- The Hamster Cage (2005) .... Candy
- The French Guy (2005) .... Anna
- Two for the Money (2005) .... Tammy
- Break a Leg, Rosie (2005) .... Rosie
- Sandra Goes to Whistler (2005) .... Sandra
- Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005) (TV) .... J.J. Jenner
- 10.5: Apocalypse (2006) (TV) .... Laura Malloy
- The Evidence (1 episode, "Stringers", 2006) ....
- Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007) .... Shulamith
- Dirt (6 episodes, "Ovophagy", "What to Expect When You're Expecting", "You Don't Know Jack", "The Secret Lives of Altar Girls", "Come Together" and "The Sexxx Issue", 2007) .... Garbo
- The 4400 (1 episode, "Till We Have Built Jerusalem", 2007) .... Kara
- Beneath (2007) .... Vanessa Locke
- Young People Fucking (2007) .... Kris
- Whistler (2 episodes, "The Rules of Attachment: Part II" and "Last Run", 2007) .... Bailey
- Robson Arms (1 episode, "Cherchez la Femme", 2008) .... Anke Vermeulen-Papathanasiou
- Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon (2008) (TV) .... Sarah
- Say Goodnight (2008) .... Crystal
- Edison and Leo (2008) .... Zella (voice)
- Toronto Stories (2008) .... Roshanna
- Californication (1 episode, "Coke Dick & First Kick", 2008) .... Annika
- 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) .... Samantha Roth
- Kill Theory (2009) .... Riley
- 24 (1 episode, "Day 7: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.", 2009) .... Samantha Roth
- Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2008) .... Stacy (completed)
- Stuntmen (2008) .... Karla Bravo (post-production)
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