Neve Campbell is a Canadian actress. She began her career with television commercials and small roles in local shows and films. She relocated to the United States to play Julia Salinger in the teen drama television series Party of Five (1994–2000), which became her breakthrough role. She then rose to international prominence for her leading roles as a witch in The Craft (1996) and final girl Sidney Prescott in Scream (1996), both of which were blockbuster horror films. Scream established her as a scream queen and spawned the Scream franchise, in which she reprised her role in every film except the sixth. She won two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favourite Actress in 1998 and in 2001, and was twice nominated for both the Saturn Award for Best Actresswinning in 1997and the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performancewinning in 1998.
After leaving Party of Five in 2000, Campbell expanded her profile by starring as an outcast student in the thriller film Wild Things (1998) and a love interest in the drama film Panic (2000). She earned critical praise for her performances as a ballet dancer in the drama film The Company (2003), for which she also produced and wrote the story, and as a femme fatale in the independent film When Will I Be Loved (2004). She made her West End theatre debut in a version of Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues (2006) before announcing a hiatus from film, expressing her dissatisfaction with the roles she was being offered.
Campbell shifted her focus to television in the early 2010s, playing a recurring role on the drama thriller series Medium (2007), a philanthropist in the action series The Philanthropist (2009), and a journalist in the miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012). She was awarded the Canadian National Award of Excellence in 2016 and experienced a resurgence with the action blockbuster Skyscraper (2018). She has since played Laura Sobiech in the biographical drama Clouds (2020), a politician in the political thriller series House of Cards (2016–2017), and a criminal prosecutor in the crime drama series The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–present). She also served as an executive producer for the documentary Swan Song (2023).
Screen credits Film
Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Dark Jesse Donovan 1994 Paint Cans Tristesse The Passion of John Ruskin Effie Gray Short film 1996 Love Child Deidre The Craft Bonnie Harper Scream Sidney Prescott 1997 Scream 2Sidney Prescott 1998 Wild Things Suzie Marie Toller 54 Julie BlackHairshirt Renée Weber Also producer The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Kiara Voice role; direct-to-video film 1999Three to Tango Amy Post 2000Drowning Mona Ellen RashPanic Sarah CassidyScream 3 Sidney Prescott 2002Investigating Sex Alice 2003Lost Junction Missy LoftonThe Company Loretta "Ry" Ryan Also story writer & producerBlind Horizon Chloe Richards 2004When Will I Be Loved Vera BarrieChurchill: The Hollywood Years Princess Elizabeth 2006Relative Strangers Ellen Minola 2007Partition Margaret StilwellI Really Hate My Job AbiClosing the Ring Marie Harris 2008Agent Crush Cassie Voice role 2011Scream 4 Sidney PrescottThe Glass Man Julie PyriteStill Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective Herself Documentary film 2015Walter Allie 2018Skyscraper Sarah SawyerHot Air Val Gannon 2019 Castle in the Ground Rebecca Fine 2020 Clouds Laura Sobiech 2022 Scream Sidney Prescott 2023 Swan Song – Executive producer only 2026 Scream 7 Sidney Prescott-Evans Also executive producer
Television Year Title Role Notes 1991My Secret Identity Student Episode: "Pirate Radio"; uncredited role 1992The Kids in the Hall Laura Capelli Episode: "#3.13" 1992-1993Catwalk Daisy McKenzie Main role; 24 episodes 1994I Know My Son is Alive Beth Television filmThe Forget-Me-Not Murders Jess FoyTelevision filmAre You Afraid of the Dark? Nonnie Walker Episode: "Tale of the Dangerous Soup"Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Trish Collins Episode: "Kundela"Aventures dans le Grand Nord Nepeese Episode: "Bari" 1994-2000Party of Five Julia Salinger Main role; 142 episodes 1995MADtvJulia Salinger Episode: "#1.6" 1996The Canterville Ghost Virginia "Ginny" Otis Television film 1997Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Neve Campbell / David Bowie" 2002Last Call Frances Kroll Television film 2005Reefer Madness Miss PoppyTelevision film 2007Medium Debra / P.D. McCall Recurring role (season 3) 2008Burn Up Holly Dernay Miniseries 2009The Philanthropist Olivia Maidstone Main role Sea Wolf Maud Brewster MiniseriesThe Simpsons Cassandra Voice role; episode: "Rednecks and Broomsticks" 2011Scream: The Inside Story Herself Documentary film 2012Titanic: Blood and Steel Joanna Yaegar Miniseries Grey's Anatomy Lizzie Shepherd Episodes: "Love Turns You Upside Down" & "Run, Baby, Run" 2013An Amish Murder Kate Burkholder Television film; also executive producer 2014Mad Men Lee Cabot Episode: "Time Zones" 2015Welcome to Sweden Diane Recurring role (season 2)Manhattan Kitty Oppenheimer Episodes: "The Threshold" & "Overlord" 2016–2017House of Cards LeAnn Harvey Main role (seasons 4–5) 2022-presentThe Lincoln Lawyer Maggie McPherson Main role 2022 Avalon Nic Searcy Unsold television pilot 2023Twisted Metal Raven Episodes: "WLUDRV" & "SHNGRLA" 2026Black Doves Cecile Mason Episodes: "1 episode"
Video games
The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000), as Kiara
Stage roles Year Production Role Theater 1980s–1990s The Phantom of the Opera Dancer Canon Theatre 2006 Resurrection BluesJeanine Old Vic Theatre Love Song Molly New Ambassadors Theatre
Awards and nominations
+ Award Year Category Work Result ACTRA Awards2016National Award of Excellence— Blockbuster Entertainment Awards1998Favourite Actress – HorrorScream 2 2001Favourite Actress – HorrorScream 3 Family Film Awards 1996 Best Actress – TV The Canterville Ghost Fangoria Chainsaw Awards1997Best ActressScream 1998Best ActressScream 2 Golden Nymph Awards2012Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesTitanic: Blood and Steel MTV Movie Awards 1997 Best Female PerformanceScream 1998 Best Female PerformanceScream 2 1999 Best Kiss Wild Things 2000 Best Female Performance Scream 3 Prism Awards2003Performance in TV Movie or MiniseriesLast Call Saturn Awards1997 Best ActressScream 1998 Best ActressScream 2 Scream Awards 2011 Best Horror Actress Scream 4 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards1998 Worst Supporting Actress 54, Wild Things Teen Choice Awards 1999 Choice TV Actress Party of Five
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