Neve Campbell

It's in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that Neve Adrianne Campbell was born on October 3, 1973. Her father Gerry was from Scotland while her mother Marnie was born in Holland. In fact, Neve (pronounced Nev) was her mother's maiden name. Although Gerry and Marnie were both associated with the theater world, they got divorced when Neve was two years old. She has two younger brothers,, Damian and Alex, and an older brother named Christian. Both Alex and Christian are also actors. After having seen The Nutcracker with her father when she was six, Neve found her calling and started dancing. She was so good that when she was nine, she was offered a full scholarship and began training at the National Ballet School of Canada. Having studied six different types of dancing, including jazz, flamenco, modern, hip hop, and classical ballet, she soon appeared in productions of Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker with the National Ballet of Canada. But ballet takes its toll on the body and Neve suffered a number of injuries. It was also an unhappy time for her because the world of professional dancing is often a breeding ground for competition and backstabbing. When she was 14, she suffered a nervous breakdown that made all her hair fall out. This finally convinced her to give up dancing.