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  • Born: August 28, 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Occupation: Actress
  • Years active: 1996 - Present

Detailed Biography

Carly Pope is a Canadian actress.

Early life

Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alex. She began acting 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 started her career with several small roles, such as Disturbing Behavior, Snow Day, and Night Man, before being cast as Sam McPherson on the WB's high-school drama Popular. After the show ended, Pope had several roles in film and television, including The Glass House, Jeff Probst's Finder's Fee, and Orange County. In 2004 she had starred as Maya Kandinski in The Collector,. In 2005 she was a guest-star in an episode of FOX's Tru Calling and played an aspiring social worker in the film Eighteen.

More recently, Pope has appeared in FOX's hit thriller, 24, as Samantha Roth. She starred in the Power Up project Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Personal life

at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival party

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
2004 - Won a Leo at the Leo Awards for Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Female for The Collector , 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 - Won a Women in Film & Video Vancouver's Artistic Merit Award for The Hamster Cage

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