Canadian actor Neve Campbell is NUVO’s Summer cover feature, issue on newsstands May 26. In an exclusive interview and photo shoot by Brian Bowen Smith in Los Angeles, Campbell is featured in a series of vintage clothing that evoke a stage performance and exemplify her love for dancing and acting.
After starting out as a professional dancer in the National Ballet School, Campbell capitalized on her innate ability to shine onstage to move into the world of acting. “You don’t start out in a career picking and choosing,” says Campbell, “so I was guessing at some things—but like in dance, I knew if I did the work, it would pay off eventually.” Campbell soon starred in the hit TV series Party of Five as well as the popular Scream movies. Yet despite her mainstream projects, many of Campbell’s career choices have fallen outside the realm of big-budget blockbusters, and have led her to select unique roles both in independent films and theatre productions.
NUVO talks to the talented star about her experiences, and her upcoming role in the two-part drama Burn Up, airing on Global in June. She will also be starring in the British film Matchstalk Man, to be released in 2009.