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Neve Campbell

Neve Campbell, Canadian actress

Born
October 3, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1973

About Neve Campbell

Neve Adrianne Campbell (; born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. Having amassed several credits and accolades over three decades, she emerged as a scream queen in the late 1990s for starring in horror films. She has also appeared in Canadian and American television, blockbusters and independent features. Following a series of minor credits, Campbell had starring roles in the drama series Catwalk (1992–1993) and the television film The Canterville Ghost (1996). She relocated to the United States and starred as Julia Salinger in the Fox teen drama series Party of Five (1994–2000), which became her breakthrough role. She rose to international prominence for her leading role as Sidney Prescott in the slasher film Scream (1996), which spawned the Scream franchise, in which she reprised her role in each film except the sixth. She also headlined the horror film The Craft (1996), the thriller film Wild Things (1998), and the drama film Panic (2000). She earned critical praise for the drama film The Company (2003), for which she also wrote the story and served as a producer, and the independent film When Will I Be Loved (2004). Campbell shifted her focus to television in the late 2000s, as she was dissatisfied with the film roles she was offered. She played a recurring role on the NBC drama thriller series Medium (2007) and starring roles on the action series The Philanthropist (2009) and the miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012). She returned to mainstream film with the action thriller Skyscraper (2018) and has since starred in the biographical drama Clouds (2020), the political thriller series House of Cards (2016–2017) and the crime drama series The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–present). In 1997, Campbell reprised the role of Sidney in Scream 2, which earned over $170 million and, like the first installment, was critically acclaimed. Campbell's first widely released film was The Craft (1996). For her performance, she won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress and the Saturn Award for Best Actress. Having amassed several credits and accolades over three decades, Campbell emerged as a scream queen in the late 1990s for starring in horror films.

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Neve Campbell timeline

  1. Campbell's first widely released film was The Craft (1996).
  2. In 1997, Campbell reprised the role of Sidney in Scream 2, which earned over $170 million and, like the first installment, was critically acclaimed.

The world when Neve Campbell was born

Neve Campbell was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Neve Campbell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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