BlackTree TV sits down with young hottie
Amanda Crew who plays
Zac Efron's on screen love interest and inspiration in the new movie
Charlie St. Cloud.One of the other pivotal roles in the romantic drama is that of
Tess Carroll, a high-school friend
and gifted sailor who inadvertently creates a reason for Charlie St. Cloud to escape his self-induced prison.
Charlie develops deep feelings for the girl he knew so long ago, and
Tess represents a chance for him to discover what it's like to live again.
British Columbia native Amanda Crew was ecstatic to both win the role of Tess and film in her home province. Luckily for her, it was her birthday when she received the call to come in and read opposite Efron. "We met
Amanda through the audition process," says Steers. "She came in and won the part. She's beautiful, approachable and everything we were looking for. Her personality wins you over immediately. She's just scratching the surface of her talent."
Crew offers insight into her character: "Tess has put a lot of pressure on herself by planning to sail around the world. It was her father's dream for her; she's been training tirelessly with her coach and has commitments to sponsors.
It's all or nothing. If she fails, she fails so many people. She's in control of everything in her life and then she meets Charlie, which throws a complete wrench in her plans. She's feeling things so strongly she can't ignore them, yet it comes at the worst possible time
...because she's leaving in one week."
Born and raised in
Langley, British Columbia,
AMANDA CREW (Tess Carroll) began her professional acting career in
Vancouver when she was cast as a series regular on the television series 15/
Love. Crew went on to land the female lead of the
CTV hit teen series
Whistler, for which she received the
Leo Award for
Best Lead Performance by aFemale in a
Dramatic Series. It wasn't long before Crew was filmingsupporting lead roles in
New Line Cinema's FinalDestination 3 and DreamWorks'
She's the Man. Athe box-off ice smash summer f ilm
Hairspray, about -- 21 --bigger break came her way when Crew landed herfirst leading role in the
Summit Entertainment comedy
Sex Drive, starring alongside
Clark Duke,
James Marsden and
Seth Green. She followed that up with a part, opposite
Virginia Madsen and
Elias Koteas, in the supernatural thriller
The Haunting in Connecticut. Most recently, Crew wrapped filming the female lead of the independent feature
Repeaters, opposite
Dustin Milligan.
Away from the world of acting, Crew enjoys spending time with her dog, has a strong interest in amateur photography and has been a vegan since
2007.A BlackTree
Media ProductionProduced by Jamaal FinkleyOn
Camera Jamaal FinkleyClips of Charlie St. Cloud provided courtesy of
Universal Studios.
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- published: 30 Jul 2010
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