Carly Pope (born August 28, 1980[1]) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on The WB's drama series Popular (1999–2001), supernatural drama series The Collector (2004–2005), USA Network's legal drama series Suits (2016–2017) and The CW's Arrow (2016–2017).[2][3]
Early life
Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alexander. She was trained as a dancer until she became active in theater during high school.[4] She appeared in plays such as The Odd Couple, playing Mickey, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing Titania.[5] She attended Lord Byng Secondary high school.[6]
Career
Pope started her career with several small roles, such as Disturbing Behavior,[7]Snow Day, Aliens in the Wild, Wild West, and Night Man, before being cast as Sam McPherson on The WB's comedy-drama television series Popular (1999–2001).[8] The series followed two teenage girls, Pope and Leslie Bibb, who reside on opposite ends of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to get along when their single parents meet on a cruise ship and get married.[9] Pope was named one of Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2000.[4] She has appeared on the cover of several magazines, including Seventeen, Teen, Curve and Medusa, and in pictorials for FHM and Razor.[10][11] Her breakthrough role was playing Abbey in Disturbing Behavior (1998), who was in a flashback sequence, but it was cut when the film was released.[12]
On December 29, 2009, Pope and her brother, Kris, were driving a black BMW down West Georgia Street in Downtown Vancouver when David Fomradas, 31, of Alberta jumped on top of the car and yelled at them to run him over. When Kris got out of the car, Fomradas jumped in the front seat and drove the vehicle into the new CBC studios. Carly suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, Kris suffered severe injuries to his ankle, and a passerby was also injured.[21]
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^"Interview With Carly Pope: Louis Is 'Delightful In His Oddness' | Blog | Suits". USA Network. NBC Universal. August 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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^Knutzen, Eirik (February 7, 2001). "Carly Pope". South Jersey Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
^Cashin, Declan (June 23, 2015). "See How The Cast Of Popular Have Changed Since 1999". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^Angelo, Megan (January 2, 2013). "Where Are They Now: The Cast of the WB's Popular". Glamour. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^"Carly Pope Magazine Cover Photos - List of magazine covers featuring Carly Pope - FamousFix". FamousFix.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^"Carly Pope". IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^Kit, Zorianna (August 17, 2021). "Acting Vet Carly Pope Talks New Film Demonic". Casting Networks. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^Doyle, John (June 2, 2004). "Frowning, muttering: It's an actor's feast". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company.
^"Carly Pope on the clock for 24". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
^NBC (May 16, 2010). "NBC Unveils 2010-2011 Primetime Schedule Accented by Five New Comedies, Seven New Dramas, and New Alternative Program" (Press release). Retrieved May 28, 2010 – via The Futon Critic.
^Culbert, Lori (February 24, 2015). "Film shines light on 'forgotten' Highway of Tears women". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^"Carly Pope Joins the Cast of Suits for Season 6 | Blog". USA Network. NBCUniversal. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^Ng, Philiana (August 3, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Carly Pope Dishes on 'Refreshing' Suits Debut and Diving Into the Mysterious World of Arrow". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Media Ventures. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^Kass-Gerji, Robyn (August 3, 2016). "Carly Pope Teases Her New Character on Suits". TV Insider. TV Guide. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^Bentley, Jean (July 26, 2019). "Kristin Chenoweth to Headline Hallmark Channel's 2019 Countdown to Christmas (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^CBC News (December 30, 2009). "Actors Kris, Carly Pope hurt in Vancouver carjacking". CBC News. CBC. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^Pope, Carly [@pope_onarope] (February 8, 2024). "A cool TEN, I'd do it again". Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Instagram.
^Pope, Carly [@pope_onarope] (May 17, 2024). "J'adore being your missus". Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Instagram.