Emilie Ullerup (born 27 October 1984) is a Danish actress. She is best known for playing Ashley Magnus on the television series Sanctuary and Bree O'Brien on the Hallmark Channel drama series Chesapeake S*s.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Filmography
  • 4.1 Film
  • 4.2 Television
• 5 Awards
• 6 Nominations
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Early life and education

Ullerup was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a child of a diplomatic family, daughter of Ove Ullerup (né Ullerup-Petersen). After graduation from high school in Copenhagen in 2003, she moved to Vancouver, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, and attended the Vancouver Film School, graduating in 2005.

Career

Ullerup's first role was that of Julia Brynn on the remake television series of Battlestar Galactica in 2006, which aired on the Sci Fi Channel. She played Ashley Magnus in the first and second seasons of the television show Sanctuary until her character was written out. Her departure remained a topic of heated debate among fans, with many of them wanting her brought back in future episodes, until the show was cancelled in 2012.

In 2016, Ullerup was cast as Bree O'Brien in Chesapeake S*s. Ullerup played Maggie Thomas, the estranged wife of Michael Thomas, in the disaster movie A*: Final Impact (2015). Since 2016 Ullerup has had a recurring role as Dale Travers in Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered movies series.

Personal life

Ullerup speaks Danish, English and Vietnamese. Her father held the *le of Lord Chamberlain for the Danish Royal Family.

In 2008, she was found to have a benign but aggressive tumor wrapped around her spinal nerves. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor in 2009, at which time her coccyx and half of the sacrum of her pelvis were removed. After about five months, she recovered enough to return to work.

On 14 August 2018, she married her longtime boyfriend photographer Kyle C*ie.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

• 2008 Leo Award – Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Drama Series for her role as Kaitlin Joyce on JPod

Nominations

• 2012 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Arctic Air)
• 2013 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Arctic Air)
• 2013 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture (Death Do Us Part)
• 2013 UBCP/ACTRA Awards - Best Actress (Arctic Air)

References

External links

• Official website
• Emilie Ullerup at IMDb