# Chelan Simmons
**Chelan Simmons** (born 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress and former professional model whose screen career began as a child with the role of the killer's first victim in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of [Stephen King](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-king)'s *It*.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/) Her most recognizable roles are Ashley Freund in *Final Destination 3* (2006), Hillary Shepard on *Kyle XY*, and Chloe in *Tucker & Dale vs Evil* (2010).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) • [4](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Chelan Lauren Simmons, born 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/) |
| Career start | Began modeling at age five; screen debut as Laurie Ann Winterbarger, the title creature's first victim, in *It* (1990)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/) |
| Signature film role | Ashley Freund in *Final Destination 3* (2006), one of two teenagers killed in a tanning-salon sequence that reviewers have ranked among the franchise's most memorable[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits) • [5](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493343/every-death-scene-from-the-final-destination-movies-ranked) |
| Signature TV role | Hillary Shepard on *Kyle XY*, credited in 22 episodes from 2006 to 2009[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) |
| Other noted films | Chloe in *Tucker & Dale vs Evil* (2010); Kayla in *See No Evil 2* (2014); Carol in *Good Luck Chuck* (2007)[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits) |
| Recurring and starring TV work | Alicia Lowe on *The L.A. Complex* (2012); Gretchen Speck-Horowitz on *Wonderfalls* (2004) and Gretchen Speck on *Hannibal* (2013)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) • [6](https://lookupvod.com/en/person/27775-chelan-simmons) |
| Personal life | Married Greg Street on August 29, 2015; the couple has one child[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/) |
## Early life and career start
Simmons entered entertainment as a child. TVmaze records that she started her career in modeling at the age of five.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) Her first screen role came in the ABC miniseries *It* (1990), where she played Laurie Ann Winterbarger, the small child who is the title creature's first victim.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/) In a 2007 interview she described the part's afterlife for her career, saying the notoriety of the cult production kept work coming for years afterward.[7](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/)
Her childhood credits also include Cindy Thompson in the theatrical film *Bingo* (1991) and Jennifer Martin in the Showtime movie *Ratz* (2000).[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982) • [6](https://lookupvod.com/en/person/27775-chelan-simmons) In the same interview she explained that she stopped modeling at about age fourteen because acting and school left no time for it.[8](https://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/07/14/sosf-interview-with-kyle-xy-actress-chelan-simmons/)
## Television work
From 2001 to 2002 Simmons held a recurring role as Crystal on the Canadian teen drama *Edgemont*, her first sustained series work.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982) • [7](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/) Through the 2000s she accumulated guest parts across genre and mainstream series: Felice Chandler and Rhonda on *Smallville* (2002 and 2004), Gretchen Speck-Horowitz on two episodes of *Wonderfalls* (2004), Jill in the *[Supernatural](https://www.edgepedia.org/supernatural-american-tv-series)* episode "Bloody Mary" (2005), Mara on *Stargate Atlantis* (2006), and Bianca on *Psych* (2006–2007).[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) • [1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982)
**Kyle XY.** Her longest television commitment was as Hillary Shepard, best friend of Lori, on ABC Family's *Kyle XY*. She auditioned during a ten-minute break while filming *Final Destination 3*, reading opposite April Matson so the producers could test the characters' chemistry, and the role ran 22 episodes from 2006 to 2009.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons) • [8](https://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/07/14/sosf-interview-with-kyle-xy-actress-chelan-simmons/)
Later television work included a starring role as Alicia Lowe on *The L.A. Complex* (2012), a recurring role on the 2012 season of *How I Met Your Mother*, and guest spots on *Grey's Anatomy* and *Hannibal* in 2013, the last returning her to the character name Gretchen Speck she had first played on *Wonderfalls*.[7](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons)
## Film career
Simmons's filmography mixes horror, science-fiction television movies, and studio comedies. Her supporting role as Ashley Freund in *Final Destination 3* (2006), in which her character dies alongside a friend in a tanning-salon sequence, has been cited as her biggest career achievement by a horror trade writer and ranked highly in retrospective lists of the franchise's death scenes.[7](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/) • [5](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493343/every-death-scene-from-the-final-destination-movies-ranked) In the same year she appeared in *Dr. Dolittle 3*, *John Tucker Must Die*, and the NBC television remake of *Carrie* as Helen Shyres.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982) • [4](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits)
She continued to alternate low-budget horror with mainstream titles: *Wind Chill* and *[Good Luck Chuck](https://www.edgepedia.org/good-luck-chuck)* (2007), *Ogre* (2008), *Ice Twisters* and *Malibu Shark Attack* (2009).[7](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/) • [9](https://filmfansite.org.uk/actress/s_actress/simmons_chelan.htm) In 2010 she played Chloe, one of the doomed college students, in the horror comedy *Tucker & Dale vs Evil*, a role DVD Talk singled out for the subtle way she handled the stereotypical dumb-blonde part.[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits) • [10](https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/52541/tucker-dale-vs-evil/) She later played Kayla in the Soska sisters' *[See No Evil 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/see-no-evil-2)* (2014).[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits) • [7](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/)
## References
1. ["Simmons, Chelan 1982–," Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/simmons-chelan-1982)
2. [Chelan Simmons, Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799706/bio/)
3. [Chelan Simmons, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/3429/chelan-simmons)
4. [Chelan Simmons Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/chelan-simmons-624228/film-credits)
5. [Every Death Scene From The Final Destination Movies, Ranked, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2493343/every-death-scene-from-the-final-destination-movies-ranked)
6. [Chelan Simmons, LookUpVOD](https://lookupvod.com/en/person/27775-chelan-simmons)
7. ["Where Are They Now?: Chelan Simmons," Horror Society, July 26, 2014](https://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/07/26/now-chelan-simmons/)
8. ["Interview With 'Kyle XY' Actress Chelan Simmons," Slice of SciFi, July 14, 2007](https://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/07/14/sosf-interview-with-kyle-xy-actress-chelan-simmons/)
9. [Chelan Simmons, Filmfansite](https://filmfansite.org.uk/actress/s_actress/simmons_chelan.htm)
10. [Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, DVD Talk review](https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/52541/tucker-dale-vs-evil/)
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