Melissa "Missy" Peregrym is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. She made her feature film debut in the 2006 gymnastics comedy drama Stick It, and played recurring role as Candice Wilmer on the NBC television series Heroes, and starred in The CW television series Rea...
Canadian Screen Awards - Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media
Movies
Backcountry, The Proposal, Cybergeddon, Stick It, Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss, Something Red
TV Shows
Rookie Blue, Heroes, Reaper, Life as We Know It, Black Sash
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I hung out with guys all the time. I was very active in sports. I didn't watch a lot of TV or go to movies very much. (On her tomboyish adolescence.)
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To tell you the truth, I hope I don't have to be here forever. The only thing I've ever wanted in my life is to be a mom and a wife. And, really, would I want to raise my family here? Probably not.
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It's really easy to get down on yourself and get really self-centered in this industry. If you don't get the role, it's because of the way you look -- it's always about you.
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Fact
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Filed for divorce from her husband of 10 months Zachary Levi following a 4-month-long separation (since December 3, 2014). [April 2015]
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She coaches high school basketball.
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She graduated from the Aurora College in the year 2004.
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Was in a relationship with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and two time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger.
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Ranked #19 on Wizard magazine's Sexiest Women of TV list (March 2008).
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Ranked #54 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
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Played soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey in high school.