Emilie Ullerup (born 27 October 1984) is a Danish actress. She is best known for playing Ashley Magnus on the television series ''

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'' and Bree O'Brien on the

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drama series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Ullerup was born in

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, Denmark, as a child of a diplomatic family, daughter of Ove Ullerup (né Ullerup-Petersen). After graduating from high school in Copenhagen in 2003, she moved to

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, Canada, and attended the

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, graduating in 2005.

Career

Ullerup's first role was that of Julia Brynn on the

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television series of ''

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'' in 2006, which aired on the Sci Fi Channel. She played Ashley Magnus in the first and second seasons of the television show ''

'' 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 canceled in 2012. In 2016, Ullerup was cast as Bree O'Brien in ''

''. Ullerup played Maggie Thomas, the estranged wife of Michael Thomas, in the disaster movie ''Asteroid: Final Impact'' (2015). Since 2016 Ullerup has had a recurring role as Dale Travers in Hallmark's '' Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' movies series. She played Katie Ryan in ''Love and Glamping'' in 2020. In 2024, Ullerup starred in the Lifetime film ''Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story'' as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films where she portrayed

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. She also appeared in the Hallmark Channel’s ''Retreat to You'' in the same year.

Personal life

Ullerup speaks Danish, English and

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. Her father held the title of

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for the

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. In 2008, she was found to have a benign but aggressive

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wrapped around her

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. She underwent

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to remove the tumor in 2009, at which time her

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and half of the

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of her

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were removed. After about five months, she recovered enough to return to work. On 14 August 2018, she married her longtime boyfriend photographer Kyle Cassie. On 24 January 2020 Emilie and Kyle celebrated the birth of their son, Wilde Mørkøv Ullerup Cassie. They had their daughter, Coco Mørkøv Ullerup Cassie, on 28 October 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

* 2008

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– Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Drama Series for her role as Kaitlin Joyce on '' JPod''

Nominations

* 2012

- Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series ('' Arctic Air'') * 2013

- 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ullerup, Emilie 1984 births Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Danish expatriates in Canada Danish emigrants to Canada Living people 21st-century Danish actresses Actresses from Copenhagen Vancouver Film School alumni