What Is Neve Campbell's Net Worth and Salary?
Neve Campbell is a Canadian actress who has a net worth of $10 million. Neve Campbell began her acting journey with appearances in Canadian television series, including "Catwalk" and "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" Campbell's breakthrough role came as Julia Salinger in the critically acclaimed drama series "Party of Five," which ran from 1994 to 2000. This role established her as a talented young actress and opened doors to film opportunities.
Her film career took off with starring roles in popular teen movies like "The Craft" and "Wild Things." However, Campbell is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Sidney Prescott in the "Scream" horror franchise, appearing in multiple installments from 1996 to 2022. Throughout her career, Campbell has demonstrated versatility by taking on roles in various genres, including dramas like "54" and "When Will I Be Loved," and thrillers such as "Panic" and "Blind Horizon." In recent years, Campbell has continued to work in television, with notable roles in series like "House of Cards" and "The Lincoln Lawyer."
Early Life
Neve Campbell was born Neve Adrianne Campbell on October 3, 1973, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Her mother, Marnie, is a Dutch yoga instructor and psychologist from Amsterdam, and her father, Gerry, is a high school drama teacher who immigrated to Canada from Glasgow, Scotland. Neve's parents split when she was two years old. She comes from a family of performers, with her maternal grandparents running a theater company in the Netherlands. Campbell has three brothers, Christian, Alex, and Damian. Neve and Christian co-starred in 2005's "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical." Campbell is a trained ballerina, studying in residency at the National Ballet School of Canada. After she accumulated numerous dance-related injuries, she moved on to acting at the age of 15.
Early Career
Neve first performed as a young adult in "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Canon Theatre in Toronto while attending John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph. She had her first on-screen appearance when appearing in a 1991 commercial for Coca-Cola, which was made to promote Bryan Adams's "Waking Up the Nation Tour." She then went on to take various small roles in American and Canadian television, including "The Kids in the Hall," "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues," before landing what is considered to be her breakthrough role on "Party of Five."
"Party of Five"
Campbell had gone to Los Angeles in 1994 to find a talent manager and ended up going to several auditions, "Party of Five" being one of them. She played orphaned teenager Julia Salinger on the show for six years, from 1994 until 2000, and the show won a Golden Globe for Best Drama in 1996. By this time, Neve had become an instantly recognizable face in the United States. "Party of Five" was canceled after Campbell decided not to renew her contract for a seventh season in order to have the freedom to pursue a film career.
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Film Success
In 1996, Campbell landed her first widely-released film, "The Craft," starring alongside Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, and Rachel True. "The Craft" was a surprise summer hit and earned $55 million against a budget of $15 million. Her major rise to fame occurred when she starred as Sidney Prescott in the 1996 horror film "Scream." "Scream" was a massive hit, raking in over $173 million worldwide and winning universal critical acclaim. Neve won a Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role. The film was followed by three very successful sequels, "Scream 2," "Scream 3," and "Scream 4." For her role in the first sequel, Campbell won the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance.
In 1998, Neve appeared in "Hairshirt" and "54" and voiced Kiara in the Disney animated musical film "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride." That same year, she starred alongside Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillion, and Denise Richards in the erotic thriller "Wild Things."
Following "Scream 3," Campbell appeared in several films that only received a limited theatrical release but were well-received and acclaimed by critics. These films include "Panic," which she starred in with William H. Macy and Donald Sutherland. In 2002, she starred with Sissy Spacek and Jeremy Irons in "Last Call." For her performance, Neve won a Prism Award. In 2003, she produced, co-wrote, and starred in "The Company," about Chicago's Joffrey Ballet. She also produced, co-wrote, and starred in the indie film "When Will I Be Loved" in 2004, which was praised by Roger Ebert. This film also received only a brief and limited theatrical release.
Campbell made her West End theatre debut in March 2006 in "Resurrection Blues" at the Old Vic theatre in London. Matthew Modine and Maximilian Schell co-starred in the play, which received mixed reviews and was directed by Robert Atman, with whom Neve had worked on "The Company." She later performed again in the West End alongside Cillian Murphy, Michael McKean, and Kristen Johnston in "Love Song," which was met with mixed reviews. She returned to TV in 2009 with a starring role in NBC's short-lived drama series "The Philanthropist." In 2011, she starred in "The Glass Man," which received a limited release.
Up next, Campbell starred in the drama film "Singularity," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She also appeared in the 2012 miniseries "Titanic: Blood and Steel," and starred in the 2013 Lifetime crime film "An Amish Murder." Around this time, Neve guest-starred in several TV series, including "Medium," "Grey's Anatomy," "Mad Men," and "Welcome to Sweden." In 2015, she guest-starred in the period drama series "Manhattan." It was announced in June 2015 that Campbell would star in the Netflix television drama series "House of Cards," starting in season four. She portrayed Texas-based political consultant LeAnn Harvey. Her next role was in the action film "Skyscraper" opposite Dwayne Johnson. The film was released in July 2018 to box office success. Later that year, she starred in the 2018 indie drama film "Hot Air."
In 2019, she portrayed Rebecca Fine, a single mother struggling with a serious illness, in the Canadian drama film "Castle in the Ground," which had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Neve starred in the biographical musical drama film "Clouds," which was released on Disney Plus in October 2020. She reprised the role of Sidney Prescott in 2022's "Scream," but she skipped "Scream VI" due to stalled salary negotiations, explaining, "I felt the offer that was presented to me did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise." In March 2024, Neve announced that she was set to return to the franchise for the seventh "Scream" film.
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Personal Life
In 1995, Campbell married fellow Canadian actor Jeff Colt. However, they divorced just three years later in 1998. She became engaged to English actor John Light in late 2005, and they were married two years later in 2007. Neve and John divorced in 2010. Campbell has two sons with her partner, actor JJ Feild.
Real estate
In October 2020, Neve paid $2.8 million for a home in Sherman Oaks, California.
