Emilie Ullerup

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Emilie Ullerup
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Ullerup at OzComicCon in 2013
Born
Emilie Ullerup-Petersen

(1984-10-27) 27 October 1984 (age 40)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Kyle Cassie
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(m. 2018)​
Children2

Emilie Ullerup (born 27 October 1984) is a Danish actress. She is best known for playing Ashley Magnus on the television series Sanctuary [1] and Bree O'Brien on the Hallmark Channel drama series Chesapeake Shores .

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Early life and education

Ullerup was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her father, Ove Ullerup, served as the Danish ambassador to Vietnam when she was a teenager, and as ambassador to Sweden after she had started her acting career. [2] [3] After graduating 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. [4]

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. [5] 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, [6] until the show was canceled in 2012.

In 2016, Ullerup was cast as Bree O'Brien in Chesapeake Shores . [7] [8] Ullerup played Maggie Thomas, the estranged wife of Michael Thomas, in the disaster movie Asteroid: Final Impact (2015). [9] Since 2016 Ullerup has had a recurring role as Dale Travers in Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered movies series. [10] 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 Ruby Franke. [11] She also appeared in the Hallmark Channel’s Retreat to You in the same year. [12]

Personal life

Ullerup speaks Danish, English and Vietnamese  –which she learned while her father was the Danish ambassador to Vietnam. Her father later held the title of Lord Chamberlain for the Danish royal family. [13]

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, [14] at which time her coccyx and half of the sacrum of her pelvis were removed. [6] After about five months, she recovered enough to return to work. [15]

On 14 August 2018, she married her longtime boyfriend photographer Kyle Cassie. [16] 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. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Hunt to Kill DominikaDirect-to-video film
2011ComplexityClara Belmont
The HouseLiz Carrington
2012 A Little Bit Zombie Penelope Pendleton [18]
2013Step DogsSabrina
2014 Death Do Us Part Emily Hawkins
Leprechaun: Origins Catherine
2015The Blackburn AsylumChelsea
2016 True Memoirs of an International Assassin Stephanie
2022 Brazen Kathleen/Desiree [19]
2023Assassin's FuryMichelle Moretti/Shadow

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Battlestar Galactica JuliaEpisodes: "Exodus: Part 2", "Torn"
2007 Blood Ties SandraEpisodes: "Blood Price: Parts 1 & 2"
2008 jPod Kaitlin JoyceMain cast
2008–2010 Sanctuary Ashley Magnus Main cast
2009 Smallville Catherine Grant Episode: "Crossfire"
2009–2010 Riese: Kingdom Falling Aliza Web series
2010Concrete CanyonsMaggie TV movie
2011 Mr. Young Sidney FinkelbaumEpisode: "Mr. Younger Man"
Supernatural MiaEpisode: "Defending Your Life"
True Justice AngelinaEpisode: "Black Magic"
2012True JusticeAnna ZemenkoRecurring role
Witchslayer Gretl EhrenTV movie
The Philadelphia Experiment Molly GardnerTV movie
The Music TeacherDee DeeTV movie
2012–2014 Arctic Air Astrid PoulsenMain cast
2013Fatal PerformanceLeesa ThomasTV movie
2014 Almost Human Sarah CourtneyEpisode: "Beholder"
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Present Day Dr. Marie MooreEpisode: "Soulmates"
Package Deal ChelseaEpisode: "Two Half Men"
2015Asteroid: Final ImpactMaggie ThomasTV movie
2016–2022 Chesapeake Shores Bree O'BrienMain cast
2016 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart Dale TraversTV movie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million Dale TraversTV movie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You Dale TraversTV movie
Hearts of ChristmasJenny MillerTV movie
2017Sleepwalking in SuburbiaMichelle MillerTV movie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again Dale TraversTV movie
With Love, ChristmasMelanieTV movie
2018Christmas Bells are RingingSamanthaTV movie
2019Winter CastleJennyTV movie
2020Nature of LoveKatieTV movie
2022Don't Forget I Love YouTaylorTV movie
Motherland: Fort Salem Kara BrandtRecurring role
2023Retreat to YouAbbyTV movie
2024 Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story Ruby Franke TV movie
Abracadabra and the Christmas MiracleAllyTV movie

Awards

Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Slick new West Coast sci-fi only online" by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com
  2. ↑ "Diplomat med sans for det kongelige" [Diplomat with a flair for royalty]. kobenhavnliv.dk (in Danish). Ritzau. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Emilie Ullerup, is the daughter of a Danish diplomat" by Celesta McConnachie at The Vancouver Sun (9 May 2011) Retrieved from ProQuest   866187233
  4. ↑ "Becoming True: Meet Actor Emilie Ullerup". Vancouver Film School. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Nuytens, Gilles. "Emilie Ullerup interview - Sanctuary". thescifiworld.net. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Emilie Ullerup talks to us about Sanctuary, surgery, and her plans for 2010". CliqueClack TV. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Interview - Emilie Ullerup - The Heart of the Story - Chesapeake Shores". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Star-struck in Qualicum: film crews transform mid-Island into Qualiwood" by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com
  9. ↑ Asteroid: Final Impact - summary & credits at www.radiotimes.com
  10. ↑ "Chesapeake Shores: Where You've Seen the Cast Before" by Sadie Gennis at www.tvguide.com
  11. ↑ Picotti, Tyler (3 October 2024). "The Story of Ruby Franke's Chilling Spiral from Popular "Momfluencer" to Convicted Felon". Biography. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Moser, Zachary (4 October 2024). "Is Retreat To You Worth Watching? How The 2023 Romance Stacks Up". ScreenRant. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "The Lord Chamberlain resigns". The Danish Monarchy. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Emilie Ullerup Biography". TV Guide .
  15. ↑ "EMILIE ULLERUP. Officially". Emilieullerup.net. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  16. ↑ @emilie.ullerup; (13 December 2019). "There is no right way to do love. We moved in together after only a few months. It felt right and it didn't feel rushed. Then we spent 8 years together before we got married. It was just us in a courthouse. It took another 3 years for us to decide we were ready to celebrate our love with all of our closest family and friends. It became the best days of our lives. We have been together for 12 years and only now are we having our first child. We couldn't have imagined doing it any sooner.
    There is no right way to do love. There is only your way. Although many people affect your journey, love is just between the two of you. And if you do it together - your way - I truly believe it will be a magnificent adventure ❣️ @kylecassie"    . Archived from the original on 24 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  17. ↑ "Emilie Ullerups son is Wilde Morkov Ullerup and her daughter is Coco Morkov Ullerup". SarkariExam. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "‘A Little Bit Zombie’ One Sheet Jabs at ‘Twilight’" by Brad Miska at bloody-disgusting.com
  19. ↑ "‘Brazen’ Review: Alyssa Milano Dares You Not to Laugh in Tawdry Serial Killer Thriller" by Dennis Harvey at variety.com
  20. ↑ See Leo Awards Website Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ "2012 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  22. 1 2 "2013 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nominees Announced for UBCP/ACTRA Awards". Alliance for Arts + Culture. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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