Elyse Marie Levesque ( ; born September 10, 1985Elyse Levesque's bio at www.northernstars.ca) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Chloe Armstrong in the Syfy original series Stargate Universe and Genevieve in the CW series The Originals.
Early life Levesque was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, the only child of Hally (née Engelsjord), an executive assistant in the president's office at the University of Regina, and Louis Levesque. Her father was Fransaskois while her mother was originally from the United States, being born in Waukegan, Illinois.
Career Elyse Levesque began acting at age 11 when she became part of a repertory company of young actors for the acclaimed children's television series The Incredible Story Studio. She also did commercial work, and went on to a two-year stint playing the villainous Maxine Rich on the futuristic children's series 2030 CE.
Following high school, Levesque traveled around the world for two years as a model working in Taiwan, Japan, Italy, Spain, and France before returning to Canada to study fine arts. In 2006, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to focus on a full-time acting career. She immediately enrolled in acting classes, and began to land parts in a number of television and film projects. She has taken on diverse roles ranging from Virginia (Cissy) Poe, the ailing wife of Edgar Allan Poe, in the Masters of Horror episode "The Black Cat", to a flame-wielding bog witch in Flash Gordon. She has also made guest appearances in Smallville, Men in Trees, and a variety of other TV shows for both Canadian and American media markets.
Levesque portrayed Chloe Armstrong, the daughter of a U.S. Senator in the Syfy original series, Stargate Universe, arguably her best known role. In 2014, she played the role of the witch Genevieve in the first season of The Vampire Diaries-spin-off The Originals.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2005Young Billie2007NormalMarcy2009Christmas CrashTeresa JohnsonDirect-to-video film2012Slumber Party SlaughterNadiaIn ReturnLola2013Sons of LibertyRourke2014Fishing NakedAmySpare ChangeLily Horowitz2016MeridianWoman in white 2019 Ready or Not Charity Le Domas 2020 The Big Ugly Jackie The Corruption of Divine ProvidenceDanielle Séraphin2022The Darker the LakeTamara Fischer
Television Year Title Role Notes1997Incredible Story StudiosVariousTV series2001MythQuestEurydiceEpisode: "Orpheus"2002–20032030 CEMaxine RichTV series2004''' |Maureen |TV film |- |renegadepress.com|Vanessa |Episode: "A Very Thin Edge" |- |2006 |Family in Hiding|Alicia Peterson |TV film |- | rowspan="7" |2007 |Masters of Horror|Virginia Poe |Episode: "The Black Cat" |- |Unthinkable|Kelly Shaw | rowspan="2" |TV film |- ||Tina Landers |- |renegadepress.com|Vanessa |Episode: "Blackout" |- ||Whitney Seasons |TV film |- |Flash Gordon|Layla |Episode: "Possession" |- |Smallville|Casey Brock |Episodes: "Wrath", "Gemini" |- | rowspan="3" |2008 |Journey to the Center of the Earth|Emily |TV film |- |Men in Trees|Tricia |Episode: "Sonata in Three Parts" |- |Storm Cell|Dana |TV film |- |2009–2011 |Stargate Universe|Chloe Armstrong |Main role |- |2009–2010 |SGU - Stargate Universe Kino|Chloe Armstrong / Airman Kelly |Web series |- |2013–2015 |Cedar Cove|Maryellen Sherman |Main role |- | rowspan="2" |2014 ||Genevieve |Recurring role (season 1) |- |Transporter: The Series|Zara Knight |2 episodes |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |Containment|Rita Sanders |Episode: Pilot |- |Shoot the Messenger|Daisy Channing |Main role |- |Notorious|Alexa Downey |Episode: "Friends and Other Strangers" |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |Legends of Tomorrow|Guinevere |Episode: "Camelot/3000" |- |Orphan Black|Detective Engers |Recurring role (season 5) |- |2018 |data-sort-value="Good Doctor, The" | The Good Doctor|Bethany Tilley |Episode: "Stories" |- |2019 |Into The Dark |Patience |Episode: "Pilgrim" |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |Private Eyes|Willow Maitland |3 episodes |- |Magnum P.I.|Elena |Episode: "The Lies We Tell" |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |data-sort-value="Orville, The" | The Orville|Wenda |Episode: "From Unknown Graves" |- |Quantum Leap|Lola Gray |Episode: "O Ye of Little Faith" |- |2024 |Earth Abides''MaurineMain role
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