Emilie Ullerup

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.{{cite news |author= |agency=Ritzau |title=Diplomat med sans for det kongelige |lang=da |trans-title=Diplomat with a flair for royalty |website=kobenhavnliv.dk |date=2021-07-19 |url=https://kobenhavnliv.dk/indland/diplomat-med-sans-for-det-kongelige |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-06-19}}"Emilie Ullerup, is the daughter of a Danish diplomat" by Celesta McConnachie at The Vancouver Sun (9 May 2011) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|866187233}} 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.{{cite web|title=Becoming True: Meet Actor Emilie Ullerup|url=https://vfs.edu/news/2013/03/06/becoming-true-meet-actor-emilie-ullerup|website=Vancouver Film School|date=6 March 2013|access-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015312/https://vfs.edu/news/2013/03/06/becoming-true-meet-actor-emilie-ullerup|archive-date=1 December 2016|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Nuytens|first1=Gilles|title=Emilie Ullerup interview - Sanctuary|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/emilie_ullerup_01.htm|website=thescifiworld.net|access-date=30 November 2016}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2010/01/14/emilie-ullerup-talks-to-us-about-sanctuary-surgery-and-her-plans-for-2010/|title=Emilie Ullerup talks to us about Sanctuary, surgery, and her plans for 2010|website=CliqueClack TV|access-date=13 August 2011}} until the show was canceled in 2012.

In 2016, Ullerup was cast as Bree O'Brien in Chesapeake Shores.{{cite web|title=Interview - Emilie Ullerup - The Heart of the Story - Chesapeake Shores|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/videos/interview-emilie-ullerup-the-heart-of-the-story-chesapeake-shores|website=Hallmark Channel|access-date=23 September 2016}}[https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/star-struck-in-qualicum-film-crews-transform-mid-island-into-qualiwood-4652321 "Star-struck in Qualicum: film crews transform mid-Island into Qualiwood"] by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com Ullerup played Maggie Thomas, the estranged wife of Michael Thomas, in the disaster movie Asteroid: Final Impact (2015).[https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-1o150l/asteroid-final-impact/ Asteroid: Final Impact - summary & credits] at www.radiotimes.com Since 2016 Ullerup has had a recurring role as Dale Travers in Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered movies series.[https://www.tvguide.com/news/chesapeake-shores-where-youve-seen-the-cast-before/ "Chesapeake Shores: Where You've Seen the Cast Before"] by Sadie Gennis at www.tvguide.com 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/crime/a60319774/ruby-franke-story|title=The Story of Ruby Franke's Chilling Spiral from Popular "Momfluencer" to Convicted Felon|website=Biography|first=Tyler|last=Picotti|date=October 3, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}} She also appeared in the Hallmark Channel’s Retreat to You in the same year.{{Cite web |last=Moser |first=Zachary |date=2024-10-04 |title=Is Retreat To You Worth Watching? How The 2023 Romance Stacks Up |url=https://screenrant.com/retreat-to-you-worth-watching/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}

Ullerup speaks Danish, English and Vietnamese{{snd}}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.{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/en/menu/news/the-lord-chamberlain-resigns|title=The Lord Chamberlain resigns - The Danish Monarchy|website=Kongehuset.dk|date=4 July 2014|access-date=18 October 2019 }}

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,[https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/emilie-ullerup/bio/3030230326/ Emilie Ullerup Biography] at www.tvguide.com at which time her coccyx and half of the sacrum of her pelvis were removed. After about five months, she recovered enough to return to work.{{cite web|url=http://www.emilieullerup.net/bio.html|title=EMILIE ULLERUP. Officially|website=Emilieullerup.net|access-date=13 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228200027/http://emilieullerup.net/bio.html|archive-date=28 December 2012|url-status=usurped }}

On 14 August 2018, she married her longtime boyfriend photographer Kyle Cassie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B6BN7uZHTiM/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B6BN7uZHTiM|archive-date=24 December 2021|url-access=registration|title = Emilie Ullerup's Instagram }}{{cbignore}}

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.{{cite web |title=Emilie Ullerups son is Wilde Morkov Ullerup and her daughter is Coco Morkov Ullerup |url=https://sarkaribee.com/emilie-ullerups-son-is-wilde-morkov-ullerup-and-her-daughter-is-coco-morkov-ullerup/#google_vignette |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://sarkaribee.com/e oppomilie-ullerups-son-is-wilde-morkov-ullerup-and-her-daughter-is-coco-morkov-ullerup/433319#google_vignette |archive-date=24 April 2025 |website=Sarkaribee is provide information about new Sarkari Job,Yojna,Results etc.}}

• 2008 Leo Award – Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Drama Series for her role as Kaitlin Joyce on JPodSee [http://www.leoawards.com/winners_2008.html Leo Awards Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531112645/http://leoawards.com/winners_2008.html|date=31 May 2008 }}

• 2012 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Arctic Air){{cite web|title=2012 nominees|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2012.pdf|website=leoawards.com|access-date=15 November 2016}}
• 2013 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Arctic Air){{cite web|title=2013 nominees|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2013.pdf|website=leoawards.com|access-date=15 November 2016}}
• 2013 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture (Death Do Us Part)
• 2013 UBCP/ACTRA Awards - Best Actress (Arctic Air){{cite web|title=Nominees Announced for UBCP/ACTRA Awards|url=http://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/nominees-announced-ubcpactra-awards|website=Alliance for Arts + Culture|date=20 September 2013|access-date=15 November 2016}}

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