Emilie Ullerup

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

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. After graduating from high school in Copenhagen in 2003, she moved to Vancouver, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, and attended the Vancouver Film School, graduating in 2005.

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. 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, until the show was canceled in 2012.

In 2016, Ullerup was cast as Bree O'Brien in Chesapeake Shores. 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 Ruby Franke. She also appeared in the Hallmark Channel’s Retreat to You in the same year. In 2026, she reunited with her Hearts of Christmas co-star Kristoffer Polaha for the Hallmark Channel movie Missing the Boat.

Personal life Ullerup speaks Danish, English and Vietnamesewhich 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.

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, at which time her coccyx and half of the sacrum of her pelvis were removed.

On 14 August 2018, she married her longtime boyfriend actor Kyle Cassie. In 2020, they had a son, and in 2022, they had a daughter.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards 2008 Leo Award – Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Drama Series for her role as Kaitlin Joyce on JPod

Nominations 2012 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Arctic Air) 2013 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series (Arctic Air) 2013 Leo Award - Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture (Death Do Us Part)