Anna Silk

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Anna Silk
Anna Silk (cropped).jpg
Silk in August 2011
Born (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974 (age 50)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Alma mater St. Thomas University
Occupation Actor
Years active1999–present
Known for Bo on Lost Girl
Spouse
Seth Cooperman
​
(m. 2009)​
Children2

Anna Silk (born 31 January 1974) [1] is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Bo Dennis, the protagonist of the Showcase television series Lost Girl (2010–2015). [2] [3] [a]

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Personal life

Silk at the 2010 Gemini Awards. Anna Silk 10.jpg
Silk at the 2010 Gemini Awards.

Silk was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, [3] the daughter of Peter Silk, an academic, and Ilkay Silk, an actress, director, producer, playwright, educator, and Director of Drama at St. Thomas University. [7] Her father is British and her mother a "Turkish Cypriot-English expat". [8] Some of Anna's earliest memories were of going to play rehearsals and watching her mother work. [9] Silk appeared in several commercials as a child. She graduated from St. Thomas University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997. [10] Early theater work includes at least two productions with Theatre St. Thomas: Seven Menus and The Kitchen. [11]

In November 1999, she moved to Toronto to further her acting career and during the following decade relocated to Los Angeles, California. She met Seth Cooperman in 2007 at an actor's workshop in Los Angeles; they became engaged in 2009, and married in a civil ceremony in December of the same year. On April 10, 2011, they renewed their vows in a Jewish ceremony in Fredericton after she converted to Judaism. [12] [13]

During a Showcase Lost Girl pre-show special on January 6, 2013, Silk announced that she was pregnant. [14] [15] On June 20, 2013, she announced via Twitter that she was ready to return to work on the series. [16] [17]

Silk gave birth to a son, Samuel Jerome Cooperman, in May 2013. [18] Her second son, Levi Aaron Cooperman, was born on May 13, 2016. [19]

Career

Silk's television work includes the role of Cassidy Holland in Being Erica, for which she received a Gemini Awards nomination in 2009. [20]

In 2009, she landed the principal role of Bo Dennis, a succubus, in the Canadian television series Lost Girl. [21] [22] [23] The same-sex-lover pair of Bo (Silk's character) and Lauren (played by co-star Zoie Palmer) was included in news network CNN's list of all-time Favorite TV Couples; [24] and declared Top TV Couple of 2013 by E! Entertainment Television. [25] As a result of the show's popularity, Silk garnered a prominent online following on social media.

Silk appeared in the recurring role of Roarke, a mercenary, in the 2019 series Blood & Treasure . [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Camels of NahorHadasa GreenShort film
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Headset Woman(uncredited)
2005 Where the Truth Lies Gina(uncredited)
2007Do Not BendCatyeShort film
2007 Breakfast with Scot Mia
2013 Assassins Tale Grace
2018UnspeakableShort film; associate producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Daring & Grace: Teen DetectivesSabrinaEpisode: "1.112"
2002 Undressed BeccaEpisode: "6.17"
2003Petits mythes urbainsWifeEpisode: "Sexes en eaux troubles"
2003 Mutant X AsiaEpisode: "Within These Walls"
2003 Missing Marilyn JanáčekEpisode: "Victoria"
2004Dead LawyersSonia AlexandropovaTV movie
2004 Puppets Who Kill Sperm Bank NurseEpisode: "Portrait of Buttons"
2004 Love Rules Lynn HoppTV movie
2004 Deception JulieVideo
2004 Anonymous Rex KeriTV movie
2005HateWomanTV movie
2005The Perfect NeighborAshley MarinTV movie
2006 Earthstorm BrynaTV movie
2006 Angela's Eyes SondraEpisode: "The Camera's Eye"
2006Legacy of FearKathleen CoyneTV movie
2007 The Jane Show KathyEpisode: "Shower Killer"
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part Mindy LohmanEpisode: "Storage Unit Murder"
2007 The Company Stella BledsoeTV miniseries
2007VoicemailSandyTV series short
2008 Ghost Whisperer Haylie WayneEpisode: "Big Chills"
2008 Billable Hours SuzieEpisode: "Pigeon Lawyer"
2009–2010 Being Erica Cassidy HollandEpisodes: "Everything She Wants", "The Importance of Being Erica", "Bear Breasts"
2010–2015 Lost Girl Bo Dennis Protagonist
2011 Republic of Doyle Tania St. CroixEpisode: "St. John's Town"
2012Lost Girl Finale Pre-Showas self Showcase TV special
2012 Top Chef Canada as selfSeason 2, episode 8: "Lights, Camera, Action!"
2013Lost Girl ConFAEdentialas self Showcase TV special
2013Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouseas self Showcase TV special
2018 Wynonna Earp KevinSeason 3, episode 10: "The Other Woman"
2019 Blood & Treasure RoarkeRecurring role, 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilm/TelevisionResultRef
2009 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series Being Erica  ("Everything She Wants")Nominated [27] [28]
2015 Canadian Screen Awards Fan's Choice Award Lost Girl Won [29] [30]
Golden Maple Awards Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcasted in the USNominated [31]

Notes

  1. ↑ Anna Silk gained recognition throughout Canada for her performance as Deb, an overstressed flight attendant trying to quit smoking in popular NicoDerm television commercials. [4] [5] [6]

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