Nationality Canadian Name Anna Silk Children Samuel Jerome Cooperman Spouse Seth Cooperman (m. 2009) | Occupation Actress Height 1.65 m Alma mater St. Thomas University Role Actress Parents Peter Silk, Ilkay Silk | |
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Movies and TV shows Lost Girl, Assassins Tale, Earthstorm, The Perfect Neighbor Similar People Zoie Palmer, Ksenia Solo, Kristen Holden‑Reid, Seth Cooperman, Rachel Skarsten Profiles | ||
Anna Silk of Lost Girl signs an autograph for me at the airport
Anna Silk (born January 31, 1974) is a Canadian actress most commonly known for her role as Bo from the Showcase television series Lost Girl.
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- Anna Silk of Lost Girl signs an autograph for me at the airport
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- Personal life
- Career
- Lost Girl
- References
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Personal life
Silk was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The daughter of Peter, an academic, and Ilkay Silk, a prominent actress, director, producer, playwright, educator, and Director of Drama at St. Thomas University. Her father is British and her mother a "Turkish-Cypriot-English expat". Some of Anna's earliest memories were of going to play rehearsals and watching her mother work. Silk appeared in several commercials as a child. She graduated from St. Thomas University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997. Early theater work includes at least two productions with Theatre St. Thomas: Seven Menus and The Kitchen.
Silk moved to Toronto to further her acting career in November 1999, and during the following decade relocated to Los Angeles, California. She met her future husband, Seth Cooperman, at an Actor's workshop in Los Angeles, in 2007. They were 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. Silk gave birth to a son, Samuel Jerome Cooperman, in May 2013. Her second son, Levi Aaron, was born on May 13, 2016.
Career
Silk's television work includes the role of Cassidy Holland in Being Erica, for which she received a Gemini Awards nomination in 2009."
Lost Girl
In 2009, she landed the principal character role of Bo Dennis, a succubus, in the Canadian television series Lost Girl. Silk became pregnant during production of the third season finale episode and broke the news to fans of the series in a Showcase pre-show Season Three special on January 6, 2013. On June 4, 2013, Showcase and Prodigy Pictures announced the start of production on the fourth season; and on June 20, 2013, Silk announced via Twitter that she was ready to return to work on the show.
Her portrayal of Bo together with Lauren (Zoie Palmer) as same-sex lovers on Lost Girl was named one of its all-time Favorite TV Couples by CNN (Cable News Network); and declared Top TV Couple of 2013 by E! Entertainment Television. As a result of the show's popularity, Silk has garnered a prominent online following on social media.