Anna Hopkins (born February 12, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She is
known for her role as Lilith in Freeform's original series,
Shadowhunters.Hopkins was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Rita Hopkins, a
graphic designer, and visual artist Tom Hopkins. She is part Romanian
and half Jewish. She trained in hip hop dancing and planned to start a
dancing career, but was just getting into theatre in high school, and
her interest shifted.In 2012 Hopkins achieved a Bachelor of Arts in
Communication Studies from the Concordia University and a Bachelor of
Arts and Science from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in
Paris.Hopkins first appeared in the miniseries Human Trafficking in
2005, and thenafter in Canadian television series and television
films, among them the character of Samantha Clayton in a crossover of
The Flash and Arrow in 2014, and was credited as writer for Girl
Couch. She also played in Barney's Version (2010) alongside Paul
Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, and The Grand Seduction starring Brendan
Gleeson in 2013. Her probably best known role is the recurring
character Jessica 'Berlin' Rainer in the second and third season of
the sci-fi series Defiance. Hopkins was promoted to series regular for
the third, and last season; Defiance was cancelled by SyFy on 16
October 2015.
known for her role as Lilith in Freeform's original series,
Shadowhunters.Hopkins was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Rita Hopkins, a
graphic designer, and visual artist Tom Hopkins. She is part Romanian
and half Jewish. She trained in hip hop dancing and planned to start a
dancing career, but was just getting into theatre in high school, and
her interest shifted.In 2012 Hopkins achieved a Bachelor of Arts in
Communication Studies from the Concordia University and a Bachelor of
Arts and Science from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in
Paris.Hopkins first appeared in the miniseries Human Trafficking in
2005, and thenafter in Canadian television series and television
films, among them the character of Samantha Clayton in a crossover of
The Flash and Arrow in 2014, and was credited as writer for Girl
Couch. She also played in Barney's Version (2010) alongside Paul
Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, and The Grand Seduction starring Brendan
Gleeson in 2013. Her probably best known role is the recurring
character Jessica 'Berlin' Rainer in the second and third season of
the sci-fi series Defiance. Hopkins was promoted to series regular for
the third, and last season; Defiance was cancelled by SyFy on 16
October 2015.
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