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 (2010â€"2015).[2][3][a]Silk was born in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada,[3] the daughter of Peter Silk, an academic, and
his wife Ilkay, 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]
for her role as Bo Dennis, the protagonist of the Showcase television
series Lost Girl (2010â€"2015).[2][3][a]Silk was born in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada,[3] the daughter of Peter Silk, an academic, and
his wife Ilkay, 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]
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