Anna Silk

Anna Silk born 31 January 1974 is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Bo Dennis the protagonist of the Showcase television series Lost Girl She was born in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada on January 31 1974 Her father is British and her mother is a Turkish CypriotEnglish expat Silk has two siblings a brother and a sister Silk attended Fredericton High School and St Thomas University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 She began her acting career in theatre appearing in several productions with Theatre St Thomas In 1999 she moved to Toronto to further her acting career She made her television debut in 2000 with a guest appearance on the series Twice in a Lifetime In 2001 Silk was cast in the recurring role of Deb a flight attendant on the Canadian sitcom The Newsroom She also appeared in several other television series in the early 2000s including Smallville Stargate Atlantis and The L Word In 2010 Silk was cast as Bo Dennis in the supernatural crime drama Lost Girl The series ran for five seasons and earned Silk several awards including a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series In addition to her work on television Silk has also appeared in several films Her film credits include The Wicker Man 2006 The Perfect Husband 2010 and Assassins Tale 2013 Silk is married to Seth Cooperman an actor and writer They have two sons Samuel and Levi In 2019 Silk was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Canadian society