Anna Silk (born 31 January 1974) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as

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, the protagonist of the

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television series ''

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'' (2010–2015).

Personal life

Silk was born in

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, Canada, the daughter of Peter Silk, an academic, and

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, an actress, director, producer, playwright, educator, and Director of Drama at St. Thomas University. Her father is British and her mother a "

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-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

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. 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. During a Showcase ''Lost Girl'' pre-show special on January 6, 2013, Silk announced that she was pregnant. On June 20, 2013, she announced via

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that she was ready to return to work on the series. Silk gave birth to a son, Samuel Jerome Cooperman, in May 2013. Her second son, Levi Aaron Cooperman, was born on May 13, 2016.

Career

Silk's television work includes the role of Cassidy Holland in ''

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,'' for which she received a

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nomination in 2009. In 2009, she landed the principal role of

, a

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, in the Canadian television series ''

.'' The same-sex-lover pair of Bo (Silk's character) and Lauren (played by co-star

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) was included in news network

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's list of all-time ''Favorite TV Couples''; and declared ''Top TV Couple of 2013'' by

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. As a result of the show's popularity, Silk garnered a prominent online following on

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. Silk appeared in the recurring role of Roarke, a mercenary, in the 2019 series ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silk, Anna 1974 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Actresses from New Brunswick Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Jewish Canadian actresses Converts to Judaism People from Fredericton St. Thomas University (New Brunswick) alumni Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of Turkish Cypriot descent