Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian

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known for her role on ''

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''. She also wrote, produced and starred in the adult comedy ''

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''.

Life and career

Bako was raised in

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, Canada to

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ish parents. Her mother is a

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. She trained with the

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and acted with the Canadian National Shakespeare Company. She has starred in Hollywood productions, numerous Canadian-made movies, and films made in Canada by American producers. Bako's first major break was in

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''. She co-starred with

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and

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in ''

'';

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and

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in ''

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''; and

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in '' Strange Days''. ''

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'' was featured at the 2002

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, and Bako received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Bako also received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress in 1993. She starred in '' I Love a Man in Uniform'', her first collaboration with Canadian producer

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. In addition to having the starring role, Bako makes her writing and executive producing debut in ''G-Spot''. Bako worked with David Duchovny again in a 2007 episode of the

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'' (Episode 9, "Filthy Lucre," as a

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saleswoman). She voiced Angela in '' Gargoyles'' and Monique Dupre in '' Godzilla: The Series''.

Filmography

Cinema

*''

'' (1989) *''

'' (1991) *'' I Love a Man in Uniform'' (1993) *''Dark Tide'' (1994) *''

Replikator ''Replikator'' is a 1994 science fiction film directed by G. Philip Jackson and starring Michael St. Gerard, Brigitte Bako, Ned Beatty and Ilona Staller. Cast *Michael St. Gerard as Ludo Ludovic * Brigitte Bako as Kathy Moscow * Ned Beatty as I ...

'' (1994) *'' Strange Days'' (1995) *''Irving'' (1995) *'' Double Take'' (1997) *''Dinner and Driving'' (1997) *''The Escape'' (1997) *''The Week That Girl Died'' (1998) *''Paranoia'' (1998) *''

Primary Suspect ''Primary Suspect'' is a 2000 American action- thriller-mystery film written by D.Alvelo and Marc Bienstock and directed by Jeff Celentano. The film stars William Baldwin, Brigitte Bako, and Lee Majors. Plot While on an undercover infiltration ...

'' (2000) *''Wrong Number'' (2001) *'' Sweet Revenge'' (2001) *''

'' (2002) *''Who's the Top?'' (2005)

TV series

*''

'' (TV-1992) *''Fifteenth Phase of the Moon'' (TV-1992) *'' Gargoyles'' ("Angela" oice1995 - 1997) *'' 3x3 Eyes'' (voice, 1995) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (voice, 1998) *'' Secret Agent Man'' ("Mirage"; 2000, episode "Fail-Safe") *''

The Mind of the Married Man ''The Mind of the Married Man'' is a television series that ran on the HBO network for two seasons consisting of twenty episodes between September 2001 and November 2002. The story focused on the challenges of modern-day married life from a male p ...

'' (2001) *''

The Atwood Stories ''The Atwood Stories'' was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on W in 2003. A short-run dramatic anthology series produced by Shaftesbury Films, the series dramatized six short stories by Margaret Atwood. It was one of the first orig ...

'' (2003, episode "Isis in Darkness") *''

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'' (2004, episode "Darwinian") *''

'' (2005–2009) *''

'' (2007, episode "Filthy Lucre")

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bako, Brigitte 1967 births Anglophone Quebec people Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian film actresses Jewish Canadian actresses Canadian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people Actresses from Montreal