Life and career

Silk was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, the daughter of Ilkay Silk, a prominent actor, director, producer, playwright and educator in Fredericton; some of Anna's earliest memories were going to play rehearsals and watching her mother work. She graduated from St. Thomas University

St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)

St. Thomas University is jointly a public and Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It offers degrees exclusively at the undergraduate level for approximately 3,000 students in the liberal arts, humanities, journalism, education, and social work....

 with a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 degree in 1997. She appeared in at least two productions with Theatre St. Thomas, Seven Menus and The Kitchen

The Kitchen

The Kitchen is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary art and performance space located at at 512 West 19th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...

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Silk is noted throughout Canada for playing Deb, a bitterly angry and overstressed flight attendant

Flight attendant

Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...

 attempting to quit smoking in a NicoDerm

Nicoderm

NicoDerm, also known as NicoDerm CQ is a branded over the counter palliative nicotine replacement therapy used to minimize the withdrawal effects involved in quitting smoking....

 nicotine patch

Nicotine patch

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 TV commercial

Television advertisement

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She moved to Toronto to further her acting career in November 1999. Since approximately 2008, Silk has resided in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 as of 2009 and portrays the title character in the Canadian television series Lost Girl

Lost Girl (TV series)

Lost Girl is a Canadian supernatural crime drama television series that premiered on the Showcase Television network in September 2010. The series is developed and produced by Prodigy Pictures. The series follows the life of a succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control her...

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She met actor Seth Cooperman at an actor's workshop in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

. They were reported to be engaged in August 2009, and have since married in a ceremony held in Fredericton. Silk, who was not raised with organized religion, converted to her husband's Jewish

Judaism

Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...

 religion.

Filmography

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2000	Daring & Grace: Teen Detectives	Sabrina	1 episode: #1.112
2002	Undressed Undressed (TV series) Undressed is an American anthology series that aired on MTV from July 26, 1999 to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé.-Synopsis:...	Becca	(Unknown episodes)
2002	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 biographical spy film depicting the life of popular game show host and producer Chuck Barris, who claimed to have also been an assassin for the Central Intelligence Agency...	Headset Woman	(Uncredited)
2003	Deception	Julie	Direct-to-video Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...  film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
2003	Decoy		Direct-to-video Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...  film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
2003	Petits mythes urbains	Wife	1 episode: "Watch and Learn" ("Sexes en eaux troubles")
2003	Mutant X Mutant X (TV series) Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Marvel Studios, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects...	Asia	1 episode: "Within These Walls"
2003	1-800-Missing	Marilyn Janáček	1 episode: "Victoria"
2004	Dead Lawyers	Sonia Alexandropova	TV film Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
2004	Puppets Who Kill Puppets Who Kill Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004....	Sperm Bank Sperm bank A sperm bank, semen bank or cryobank is a facility that collects and stores human sperm mainly from sperm donors, primarily for the purpose of achieving pregnancies through third party reproduction, notably by artificial insemination...  Nurse	1 episode: "Portrait of Buttons"
2004	Love Rules!	Lynn Hopp	TV film Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
2004	Anonymous Rex Anonymous Rex Anonymous Rex is an original movie made for the Sci Fi TV channel, directed by Julian Jarrold and adapted to film by Joe Menosky from the novel Casual Rex by Eric Garcia. The premise of the film is that dinosaurs did not die off, but faked their extinction and now live among humans in disguise...	Keri	TV film Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
2005	Where the Truth Lies Where the Truth Lies Where the Truth Lies is a 2005 Canadian/British drama film, written and directed by Atom Egoyan. It stars Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman, and is based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Rupert Holmes.-Plot:...	Gina	(Uncredited)
2005	The Perfect Neighbour	Ashley Marin	TV film Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
2006	Earthstorm	Bryna	TV film Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
2006	Angela's Eyes Angela's Eyes Angela's Eyes is an American drama that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV and ran for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 pm. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season....	Sondra	1 episode: "The Camera's Eye"
2006	Legacy of Fear	Kathleen Coyne	TV film Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
2007	The Jane Show The Jane Show The Jane Show is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a major upheaval....	Kathy	1 episode: "Shower Killer"
2007	Do Not Bend	Catye
2007	'Til Death Do Us Part	Mindy Lohman	1 episode: "Storage Unit Murder"
2007	The Company The Company (TV miniseries) The Company is a miniseries about the activities of the CIA during the Cold War. It was based on the best selling novel by Robert Littell. The teleplay adaptation was written by Ken Nolan.-Plot:...	Stella Bledsoe
2007	Breakfast with Scot Breakfast with Scot Breakfast with Scot is a 2007 Canadian comedy film. It is adapted from the novel by Tufts University professor Michael Downing.The screenplay was adapted by Sean Reycraft from the book by Michael Downing, and the film was directed by Laurie Lynd...	Mia
2007	Voicemail Voicemail (TV series) Voicemail is an online television show that can be seen through the ABC.com Full Episode Player. Each short webisode features Mike, played by Ezra Godden, with his voicemail messages played in the background. As each message plays they help explain Mike's actions...	Sandy	(Unknown episodes)
2008–2010	Being Erica	Cassidy Holland	3 episodes: "Everything She Wants", "The Importance of Being Erica", "Bear Breasts"
2008	Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...	Haylie	1 episode: "Big Chills"
2008	Billable Hours Billable Hours Billable Hours is a Canadian comedy series, which airs on Showcase.Set in the fictional Toronto law firm of Fagen & Harrison, the series focuses on three young lawyers struggling to balance their expectations in life with the difficult realities of building a career in law.The series debuted on...	Suzie	1 episode: "Pigeon Lawyer"
2010-2011	Lost Girl Lost Girl (TV series) Lost Girl is a Canadian supernatural crime drama television series that premiered on the Showcase Television network in September 2010. The series is developed and produced by Prodigy Pictures. The series follows the life of a succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control her...	Bo	19 episodes as of 30/10/2011 (series on-going)
2011	Republic of Doyle Republic of Doyle Republic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series, which debuted 6 January 2010 on CBC Television.The show stars Seán McGinley and Allan Hawco as Malachy and Jake Doyle, a father and son who partner as private investigators in St...	Tanya St. Croix	1 episode: "St. John's Town" (series 2 episode 12)

External links

• Anna Silk at NorthernStars.ca
• Anna Silk Interview at www.sci-fi-online.com