Ksenia Solo

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Ksenia Solo
File:Ksenia Solo at Lancia Cafè.jpg
Solo in 2010
Born Ksenia Solo
(1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 (age 36)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union[1][2]
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present

Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987) is a Latvian-Canadian actress, known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on Lost Girl. She currently portrays Peggy Shippen on Turn: Washington's Spies and Shay Davydov on Orphan Black. Solo also portrayed the character "Natasha" in the 2010 American television series Life Unexpected.

Early life

Solo was born in Riga, Latvian SSR, and is of Russian and Baltic German heritage. At the age of five, she moved with her family to Toronto, where she was raised.[3] She studied ballet until the age of 14, when a back injury forced her to stop;[2] her mother is a former ballerina-turned-actress.[4][5]

Career

Solo played Zoey Jones on the APTN series renegadepress.com. In both 2005 and 2006, she won the Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for her work on the show.[6] She went on to appear in other Canadian television series and movies, such as the films Love Thy Neighbor and Mayday, as well as guest-starring on the television series Kojak.

In 2010, Solo played a small role in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. From 2010 to 2011 she played Natasha Siviac in the CW series Life Unexpected. Since 2010, she has starred as Kenzi in the Showcase series Lost Girl; Solo's heritage and fluency in the Russian language were written into the role. She was cast as Dodge in the pilot episode of Locke & Key,[7] but the series was not picked up by Fox. In 2013, Solo began filming the independent film entitled Another You on location in Charleston, West Virginia.[8]

In 2015, Solo joined the main cast of Turn: Washington's Spies as Peggy Shippen.[9] She also has a recurring role in Orphan Black as Shay.[10]

Besides acting, Solo is involved with the anti-bullying foundation "Stand for the Silent" and was made one of their directors.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2001 A Man of Substance Hannah Short film
2001 My Louisiana Sky Abby Lynn Anders
2001 What Girls Learn Girl
2002 Sins of the Father Lucinda
2003 The Republic of Love Micheline
2003 Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story Kristyn Posey
2006 Love Thy Neighbor Erin Benson
2010 Black Swan Veronica
2011 The Factory Emma
2016 Pet Holly Post Production[11]
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Xhanthippe Episode: "Bride of Pleskit!"
2000 Earth: Final Conflict Kathy Simmons Episode: "Take No Prisoners"
2002 Adventure Inc. Natalie Episode: "Village of the Lost"
2004 Missing Megan Hahn Episode: "Judgement Day"
2004–08 renegadepress.com Zoey Jones Main role; 42 episodes
2005 Kojak Angela Howard Episode: "All Bets Off: Part 1"
2007 Cold Case Lena Episode: "Cargo"
2008 Moonlight Bonnie Morrow Episode: "Fated to Pretend"
2009 Crime Stories Waitress Episode: "The Happy Face Killer"
2009 The Cleaner Callie Bell Episode: "Cinderella"
2010–11 Life Unexpected Natasha Siviac 13 episodes
2010–15 Lost Girl Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov Main role
2011 Nikita Irina Episode: "Alexandra"
2011 Locke & Key Dodge Unsold Fox pilot
2012 Lost Girl Finale Pre-Show as self Showcase TV special
2013 Lost Girl ConFAEdential as self Showcase TV special
2013 UPYURS6 Kenzi Lost Girl webisode
2013 Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouse as self Showcase TV special
2015–present Turn: Washington's Spies Peggy Shippen
2015 Orphan Black Shay Davydov 6 episodes

References

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