Brigitte Bako

Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967)[1] is a Canadian actress known for her role on Red Shoe Diaries. She also wrote, produced and starred in the adult comedy G-Spot.

Brigitte Bako
Bornc. 1967 (age 53–54)

Life and career

Bako was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Jewish parents. Her mother is a Holocaust survivor.[1]

She trained with the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens 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 Martin Scorsese's New York Stories. She co-starred with David Duchovny and Billy Wirth in Red Shoe Diaries; Benjamin Bratt and Michael Keaton in One Good Cop; and Ralph Fiennes in Strange Days. Saint Monica was featured at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and Bako received a Genie Award 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 Robert Lantos.

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 Showtime series Californication (Episode 9, "Filthy Lucre," as a Porsche saleswoman).

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

Filmography

TV series

References
  1. Wuensch, Yuri (November 25, 2006). "Bako's Naked Truth About Hollywood". Edmonton Sun. Canada. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012 – via Jam! Showbiz. ...the 39-year-old...
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