Brigitte Bako

Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Jewish parents) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role on Showtime television movie "Red Shoe Diaries". She is also writes, produces and stars in the adult comedy "G-Spot".

Bako trained with the Grande Ballets du Canada 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". She currently maintains homes in New York and Los Angeles.

Bako worked with David Duchovny again in a 2007 episode of the Showtime series Californication (Episode 9, "Filthy Lucre," as a Porche saleswoman).

Filmography

*"One Good Cop" (1991)
*"Red Shoe Diaries" (TV-1992)
*"Fifteenth Phase of the Moon" (TV-1992)
*"I Love a Man in Uniform" (1993)
*"Dark Tide" (1993)
*"Replikator" (1994)
*"Strange Days" (1995)
*"Irving" (1995)
*"The Escape" (1996)
*"Double Take" (1997)
*"Dinner and Driving" (1997)
*"The Week That Girl Died" (1998)
*"Paranoia" (1998)
*"Primary Suspect" (2000)
*"Wrong Number" (2001)
*"Sweet Revenge" (2001)
*"Saint Monica" (2002)
*"Who's the Top?" (2005)

TV Series

*"Gargoyles" (voice, 1994)
*"3x3 Eyes" (voice, 1995)
*"" (voice, 1998)
*"The Mind of a Married Man" (2001)
*"G-Spot" (2005)
*"Californication" (one episode, 2007)

External links

* [http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/bako_brigitte.html Brigitte Bako article]
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* [http://wj2d.tripod.com/bako.html Brigitte Bako - Fan page]