# Brigitte Bako > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brigitte_Bako > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brigitte_Bako.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Bako > Source revision: 1355286410 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian actress (born 1967) Brigitte Bako Born (1967-05-15) May 15, 1967 (age 59) Montreal, Quebec, Canada Occupations Actress, producer, writer Years active 1989–present **Brigitte Bako** (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actress, producer, and writer. Following her film debut in *[New York Stories](/source/New_York_Stories)* (1989), Bako had supporting roles in films such as *[One Good Cop](/source/One_Good_Cop)* (1991) and *[Strange Days](/source/Strange_Days_(film))* (1995), as well as a lead role in *[I Love a Man in Uniform](/source/I_Love_a_Man_in_Uniform_(film))* (1993). She is best known for her lead role as Gigi on the [Showcase](/source/Showcase_(Canadian_TV_channel)) comedy series *[G-Spot](/source/G-Spot_(TV_series))* (2005–09), which she also wrote and produced. Bako is also known for providing the voices of Angela on the [Disney](/source/Disney) animated fantasy series *[Gargoyles](/source/Gargoyles_(TV_series))* (1995–97) and Monique Dupre on the [Fox Kids](/source/Fox_Kids) animated science fiction series *[Godzilla: The Series](/source/Godzilla%3A_The_Series)* (1998–00). ## Early life Bako was born in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), to [Jewish](/source/Jewish) parents. Her mother is a [Holocaust survivor](/source/Holocaust_survivor).[1] She trained with the [Les Grands Ballets Canadiens](/source/Les_Grands_Ballets_Canadiens) and acted with the Canadian National Shakespeare Company. ## Career Her first major break was in [Martin Scorsese](/source/Martin_Scorsese)'s *[New York Stories](/source/New_York_Stories)* (1989). She co-starred with [David Duchovny](/source/David_Duchovny) and [Billy Wirth](/source/Billy_Wirth) in *[Red Shoe Diaries](/source/Red_Shoe_Diaries)*; [Benjamin Bratt](/source/Benjamin_Bratt) and [Michael Keaton](/source/Michael_Keaton) in *[One Good Cop](/source/One_Good_Cop)* (1991), and [Ralph Fiennes](/source/Ralph_Fiennes) in *[Strange Days](/source/Strange_Days_(film))* (1995). She starred in *[I Love a Man in Uniform](/source/I_Love_a_Man_in_Uniform_(film))* (1993), her first collaboration with Canadian producer [Robert Lantos](/source/Robert_Lantos). *[Saint Monica](/source/Saint_Monica_(film))* was featured at the 2002 [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival), and Bako received a nomination for the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) for Best Supporting Actress. She voiced Angela in *[Gargoyles](/source/Gargoyles_(TV_series))* and Monique Dupre in *[Godzilla: The Series](/source/Godzilla%3A_The_Series)*. Bako worked with Duchovny again in a 2007 episode of the [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) series *[Californication](/source/Californication_(TV_series))* (Episode 9, "Filthy Lucre," as a [Porsche](/source/Porsche) saleswoman). ## Filmography ### Cinema - *[New York Stories](/source/New_York_Stories)* (1989) - *[One Good Cop](/source/One_Good_Cop)* (1991) - *[Red Shoe Diaries](/source/Red_Shoe_Diaries_(film))* (1992) - *[I Love a Man in Uniform](/source/I_Love_a_Man_in_Uniform_(film))* (1993) - *Dark Tide* (1994) - *[Replikator](/source/Replikator)* (1994) - *[Strange Days](/source/Strange_Days_(film))* (1995) - *Irving* (1995) - *[Double Take](/source/Double_Take_(1998_film))* (1997) - *Dinner and Driving* (1997) - *The Escape* (1997) - *The Week That Girl Died* (1998) - *Paranoia* (1998) - *[Primary Suspect](/source/Primary_Suspect)* (2000) - *Wrong Number* (2001) - *[Sweet Revenge](/source/Sweet_Revenge_(2001_film))* (2001) - *[Saint Monica](/source/Saint_Monica_(film))* (2002) - *Who's the Top?* (2005) ### TV series - *Fifteenth Phase of the Moon* (TV-1992) - *[Gargoyles](/source/Gargoyles_(TV_series))* ("Angela" [voice] 1995 - 1997) - *[3×3 Eyes](/source/3%C3%973_Eyes)* (voice, 1995) - *[Godzilla: The Series](/source/Godzilla%3A_The_Series)* (voice, 1998) - *[Secret Agent Man](/source/Secret_Agent_Man_(TV_series))* ("Mirage"; 2000, episode "Fail-Safe") - *[The Mind of the Married Man](/source/The_Mind_of_the_Married_Man)* (2001) - *[The Atwood Stories](/source/The_Atwood_Stories)* (2003, episode "Isis in Darkness") - *[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)* (2004, episode "Darwinian") - *[G-Spot](/source/G-Spot_(TV_series))* (2005–2009) - *[Californication](/source/Californication_(TV_series))* (2007, episode "Filthy Lucre") ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-EdmontonSun_1-0)** Wuensch, Yuri (November 25, 2006). ["Bako's Naked Truth About Hollywood"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160309220949/http://jam.canoe.com/Television/2006/11/26/2502250.html). *[Edmonton Sun](/source/Edmonton_Sun)*. Canada. Archived from [the original](http://jam.canoe.com/Television/2006/11/26/2502250.html) on March 9, 2016 – via Jam! Showbiz. ...the 39-year-old... ## External links - [Brigitte Bako](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049190/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - Moca, Diane Joy (19 May 1992). ["Brigitte Bako 'Very Stressed' Filming 'Red Shoe Diaries'"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-16-9202130315-story.html). *[Los Angeles Daily News](/source/Los_Angeles_Daily_News)*. 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