Anna Hopkins (born February 12, 1987) is a

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actress. She is best known for her role as Lilith in Freeform's original series '' Shadowhunters'' and documentary filmmaker Monica Stuart in '' The Expanse''.

Early life and education

Hopkins was born in

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, Canada, to Rita Hopkins, a graphic designer, and visual artist Tom Hopkins. She is of

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Romanian and Hungarian descent from her mother's side, and Scottish, Welsh descent on her father's side. She is fluent in French and English. She trained in hip hop dancing and planned to start a dancing career after high-school when her interests shifted to theatre. In 2012 Hopkins achieved a

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in Communication Studies from the

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and a Bachelor of Arts and Science from the

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in Paris.

Career

Hopkins first appeared in the miniseries ''

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'' in 2005, and thenafter in Canadian television series and television films, among them the character of Samantha Clayton in a crossover of ''The Flash'' and ''Arrow'' in 2014, and was credited as writer for ''Girl Couch''. She also played in '' Barney's Version'' (2010) alongside Paul Giamatti and

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, and '' The Grand Seduction'' starring Brendan Gleeson in 2013. One of her better-known roles was the recurring character Jessica 'Berlin' Rainer in the second and third seasons of the sci-fi series ''

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''. Hopkins was promoted to series regular for the third, and last season; ''Defiance'' was cancelled by SyFy on 16 October 2015. She was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for the web series '' For the Record''.Brent Furdyk
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'', February 15, 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* 2011 ACTRA Montreal Awards, nominated as ''Outstanding Performance - Female'' for ''Barney's Version''. * 2018 TV Scoop Awards, nominated as ''Best Drama Actress'' and ''Best Villain'' for ''Lilith'' on ''Shadowhunters'' * 2018

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, nominated as ''Choice TV: Villain'' for ''Lilith'' on ''Shadowhunters''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, Anna 1987 births Living people Actresses from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Canadian people of Romanian-Jewish descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian people of Welsh descent 21st-century Canadian actresses Sciences Po alumni Concordia University alumni