Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on Lost Girl. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on Turn: Washington's Spies. Solo also portrayed the character "Natasha" in the 2010 American television series Life Unexpected and Shay Davydov in Season 3 of Orphan Black.
As of 2024, her most recent work was in the main cast for the two seasons of the series Project Blue Book (2019–20).
Early life Solo was born in Riga and is of Russian heritage.Ksenia Solo Biography At the age of five, she moved with her family to Toronto, where she was raised. She studied ballet until the age of 14, when a back injury forced her to stop; her mother is a former ballerina-turned-actress.
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. 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. From 2010 to 2015, she 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, but the series was not picked up by Fox. In 2013, Solo began filming the independent film Another You on location in Charleston, West Virginia.
In 2015, Solo joined the main cast of Turn: Washington's Spies as Peggy Shippen. She also had a recurring role in Season 3 of Orphan Black as Shay.
Solo is actively involved with the anti-bullying foundation Stand for the Silent, and was made one of their directors.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2001HannahShort film2001My Louisiana SkyAbby Lynn Anders2001What Girls LearnGirl2002Sins of the FatherLucinda2003Micheline2003Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey StoryKristyn Posey2006Love Thy NeighborErin Benson2010Black SwanVeronica2011Emma2016PetHolly Garling2017 Another You Sydney Jameson2017In Search of FelliniLucy2017Tulipani, Love, Honour and a BicycleAnna
Television Year Title Role Notes2000I Was a Sixth Grade AlienXhanthippeEpisode: "Bride of Pleskit!"2000Earth: Final ConflictKathy SimmonsEpisode: "Take No Prisoners"2002Adventure Inc.NatalieEpisode: "Village of the Lost"2004MissingMegan HahnEpisode: "Judgement Day"2004–08renegadepress.comZoey JonesMain role (Seasons 1–5); 52 episodesWon Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (2005)Won Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (2006)2005KojakAngela HowardEpisode: "All Bets Off: Part 1"2007Cold CaseLenaEpisode: "Cargo"2008MoonlightBonnie MorrowEpisode: "Fated to Pretend"2009Crime StoriesWaitressEpisode: "The Happy Face Killer"2009Callie BellEpisode: "Cinderella"2010–11Life UnexpectedNatasha SiviacMain role (Seasons 1–2); 13 episodes2010–15Lost GirlMackenzie "Kenzi" MalikovMain role (Seasons 1–5); 67 episodesWon Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (2011)Nominated Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series (2013) 2011NikitaIrinaEpisode: "Alexandra"2011Locke & KeyDodgeUnsold Fox pilot2012Lost Girl Finale Pre-Showas selfShowcase TV special2013Lost Girl ConFAEdentialas selfShowcase TV special2013UPYURS6KenziLost Girl webisode2013Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouseas selfShowcase TV special 2015–17 Turn: Washington's Spies Peggy Shippen Main role (Seasons 2–4); 20 episodes 2015 Orphan Black Shay Davydov Recurring role (Season 3); 6 episodes 2018 The Simpsons Anastasia Alekova (voice) Episode: "From Russia Without Love" 2019–20 Project Blue Book Susie Miller Main role (Seasons 1–2); 20 episodes
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