Ksenia Solo, is best known for her roles in "Black Swan" and "Lost Girl," was born in Latvia on October 8th 1987. Her parents moved to Canada after the unrest in 1987 that lead to Latvia declaring independence from the USSR in 1990.
Although she originally aspired to an actress and ballerina, as was her mother, she was forced to stop dancing due to a back injury when she was 14. Her acting career started in the theater at 5 years old and on film by the age of 10. At the age of 18 she became the only person to have won back-to-back Gemini awards as 'Best Performance In A Youth Television Series' in 2005 and 2006.
Solo's ethnic background is Russian.
