| Simone Bailly | |
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| Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
Simone Bailly is a Canadian actress best known for her television roles in "Battlestar Galactica", "The L Word", "Smallville", "Stargate SG-1", "Da Vinci's Inquest", and in the EA video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. She has also appeared in numerous feature films, made for TV movies, and commercials.
Bailly is began her career in theater and has since focussed on TV and film. She has a broad range: from Shakespeare to gun-wielding action, flamenco to pole dancing.
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Bailly is most often recognized from her recurring role on Showtime's "The L Word". She appeared as Grace, the intern for OurChart who develops a love relationship with the transgendered character Max Sweeney (played by actress Daniela Sea) in the fourth and fifth seasons.[1]
Opposite James Callis and Tricia Helfer, Simone played Shona in the "Battlestar Galactica" series finale ("Daybreak" (Parts 1 & 2). Daybreak: Part 2 was nominated for 5 Emmys and took home 1 win.
On "Smallville", Bailly guest-starred as Star, the potion peddler to Lois Lane (Erica Durance) and Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) in the Valentine's Day episode, "Crimson" (season six).
Bailly had arecurring role as Ka'lel on three seasons of Stargate SG-1, sharing scenes with regular Ben Browder and fellow guest stars Richard Dean Anderson and Lou Gossett, Jr. It was also on Stargate she met actor/director Peter DeLuise who later co-starred with Bailly in the comedic film noir short, "The Bar", which debuted on the film festival circuit and is now on funnyordie.com.[2]
Gamers may also recognize Bailly as the sexy cop in the EA video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which was awarded Best Racing Game of the Year by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, USA (2006).
As Constable Jan Ferris on "Da Vinci's Inquest", Bailly played the leader of a gang of renegade cops. In preparation for the role, Bailly rode with actual police officers to some of the toughest areas in the city, witnessing first-hand the many dangers and realities of being a cop. She also had additional tactical training and learned how to handle firearms and other devices that go with the job. On "Da Vinci's Inquest", her performance so won over the writers a one episode part evolved into a multiple-episode arc and finally a regular role.