Bo Martyn
Bo Martyn (Born 27 September 1991) is a Polish-born actress and writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Career
She first made her appearance on screen as Anelie, the indecisive love interest to David Dineen-Porter's character in Pavan Moondi's feature comedy Everyday is like Sunday in 2013.[1] She has subsequently appeared in his films Diamond Tongues starring Leah Fay Goldstein of the band July Talk, and in Sundowners, starring Tim Heidecker.[2][3]
In 2015, she made television appearances on HBO's Sensitive Skin and FOX's Houdini and Doyle. In 2016, Bo played Frieda in the feature film State Like Sleep with Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon and Luke Evans and appeared in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, Molly's Game, starring Jessica Chastain.
Early life
Bo Martyn was born in Swinoujscie, a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. She moved to Canada with her family at the age of three. She attended bilingual French and English speaking schools before dropping out in the 10th grade due to severe bullying.
At 20 years old, Martyn graduated from Humber College's general arts and science program with an associates degree. She was accepted into York University where she majored in psychology and worked simultaneously as a flight attendant for Porter Airlines. She left after a few years to pursue her dreams of acting.
She was hired by a law firm to read from a teleprompter for a business news program and enrolled at The Second City in Toronto to study improvisational theatre.
References
- ↑ "Everyday Is Like Sunday, reviewed: It's about poor, jobless, lonely Torontonian twentysomethings – and it's smart | National Post". News.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ "Diamond Tongues Review". Dorkshelf.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ "'Diamond Tongues': Slamdance Review". Hollywood Reporter. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2016-09-24.