Rukiya Bernard

Rukiya Bernard: Biography in Details

Who is Rukiya Bernard?

Rukiya Bernard is a famous Canadian actress who is known for her role as Doc in Syfy’s ‘Van Helsing’,  ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still, ‘Stuck’, and ‘The Cabin in the Woods.

In addition, she is a well-recognized producer and interior designer.

Rukiya Bernard: Age, Parents, Nationality, Ethnicity

She was born on January 20, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her birth sign is Aquarius. She was born to her father Gilbert Bernard (a car wash owner) and mother Nyakiringa Magugu (an African art store owner).

She was immersed in sports and art programming during her childhood days and also took part in basketball and also learning classical ballet, karate, and piano as well.

Bernard holds Canadian citizenship but her ethnicity is unknown.

Education, School/College University

She attended Ryerson University where she performed in theatre programs and she completed her graduation with honors.

Rukiya Bernard: Professional Life and Career

She started her acting career by appearing in a supporting role at Our America as Sophie Newman in 2002.

After that, she appeared on the CW hit television program Supernatural and then appeared in some exciting roles in movies such as ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ (2008), and ‘And the Cabin in the Woods’ (2012).

In addition, she made her appearances on the USA Network hit television series, Fairly Legal and in numerous hit series such as SyFy’s Van Helsing, A&E’s The Returned, Hallmark’s The Gourmet Detective, NBC’s Eureka, Showtime’s The L Word, SyFy’s Sanctuary and SGU Stargate Universe, Lifetime’s Witches Of The East End and BBC America’s Intruders.

Her other notable performances include The Cabin In The Woods, That Burning Feeling, and Stuck. Besides, she is also an interior designer and she has appeared on two seasons of HGTV’s hit reality television show, The Stagers.

Furthermore, Rukiya was also a hip-hop dance troupe as ‘the Phem Phat Dancers.’ She is a professional dancer who trained in the ballet and jazz dance forms at the Opera Atelier.

Even she has worked for her family’s wholesale and retail business of crafts and accessories on the Asian and African continents.

Awards, Nominations

She won Leo Awards in the category Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series in 2019.

Also, she has got a nomination for the same award in the category Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for ‘Van Helsing’ in 2017.

Rukiya Bernard: Net Worth, Salary

She has an estimated net worth of around $500 thousand as of 2022 and her salary is around $51 per hour and $50 thousand per year.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Rukiya Bernard has a height of 5 feet 6 inches with an average weight of 54 Kg.

Similarly, her body measurement is 34-26-33 inches and has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Social Media

She has around 358k followers on Facebook, around 3.1k followers on Twitter, and around 4.5k followers on Instagram.

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