Posted on May 18, 2024
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| Carisa Kissane
B. K. Cannon Quick Info
Height
5 ft 1 in
Weight
70 kg
Date of Birth
August 27, 1990
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Girlfriend
Abby Gilmore
B. K. Cannon is an American actress who is best remembered for playing the role of Mary Beth Tucker on the television series Switched at Birth (2013-2017) and Dee Fillcot on the anthology series Why Women Kill (2021). Moreover, her other television roles include playing Jory Cavanaugh on Flight 29 Down (2005), Frankie on Sorry for Your Loss (2018), Natalie on House (2008), Tammy on ER (2009), Julie Parker on Criminal Minds (2011), Melissa Stanton/Emily Stanton on Sin City Saints (2015), Sammy Mills on Bones (2016), Darla Thompson on Chicago Fire (2017), Kris on The Politician (2019-2020), etc.
Born Name
Barbara-Kimberly Cannon
Nick Name
B. K. Cannon
B. K. Cannon as seen in an Instagram picture taken in January 2021 (B. K. Cannon / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Virgo
Born Place
Kailua, Honolulu, Hawaii
Nationality
Occupation
Actress
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 1 in or 155 cm
Weight
70 kg or 154.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
B. K. Cannon has dated –
Abby Gilmore (2022-Present) – The Good Luck Charlie (2011) actress began dating Abby Gilmore sometime in 2022. According to her Instagram account, the couple got engaged in June 2023.
B. K. Cannon as seen posing for an Instagram picture with Abby Gilmore in November 2022 (B. K. Cannon / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Lesbian
Distinctive Features
A ‘Camp Ānuenue’ tattoo on her forearm
Square face
Dimpled smile
She wears glasses.
B. K. Cannon as seen showing off her tattoo in an Instagram picture taken in August 2022 (B. K. Cannon / Instagram)
B. K. Cannon Facts
She wrote, directed, and starred in the short film Meeting God in 2022.
She was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, at the young age of 3 years. She underwent treatment at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children and the University of California San Francisco Medical Center over the next several years. B. K. went through countless rounds of radiation and chemotherapy before getting a bone marrow transplant, which was part of an experimental study at that time. The transplant ended up saving her life and has become the standard treatment for neuroblastoma today.
Following her successful recovery from neuroblastoma, she became a camper and later, volunteer at Camp Ānuenue (Ānuenue means rainbow). After funding was pulled from the facility in 2014, B .K. decided to create the 501(c)(3) organization (making it exempt from federal income tax) and become its director.
As of 2024, she serves as the coach and director of Camp Ānuenue located on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Camp Ānuenue is a weeklong retreat for young children between the ages of 7 to 18, who have suffered from cancer at some point in their lives.
B. K. has also made guest appearances on popular television shows such as Glee (2012), How to Get Away with Murder (2018), The Middle (2016), 2 Broke Girls (2017), The Mindy Project (2014), Law & Order: LA (2011), Lie to Me (2009), to name a few.
Her film credits include We the Party (2012), A Day To Kill (2014), The Inner Circle (2009), Her Mind in Pieces (2019), etc.
