Amanda Tapping

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Amanda Tapping
Image:Amanda Tapping.jpg
Born	August 28 1965 (1965-08-28) (age 44) Rochford, Essex, England
Occupation	actress
Spouse(s)	Alan Kovacs
Children	Olivia B. (born March 22, 2005)
Official site	The Official Amanda Tapping Website

Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is an English-born Canadian actress. Born in Rochford, Essex in England, she moved with her family to Ontario, Canada when she was three years old. She attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute where she excelled in environmental science and drama. However, when she finished in 1984, she decided to focus her attention on drama when she attended the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario.^[1]

After graduation Tapping continued to study theatrical arts while performing in several stage productions. She appeared in several television commercials and played a variety of roles in television and film productions, such as The Outer Limits and The X-Files. She also formed a comedy troupe, the "Random Acts", with collaborators Katherine Jackson and Anne Marie Kerr, in Toronto in the early 90s.^[2]

Tapping is best known for her portrayal of Samantha Carter, in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, which debuted in 1997. She is currently taking the place of Torri Higginson on Stargate Atlantis, as the Atlantis expedition commander.^[3]

As of 2004, Amanda lives with her husband, Alan Kovacs, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has one daughter, Olivia B., born on March 22 2005. Tapping had three brothers, Richard, Christopher and Steven. Chris is a fraternal twin, who works in Toronto as a database administrator. Tapping's brother Steven died in December 2006.^[4]

Contents 1 Filmography 2 Theatre 3 Directing experience 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Filmography

• Stargate: Continuum (2008) (In Production)
• Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (In Production)
• Sanctuary (2007-)
• Stargate Atlantis (2005-2007 Recurring) (2007-Present Starring)
• Proof Positive (2004 - 2005)
• Legend of Earthsea (2004)
• Traffic (2004)
• Life or Something Like It (2002)
• Stuck (2002)
• The Void (2001)
• Blacktop (2000)
• Outer Limits (1998)
• Stargate SG-1 (1997 - 2007)
• Booty Call (1997)
• The Donor (1997)
• The X-Files (1996)
• What Kind of Mother Are You? (1996)
• Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story (1996)
• Remembrance (1996)
• Flash Forward (1996)
• Degree of Guilt (1995)
• The Haunting of Lisa (1995)
• Net Worth (1995)
• Rent-A-Kid (1995)

[edit] Theatre

• The Wizard of Oz
• The Lion in Winter as "Alais Capet"
• Steel Magnolias - West End Theater
• 1986 Look Back in Anger as "Alison"
• 1987 Children of a Lesser God as "Sarah"
• 1988 The Taming of the Shrew as "Bianca"
• Noises Off
• The Shadow Walkers

[edit] Directing experience

Amanda's first directing experience was on Stargate SG-1 episode Resurrection (Season 7 episode 19), written by co-star Michael Shanks.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Amanda Tapping's Official website
• Amanda Tapping at the Internet Movie Database
• Amanda Tapping interview
• Amanda Tapping interview about Stargate Atlantis, SG movies & Sanctuary
• Amanda Tapping interview about Sanctuary

v • d • e Major Cast Members of Stargate Atlantis
Joe Flanigan | David Hewlett | Rachel Luttrell | Jason Momoa | Amanda Tapping | Torri Higginson | Paul McGillion

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NAME	Tapping, Amanda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	English-born Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH	August 28, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rochford, Essex, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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