Lexa Doig

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Alexandra L. Doig (born June 8 1973) is a Canadian actress, known by her stage name Lexa Doig. She is perhaps best known for her role as Rommie in the science fiction TV series "Andromeda", and had a recurring character (Carolyn Lam) on "Stargate SG-1".

Biography

Career

At sixteen, she enrolled in a modelling course and was immediately picked up by an agent. Doig did commercials and model work, before dropping out of high school during her final year to pursue an acting career. She worked on stage productions of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Arsenic and Old Lace" while auditioning for film and television roles. Doig had a small role on Gene Roddenberry's "", but her first significant role was on William Shatner's series "TekWar". Doig played "Cowgirl", a specialist in tracking and obtaining information from the net.

:"I walked out of the audition absolutely convinced I had blown it, and then my agent called to tell me I got the part. I was leaping around my parents' house and screaming at the top of my lungs. I knew then I'd chosen the right profession and I've never looked back since"."

Doig landed the role of Tina Backus on the short-lived series "" in 1998. In 2000 Doig was in another Roddenberry series, "Andromeda". She portrayed the artificial intelligence of the title ship in dual roles - as seen on viewscreens or holograms, and a separate android avatar called Rommie. In 2001, Doig was the female lead in the horror film "Jason X". Doig also appeared in several episodes for the ninth and tenth seasons of "Stargate SG-1" in a recurring role as Dr. Carolyn Lam. She also had a recurring role as college professor Wendy Paulson in the second season of "The 4400".

Personal life

Doig was born in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of a Filipina mother, Gloria, and a father of Irish and Scottish descent, David. [ [http://www.mixedfolks.com/aactors2.htm MixedFolks.com - Mixed Actors & Actresses From the Asian Continent Page 2 ] ] [http://www.yolk.com/v096/doig1.html] She was raised in Toronto, where her family held season tickets to their local theatre. Doig enjoys reading, rollerblading, and playing RPG computer games and "Dungeons & Dragons". She wanted to be an actress at the age of nine after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess".

After working with husband-to-be and guest star Michael Shanks on Andromeda, in the episodes "Star Crossed" in 2001 and "Day of Judgement, Day of Wrath" in 2003, the two actors were married on August 2 of the same year. They have two children: daughter Mia Tabitha Shanks (born September 13 2004) and son, Samuel David Shanks (born March 19 2006).

Filmography

* "" (2008)
* "Eureka" (2007)
* "Second Sight" (2007)
* "The 4400" (2005)
* "Stargate SG-1" (2005)
* "Human Cargo" (2004)
* "The Tracker" (2001)
* "Jason X" (2001)
* "Code name phoenix" (2000)
* "Andromeda" (2000)
* "No Alibi" (2000)
* "" (1999-2000)
* "" (1998)
* "While My Pretty One Sleeps" (1997)
* "TekWar" (1994)
* "Teen Sorcery" (1999)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0230693|name=Lexa Doig
* [http://www.lexafans.com/ LexaFans.com]

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