Amanda Tapping

Infobox actor
name = Amanda Tapping

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caption = Amanda Tapping at Comic Con 2007
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birthplace = Rochford, Essex, England
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occupation = actress
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spouse = Alan Kovacs
children = Olivia B. (born March 22, 2005)
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website = http://www.amandatapping.com/

Amanda Tapping (born 28 August, 1965) is an English-born Canadian actress and producer.

Background

Born in Rochford, Essex, 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 [imdb name|0850102|Amanda Tapping] .

As of 2004, Tapping lives with her husband, Alan Kovacs, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has one daughter, Olivia B., born on 22 March, 2005. Tapping has two living brothers, Richard and Christopher. Chris is a fraternal twin, who works in Toronto as a database administrator. A third brother, Steven, died in December 2006. [cite web |url= http://www.amandatapping.com/Scripts/AmandaSite/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=80&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0|title= From Amanda - Her brother Steven|accessdate= 2008-09-14|last= Tapping|first= Amanda|date= 2006-12-26|publisher= The Official Amanda Tapping website]

Acting career

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 [cite web |url= http://www.amandatapping.com/Scripts/AmandaSite/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=2|title= Biography|accessdate= 2007-10-27|publisher= The Official Amanda Tapping website] .

Tapping is best known for her portrayal of Samantha Carter in the science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1", which debuted in 1997. After SG1 was canceled, Tapping reprised the role of Samantha Carter on "Stargate Atlantis" as the new commander of the Atlantis expedition. [cite web |url= http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/02/amanda_tapping_.html|title= Amanda Tapping joins 'Stargate Atlantis'|accessdate= 2008-09-14|last= Ryan|first= Maureen|date= 2007-02-20|work= The Watcher|publisher= Chicago Tribune] . In season five however, Tapping's role on the show was reduced to that of "special guest-star" with only occasional appearances [cite web |url= http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=48051|title= Atlantis To Start Season 5|accessdate= 2008-09-14|date= 2008-02-06|work= Sci Fi Wire|publisher= SCI FI] due to Tapping choosing to focus her attention on the development of a new series for the SCI FI Channel called Sanctuary. The show consisted of 13 episodes which expanded on an original show released on the internet in 2007 as a series of eight "webisodes", where the bulk of the scenery and characters are entirely green screen and CGI creations. Tapping serves as both star and Executive Producer of the show.

In 2007, Tapping won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Actress for her role in the short film "Breakdown". [cite web |url= http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/htmlpage.aspx?pid=4720&sid=3603|title= The Archives - 2007|accessdate= 2008-09-14|work= The Comedy Network|publisher= CTVglobemedia]

Directing experience

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

Filmography

*"Third Stargate SG-1 DVD Movie" (2009)
*"Sanctuary (TV series)" (2008)
*"" (2008)
*"" (2008)
*"Sanctuary" (2007)
*"Stargate Atlantis" (2005 - 2009) (2007-2008 Starring)
*"Breakdown" (short film)
*"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)
*"Millennium" (1998)
*"Stargate SG-1" (1997 - 2007)
*"Booty Call" (1997)
*"The Donor" (1997)
*"The X-Files" (1996)
*"What Kind of Mother Are You?" (1996)
*"" (1996)
*"Remembrance" (1996)
*"Flash Forward" (1996)
*"Degree of Guilt" (1995)
*"The Haunting of Lisa" (1995)
*"Net Worth" (1995)
*"Rent-A-Kid" (1995)
*"Forever Knight" (1994) Near Death

Theatre

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

Awards

2007 Canadian Comedy Award - Best Actress (Film) - "Breakdown"

References

External links

* [http://www.amandatapping.com Amanda Tapping's Official website]
*imdb name|id=0850102|name=Amanda Tapping
* [http://television.aol.com/tv-celebrity-interviews/amanda-tapping Amanda Tapping interview]
* [http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/amanda_tapping_01.htm Amanda Tapping interview about Stargate Atlantis, SG movies & Sanctuary]
* [http://www.sanctuaryfans.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=1 Amanda Tapping interview about Sanctuary]

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