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Amanda Tapping

 
General Information (Amanda Tapping)
  
Mostly Credited As: Amanda Tapping
Birth Name: Amanda Tapping
Date Of Birth: August 28, 1965 (Age 44)
Country Of Birth: United Kingdom
Birth Place: Rochford, Essex, England
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Spouse
Allan Kovacs Sep/23/1994 - Present (1 child)

Amanda Tapping was born in August 28, 1965, in Essex, England. She lived with her family in South Essex for a short while, and then they moved to Ontario, Canada, when she was 3. Amanda has blonde her, blue eyes, and her height is 5' 9'' (175 cm). She has a twin brother and two older brothers. She mostly likes camping, skiing, hiking, reading and riding horses.
Although her parents wanted her to become a scientist, and although she excelled in math during school, her aspiration was arts. She won acting and scientific awards while she studied in North Toronto High. She used to wish she could guest star in Coronation Street, her and her mother's favorite TV show.
Amanda studied and graduated Drama in the University Of Windsor School Of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario, and spent 4 more years studying theater and appearing on stage. At that time, she was still under her vow not to appear on TV. Later she hired an agent and performed in commercials, using her money to sustain her and her 2
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Amanda Tapping TV Appearances
  
Main cast 
Show: Sanctuary (US)(2008)As: Dr. Helen Magnus
Show: Stargate Atlantis(2004)As: Colonel Samantha Carter (2007-2008)
Show: Proof Positive(2004)As: Host
Show: Stargate SG-1(1997)As: Captain/Major/Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: Stargate Universe (2009) 
  • Air (2) 01x02: (Oct/02/2009) As Colonel Samantha Carter 
  • Air (1) 01x01: (Oct/02/2009) As Colonel Samantha Carter 
Show: Stargate Atlantis (2004) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Friday March 04th, 2005)
  • Enemy at the Gate 05x20: (Jan/09/2009) As Colonel Samantha Carter, [Special Guest Stars]
  • Search and Rescue (2) 05x01: (Jul/11/2008) As Colonel Samantha Carter, [Special Guest Stars]
  • McKay and Mrs. Miller 03x08: (Sep/08/2006) As Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter 
  • Grace Under Pressure 02x14: (Jan/27/2006) As Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, [Guest Hosts]
Show: Ghost Hunters (2004) 
  • Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Event 2008 (Oct/31/2008) As Herself (Guest Investigator) 
Show: Stargate SG-1 (1997) 
  • Stargate SG-1: Continuum (Jul/29/2008) As Colonel Samantha Carter, [Starring Roles]
  • Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth (Mar/11/2008) As Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, [Starring Roles]
  • SCI FI Inside: Stargate SG-1 200th Episode (Aug/18/2006) As Herself 
  • Stargate SG-1 True Science (Jul/14/2006) As Herself 
Show: Legend of Earthsea (2004) 
  • Part 1 01x01: (Dec/13/2004) As Lady Elfarren 
Show: Millennium (1996) 
  • Borrowed Time 03x10: (Jan/15/1999) As Dr. Cantor 
Show: The Outer Limits (1995) (1995) 
  • The Joining 04x13: (Apr/17/1998) As Commander Kate Girard 
Show: The X-Files (1993) 
  • Avatar 03x21: (Apr/26/1996) As Carina Sayles, [Co-Guest Stars]
Show: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993) 
  • Shaolin Shot 04x06: (Apr/24/1996) As Annie 
  • Ancient Lottery 02x04: (Feb/16/1994) As McIllroy's Aide/Girlfriend 
Show: Due South (1994) (1994) 
  • Starman 02x10: (Feb/22/1996) As Audrey 
Show: Forever Knight (1992) 
  • Near Death 02x12: (Jul/08/1995) As Dr. Naomi Ross 
Show: Flash Forward (1997) (1997) 
  • Curtain Call 01x26: (Unknown/Unaired) As Ms. Yansouni 
  • Apeward Bound 01x18: (Unknown/Unaired) As Ms. Yansouni 
  • Speechless 01x06: (Unknown/Unaired) As Ms. Yansouni 
 
Amanda Tapping Crew Credits
  
Show Crew  
Show: Sanctuary (US) (2008)• Executive Producer
Episode Crew  
Show: Stargate SG-1 (1997) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show) 
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Director (1 Credits)
• Resurrection 07x19 Feb/27/2004 As: Director
Overview  
Amanda Tapping worked in 1 episode from 1 TV Show
as Director: 1 episode
 
Amanda Tapping Trivia
  
Tapping's brother Steven passed away suddenly in December of 2006.
 
Before filming, she likes to research the scientific aspects of each Stargate SG-1 episode so she will understand what her character says.
 
Coronation Street was her and her mother's favorite TV show when Amanda was younger.
 
She co-founded the Canadian comedy group "Random Acts".
 
She appeared in episodes of two different series entitled "Avatar": The X Files and Stargate SG-1.
 
She graduated from the University of Windsor's school of dramatic art
 
Her first child, daughter Olivia Kovacs, was born on March 22nd, 2005 at 6:29 PM
 
When born, her daughter Olivia weighed 9 lbs 4ozs and was a length of 22 inches.
 
Although she is signed on for a full, 20-episode season of Stargate next year, it will be divided between Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
 
Of the other four original Stargate SG-1 regulars, she is the only one who did not meet and/or work with Richard Dean Anderson before the series began
 
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