Amanda Tapping

Born Amanda Tapping on 28th August, in Essex, England. She lived with her family in South Benfleet, Essex for a short while, before 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.

She attended North Toronto High School where she was awarded the Dramatic Arts Award and Environmental Science Award. Her parents always wanted her to go into the science field, but her first love was acting. Amanda studied drama at the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario, she also 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 friend's comedic group, in the early 90's. She has appeared in many movies and television shows such as:
"Sanctuary" (2007) filming
"Engaged to Kill" (2006)
"Stargate Atlantis (2005-2007)
"Life or Something Like It" (2002)
"When Innocence Is Lost" (1997)
"Booty Call" (1997)
"Flash Forward" (1996)
"Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story" (1996)
"Remembrance" (1996)
"The X Files" (1996) "Rent-a-Kid" (1995) (TV)
"The Outer Limits" (1995)
"The Donor" (1995)
"Street Legal" (1991)

However, her real success that seemed to launch her career came in 1997 with the start of the TV series "Stargate SG-1" (1997) where she plays Captain Samantha Carter, (before being promoted early in the series to Major Samantha Carter). Samantha Carter, her character in "Stargate SG1", is a brilliant doctor and scientist who researched and studied the Stargate for years, until she was recruited to SG1.

SG1, was the leading team. They were assigned to go through the gate (an alien device capable of transferring matter to distant planets) to look for technologies and allies to protect Earth against evil beings in space. Samantha Carter got promoted eventually to Lieutenant Colonel, and also stared in Stargate Atlantis. Her co-star for the first 8 seasons in Stargate SG-1, was none other then Richard Dean Anderson.

Some of her Theatrical credits include:
The Wizard of Oz (as a little child, as Mrs Gulch)
The Lion in Winter (at the age of 18, as Alais Capet)
Steel Magnolias -West End Theater (as Shelby)
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 (as Brooke Ashton)
The Shadow Walkers

Amanda is married to Alan Kovacs, and their daughter, Olivia B. Kovacs, was born on March 22, 2005; she weighed in at 9 pounds 4 ounces. Amanda likes to keep her Personal life just that, Personal. She is a spokesperson for UNICEF, her brothers are Richard, Stephen, and Christopher.