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Amanda Tapping
Active -
1995 - 2012
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Born -
Aug 28, 1965 in Rochford, Essex, England
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Genres -
Science Fiction
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Parents wanted her to pursue a career in science.
Appeared in stage productions of
Steel Magnolias
,
Children of a Lesser God
and
Noises Off
.
First TV job was an appearance in a 1989 commercial for the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons.
In the early 1990s, cofounded the Canadian comedy group Random Acts, with Katherine Jackson and Anne Marie Kerr.
Won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Actress in the 2006 film
Breakdown.
Received Gemini Award nominations for her work on
Stargate SG-1
(2001) and
Sanctuary
(2009). The Gemini Awards honor excellence in Canadian TV.