Tricia Helfer (born April 11, 1974), is a
Canadian supermodel and actress best known for her major role as Number Six in
the Battlestar Galactica re-imagined series.
Early life
Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda in Stettler County, Alberta. She was raised on her family's
grain farm and at the age of 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre, she was discovered by modelling agency scout
Kelly Streit.
Career
Fashion modeling
In 1992, she won Ford Models' Supermodel of the World Contest and was subsequently signed to the Elite Model Management and is currently signed with Trump Model Management. She has appeared in
ad campaigns, including Ralph Lauren, Chanel, and Giorgio Armani. Helfer has walked for top fashion shows such as Carolina
Herrera, Christian Dior, Claude Montana, Givenchy, John Galliano, and Dolce & Gabbana. Helfer has graced the covers of
Flare, Amica, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Vogue, among others. She has also
posed nude for the February 2007 issue of Playboy.
Acting
While working in New York as a model, Helfer hosted a Canadian television fashion program Ooh La La. She relocated to
Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue a full-time film career. Her first acting
assignment was a co-starring role as Sarah on the television series Jeremiah. Thereafter she played the role of a model, Ashleigh James, in the May 16, 2002 episode "The Hunger
Artist" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2002, Helfer
played the female lead, Eva, in the independent film White Rush. In 2003, Helfer
was chosen to play Number Six, the Cylon agent in the Sci Fi channel
miniseries Battlestar Galactica (2003). The miniseries,
which was a remake of the 1970s series Battlestar
Galactica, was a huge ratings success, due in part to the visually attractive mind games between Number Six and
scientist Dr. Gaius Baltar. It has now become a television series in which Helfer is a main
cast member; as of early 2007 the series had completed its third season.
In the fall of 2003, Helfer was offered the role depicting Farrah Fawcett in the
NBC telemovie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'. She also regularly appeared in photo shoots by Maxim magazine and was the magazine's wall calendar girl for 2005. She was ranked #57 on the
Maxim's Hot 100 Women of 2007.[1]. Concurrent with her role
in Battlestar Galactica, Helfer began producing and hosting Canada's Next Top
Model on May 312006. In 2006, Helfer appeared in the
motion pictures Spiral and The Green Chain. She
appeared in Maxim Magazine in the fall of
2006.
In October 2006, it was announced that Helfer would not return to host the second season of Canada's Next Top Model in
order to concentrate on her work on Battlestar Galactica.[2] Helfer also played a major role in Electronic Arts Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, as a character named Kilian Qatar,
along with her Battlestar Galactica co-star, Grace Park.[3] She also starred in the episode "Roadkill" on the
second season of the American paranormal drama TV series Supernatural.
Battlestar Galactica
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In 2003, the television series Battlestar Galactica was
used as the basis for a new three hour miniseries. The project was written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. Tricia Helfer is a
regular cast member in the two-part 2004 miniseries and the
ongoing series. She plays the role of Number Six, a Cylon operative with a human appearance.
Filmography
References
External links
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