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Encyclopedia > Tricia Helfer
Tricia Helfer

Tricia Helfer with James Callis
Birth name Tricia Helfer
Born April 11, 1974 (age 32)
Donalda, Alberta, Canada
Official site http://www.triciahelfer.com
Notable roles Number Six in Battlestar Galactica

Tricia Helfer (born April 11, 1974), is a Canadian supermodel and actress best known as Number Six in Battlestar Galactica. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 619 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1636 × 1584 pixel, file size: 1. ... James Callis. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of Ponoka. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television program created by Ronald D. Moore that first aired on October 18, 2004 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky One, and January 14, 2005 in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Number Six is a gynoid Cylon agent portrayed by Canadian actress Tricia Helfer in the television re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica which first aired as a miniseries in 2003 and continued as a weekly series first aired in the United Kingdom in the autumn of 2004 and in North America... Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television program created by Ronald D. Moore that first aired on October 18, 2004 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky One, and January 14, 2005 in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel. ...

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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. Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of Ponoka. ... The county of Stettler includes the town of Stettler, Alberta the hamlets of Byemoor, Endiang, Erskine, Nevis, and Red Willow; the villages of Big Valley, Botha, Donalda, Gadsby and the summer villages of Rochon Sands and White Sands. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total...


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 topless for the February 2007 issue of Playboy. Ford Models, Inc. ... Elite is a modeling agency founded in Paris in 1972 by Gerald Marie, John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... The first 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; the series is currently in its third season. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type mayor-council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Jeremiah is a post-apocalyptic TV-series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Number Six is a gynoid Cylon agent portrayed by Canadian actress Tricia Helfer in the television re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica which first aired as a miniseries in 2003 and continued as a weekly series first aired in the United Kingdom in the autumn of 2004 and in North America... Old Cylon Centurion shown in a museum display in the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978/1980 series and movie, as well as the 2003 reimagining. ... SCI FI (sometimes rendered Sci-Fi when part of a longer phrase) is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ... Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. ... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. ...


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 #83 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.[1]. Concurrent with her role in Battlestar Galactica, Helfer began producing and hosting Canada's Next Top Model on May 31, 2006. In 2006, Helfer appeared in the motion pictures Spiral and The Green Chain. She appeared in Maxim Magazine in the fall of 2006. Farrah Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett[1] on February 2, 1947) is an American actress. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article is about the television series. ... In the United States Maxim Magazine is an industry leader with a circulation of 2. ... Canadas Next Top Model (also abbreviated as CNTM) is a Canadian reality show in which ten women compete to win a variety of prizes. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Helfer has been married to lawyer Jonathan S. Marshall of Marshall Wight LLP since 2003. She is represented by Gordon Gilbertson of Gilbertson Kincaid in Santa Monica, California.[citation needed] English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ...


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 will also be playing a 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 is currenty filming an episode of Supernatural. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (working title) is the long awaited sequel to Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. ... Grace Park (born March 14, 1974[1][2]) is a Canadian-American actress of Korean descent. ... Supernatural is an American paranormal drama television series that debuted on September 13, 2005 on the WB, and is now part of The CWs lineup, where the second season premiered on September 28, 2006. ...


Battlestar Galactica

In 2003, the cult series Battlestar Galactica was brought back to life, albeit in a reimagined form, as a 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 stars as Number Six, a Cylon operative with a human appearance. Number Six is a gynoid Cylon agent portrayed by Canadian actress Tricia Helfer in the television re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica which first aired as a miniseries in 2003 and continued as a weekly series first aired in the United Kingdom in the autumn of 2004 and in North America... This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... Ron Moore at a Battlestar Galactica Convention Ronald Dowl Moore (born 1964 in Chowchilla, California) is an American screenwriter and television producer who is known for his work on Star Trek. ... Michael Rymer (born 1963 in Australia) is a television and movie director, best known for his work on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series, for which he directed the pilot miniseries and several episodes of the ongoing series. ... Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. ... Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television program created by Ronald D. Moore that first aired on October 18, 2004 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky One, and January 14, 2005 in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel. ... Number Six is a gynoid Cylon agent portrayed by Canadian actress Tricia Helfer in the television re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica which first aired as a miniseries in 2003 and continued as a weekly series first aired in the United Kingdom in the autumn of 2004 and in North America...


Filmography

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References

  1. ^ FreeJose.com. Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005. Retrieved on December 8, 2006.
  2. ^ CityNews.ca. Toronto's Jay Manuel To Host Second Season Of Canada's Next Top Model. Retrieved on January 3, 2006].
  3. ^ Yahoo. EA Reveals Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars: Kane Edition. Retrieved on January 3, 2006].

December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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Tricia Helfer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (429 words)
Patricia (Tricia) Helfer (born January 2, 1974), is a Canadian film and television actress and a former Victoria's Secret model.
Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada.
Helfer appeared as a gynoid Cylon agent, Number Six, in the 2003 Sci Fi channel miniseries Battlestar Galactica.
AskMen.com - Tricia Helfer pictures (904 words)
Her name and face may not yet be familiar to the majority of the population, but former model and up-and-coming actress Tricia Helfer seems to have been destined for superstardom since she winning Ford's Supermodel of the Year contest in the early '90s.
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