Amanda Tapping

 Born In England and was raised in Canada. BFA Acting University of Windsor. Amanda was on for 12 seasons Stargate SG-1 (1997) and its spin-offs, Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Stargate Universe (2009), as "Samantha Carter". She was then cast in the lead role of "Dr. Helen Magnus" on the television show Sanctuary (2008) Sanctuary, an idea she's been developing since its beginning through the internet.Tapping has come to secure an unwavering and direct influence on her projects via the lens. She was the Executive Producer of Sanctuary (2008) as well as she also served as the Director's Chair for many episodes. In 2004 she was nominated to win the Leo Award for Best Director. She also directed Stargate SG-1's 1997 episode, Stargate SG-1. She has directed three episodes each of Primeval: New World (2012), Arctic Air (2012) and Continuum (2012). She also directed Strange Empire (2014), Olympus (2015), Dark Matter (2015) and X Company (2015). Tapping has also received four Leo Awards for Best Actress, has been nominated for two Gemini Awards and four Saturn Awards and has won the 2005 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.