Tricia Helfer

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Biography

Statuesque Tricia Helfer parlayed her popularity as a print and runway model into an acting career in the early 2000s. After a string of roles on television and in independent features, she earned her big break as the lovely but duplicitous Cylon, Number Six (and its countless duplicates), on "Battlestar Galactica" (The Sci Fi Channel, 2004- ). She quickly became a popular pin-up for science fiction fans, and graced the covers and layouts of …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Tricia Janine Helfer on April 11, 1974 in Donalda, Alberta, CA

Career Milestones

Discovered by a modeling scout at 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre

1992

Won the coveted Ford Models' Supermodel of the World contest

1994

Served as a correspondent for the Canadian television series "Ooh La La Fashion Television"

1995

Appeared as herself in the fashion-oriented documentary "Unzipped"

2000

Had a bit part as one of several prospective dates for a single guy in a comedy short, "Eventual Wife"

2002

Landed a role in the two-part premiere of Showtime's short-lived sci-fi series "Jeremiah"

2002

Relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time film career

2003

Cast as Number Six in the two-part miniseries "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci-fi); based on the original series from the late 70s

2003

Played the female lead in a low-budget thriller, "White Rush" opposite Judd Nelson

2004

Portrayed Farrah Fawcett in the NBC TV-movie, "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels

2004

Reprised role of Number Six in the Sci-fi series, "Battlestar Galactica"

2006

Hosted the first season of the reality series "Canada's Next Top Model"

2007

Appeared as a small town girl who takes over her roommate's dominatrix business in "Walk All Over Me"

2007

Posed for the February issue of Playboy magazine