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Tricia Helfer Biography

Tricia Helfer (born April 11, 1974), is a Canadian supermodel and actress best known as Number Six in Battlestar Galactica.

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.

Tricia Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada, in 1974, and grew up on her family's grain farm. At the age of 17, she was discovered by Kelly Streit, a modeling agency scout, while standing in line at the local movie theater. Tricia's modeling career exploded when she entered and won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest in 1992, leading to her signing with the Elite Modeling agency and a successful career.

In addition to print work for major fashion publications such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan, Tricia did runway gigs for designers like Christian Dior, Emanuel Ungaro and Givenchy. Her first important magazine cover appearance with for the August 1993 U.S. edition of Elle. 

While her modeling career was still red-hot, Helfer became a correspondent for the fashion program Ooh La La in her native Canada. It was during this reporting stint that she discovered her love for the film camera. After residing in New York City for several years, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time. 

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; the series is currently in 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 #83 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005. 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..

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.

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. 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. She is currenty filming an episode of Supernatural.

In March 2004, Helfer costarred as original Angel Farrah Fawcett in the NBC TV movie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'. She made a memorable guest appearance on CBS' The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn just days before the telefilm aired. 

The Battlestar Galactica miniseries was one of the Sci Fi network's best rated shows ever, and it was subsequently picked up for additional episodes. Helfer spent the spring of 2004 in Vancouver filming the series. She was selected as the cover girl for Maxim's 2005 wall calendar. 

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. 

In addition to her television appearances, Helfer made it onto the big screen in 2003, playing a female lead in the indie feature White Rush. She lent her beauty and poise expertise to the 2003 Miss Teen USA and 2004 Miss USA pageants as a judge. 

In December 2003, Tricia appeared as the cyborg Number 6 on the Sci Fi channel's remake of the '70s TV series Battlestar Galactica, and also appeared in a sexy photo spread in Maxim magazine. 

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