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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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