Amanda Tapping filmography and biography
Date of birth: 28 August 1965, Rochford, Essex, England, UK
Amanda Tapping biography
Amanda Tapping was born in Rochford, Essex in England oÂn August 28,
1965. She spent a short time in South Benfleet, Essex, and was
relocated to Ontario, Canada, at the age of 3. She attended North
Toronto High School where she was awarded the Dramatic Arts Award and
Environmental Science Award. Her parents always wanted her to go into
the science field, but her first love was acting. Amanda studied drama
at the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor,
Ontario. After graduation, she spent four more years studying theater
and appearing in several stage productions. She has appeared in many
movies and television shows such as Booty Call,
Life or Something Like It, Rent-a-Kid (1995) (TV),
The Outer Limits and The X Files,
however, her real success that seemed to launch her career came in 1997
with the start of the TV series Stargate SG-1 where she
plays Colonel Samantha Carter.
She has three brothers, one of which is her twin. She has a dog named
Abbie. On September 23, 1994 she married Alan Kovacs.
Amanda Tapping trivia
- Co-Founded the Canadian comedy group "Random Acts"
- Raised in Toronto, Ontario.
- Graduated from the University of Windsor's school of dramatic art.
- Her brother Steven, who suffered from very severe epileptic attacks,
died in December 2006.
- Of the other four original Stargate SG-1 regulars, she
is the only one who did not meet and/or work with
Richard Dean Anderson before the series began.
- Appeared in episodes entitled "Avatar" of two different TV series':
"The X Files" (1993) {Avatar (#3.21)} and
"Stargate SG-1" (1997) {Avatar (#8.6)}.
- Daughter, Olivia B. Kovacs, was born on 22nd March 2005; she weighed in
at 9 pounds 4 ounces.
- Her brothers' names are Richard, Steven and Christopher, where
Christopher is her fraternal twin. Two of her co-stars on
Stargate SG-1 are also named Richard and Christopher.
- Is a spokesperson for UNICEF.
- Before her role on Stargate SG-1, she appeared in many
commercials including ones for Choclairs (chocolate bar), Folger's
"Singles" and Advil.
- Along with Gary Jones (I), she is one of only two actors to
appear in all ten seasons of Stargate SG-1 and all five
seasons of Stargate: Atlantis.
- She has appeared on-screen in more "Stargate" productions than any other
actor. Tapping has played Samantha Carter in 206 episodes of
Stargate SG-1, 19 episodes of
Stargate: Atlantis, one episode of
SGU Stargate Universe,
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (V) and
Stargate: Continuum (2008) (V), bringing her total to 228
appearances. Christopher Judge is the only other person to have
made more than 200 appearances in "Stargate" with 212 episodes of
Stargate SG-1, two episodes of
Stargate: Atlantis and the two aforementioned
direct-to-DVD movies.
- Along with Gary Jones (I) and Martin Christopher (II), she
is one of only three actors to appear in the series finales of both
Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis:
"Stargate SG-1" (1997) {Unending (#10.20)} and
"Stargate: Atlantis" (2004) {Enemy at the Gate (#5.20)}.
- She has played the same character, Captain/Major/Lt. Colonel/Colonel
Samantha Carter, in three different television series:
Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis and
SGU Stargate Universe.
Amanda Tapping quotes
- "All I can say is thank God 'Buffy''s off the air, I was starting to
feel like Susan Lucci (on winning her first Saturn Award).