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Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11, 1974) is a Canadian-American actress and former model. She played the enigmatic Cylon model Number Six in the re-imagined ''
Helfer relocated to
Battlestar Galactica
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'' series (2004–2009). She also voiced Sarah Kerrigan
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in ''StarCraft II
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'' and its expansion packs (2010–2015). She played Charlotte Richards/the Goddess of All Creation on the TV series ''Lucifer
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'' (2016–2021).
Early life
Helfer was born in rural Donalda,Alberta
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, Canada, to Dennis and Elaine Helfer. She is of German
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, English
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, Swedish
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and Norwegian
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descent.
She studied at William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler, Alberta
Stettler is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Stettler No. 6. The town is nicknamed "The Heart of Alberta".
History
Stettler was founded in 1905 and was named after Swiss immigrant Carl Stettler, wh ...
. She lived and worked on the family's grain farm with her three sisters: Trena, Tammy and Tara.
Helfer was discovered at age 17 by a modeling agency scout while standing in line at a movie theatre.
Career
Modelling
In 1992, she wonFord Models
Ford Models, originally the Ford Modeling Agency, is an American international modeling agency based in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen Ford and her husband Gerard W. Ford.
Company
Ford Models was started in 1946 by Eilee ...
' Supermodel of the World
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contest. Helfer retired from fashion modelling in 2002 and claimed all her shoots since then are related to projects or product endorsements. She has appeared in ad campaigns for Ralph Lauren
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, Versace
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, Chanel
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, and Giorgio Armani
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.
Helfer has walked for top fashion shows, such as Carolina Herrera
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, Christian Dior
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, Claude Montana, Givenchy, John Galliano
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, and Dolce & Gabbana
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. Helfer has appeared on the covers of ''Flare'', ''Amica'', ''ELLE'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Marie Claire'', and ''Vogue'', among others. She also regularly appeared in photo shoots by ''Maxim
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Entertainment
* ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine
** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition
** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition
*Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...
'' magazine, was the magazine's wall calendar girl for 2005, and was ranked #57 on the ''Maxim''s Hot 100 Women of 2007. Helfer was also featured as the cover model for the February 2007 issue of ''Playboy
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''.
Acting
Helfer relocated to Los Angeles
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in 2002 to pursue a full-time acting career. Her first acting assignment was a co-starring role as Sarah on the television series ''Jeremiah
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''. She later played a model named Ashleigh James on the May 16, 2002, episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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'' (" The Hunger Artist"). In 2002, she played "Eva" in the independent film ''White Rush''.
In 2003, she played Number Six on ''Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (''Galactica 1980''), a line of ...
''. In 2004, she portrayed Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played ...
in the telefilm '' Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels''. Concurrent with her role in ''Battlestar Galactica'', Helfer began producing and hosting ''Canada's Next Top Model
''Canada's Next Top Model'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''CNTM'') is a Canadian reality show in which female contestants compete for the title "Canada's Next Top Model" and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The winner recei ...
'' on May 31, 2006. She appeared in ''Spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
Helices
Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are: Helfer also played a major role in Electronic Arts '' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars'', as the high-level Nod general Kilian Qatar, along with her ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-star, actress Grace Park. She also starred in the episode "Roadkill" on the second season of ''
In August 2008, Helfer appeared on the stage of NVISION 08, an event sponsored by 
In 2011, she starred in ' s co-stars
In 2003, Helfer married Jonathan Marshall, a lawyer whom she met at a mutual friend's birthday party. They separated in May 2017 and Helfer filed for divorce in January 2018, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was settled in 2019.
In 2011, Helfer became an American citizen.
She has four artificial discs in her back and two in her neck, resulting from an incident in which a piece of luggage was dropped on her head while sitting on a commercial airliner, and two in her lower back from mishaps while doing her own stunts.
She co-founded the charity web site "Acting Outlaws" with former ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-star ...we were eating vegan chili dogs while we were filming that scene. The prop department made them for me because I'm vegetarian.
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Helfer, Tricia 1974 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Alberta Canadian film actresses Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of German descent Canadian people of Norwegian descent Canadian people of Swedish descent Canadian television actresses Canadian video game actresses Canadian voice actresses Female models from Alberta People from the County of Stettler No. 6 People with acquired American citizenship Spike Video Game Award winners
Supernatural
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''.
Helfer had a recurring role on CBS' ''Two and a Half Men
''Two and a Half Men'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. Originally starring Charlie Sheen in the lead role alongside Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones, t ...
''. She played Gail, best friend of Charlie's (Charlie Sheen
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) fiancée Chelsea ( Jennifer Taylor). When Chelsea finds out that her friend is recovering from a breakup, she says she should do so at Charlie's house. Shortly after Chelsea and Charlie begin a trial separation, Gail begins a sexual relationship with Charlie.
''Battlestar Galactica''
In 2003, the television series ''Battlestar Galactica
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'' was used as the basis for a three-hour miniseries on the Sci Fi channel
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. The project was written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer
Michael Rymer (born 1 March 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian television and film director, best known for his work on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, for which he directed the pilot miniseries and several episodes of the ...
. Helfer played the role of Number Six, a humanoid Cylon operative. She continued that role as a regular cast member in the TV series
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, which completed its fourth and final season on March 20, 2009. Due to the special nature of the Number Six character – there are many "copies" of Number Six with distinct personalities – Helfer has, in effect, played numerous roles on the series. In 2009, she reprised her role as Number Six in '' Battlestar Galactica: The Plan'' – a television movie that tells the story of the series from the Cylons' point of view. In 2012, she voiced a prototype Cylon in the prequel '' Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''.
Awards:
*Leo Awards, Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series, Tricia Helfer ("Pegasus")
Nominations:
*Scream Awards, Breakout Performance, Tricia Helfer as Number Six
*Scream Awards, Best Television Actress, Tricia Helfer
2008–present
In August 2008, Helfer appeared on the stage of NVISION 08, an event sponsored by NVIDIA
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, where she discussed her role in ''Battlestar Galactica'' as well as the use of computer graphics on the show. Helfer appeared in an episode of the NBC
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series ''Chuck
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* C ...
'', and as Michael Westen's nemesis in the USA Network
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series ''Burn Notice
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'' as " Carla Baxter". She appears as herself in Old 97's
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music video for their song, "Dance with Me".
She guest starred in "Resonance", the second episode of ''Warehouse 13
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'' as FBI Agent Bonnie Belski on Syfy
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. She made a guest appearance in the pilot episode of Fox's 2009 mid-season series ''Human Target
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''. She has played several prominent video game roles in recent years; including Kilian Quatar in '' Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars'', Veronica Dare in '' Halo 3: ODST'' and EDI, the artificial intelligence aboard the ''Normandy SR-2'' in ''Mass Effect 2
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'' and ''Mass Effect 3
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''. She voices Sarah Kerrigan
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in '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' and the expansion sets ''Heart of the Swarm
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'' and ''Legacy of the Void
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''. Helfer voices Black Cat
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in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man
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'' and reprised her role in '' Spider-Man: Web of Shadows''.
Helfer joined the cast of Jerry Bruckheimer
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His films include '' Flashdance'', ''Top Gun'', '' The Rock'', '' ...
's TNT
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drama, '' Dark Blue'', as FBI Special Agent Alex Rice. The show was cancelled in November 2010 because of low ratings. In October 2010, she made a guest appearance on ''Lie to Me
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''.
In 2011, she starred in The Black Keys
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' music video for "Howlin' for You
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Appearances in other media
"Howlin' for You" is featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports video games, ''NHL 11'', ''NHL Slapshot'' and ''Need for Speed P ...
". She made guest appearances in ''No Ordinary Family
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'' (2011), and ''Franklin & Bash
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'' (2011). In 2011, Helfer starred as Morgana, a necromancer, in the TV series pilot '' 17th Precinct'' from Ron Moore with ''Galactica''James Callis
James Nicholas Callis (born 4 June 1971) is a British actor. He is known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones's best friend Tom in ''Bridget Jones's Diar ...
and Jamie Bamber
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. In October 2011, she got the lead role in the TV pilot ''Scent of the Missing'' as Susannah, a K-9 Search and Rescue Volunteer. In November 2011, she appeared in the Hallmark
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TV movie ''Mistletoe Over Manhattan''. For 2012, she signed for the recurring role of Alex Clark in the new NBC
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TV Series ''The Firm
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History
In 1979, Anna Ben ...
''. On May 16, 2012, she appeared in season seven of the CBS series ''Criminal Minds
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'', in which she led a team of bank-robbing serial killers. She guest starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson
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Espenson has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and shared a ...
web series, '' Husbands''.
In 2014, she played Molly Parker on ABC's ''Killer Women
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'', a remake of the Argentinian drama '' Mujeres Asesinas'', with producer Sofia Vergara
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. Also in 2014, she played Viondra Denniger, the steward and captain's wife of the titular starship in the miniseries '' Ascension'' on its long journey carrying people to populate a new world. Helfer voiced Sonya Blade
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in the fighting game, ''Mortal Kombat X
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'', which was released in April 2015.
In 2015, she appeared in the series finale of ''Falling Skies
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'' as the Espheni Queen, the leader of the alien race that had invaded Earth and devastated humanity. She also played Louise, a woman attending a doll convention, in the web series ''Con Man
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''.
In 2016, Helfer was added to the main cast for the second season of the Fox series ''Lucifer
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'', playing the vessel of the titular character's mother.
In 2015–16, she played a recurring role as Evan Smith, a corporate attorney in the USA network series '' Suits''.
In 2019, she was added to the main cast for the fourth season of the SyFy
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series ''Van Helsing
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'', playing Dracula, the Dark One, who is the ruler of the vampire species.
Personal life
In 2003, Helfer married Jonathan Marshall, a lawyer whom she met at a mutual friend's birthday party. They separated in May 2017 and Helfer filed for divorce in January 2018, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was settled in 2019.
In 2011, Helfer became an American citizen.
She has four artificial discs in her back and two in her neck, resulting from an incident in which a piece of luggage was dropped on her head while sitting on a commercial airliner, and two in her lower back from mishaps while doing her own stunts.
She co-founded the charity web site "Acting Outlaws" with former ''Battlestar Galactica'' co-star Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009), Niko Breckenridge on the Netflix series '' Another ...
, which collects donations for several causes and charity events. She is also involved in various causes, from animal rescue to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2014, she appeared in a PETA video campaign, encouraging cat owners to keep their pets indoors.
Helfer is a vegetarian
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Vegetariani ...
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Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Helfer, Tricia 1974 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Alberta Canadian film actresses Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of German descent Canadian people of Norwegian descent Canadian people of Swedish descent Canadian television actresses Canadian video game actresses Canadian voice actresses Female models from Alberta People from the County of Stettler No. 6 People with acquired American citizenship Spike Video Game Award winners