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Canadian actress and former model Tricia Helfer is one of Hollywood's rising acting talents, best known for her portrayal of humanoid Cylon Number Six on Syfy's critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica. More recently, Helfer has starred in e.g. Andrew Paquin’s Open House and as FBI Agent Alex Rice on TNT's Dark Blue. Helfer is also an active benefactor of animal and environmental causes.

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Tricia at the 2010 New York Comic Con.

Full Name: Tricia Janine Helfer
Stage Name: Tricia Helfer
Date of Birth: April 11 1974
Place of Birth: Donalda, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5′ 10” (or 178 cm)
Eye Color: Grey-tinted blue
Hair Color: Her natural hair color is light brown
Starsign: Aries

Parents: Farmer parents Dennis and Elaine Helfer
Siblings: Two older sisters, Trena and Tara, and a younger sister, Tammy
Spouse: The L.A.-based entertainment lawyer Jonathan Marshall; married since 2003
Children: None
Pets: Tricia has adopted several of her 10 cats from the L.A. based animal shelter Kitten Rescue. (More information on Tricia’s charity work and advocacy for Kitten Rescue on our Supported Causes-page.)
Current Residence: Tricia currently lives with her husband Jonathan in Santa Monica, California, US. Tricia and Jonathan are also currently building and off-the-grid summer house in Alberta, Canada.

Profession: Actress; former model
Claim to Fame in Acting: The Battlestar Galactica miniseries (2003)
Claim to Fame in Modeling: Winning the 1992 Ford Supermodel of the World Contest


Trivia

• Tricia is reportedly severely allergic to certain make-up.

• Tricia portrays General Kilian Qatar in the Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars video game. She is also credited for appearing the follow-up game, Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath, but appears in it only in archived footage from Tiberium Wars.

• Before modeling and acting, Tricia originally planned to study university animal psychology.

• Tricia grew up almost entirely without television, because her parents didn’t own one.

• Tricia takes care of her physique by doing yoga.

• Tricia was ranked #83 on men’s magazine Maxim‘s “Hot 100 of 2005″ list. On the 2006 list she was #95. On FHM‘s “100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2007″, she was ranked #63, while in 2008 she was ranked as high as #8.

• For the role of the battered Number Six copy Gina in Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica, Tricia had three hours worth of make-up applied to her. It took an hour to take off.

• Tricia was very conscious of her body in her teens and feared she was underweight.

• Tricia’s measurements are reportedly 34-24-34.

• Tricia has modeled for Victoria’s Secret.

• Tricia posed nude for an exclusive pictorial in the February 2007 issue of the (in)famous men’s mag Playboy. She had complete creative control throughout, and handpicked photographer Sante D’Orazio for the Acapulco shoot.

• Considering Tricia’s modeling background, it is ironic that one of her first ever acting gigs should’ve been to portray a self-destructive and severely bulimic top model, in an episode of the popular forensics drama CSI in 2002.

• Tricia’s parents are both farmers and continue to run their grain-and-chicken farm in Alberta, Canada. Although Tricia was too sensitive to kill chickens in her youth, she did have to “clean” them (i.e. “chop [them] up and pull the guts out”).

• Tricia’s former Battlestar Galactica co-star Katee Sackhoff (aka. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace) is one of her best friends.

• Tricia, her husband Jonathan Marshall and her best friend Katee Sackhoff are all motorcycling enthusiasts. Tricia herself owns a Harley-Davidson 2009 Rocker C with a lavender custom paint, as well as the 105th Anniversary Edition of the Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200, in the traditional Harley orange and black.

• Tricia and Jonathan house a whopping 10 cats, named Bella, Delilah, Bug, Lilly, Caesar, Mr. Nix, Frankie, Lebron, Rigby and Fiona.

• Tricia is a vegetarian but eats some fish, which is why she often calls herself a “pescatarian”.

• Tricia doesn’t smoke.

• Tricia once dated actor Nathan Fillion.


This page was last updated on: July 31, 2011


Next on The Firm

Episode 1.07 - "Chapter Seven"
Airs Saturday, February 11 at 9/8c on NBC

Mitch (Josh Lucas) takes on a new case which turns out unexpectedly complicated when his client's brother is named as co-defendant, and he must now convince his client to become a witness for the prosecuction. Tammy (Juliette Lewis) turns up the heat on Martin Moxon (guest star Stuart Hughes) to help explain his cryptic clue in the slow-moving Sarah Holt case. Tricia Helfer guest stars.

Previously on The Firm:

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Episode 1.05: Recap | Watch on NBC.com
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Episode 1.01-1.02: Recap | Watch on NBC.com

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Active & Upcoming Projects

Film: A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
Debuted Sep 2010 at the Toronto IFF.
Director: Jonathan Sobol
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Role: Miranda
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

Film: Bloodwork (2011)
Coming soon to Region 1 DVD.
Director: Eric Wostenberg
Genre: Thriller
Role: Dr. Wilcox
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

Film: Open House (2010)
Out on Region 1 DVD & Blu-Ray.
Director: Andrew Paquin
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Role: Lila
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

Film (TV): Mistletoe Over Manhattan (2011)
Premiered Nov 6 on Hallmark.
Director: John Bradshaw
Genre: Christmas, Romance
Role: Lucy Martel
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

TV (Pilot): Scent of the Missing (2012)
In post-production.
Genre: Drama
Network: TNT
Role: Allison "Ally"
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

TV: Dark Blue (2010)
S2 complete; canceled.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Network: TNT
Role: FBI Agent Alex Rice
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TV: Franklin & Bash (2011)
Episode 1.10 aired Aug 3.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Law
Network: TNT
Role: Brett Caiman (S1E10 guest)
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

TV: Lie to Me (2010)
Episode 3.04 aired Oct 25.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Network: FOX
Role: Naomi (S3E04 guest)
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

TV: No Ordinary Family (2011)
Episode 1.17 aired Mar 1.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Network: ABC
Role: Sophie (S1E17 guest)
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

TV: The Firm (2012)
Season 1 ongoing.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Law
Network: NBC
Role: Alex Clark (S1 recurring guest)
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TV: The Whole Truth (2010)
Episode 1.06 aired Dec 1.
Genre: Drama, Law
Network: ABC
Role: Bitsie Katz (S1E06 guest)
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

TV: Two and a Half Men (2011)
Episode 9.01 aired Sep 19.
Genre: Comedy
Network: CBS
Role: Gail (S9E01 guest)
News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos

More:

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VG: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - IMDb
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Acting Outlaws:

In August 2010, Tricia Helfer and best friend and former Battlestar Galactica co-star Katee Sackhoff founded the charity company The Acting Outlaws. With periodical causes of choice, the purpose of the company is to raise funds and awareness for causes Tricia and Katee find important to them. For details on the company and how to participate in advancing the ladies' causes of choice, please visit www.actingoutlaws.org.

Acting Outlaws is currently actively advocating The Gulf Restoration Network, The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Economic Health and their collaborative Gulf campaign, Gulf Future.

Info > Acting Outlaws
Info > LA La Ride
News > Acting Outlaws

Supported Causes & Charities

Besides an actress and former model, Tricia is also an avid animal rights supporter and environmentalist. Please visit some of the below websites for more information on Tricia's supported causes and charities.

Acting Outlaws
    Acting Outlaws on Facebook
    Acting Outlaws on Twitter
    Acting Outlaws on UStream
    Acting Outlaws on YouTube

HumaneDurham.com
Humane Society
Gulf Coast Fund
Gulf Future
Kitten Rescue
PETA.org
RAPSociety.com
The Gulf Restoration Network
TriciaGreen.com
World Wildlife Fund

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