- Name: Amanda Tapping
- Date of Birth: August 28, 1965
- Place of Birth: Rochford, Essex, England
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| AMANDA TAPPING'S BIOGRAPHY |
 Amanda Tapping was born August 28, 1965 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. He family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada when she was very young.Very early on she excelled in math, but when she found herself in high school, she took great interest in the arts. She attended North Toronto High, and was there awarded both the Dramatic Arts Award and Environmental Science Award. 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 recalls how she once vowed that she would never do television. However, a short time later she secured an agent and got her first commercial for Tim Horton's. A couple more commercials followed that helped finance Random Acts, an improvisational comedy troupe that she formed in the early 90s. The troup performed sketch comedies at venues in Toronto and the surrounding around, including at The New Ideas Festival and Tarragon Spring Arts Fair. Amanda started appearing in television movies and series, mostly small episodic parts. She appeared in such television series as Due South and The X-Files. However, her real success came in 1997 when she was offered the role of Captain Samantha Carter on the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1, where she starred for 10 years; not including two direct-to-DVD movies that were released in March and July of 2008, and season 4 of Stargate Atlantis, where her character was transfered after the cancelation of Stargate SG-1. Amanda can now be seen starring on the sci-fi series Sanctuary where she is an executive producer. The series began as a webseries in 2007, and released eight 15 minute episodes before taking a break to make the transition to television. It premiere in October of 2008 and has now completed its first season. Amanda has two living brothers, Richard and Christopher. Her brother, Steven, died in December of 2006 from complications involved with his epilepsy. On September 23, 1994, Amanda married Alan Kovacs. She gave birth to her daughter, Olivia B. Kovacs on March 22, 2005. |
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| Eye color: Blue/Green |
| Height: 5'9" (175 cm) |
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| Notable feature(s): Dimples |
| Education: North Toronto High School where she was awarded the Dramatic Arts award and Environmental Science award. University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario |
| Family: Brothers Richard, Christopher, and Steven (deceased). Husband, Alan Kovacs, married Sept 23, 1994. Daughter, Olivia B. Kovacs, born March 22, 2005. |
| Resides in: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Personal interests/hobbies: Camping, skiing, hiking, reading, horseback riding |
| Charities/Causes: UNICEF Hearing Dogs For The Deaf Waterkeeper's Alliance Multiple Sclerosis Society Pollution Probe Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animal |
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sammons454sammposted 414 days ago -
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Happy Birthday Amanda, i hope you have a wounderful day with family and friends
posted 491 days ago -
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Amanda Tapping is the best actress. She is great in Stargate SG-1. I was sad when I heard it was going off the air and I wasn't going to see my favorit actress but once I found out that she was going to be on Stargate Atlantis I became happy again. Now I watch all the new epasodes of Stargate Atlantis.
posted 805 days ago -
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Hi All.
Just letting you know, Amanda has a new tv show out. It's called SANCTUARY! And it is now in the Guinness Book of World Records for its special effects! It's interactive! On the INTERNET, not on your tv set. You buy the episodes, so the corporate networks cant put annoying adverts into it or cancel your shows on you anymore. Amanda is executive producer so SHOW her that her idea can be a huge success, by buying the webisodes. 1.99 at Amanda's web site: SANCTUARYFORALL.com That is her site. And more info on the behind-the-scenes info on the show can be found here: http://SANCTUARY.thesupergate.com
So go help support her. Everyone is already over there and there are 8 more episodes coming out, so hurry up and get over there and buy the first set so you can get in on it at the forefront. Oh, by the way, and it's also involving Dave (David Hewlett, you know him as Mckay from Stargate Atlantis), and Damian Kindler from Stargate SG-1. It's brand new, and people are already logging on over there so go over and check it out.
Also watch Amanda on Stargate Atlantis FRIDAY NIGHTS at 10 o'clock PM US-Eastern. Check the time in your area! because Stern moved the air time so it's not the same as before! Some people said they missed it because they didn't check the time. So remember STARGATE FRIDAY NIGHT!posted 821 days ago -
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Amanda you are a great actress and director I might add! I love your character in SG-1 and I am sure you will be great in Atlantis too! I hope you and your family are well xx
posted 840 days ago -
wow! Amanda you are an amazing actress and I's like to say THANK YOU for all the work you have done on stargate! You're an inspiration to us all! XD
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