Biography
Canadian actress Theater and Movie Amanda Tapping gained popularity in the second half of the 1990s, when she turned 32 years old, playing a star role in the Hollywood Sci-fantastic project "Star Gate". After the release of the film, luck was no longer turned away from the talented artist, in the youth appeared only on theatrical stage.Childhood and youth
Amanda was born in the English County Essex in August 1965 and up to 3 years old grew in the town of Rocheford. Parents - scientists replaced the place of residence and moved to Canada. The family settled in Ontario, where little tapping went to school.
The daughter was pleased with the father and mother with marks, especially succeeded in the exact sciences. Mathematics became a favorite for Amanda, and the parents hoped that she would go their feet and choose science. But the girl had their own plans for further life for a long time: she dreamed of actress with the actress, as he remembers.
In the high school schools of North Toronto High Tapping won the DraMatic Arts Award prize, which played a decisive role in the further biography. The graduate went to the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts, where the theater education received. After the presentation of the diploma, the actress for another 4 years studied the scene.
Films
In 1995, the Canadian-German dramatic series "Knight Forever" was released on the screens, behind him - the artistic tapes "Donor" and "the degree of guilt", in which Amanda Tapping starred.
In the comedy "Baby Hone", she was offered a secondary role as in previous projects. Feeling the taste of glory Canadian was able to feel in 1997, after the premiere of the series Brad Wright "Star Gate: SG-1".
The director entrusted her reincarnation in a key character - Captain Samantha Carter. Later, Amanda shared in an interview that the invitation to the role became a real surprise for her, because Casting in Toronto was dropped by hundreds of contenders. Tapping, among the three finalists, called for samples in Los Angeles, where they chose her. Shooting started in Vancouver.
Starting to play Samantha Carter in 1997, Amanda did not leave the role of 10 years. All these years, the operating schedule of the artist was superlit: she worked on the set at 14 o'clock. To get born in the image, Tapping communicated with the naval officer retired and studied the foundations of astrophysics. All this time, before his eyes, the image of feminists of Gloria Stein - the old idol of Amanda Tapping remained.
Soon, the actress filmography was replenished with paintings "touching emptiness", "life, or something like that" and the fantastic series of "refuge". The last project is a science fiction tape, where Tapping played the main character, the doctor of theology and philosophy Helen Magnus.
Removing the cinema, the artist always dreamed of getting on the side of the camera and try on the role of the director. Such an opportunity appeared in her in that the series of "refuge", where Amanda reincarnated in a key character.
From 2008 to 2010, the Canada was filmed in the continuation of the story about the "Star Gate" universe. In 2011, it appeared on the set of horror fantasy "Supernatural", where he met with Jared Padalekia, Jensen Ekls, Mark Pellegrino and Misha Collins.
Personal life
For many years, the actress manages to maintain the harness of the figure: with an increase in 1.75 m, Amanda weight is 61 kg. Tapping is a famous charity: Supports society patients with breast cancer, sclerosis, exploration of environmental pollution and preventing animal abuse.In his free time he reads a lot, engaged in skiing and horse riding, skiing and walks a lot on foot. She also supports related ties with the Brothers Christopher and Richard. The third brother Stephen died in 2006.
About the privacy of the star is known exactly as much as it allows you to find out. Amanda has a husband Alan Kovach and Daughter Olivia, which was born in March 2005. Photo of the spouse, daughters and native actresses can be seen on its page in "Instagram".
Amanda Tapping now
Now the Canadian-American artist continues to shoot in the supernatural sealer fantasy. In 2019, the audience saw the continuation of the series, where Amanda Tapping, as in previous seasons, appeared in the image of Angela Naomi.
Filmography
- 1991 - "Streets of Justice"
- 1994 - "Kung Fu: Revival Legend"
- 1995 - "Child rent"
- 1996 - "Strictly south"
- 1996 - "Secret Materials"
- 1997-2007 - "Stargate: SG-1"
- 1998 - "Beyond the Possible"
- 2002 - "Life, or something like that"
- 2005-2009 - "Star Gate: Atlantis"
- 2008 - "Stargate: Ark Truth"
- 2009-2010 - "Stargate: Universe"
- 2012-2019 - "Supernatural"
- 2013 - "Motive"
- 2015 - Killjoys
- 2017 - "Camp x"