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Tricia Helfer

Highest Rated: 74% Bettie Page Reveals All (2011)

Lowest Rated: 8% Authors Anonymous (2014)

Birthday: Apr 11, 1974

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Birthplace: Donalda, Alberta, Canada

Statuesque Tricia Helfer parlayed her popularity as a print and runway model into an acting career in the early 2000s. After a string of roles on television and in independent features, she earned her big break as the lovely but duplicitous Cylon, Number Six (and its countless duplicates), on "Battlestar Galactica" (The Sci Fi Channel, 2004-09). She quickly became a popular pin-up for science fiction fans, and graced the covers and layouts of countless men's magazines, including Playboy. Her increased profile eventually allowed her to explore other on-camera possibilities as well, including a brief stint as the host of the reality series "Canada's Next Top Model" (CityTV/A-Channel, 2006-09). Born Tricia Janine Helfer on Apr. 11, 1974, she was raised on her family's grain farm in Donalda, British Columbia, Canada. At 17, she was discovered by a modeling talent scout while waiting in line for a movie, and was soon dispatched to New York City to make her way in the industry. In 1992, she won the coveted Ford Models' Supermodel of the World contest, which gave her a contract with the agency and a substantial cash prize. She was subsequently signed to the Elite Modeling Agency, and began appearing on the covers of fashion magazines like ELLE and Cosmopolitan, as well as modeling the fashions of designers such as Versace and Christian Dior on catwalks around the world. Developing an interest in acting while serving as a correspondent for the Canadian television series "Ooh La La Fashion Television" in 1994, Helfer began increasing her on-camera appearances. Cameos as herself in the fashion-oriented documentaries "Unzipped" (1995) and "Catwalk" (1996) preceded a bit part as one of several prospective dates for a single guy on the make in the comedy short, "Eventual Wife" (2000). In 2002, Helfer moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting fulltime, quickly landing a role in the two-part premiere of Showtime's short-lived science fiction series "Jeremiah" (2002-04). This was soon followed by a grisly turn as a self-mutilating model on a 2002 episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-15) and the female lead in a low-budget thriller about drug dealing called "White Rush" (2003) opposite Judd Nelson and Louis Mandylor. Helfer also found time to marry her longtime boyfriend, entertainment lawyer Jonathan Marshall. (Helfer filed for divorce in January 2018.) The year 2003 marked a turn in fortune for Helfer - she was cast as Number Six in the two-part miniseries "Battlestar Galactica," which reimagined the original space adventure series of the same name (ABC, 1978-79), as well as landing the plum role of Farrah Fawcett in the NBC TV movie, "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels" (2004). The exposure helped place Helfer in several notable men's magazines in the U.S., especially Maxim, which frequently ran photo spreads of Helfer and named her their calendar girl for 2005. In 2004, "Battlestar Galactica" was picked up as a series by the Sci Fi Channel, giving Helfer the opportunity to reprise her role as Number Six. As movie and television robots went, Helfer's Number Six was among the most emotionally complex ever created. The popularity of "Galactica" increased Helfer's profile considerably, and from 2005 on, she was involved in a myriad of projects outside of her work on the series. She starred in a string of independent thrillers and science fiction pictures that were largely released directly to DVD, though one of them - the psychological thriller "Spiral" (2007) - enjoyed a limited theatrical release and positive reviews. Helfer also began hosting the reality series "Canada's Next Top Model," though her commitment to "Galactica" prevented her from repeating her hosting duties for its 2007 sophomore season. She also continued to model for several major publications; most notably a 2006 layout for Playboy in which she appeared topless. In 2007, Helfer had major roles in two independent features, "The Green Chain" (about logging protestors) and "Walk All Over Me" (with Leelee Sobieski as a small town girl who takes over her roommate's dominatrix business). Continuing to make her presence known, she contributed a voice to the video game "Command and Conquer 3" for the Xbox 360 system. The following year, "Galactica" producer Ronald D. Moore announced that Helfer would be returning as Six in the show's fourth and final season. Meanwhile, Helfer branched out and joined the cast of "Burn Notice" (USA, 2006-13) for the second season, playing the recurring role of Carla, a mysterious woman who is the only link between former covert operative Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) and the people in the intelligence agency who blacklisted him. Helfer joined the cast of action drama "Dark Blue" (TNT 2009-10) for its second and final season, followed by a recurring role on legal drama "The Firm" (NBC 2012) and a voice role on the animated series "Tron: Uprising" (Disney XD 2012-13). Helfer starred in crime drama "Killer Women" (ABC 2014) before joining the cast of supernatural crime series "Lucifer" (Fox 2016- ) in its second season.

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Highest rated movies

74% 61% Bettie Page Reveals All
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63% 70% Green Lantern: First Flight
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50% 59% Spiral
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47% 33% Spin Me Round Watchlist
40% 35% Walk All Over Me
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33% 48% A Beginner's Guide to Endings
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14% 65% The Genius Club
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8% 16% Authors Anonymous
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40% 37: A Final Promise
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20% Bloodwork
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Filmography

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47% 33% Spin Me Round Sofia (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crazy Cat Lady Executive Producer - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Save Ralph Cottonballs (Voice) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Sarah Reed (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 35% Sun, Sand & Romance Kate Mitchell (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 50% Operation Christmas Olivia Young Roberts (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 22% Isolation Lydia Masterson (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 40% 37: A Final Promise Christina Johnstone (Character) - 2014
8% 16% Authors Anonymous Sigrid Hagenguth (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Christmas Ryan Harrison (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dangerous Intuition Kate Aldrich (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 20% Bloodwork Dr. Wilcox (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 38% Mistletoe Over Manhattan Lucy Martel (Character) - 2011
74% 61% Bettie Page Reveals All Unknown (Character) $102.4K 2011
33% 48% A Beginner's Guide to Endings Miranda (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 13% Open House Lila (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hidden Crimes Julia Carver (Character) - 2009
63% 70% Green Lantern: First Flight Boodikka (Voice) - 2009
No Score Yet 83% Battlestar Galactica: Razor Number Six / Gina Inviere (Character) - 2007
40% 35% Walk All Over Me Celene (Character) - 2007
50% 59% Spiral Sasha (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Green Chain Leila Cole (Character) - 2007
14% 65% The Genius Club Ally Simon (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 43% Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels Farrah Fawcett (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 23% White Rush Eva (Character) - 2003

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Step Up Erin (Character) 2022
No Score Yet 76% The Rookie Claire Ivey (Guest Star) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2019
85% 75% Creepshow Lydia Lane (Character) 2019
No Score Yet 68% S.W.A.T. FBI Special Agent Elle Trask (Guest Star) 2019
87% 73% Lucifer Charlotte (Character) 2016-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2014 2016
No Score Yet 85% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2016
91% 87% Suits Evan Smith (Guest Star) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 92% Con Man Louise (Guest Star) 2015
90% 83% Rick and Morty Donna Gueterman/Federation Robot (Guest Voice) 2015
67% 72% Ascension Viondra Denninger (Character) 2014
89% 88% The Quest Karen Willis (Guest Star) 2014
29% 36% Killer Women Molly Parker (Character) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Soup Guest 2014
88% 88% Community Lauren (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 93% Tron: Uprising The Grid (Voice) 2012-2013
No Score Yet 88% The Firm Alex Clark (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
65% 66% Two and a Half Men Gail (Guest Star) 2009-2011
61% 84% Franklin & Bash Brett Caiman (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 98% Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Aphrodite/Amanda Smyth (Guest Voice) 2011
71% 82% No Ordinary Family Sophie Adler (Guest Star) 2011
57% No Score Yet The Whole Truth Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 86% Lie to Me Naomi Russell (Guest Star) 2010
38% No Score Yet Dark Blue Alex Rice (Character) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2010
75% 90% Human Target Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
90% 91% Chuck Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
95% 94% Battlestar Galactica Number Six/Shelly Godfrey (Character) 2005-2009
88% 95% Burn Notice Carla (Guest Star) 2008-2009
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bonnie Hunt Show Guest 2009
93% 73% Supernatural Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 89% Battlestar Galactica Six (Character) 2003
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ashleigh James (Guest Star) 2002