Amanda Tapping

Amanda Tapping
Tapping at the Phoenix Comicon, 2013
Born (1965-08-28) 28 August 1965 (age 59)
Rochford, Essex, England
NationalityCanadian/British
Education
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1986–present
SpouseAlan Kovacs
Children1
Websiteamandatapping.com

Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is a British-Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian–American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe. She also starred as Helen Magnus in the science fiction-fantasy television series Sanctuary.