Tricia
Helfer was born in Donalda, Alberta, Canada, where
she was raised on the family grain farm. She fell
into modeling in high school when an agent discovered
her in the line up of the local movie theater
and sent her to New York. There she won the "Ford
Supermodel of the World Contest" and began
her career as an Elite Model working for magazines
such as "Elle," "Vogue," and
"Cosmopolitan."
Some of
her campaigns include Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Giorgio
Armani and she has graced the catwalks of designers
like Versace, Dolce Gabbana, Victoria's Secret
and Christian Dior to name a few.
While modeling,
Helfer also worked as a correspondent reporter
for Canada's "Ooh La La" Fashion Television
where she realized a passion for acting during
an on-camera class. This prompted her move to
Los Angeles in 2002 where she quickly landed the
role of 'Sarah,' in the two-hour premiere of the
Showtime series, "Jeremiah." Helfer
memorably guest starred as a model who tries to
cut off her own face on the hit series "C.S.I.:
Crime Scene Investigation," and the lead
role of 'Eva' in the independent feature "White
Rush."
Helfer
started 2003 off by starring in the Scifi miniseries
“Battlestar Galactica” where she played
the humanoid Cylon ‘Number Six’ and
also filmed the lead role of ‘Farrah Fawcett’
in the “Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized
Story of Charlie’s Angels” on NBC.
In 2004, Helfer reprised her role of ‘Number
Six’ in the first season of “Battlestar
Galactica.”
2005 started
off busy for Helfer as she filmed the lead role
of ‘Stephanie Jacobs’ in the independent
feature “Mem(o)re” opposite Dennis
Hopper and is currently in production filming
the second season of the hit show “Battlestar
Galactica.” Fitting in during production
of Battlestar, Helfer has also filmed the guest
lead role of ‘Janis’ on the TV series
“The Collector” and is set to film
a Canadian feature/documentary, “The Green
Chain.”
