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Amanda Tapping

English-born Canadian actress

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Born: August 28, 1965
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
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Birthplace: Rochford
Citizenship: Canada
, United Kingdom
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, film actor
, television actor
+3 more
Education: North Toronto Collegiate Institute
, University of Windsor
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Amanda Tapping is a 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 starred as Dr. Helen Magnus in the science fiction-fantasy television series Sanctuary, which she also produced.

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Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-14
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Website: amandatapping.com language: English
Given name: Amanda
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
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Residence: Vancouver
Family name: Tapping
Hair color: blond hair
Start of work period: 1995
Social media followers: 175,070(February 10, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 80468100
174,019(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 80468100
165,211(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 80468100
161,937(April 18, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 80468100
Name in native language: Amanda Tapping
Awards: Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film

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