Canadian actress and former model Tricia Helfer is one of Hollywood's rising acting talents, best known for her portrayal of the humanoid Cylon Number Six on Syfy's critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica. More recently, Helfer has starred in e.g. Andrew Paquin’s Open House and appeared as Alex Clark on NBC's The Firm. Helfer is also an active benefactor of animal rights and environmental causes.
Tricia and best friend Katee Sackhoff's charity initiative, The Acting Outlaws.
Dallas News has a great review of Susannah Charleson’s new book The Possibility Dogs which mentions, among other things, a segment in the book about how Tricia Helfer, her husband Jonathan Marshall, actor Mark Derwin and stuntwoman Shauna Galligan helped Charleson save a dog from being put down.
In the most heartwarming of many such chapters, the author tells how actress Tricia Helfer, who played Charleson in a pilot for a TV series based on Scent of the Missing, helped her save a dog with ears like a rabbit that was one day away from euthanasia. With stuntwoman Shauna Galligan, actor Mark Derwin and hubby Jonathan Marshall, Helfer staged a high-speed, cross-country, last-minute race from Toronto to Orange County, Calif., to give Ollie a second chance.
“Ollie is 16, blind and deaf,” Charleson says by phone, “but he works as a therapy dog primarily with seniors and children. Ollie looks like a dog in a bunny suit and has an almost mystical calming effect on children having meltdowns.”
Charleson, as you will remember, was the consulting producer of last year’s TNT pilot Scent of the Missing, a K9 search-and-rescue procedural based on her book by the same name. Tricia appeared in the pilot in the lead (with Galligan as her stunt double) opposite Summer Glau and Eric Winter, but sadly the pilot did not go to series.
Tricia Helfer made an appearance at WGA & TV Guide’s 101 Best Written Series unveiling in Beverly Hills yesterday. Tricia looked rock ‘n’ roll chic at the event in a sheer, black top and faux leather skinny jeans — the first 36 photos of her in our gallery!
Also present were Battlestar Galactica series creator Ronald D. Moore and writer Jane Espenson, who saw BSG place 38th on the “101 Best Written Series of All Time” list revealed at the event last night — not an unworthy achievement! Top place was claimed by The Sopranos; the full list on Deadline.com.
Hope you’re ready for another (big) batch of scans! :)
To celebrate my having recovered these from a recently fried hard drive (:O), the gallery has been updated today with a total 54 very raresite-exclusive (mostly) hi-res magazine scans of Tricia Helfer (mostly) from her modeling days, including editorials in Elle France and Quebec, French Madame Figaro, Grazia Italy and Shine. Most of today’s new scans are courtesy of yours truly; the Elle November 1993 scan is by kelles @ The Fashion Spot and the Hello! Canada scans are originally from Tricia’s official site (no longer available on the site). Without further ado…
I think we’ve managed to piece together some information on a new project! :)
We’ve recently been seeing some tweets pointing in the direction that Tricia Helfer will be making an appearance on the upcoming CTV multi-camera sitcom Spun Out:
@Stealthcan: On set today with the lovely @trutriciahelfer #SpunOut
@trutriciahelfer: Pretaping day. Live taping tomorrow. Multicam jitters. Gonna be fun!
Some further information on the show, which is currently filming at Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada, from The Internet Movie Database:
Spun Out is a multi-camera sitcom that stars Dave Foley, Paul Campbell, Darcy Michael, Al Mukadam, Holly Devo, Becky Dalton, and J.P. Manoux. Beckett Ryan (Paul Campbell), a struggling writer who ends up working at the public relations firm after suffering his own PR disaster. No matter how bizarre the cases are that the agency takes on, they pale in comparison to the workplace romances, rivalries, personal successes, and often hilarious failures of the close-knit and dysfunctional colleagues.
Paul Campbell, as you may remember, co-starred with Tricia on Battlestar Galactica as “Billy” until his exit in 2006.
As of yet, we don’t know whether this will be a one-off appearance or something else, nor in fact that she is with certainty appearing on the show, but… well, judge the information for yourself. ;) Either way, stay tuned for updates!
Tricia Helfer appeared at the ABC Disney Television Group International Upfronts in Burbank yesterday to represent her new ABC midseason drama Killer Women, looking absolutely lovely in a striped cocktail dress and sleek ponytail. The first 25 photos from the event in our gallery!
Tricia Helfer took time off from the set of Christmas Share in Toronto yesterday to make an appearance at the Entertainment Weekly & ABC Upfront Party in New York City. Tricia looked absolutely spectacular at the event in a white sequin cocktail dress and a sleek do. The first 12 medium- and hi-res photos in our gallery!
Update: Five new hi-res photos from the event have been uploaded to the gallery, thanks to Summer Glau Wiki.
Update May 17: Great interview with Tricia by TV Fanatic about her new ABC series Killer Women and her character Molly from the upfront party red carpet:
Lots of great new stuff on Killer Women from the ABC Network upfront presentation yesterday!
To begin with, we have a couple of great new promotional photos of Tricia Helfer as Molly Parker in our gallery, while the show itself now has an official site on ABC.com and an official Facebook-page (and, of course, Twitter account). Neither page has a lot of content as yet, but do still bookmark them for updates. :)
Here’s also the much-anticipated first trailer for the series. We needn’t encourage you to check it out. ;)
Marc Blucas, Michael Trucco, Alex Fernandez and Marta Milans also star.
Update 2: Well, ABC has unveiled their fall 2013 schedule… and, unfortunately, Killer Women is not on it, so looks like we’ll have to wait until midseason for this goodie to premiere. BUT — good things come to those who wait!
Update May 16: Trailer screen caps now in the gallery. :)
The results are in, and you guys… Killer Women is going to series!!!!
ABC has confirmed that they have picked up the drama pilot starring Tricia Helfer for the 2013-14 season earlier today. Michael Trucco, Marc Blucas, Alex Fernandez and Marta Milans also star.
We are absolutely stoked!! Congratulations, Tricia!!!
It’s hard to fit in when you’re the only woman in the notoriously male Texas Rangers, but that doesn’t stop Molly Parker (Tricia Helfer) — our ballsy, beautiful badass who knows how to get to the truth and isn’t afraid to ruffle a few feathers on her way there. Based on the Argentine series Mujeres Asesinas.
According to C/P, Tricia is currently in Toronto, Canada to film Christmas Share, a Christmas TV movie for The Hallmark Channel. The film has yet to get an IMDb page, so not a lot of information is available on it at the moment, but according to the OMDC website, the film will be directed by Harvey Crossland. Filming is scheduled to go on until May 24th.
More details as we find them! :)
Update May 14: According to the Twitter pages of Tricia and Lategan Media respectively, Canadian actor Mark Lutz (Angel, Flashpoint, Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side) and American country music singer JT Hodges also star in the film. Check out also a couple of photos from the set in our gallery, courtesy of Tricia.
Just in time for tonight’s premiere, we have some new promotional stills of Tricia Helfer as Kate Aldrich in the Lifetime thriller Dangerous Intuition. Don’t miss the movie tonight at 8 PM on Lifetime! David Cubitt, Estella Warren, Genea Charpentier and Dylan Neal also star.
Don’t forget to watch Tricia Helfer tonight in the Lifetime thriller Dangerous Intuition (previously Deadly Visions), co-starring David Cubitt, Estella Warren, Genea Charpentier and Dylan Neal. 8PM on Lifetime!
Kate Aldrich (Tricia Helfer), a successful career woman is devastated when her husband (David Cubitt) leaves her for stay-at-home mom Laura (Estella Warren), with whom she is forced to share custody of her beloved daughter, Izzy (Genea Charpentier). But Kate’s despair soon turns to terror as she begins to have intense visions that Izzy is in mortal danger — and becomes convinced that Laura is the threat.
Terrific interview with Tricia Helfer from TV Fanatic, in which Tricia talks about, among other things, working with David Cubitt and Genea Charpentier as well as her character Kate in the Lifetime movie Dangerous Intuition, and her exciting new role as Molly Parker in the newly picked up seriesKiller Women. Full article under the cut; thanks to MichaelTrucco.net for the heads-up.
Tricia Helfer Talks Lifetime Movie, Playing a Killer Woman on ABC
by Jim Halterman
It’s a good weekend for Tricia Helfer.
Her new Lifetime movie, Dangerous Intuition, premieres tonight and her pilot Killer Women — which she headlines as a Texas Ranger (that has Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara among its producers — was just ordered to series by ABC.
Helfer and I talked a few days before the Killer Women announcement, as she gave me a window into why she connected with the new role, while also touching on the challenges in Dangerous Intuition…
TV Fanatic: The character you play in Dangerous Intuition has more than a little bit of baggage and it’s interesting how it played out since we, the viewer, are not even sure what’s going on in her mind.
Tricia Helfer: In filming it, I knew the outcome and hopefully the audience won’t get it too quickly. We didn’t want to give away the ending too quickly and with the situation it walks the fine line of is she really having a mental breakdown or is she really having these premonitions?
TVF: What was the biggest challenge in the role?
TH: It’s really about finding the relationship with the actors and then trying to bring them onto the screen. David [Cubitt, who plays Kate's ex] was great to work with. He’s really a fun guy and the little girl, Genea [Charpentier], was a sweetheart and such a professional. I don’t think she complained once, working outside of Vancouver in December and it was very cold and rainy and I never heard her complain once. She was such a trooper.
TVF: You’ve been involved in some big concept shows like Battlestar Galactica and even Dark Blue was an intense cop drama. Where do you naturally fall in terms of the roles you want to play?
TH: That’s one of the reason I did this film is because it’s a character I don’t necessarily get to play very often. In Battlestar or Burn Notice or Dark Blue I played quite strong characters. Kate [in Dangerous Intuition] is strong in her own way but there’s also this vulnerability and she loses control of her life. That was a draw of mine and that’s the goal of most actors to do different things.
Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff's documentary about their October 2010 Acting Outlaws cross-country motorcycle ride from Los Angeles, CA to New Orleans, LA to raise funds and awareness for the BP oil spill cleanup, the "LA La Ride", is now online. Purchase your digital copy now from store.actingoutlaws.org!
Check out Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff's smoking hot 2013 calendar for Acting Outlaws, featuring 12 never before seen photos by photographer Dennys Ilic. Now available exclusively on Redbubble!
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Recent & Upcoming Work
Film: 37 (2013)
Completed; pending release. Director: Randall Batinkoff Genre: Drama Role: Christina News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Film: Authors Anonymous (2013)
Completed. Previously "Scribble". Director: Ellie Kanner Genre: Comedy Role: Sigrid Hagenguth News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Film (TV): Christmas Share (2013)
In post-production. Director: Harvey Crossland Genre: Christmas Role: TBA News | Info | IMDb| Official Site | Photos
Film (TV): Dangerous Intuition (2013)
Premiered May 11th; reruns on Lifetime.
Previously "Deadly Visions". Director: Roger Christian Genre: Thriller Role: Kate Aldrich News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: Community (2013)
Episode aired February 21st on NBC. Genre: Comedy Network: NBC Role: Lauren (ep. 4.03 guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: Criminal Minds (2012)
Season 7 out on R1 & R2 DVD. Genre: Crime, Drama Network: CBS Role: Izzy Rogers (S7 finale guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Filming in Toronto, Canada. Genre: Comedy, Sitcom Network: CTV Role: TBA (rumored) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: The Firm (2012)
Canceled; Season 1 out on R1 DVD. Genre: Drama, Legal, Thriller Network: NBC Role: Alex Clark (S1 recurring guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: TRON: Uprising (2012)
Season 1 complete; pending renewal. Genre: Animation Network: Disney XD Role: The Grid (voice) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Web Series: BSG: Blood & Chrome (2012)
Complete series online. Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Website: youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Role: Humanoid Cylon (voice cameo) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Web Series: Husbands (2012)
Complete Season 2 online. Genre: Comedy Website: HusbandsTheSeries.com Role: Pillow Girl #2 (ep. 2.01 guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
More:
MV: The Black Keys "Howlin' for You" - IMDb
SF: PostHuman - IMDb
VG: Mass Effect 3 - IMDb
VG: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - IMDb
WS: The Nerd Machine: Trailer Park Heroes - IMDb
Legend: AS - animated series; MV - music video; SF - short film; VG - video game; WS - web series.
Acting Outlaws:
In August 2010, Tricia Helfer and best friend and former Battlestar Galactica co-star Katee Sackhoff founded the charity company The Acting Outlaws. With periodical causes of choice, the purpose of the company is to raise funds and awareness for causes Tricia and Katee find important to them. For details on the company and how to participate in advancing the ladies' causes of choice, please visit www.actingoutlaws.org.
Besides an actress and former model, Tricia is also an avid animal rights supporter and environmentalist. Please visit some of the below websites for more information on Tricia's supported causes and charities.
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Completed; pending release.
Premiered May 11th; reruns on Lifetime.
Episode aired February 21st on NBC.
Season 7 out on R1 & R2 DVD.
Coming 2013-14 to ABC.
Canceled; Season 1 out on R1 DVD.
Complete Season 2 online.
