Canadian actress and former model Tricia Helfer is one of Hollywood's rising acting talents, best known for her portrayal of 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 can currently be seen as Alex Clark on NBC's The Firm. Helfer is also an active benefactor of animal and environmental causes.
Tricia and best friend Katee Sackhoff's charity initiative, The Acting Outlaws.
… a clip from The Hollywood Reporter, in which Tricia talks about the differences between onscreen acting and voice work and how she prepared for the role of Alex Clark in The Firm:
Tricia talks about her role in TRON: Uprising, how she got it and doing voice work in general. From YouTube:
Just a quick heads-up that writer-director Cole Drumb’s 6-minute animated short PostHuman will be premiering this Saturday, April 14 at the Sarasota Film Festival in Sarasota, FL. Tricia Helfer provides the voice of Kali in the film; her involvement was confirmed to us via email by director Drumb. Check it out if you’re in the Sarasota area!
BioWare has released the voice cast trailer for Mass Effect 3, their upcoming follow-up to the hugely successful Mass Effect 2 video game. Spot Tricia coming in at about 1:45 and again at 3:19 and 3:30.
Tricia reprises the role of EDI, Normandy’s artificial intelligence in the game alongside Martin Sheen, Seth Green, Yvonne Strahovski, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mark Meer, Jennifer Hale, Ali Hillis, Keith David, Lance Henriksen, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Chobot and Diana Allers.
Great new interview with Tricia Helfer from Marvel.com in which Tricia talks about voicing Black Cat in the cartoon series The Spectacular Spider-Man and the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows video game, interacting with her fans, philanthropy and more. Full article under the cut.
The Marvel Life: Tricia Helfer
We chatted with the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ star about voicing Black Cat, geeking out over ‘Game of Thrones’, cats and more!
By Blake Garris
Actress and former model Tricia Helfer may be best known for playing Number Six on Battlestar Galactica as well as numerous cameos on hit shows, but when she’s not acting she spends her time doing charity work rescuing cats in need.
So it’s no surprise that she was the choice to play the voice of Black Cat in the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series as well as the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows video game. We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ms. Helfer to talk about all these topics, her new show on NBC, and how she may have been a little too seductive as a voice in a children’s cartoon.
Marvel.com: You’ve voiced Black Cat in a few Spider-Man projects. What was that like?
Tricia Helfer: Yes, I was the voice of Black Cat in Spectacular Spider-Man and also in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, the video game. It was great.
Actually I have a little funny story about Spectacular Spider-Man. I’ve done two episodes and the first time I did it, it was sort of right around the time that I did the video game. And I don’t know how I missed this note that it was a morning kid’s show, but I guess I’d been doing some video games and a lot of the [Black Cat] lines were very suggestive in their own way — as Black Cat can be. And I was making her very purrish and sexy, but nobody said anything!
And then I read an article that came up about it when it premiered and it said something about Tricia Helfer and her Black Cat turning a lot of 10-year-old boys into puberty. And I went, “It’s a cartoon! Oh my gosh!” So I went back and when I did the second episode I told the producers, I was like, “I was being a little sexier than I would have if I had known it was for kids.” But they had a good laugh over that.
The Internet Movie Database has recently updated Tricia Helfer’s filmography with a new film — PostHuman, an animated sci-fi short from writer-director Cole Drumb. The plot overview from IMDb:
A genius hacker and his dog help an enigmatic young woman to free the remaining test subjects of a black ops ESP test lab.
According to IMDb, Tricia will be voicing the role of Kali in the film. Tricia herself has yet to confirm her involvement, but we’ll keep you posted if and when she does.
Just a quick heads-up that Tricia Helfer has confirmed via her official Twitter account @trutriciahelfer that she will both have a (guest?) role in the animated series TRON: Uprising (set to premiere in 2012) and reprise Sarah Kerrigan in the upcoming StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm video game.
Been reading for my #Starcraft VO session 2moro – can’t wait to bring Kerrigan/Queen of Blades to life again! (Jul 15)
There’s so much fun stuff for #Starcraft Kerrigan/Queen coming up. Just got back from recording and what I see looks great! (Jul 16)
Just finished a voice session for a character in Disney’s upcoming #TronUprising So fun! (Sep 23)
First off, we have a couple of gorgeous new pictures of Tricia on the set of The Black Keys‘ music video “Howlin’ For You” with director Chris Marrs Piliero and co-stars Diora Baird and Shaun White. Voting for Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, for which the video is nominated, has now closed and the winners will be announced at the VMAs next week’s Sunday. Hope you got your vote in on time!
Meanwhile, Tricia’s friend and hairstylist Brian Magallones tweeted a terrific picture of him and Tricia on the set of a commercial for the “Space Marine” video game, presumably Warhammer 40000: Space Marine, which is coming out in the U.S. and Europe in early September. We don’t know that Tricia is in any way involved in the video game itself, but this does mean she’ll likely appear in a commercial/TV spot for the game soon.
Last but not least, Tricia has lent her voice to the character of Olivia Johansen in “Cassie”, a script developed by Randy Girdner on Amazon Studios. Check out the project page for the script for a 23-minute audio clip of Tricia reading her lines in studio by herself (it’s great!).
• Cage the Elephant, “Shake Me Down”
• Foo Fighters, “Walk”
• Foster the People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
• Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
• The Black Keys, “Howlin’ For You”
To refresh your memories, check out the smoking hot video below, in which Tricia Helfer appears opposite Diora Baird, Sean Patrick Flanery, Corbin Bensen, Todd Bridges, Christian Serratos and The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach. The video was released in February 2011.
Hey guys! As you can see, we’re back after a couple of days’ downtime. After three great years with Our Fandom, we’ve now moved to a new home at Flaunt.nu. Many thanks to both for hosting us then and now respectively! :) Hopefully, you’ll find everything on the site is still intact.
And then for the obvious — we have a new design up. It’s a bit on the larger side than usual, but we really wanted to try something different and eye-catching. In case you’re wondering, the main picture originates from Tricia’s 2008 feature in L.A. Confidential magazine, while the stunning original background texture is from Fractured-Simplicity.net. We’re still ironing out a few kinks in the new look but it should work well enough in most browsers. Hope you like it!
Finally, a tiny bit of Tricia news. In case you’re wondering what she’s been doing for the past few days, since wrapping up Mistletoe Over Manhattan some two weeks ago, Tricia’s started working on her voice role as EDI in the upcoming Mass Effect 3 video game. A couple of images from the recording studio have been uploaded to the gallery.
Anyway, that’s all for this update. Happy browsing!
Tricia Helfer’s official site has just published yet another Q&A video with Tricia in which she answers fan questions sent to her via her website. In this video, Tricia talks about the casting process for TV, her past and upcoming voice work and animal cruelty. She also confirms that she is not involved in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome pilot. Courtesy of TriciaHelfer.com:
Tricia’s official site is still looking for new fan questions for Tricia to answer — if you have one, don’t hesitate to send it over to asktricia@triciahelfer.com. Please me mindful that Tricia’s web team moderates all questions before they reach her, and not all questions will be answered. Good luck!
Episode 1.17 - "Chapter Seventeen" Airs Saturday, May 19 at 9/8c on NBC
Mitch (Josh Lucas) represents a young woman charged with solicitation but he soon discovers she has a much more dangerous secret. Abby (Molly Parker) and Claire (Natasha Calis) take a trip to Kentucky to visit Abby's parents, but is reconciliation possible after all these years? Tricia Helfer guest stars.
More in our gallery of more than 40,000site-exclusive Tricia Helfer photos.
Active & Upcoming Projects
Film: A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
Debuted Sep 2010 at the Toronto IFF. Director: Jonathan Sobol Genre: Comedy, Drama Role: Miranda News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Film: Bloodwork (2011)
Coming soon to Region 1 DVD. Director: Eric Wostenberg Genre: Thriller Role: Dr. Wilcox News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Film: Open House (2010)
Out on Region 1 DVD & Blu-Ray. Director: Andrew Paquin Genre: Horror, Thriller Role: Lila News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
Film (TV): Mistletoe Over Manhattan (2011)
Premiered Nov 6 on Hallmark. Director: John Bradshaw Genre: Christmas, Romance Role: Lucy Martel News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV (Pilot): Scent of the Missing (2012)
In post-production. Genre: Drama Network: TNT Role: Allison "Ally" News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: Criminal Minds (2012)
Season 7 finale airs May 16. Genre: Crime, Drama Network: CBS Role: Izzy Rogers (S7 finale guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: Dark Blue (2010)
S2 complete; canceled. Genre: Crime, Drama Network: TNT Role: FBI Agent Alex Rice News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: Franklin & Bash (2011)
Episode 1.10 aired Aug 3. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Legal Network: TNT Role: Brett Caiman (S1E10 guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: No Ordinary Family (2011)
Episode 1.17 aired Mar 1. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi Network: ABC Role: Sophie (S1E17 guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
TV: The Firm (2012)
Season 1 Saturdays on NBC. Genre: Drama, Legal, Thriller Network: NBC Role: Alex Clark (S1 recurring guest) News | Info | IMDb | Official Site | Photos
MV: The Black Keys "Howlin' for You" - IMDb
SF: PostHuman - IMDb
TV: Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated - IMDb
TV: The Super Hero Squad Show - IMDb
TV: TRON: Uprising - IMDb
VG: Mass Effect 2 - IMDb
VG: Mass Effect 3 - IMDb
VG: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - IMDb
VG: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - IMDb
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.
Tricia Helfer Fan (located at tricia-helfer.org/.net/.com) is an unofficial, non-profit fan-operated website dedicated to actress Tricia Helfer. We are in no way in contact or affiliated with Helfer or her management, nor do we claim such affiliation. This website was created for information and entertainment purposes only. Tricia Helfer Fan is proudly stalkerazzi-free.
Debuted Sep 2010 at the Toronto IFF.
Coming soon to Region 1 DVD.
Out on Region 1 DVD & Blu-Ray.
Premiered Nov 6 on Hallmark.
In post-production.
S2 complete; canceled.
Episode 1.10 aired Aug 3.
Episode 1.17 aired Mar 1.
Season 1 Saturdays on NBC.
Episode 9.01 aired Sep 19.
