Full Name: Tricia Janine Helfer
Stage Name: Tricia Helfer
Date of Birth: April 11 1974
Place of Birth: Donalda, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5′ 10” (or 178 cm)
Eye Color: Grey-ish blue
Hair Color: Tricia’s natural hair color is light brown
Starsign: Aries
Parents: Farmer parents Dennis and Elaine Helfer
Siblings: Two older sisters, Trena and Tara, and one younger sister, Tammy
Spouse: Married to L.A.-based entertainment lawyer Jonathan Marshall since 2003
Children: None
Pets: Tricia has adopted three of her six cats from the L.A. based KittenRescue.org. More on our supported causes page
Current residence: Tricia currently lives with her spouse in Los Angeles, CA, USA; the couple is building a summer cabin in Alberta, Canada
Profession: Actress, former model
Claim to Fame in Acting: Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries
Claim to Fame in Modeling: Winning the 1992 Ford Supermodel of the World Contest
Did you know…?
• Tricia is severely allergic to certain make-up.
• Tricia portrayed General Kilian Qatar in the Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars video game in 2007 and Command & Conquer 3: Wrath of Kane in 2008.
• Tricia had no interest in modeling in her youth, and originally planned to study university Psychology.
• Tricia grew up almost entirely without television, because her parents didn’t own one.
• Tricia takes care of her physique by doing Pilates.
• Tricia was ranked #83 on men’s magazine Maxim’s “Hot 100 of 2005″ list. On the 2006 list she was #95. On FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2007″, she was ranked #63, while in 2008 she was ranked as high as #8.
• For the role of battered Number Six Cylon Gina in Battlestar Galactica and Battlestar Galactica: Razor, Tricia had 3h worth of make-up applied to her. It took an hour to take it off.
• Tricia was very conscious of her body image in her teens and feared she was too tall and skinny.
• Tricia’s measurements are reportedly 34-24-34.
• Tricia has modeled for Victoria’s Secret and Chanel.
• Tricia posed nude for the February 2007 issue of prominent men’s magazine Playboy. She had complete creative control and handpicked photographer Sante D’Orazio for the Acapulco shoot.
• Considering Tricia’s modeling background, it is ironic that one of her first acting gigs should’ve been to portray a self-destructive model in an episode of the hit crime drama series, C.S.I. in 2002.
• Tricia’s parents are both farmers and continue to run their grain and chicken farm in Alberta, Canada. Although Tricia was too sensitive to kill chickens in her youth, she did have to “clean” them (i.e. “chop it up and pull the guts out”).
• Tricia’s Battlestar Galactica co-star Katee Sackhoff (aka. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace) is one of her best friends.









Film: A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
Film: Open House (2010)
Film: Phase One (TBA)
Film (TV): BSG: The Plan (2009)
TV (pilot): The Dealership (2009)
TV: Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009)
TV: Dark Blue (2010)
TV: Human Target (2010)
TV: Two and a Half Men (2009)

