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.
Check out these photos of Tricia Helfer attending the TRON: Uprising Press Junket in Glendale, California yesterday. Tricia provides the voice of The Grid in the series opposite Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Reginald VelJohnson and Paul Reubens. The show is set to premiere June 7 on Disney XD following the May release of the 30-minute TRON: Uprising: Beck’s Beginning prelude on the internet and on Disney XD.
The Firm may not be on tonight, but that doesn’t mean Tricia isn’t. :) Check her out today presenting the TV Documentary-award with Owain Yeoman at the March Humane Society26th Annual Genesis Awards. The awards show, taped in Los Angeles, CA on March 25, airs today @ 4PM EST/PST on Animal Planet.
According to Tricia Helfer herself via her official Twitter account @trutriciahelfer, Tricia may be heading to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con with Battlestar Galactica co-stars Edward James Olmos and Michael Trucco. Via Twitter:
@originaltrucco: Who’s going to ComiCon this year?! I’ll be there signing and pic taking along with @edwardjolmos on Friday and Saturday. Stop by and see us! (Apr 17)
@trutriciahelfer: @originaltrucco@edwardjolmos I think I’m gonna be there with you guys! Gonna be fun. #ComicCon (Apr 17)
As previously reported, Tricia Helfer attended the Humane Society 26th Annual Genesis Awards in Beverly Hills last night. Tricia looked absolutely lovely at the event in a sleek, black cocktail dress. Check out the first 19 medium-and hi-res photos we’ve found so far in our gallery — more material from this event as it comes in!
The Genesis Awards are awarded annually by The Humane Society of the United States to individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues. The awards will air Saturday, May 5 on Animal Planet.
Update: No clips of Tricia at the event have surfaced online yet, but we are continuously adding new photos to the gallery. Tricia presented the TV Documentary-award at the event with The Mentalist star Owain Yeoman — many thanks to Tricia for kindly responding to our tweet with the info!
Update Mar 28: Preview of the show and a quote from the event from Tricia via Examiner.com.
Tricia Helfer was also a presenter and passionately spoke about how what The Genesis Awards shines the spotlight on can have a positive impact on the planet and its creatures. “It’s about the message of bringing animal protection issues to the forefront. Not just dogs and cats and the cute pets we have at home, it’s also about farm animals and wild life. And that’s what’s important about it. Not everyone knows about the plight of the tigers that are going on India or the shark fishing for shark fin soup, and so it’s important to educate so that people can then make up their mind and be pro-active and try and help. It really is about awareness. Most people do care about animals. And so if they’re aware of what’s going on, then it will motivate people to take action. The more people you can get to do things for animals, the better. This is a way to honor those who have spent an ordinate amount of time being available helping animals.”
According to Tricia Helfer herself via her official Twitter account @trutriciahelfer, Tricia will be presenting tonight at The Humane Society’s 26th Annual Genesis Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. This’ll mark her third consecutive appearance at the annual event.
Every year, The Genesis Awards pays tribute to the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works that raise public awareness of animal issues. As much as film, television, print and the web reflect societal attitudes, they also help shape and change those attitudes. The mass media, in all its new and diverse forms, has the power to deliver animal protection issues to vast audiences at the click of a mouse.
But it isn’t just big news stories that The Genesis Awards recognizes and celebrates, it’s movies, documentaries and all categories of TV programming which, by incorporating animal protection themes or messages into their storylines, help increase public consciousness, reminding us that compassion for animals is one of our core human values.
The only awards show of its kind, The Genesis Awards celebrates the media for celebrating animals because it’s our belief that “cruelty can’t stand the spotlight.”
Tricia Helfer appeared on the red carpet at the War Horse Opening Night in Toronto, Canada yesterday. So far we’ve only managed to find two pictures of her at the event, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more.
Tricia is currently in Toronto to film new episodes for The Firm.
Update Mar 3: Two new clips from the event! The first clip cannot be embedded here, so please head over to www.theglobeandmail.com to watch it – Tricia comes in at about 1:17 – but here’s another courtesy of Mirvish Productions (Tricia appears briefly at about 0:51):
First event appearance of 2012! :) Check out these 17 new medium- and hi-res images of Tricia Helfer at the Dog News Daily 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards in Century City, California last night, rewarding dog actors in Hollywood. Tricia presented the Golden Collar Humanitarian Award at the event to Silva Batista of BFAS, who accepted the award on the behalf of actress Charlize Theron. Video of the full ceremony below (Tricia comes in at about 44:30):
We’ve finally managed to update the gallery today with the first picture of Tricia Helfer at the 4th Annual Kitten Rescue Fur Ball on October 16. Unfortunately, pictures from the event are still proving hard to find, but we’ll keep looking.
Just a quick heads-up that we’ve updated the gallery with two medium-res photos of Tricia Helfer at Kimberly Ovitz’s ASPCA Benefit on Wednesday. Unfortunately, we’ve yet to find any pictures from last weekend’s Kitten Rescue Fur Ball, but we’ll keep looking. :)
Don’t forget Tricia Helfer will be attending the Kitten Rescue Fur Ball at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA tomorrow, October 15. Tickets to the event could still be available, so don’t miss out on this prime opportunity to meet Tricia and get your tix now via www.kittenrescue.org! All proceeds from the event will go to Kitten Rescue.
Kitten Rescue is once again organizing its annual Fur Ball benefit this year on October 16 at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. We asked Tricia on Twitter whether or not she was planning to attend, and she kindly responded to us as follows:
@triciahelferfan@KittenRescue As long as filming doesn’t pull me away, I’ll be at #TheFurBall and it’s at The House of Blues this year!! (Sep 14)
The Fur Ball at the House of Blues will feature celebrity guests, cocktails and Hors D’Oevres, dinner, live music, a silent auction, raffle and much more! All proceeds of the fundraiser will benefit Kitten Rescue’s programs and the Kitten Rescue Sanctuary. We hope to see you there!
There are two types of tickets available for the Fur Ball: general admission and reserved seating. This event is not a traditional banquet-style fundraiser as we’ve had in the past, and guests will be able to mingle and move around throughout the venue, although there will be plenty of bar and high-table seating available to rest up and have a bite to eat. In addition, there will be a few banquet-style tables set up on the dance floor in front of the main stage; seats at one of these tables will be available on an individual reserved basis or tables may be reserved in their entirety.
General admission tickets are $100 each. Reserved seats are $175 each, or $1600 for an entire table of 10.
Kitten Rescue is one of the largest and most respected animal welfare groups in Los Angeles and one of Tricia’s dearest charities. The annual Fur Ball is therefore a prime opportunity to both meet Tricia (provided her schedule doesn’t get in the way) and contribute to a good cause. Tickets are now available at www.kittenrescue.org.
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.
