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:
Disney XD has put online a 30-minute prologue to TRON: Uprising titled “Beck’s Beginning”. Check it out below or on YouTube:
TRON: Uprising stars Elijah Wood as Beck, Bruce Boxleitner as Tron, Mandy Moore as Mara, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Paige, Nate Corddry as Zed, Lance Henriksen as General Tesler, Reginald VelJohnson as Able, Paul Reubens as Pavel and of course Tricia Helfer as the voice of The Grid. Check out also the pictures of the cast at the Uprising Press Junket last Saturday in our gallery if you haven’t yet.
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.
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.
According to the Internet Movie Database, Tricia Helfer will be guest-starring as the voice of Enchantress in an episode of the upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man animated series.
Although Tricia has yet to acknowledge her involvement in the series, if true, Tricia’s Enchantress will make an appearance in the 17th episode of the debut season, set to premiere on Disney XD in early 2012. This would also mark Tricia’s third Spider-Man project; she previously voiced the role of Black Cat in three episodes of the Spectacular Spider-Man series as well as the Spider-Man: Web of Shadows video game in 2008-2009.
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)
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!
Just a couple of new things from last weekend’s Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con today. First we have a couple of beautiful new pictures from the panel Q&A, courtesy of Joits @ Flickr. Check them out in the gallery here.
Then some terrific video interviews and clips from the panel:
Good news for fans of Mass Effect 2! Tricia Helfer has confirmed only moments ago via her official Twitter account @trutriciahelfer that she will be returning to voice EDI in the upcoming Mass Effect 3 video game.
Just finished my first voice session for EDI in #MassEffect3. Fun! (Mar 21)
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.
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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.
