Torri Higginson
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Torri Higginson at Collectormania Manchester in 2007
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Born | Sarah Victoria Higginson December 6, 1969 Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Film/television actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
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Sarah Victoria "Torri" Higginson (born December 6, 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, The English Patient, Bliss, and Stargate Atlantis. She is also a theater actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
Career
In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1's premiere, Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam).
Higginson took over the role of Dr. Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest spot on the season eight opener of Stargate SG-1. She was then carried over as the leader of the Atlantis expedition on Stargate Atlantis[1] and continued playing that role until the end of the show's third season, afterwards being reduced from a main cast member to a recurring role in the fourth season. She did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season.
Awards
Won
- 2000: Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for: The City.[2]
Nominated
Filmography
Actress | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
1991 | The Photographer's Wife | as Suzanna | |
1995 | Jungleground | as Samantha 'Sammy' Woods | |
When the Bullet Hits the Bone | as Allison Doherty | ||
1996 | Memory Run | as Kristen | |
The English Patient | as Mary | ||
1997 | Double Take | as Peggy | |
1998 | Airborne | as Sara Gemmel | |
2000 | Rats | as Nancy | |
2001 | Turning Paige | as Sheila Newlands | |
2003 | Autopsy Room Four | as Dr. Katie Arlen | |
Crust | as Alice | ||
Intent | as Detective Jessica Cavallo | ||
2005 | Irish Eyes | as Lorraine Healey | |
2006 | Save My Soul | as Terra | |
2007 | You, Me, Love (Yumi in Love) | as Leslie | |
2009 | Smile of April | as Angie | |
Television Films | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1992 | The Women of Windsor | as Gwen | |
1993 | Family Pictures | as Liddie (19-38) | |
1994 | TekWar | as Beth Kittridge | |
TekWar: TekLords | as Beth Kittridge | ||
TekWar: TekJustice | as Beth Kittridge | ||
1997 | The Absolute Truth | ||
Balls Up | as Jenny | ||
1999 | Family of Cops 3 | as Caroline Chandler | |
Storm of the Century | as Angela Carver | TV Mini-Series | |
2001 | 'Twas the Night | as Abby Wrigley | |
2008 | Desperate Hours: An Amber Alert | as Chief Geiger | |
2010 | Stonehenge Apocalypse | as Dr. Kaycee Leeds | |
The Cult | as Evelyn | ||
Television Appearances | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1992 | Forever Knight | as Erica | episode "Last Act" |
1993 | E.N.G. | as Madeline Shannon | episode "The Good Samaritan" |
1994 | Counterstrike | as Susan Kimberly | episode "Clearcut" |
TekWar | as Beth Kittridge (1994–95) | (TV series, 1994) | |
1997 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | as Blythe Hall | (1 episode) |
1998 | Highlander: The Raven | as Claudia Hoffman | episode "Reborn" |
1999 | The Outer Limits | as Alyssa Selwyn | episode "The Haven" |
The City | starring as Katharine Strachan | ||
2001 | Canada: A People's History | episodes "From Sea to Sea" and "The Great Enterprise" | |
2002 | Bliss | as Kate | episode "Valentine's Day in Jail" |
2002 | Stone Undercover | as Aurora 'Isabelle' MacDonald | episode "Dead Dog Rain" parts 1 & 2 |
2004 | Stargate SG-1 | as Dr. Elizabeth Weir | (3 episodes, 2004–2006) |
Preview to Atlantis | as Herself/Dr. Elizabeth Weir | ||
From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown | as Herself/Dr. Elizabeth Weir | ||
2004–2007 | Stargate Atlantis | as Dr. Elizabeth Weir | Season 1–3 (Main Role), Season 4 (Recurring) |
2007–2009 | NCIS | as Dr. Jordan Hampton | Season 5–6 |
2008 | Eleventh Hour | as Alex | episode "Titans" |
2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | as Nurse Karen | episode "See No Evil" |
Chase | as Sandra | episode "Father Figure" | |
2015 | This Life | as Natalie Lawson | Main Role (10 episodes) |
Dark Matter | as Commander Delaney Truffault | episode "Pilot part 2" & "Episode 10" |
References
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- ↑ Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site, retrieved February 14, 2008.
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External links
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- Living people
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- People from Burlington, Ontario
- Actresses from Hamilton, Ontario
- Gemini Award winners
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian actresses