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| Tricia Helfer |
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"I would change the push for women to look like Play..mate Barbie dolls, that is just ridiculous. They worry that you'll take away emphasis from the star if you're taller and you're prettier.."
-Tricia Helfer
| Date of Birth: 1974. |
| Birthplace: Donalda, Alberta, Canada. |
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| Model-turned-actress Tricia Helfer plays just about the sexiest cyborg we've ever seen, and remains down to earth despite her rise to the top of the modeling world. |
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| Tricia is best known for her work as a model in campaigns for Oil of Olay, Chanel's Cristalle perfume and some memorable Victoria's Secret lingerie assignments. As an actress, she portrayed Farrah Fawcett in a 2004 NBC movie of the week, and continues to play sexy cyborg Number 6 on the Sci Fi channel's revamped Battlestar Galactica series. |
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Tricia Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada, in 1974, and grew up on her family's grain farm. At the age of 17, she was discovered by Kelly Streit, a modeling agency scout, while standing in line at the local movie theater. Tricia's modeling career exploded when she entered and won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest in 1992, leading to her signing with the Elite Modeling agency and a successful career.
In addition to print work for major fashion publications such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan, Tricia did runway gigs for designers like Christian Dior, Emanuel Ungaro and Givenchy. Her first important magazine cover appearance with for the August 1993 U.S. edition of Elle.
While her modeling career was still red-hot, Helfer became a correspondent for the fashion program Ooh La La in her native Canada. It was during this reporting stint that she discovered her love for the film camera. After residing in New York City for several years, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time.
While Helfer appeared in cameo roles in fashion documentaries such as 1995's Unzipped and 1996's Catwalk, she didn't win her first real acting role until 2000, playing Inga in the comedy short Eventual Wife, which aired on HBO/Cinemax. |
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