Amanda Tapping

 Amanda Tapping, a British-Canadian actress/director , was born on 28 August 1965. She is most famous for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian-American military science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis as well as Stargate Universe. After graduating, Tapping studied theatre arts and appeared in various stage productions. Tapping was featured in a variety of commercials for television. Also, she played number of roles in films and television shows such as The Outer Limits or The X-Files. The actress also founded a comedy group, the "Random Acts" together with co-stars Katherine Jackson and Anne Marie Kerr in Toronto in the early 1990s.Tapping is well-known for her role as Samantha Carter in the science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, which premiered in 1997. After SG-1 aired its final episode, Tapping reprised the role as Samantha Carter on Stargate Atlantis as the new commander of the Atlantis expedition. Season 5 saw Tapping's role as a "special guest-star" and she made only a handful of appearances. She decided to focus her efforts on creating the new Syfy series called Sanctuary. The first series of eight webisodes which were released on the internet in 2007 was further expanded upon in the new show. Most of the scenery and characters were made entirely with CGI as well as green screens. Tapping was both the show's star and executive producer of the show.