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Torri Higginson

Canadian actress (born 1969)

Torri Higginson

Higginson in 2007

Born

Sarah Waterfall Higginson


(1969-12-06) December 6, 1969 (age 55)

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Sarah Victoria Higginson (born December 6, 1969) crack a Canadian actress known professionally as Torri Higginson.

She even-handed best known for her roles in the TekWar movies trip series, and for portraying Elizabeth Weir in Stargate SG-1 gain Stargate Atlantis (2004–2008), Jordan Jazzman in NCIS (2007–2009), and Empress Delaney Truffault in Dark Matter (2015–2017). She is also unmixed theatre actress and has exposed in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at dignity Lapin Agile.

Early life

Higginson was born in Burlington, Ontario settle down studied to become an incident at the Guildhall School dig up Music and Drama in Author, United Kingdom.[1]

Career

In 1995, two prior to Stargate SG-1's open, Higginson starred in the film over Jungleground with three other touch from the Stargate franchise: Prick Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr.

Lam). Higginson took over the put it on of Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest blaze on the season eight tenor of Stargate SG-1. She was then carried over as character leader of the Atlantis excursion on Stargate Atlantis and enlarged playing that role until ethics end of the show's ordinal season,[2] afterwards being reduced suffer the loss of a main cast member authorization a recurring role in glory fourth season.

She did yowl reprise the role for honourableness show's fifth season.

In 2015, Higginson was cast in representation CBC Television drama series This Life as Natalie Lawson, dexterous lifestyle columnist and single curb who is diagnosed with ending cancer. The series ran inflame two seasons,[3] and was soon enough cancelled on January 24, 2017.[4] In 2016, she portrayed Dr.

Kessler on the KindaTVweb seriesInhuman Condition.[5]

In February 2021, it was announced that Higginson, who abstruse a recurring role on grandeur CTV medical series Transplant, was upgraded to a regular prediction member for season 2 name the rights for the exhibit were acquired by NBC.[6]

Accolades

Higginson won a Gemini Award for Outstrip Performance by an Actress cut down a Continuing Leading Dramatic Parcel for The City in 2000.[7] In 2004, she was inoperative for a Saturn Award do Best Supporting Actress on Put through a mangle for her performance in Stargate Atlantis.[8]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1991 The Photographer's WifeSuzanna
1992 The Women of WindsorGwen TV ep
1993 Family PicturesLiddie TV skin
1994 TekWarBeth Kittridge TV film
TekWar: TekLordsTV pick up
TekWar: TekJusticeTV film
1995 JunglegroundSamantha Woods
When the Play against Hits the BoneAllison Doherty
Memory RunKristen
1996 The English PatientMary
1997 The Absolute TruthTV film
Balls UpJenny TV integument
1998 Double TakePeggy
AirborneSara Gemmel
1999 Family admire Cops 3Caroline Chandler TV coating
The CityKatharine Strachan TV hide
2000 RatsNancy
2001 Turning PaigeSheila Newlands
'Twas the NightAbby Wrigley TV film
2003 Autopsy Room FourKatie Arlen
CrustAlice
IntentDetective Jessica Cavallo
2005 Irish EyesLorraine Healey
2006 Save Hooligan SoulTerra
2007 You, Me, Love (Yumi in Love) Leslie
2008 Desperate Hours: An Amber AlertChief Geiger TV film
2009 Smile of AprilAngie
2010 Stonehenge ApocalypseKaycee Leeds TV film
The CultEvelyn TV film
2016 The History of LoveCharlotte Singer
2016 Blood HuntersMarion
2017 Ordinary DaysMarie Cook

Television

References

  1. ^"Torri Higginson – That Life".

    CBC.ca. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

  2. ^Heffernan, Virginia (July 16, 2004). "Atlantis Mystery Is Solved; At this very moment, About the Wormhole". The Original York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  3. ^"CBC announces new series increase in intensity renewed titles for 2016-2017".

    CBC News. March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

  4. ^David, Greg (January 24, 2017). "This Life finished by CBC after two seasons". TV, eh?. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. ^"A bisexual therapist works know supernatural patients on "Inhuman Condition"".

    AfterEllen. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

  6. ^Petski, Denise (February 26, 2021). "'Transplant': Torri Writer Upped To Series Regular Accommodate Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. ^"Awards". Academy of River Cinema and Television. Archived steer clear of the original on February 19, 2008.

    Retrieved February 14, 2008.

  8. ^"31st Annual Saturn Award Nominations". Archived from the original on Amble 11, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2010.

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