Amanda Tapping

Biography

Amanda Tapping is a Canadian actress and director known for playing Samantha Carter in the Stargate science fiction franchise. Born in Rochford, Essex, England, and raised in Ontario, Canada, she trained at the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts. After graduation she worked in theater, commercials, and episodes of The Outer Limits and The X-Files, and formed the Toronto comedy troupe Random Acts. Her breakthrough came as Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1, which debuted in 1997 and ran ten seasons, and she later reprised the role on Stargate Atlantis. She starred in and executive produced Sanctuary, which began as webisodes in 2007 before becoming a Syfy series. She won a 2007 Canadian Comedy Award for the short film Breakdown and played the angel Naomi on Supernatural. She has directed episodes of Stargate SG-1, Sanctuary, Continuum, Dark Matter, Van Helsing, The Magicians, Supernatural, X Company, Travelers, and Anne with an E, and was named ACTRA's 2015 Woman of the Year.

61years old

Turns 62 on August 28in 319 days

Born August 28, 1965Rochford
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 27 years1997 to 2024

Genres

Action44%, 4 films
Drama44%, 4 films
Adventure33%, 3 films
Comedy33%, 3 films
Sci-Fi33%, 3 films

First and latest

Amanda Tapping movies on Netflix

Levels2024IMDb rating 5.0as MEL
Kid Cannabis2014IMDb rating 6.4as Nate's Mom
Space Milkshake2012IMDb rating 5.6as Valentina
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods2009IMDb rating 8.0as Captain Samantha Carter
Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4as Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008IMDb rating 7.2as Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Engaged to Kill2006IMDb rating 5.1as Detective Burns
The Void2001IMDb rating 3.8as Prof. Eva Soderstrom
Booty Call1997IMDb rating 5.5as Dr. Moore

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Stargate: Continuum2008 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
IMDb rating 7.428K votes
Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
IMDb rating 7.226K votes
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods2009as Captain Samantha Carter
IMDb rating 8.07.7K votes
Space Milkshake2012as Valentina
IMDb rating 5.62.4K votes
Kid Cannabis2014as Nate's Mom
IMDb rating 6.411K votes
Levels2024as MEL
IMDb rating 5.02.2K votes
The Void2001as Prof. Eva Soderstrom
IMDb rating 3.8821 votes
Booty Call1997as Dr. Moore
IMDb rating 5.510K votes

Most often with

Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Michael Shanks

Christopher Judge

Gary Jones

Beau Bridges

Don S. Davis

Ben Browder

Films together

Michael Shanks3 films together, 2008 to 2009
Michael Shanks's page
- Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods2009IMDb rating 8.0Tapping as Captain Samantha CarterShanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson
- Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterShanks as Daniel Jackson
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008IMDb rating 7.2Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterShanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson
Christopher Judge3 films together, 2008 to 2009
Christopher Judge's page
- Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods2009IMDb rating 8.0Tapping as Captain Samantha CarterJudge as Teal'c
- Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterJudge as Teal'c
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008IMDb rating 7.2Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterJudge as Teal'c
Gary Jones3 films together, 2008 to 2009
Gary Jones's page
- Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods2009IMDb rating 8.0Tapping as Captain Samantha CarterJones as Sgt. Walter Harriman
- Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterJones as Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008IMDb rating 7.2Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterJones as Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman
Beau Bridges2 films together, 2008
Beau Bridges's page
- Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterBridges as Mjr. Gen. Henry 'Hank' Landry
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008IMDb rating 7.2Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterBridges as Mjr. Gen. Henry Landry
Don S. Davis2 films together, 2008 to 2009
Don S. Davis's page
- Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods2009IMDb rating 8.0Tapping as Captain Samantha CarterDavis as Major General George Hammond
- Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterDavis as Major General George Hammond
Ben Browder2 films together, 2008
Ben Browder's page
- Stargate: Continuum2008IMDb rating 7.4Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterBrowder as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell / Captain of the Achilles
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008IMDb rating 7.2Tapping as Lt. Col. Samantha CarterBrowder as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
Also two films together4 more actors
- Bryce HodgsonKid Cannabis (2014) and Engaged to Kill (2006)
- Claudia BlackStargate: Continuum (2008) and Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
- Peter WilliamsStargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009) and Stargate: Continuum (2008)
- Richard Dean AndersonStargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009) and Stargate: Continuum (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

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Amanda Tapping's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
	Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film		Won

Online

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