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Torri Higginson 
Torri Higginson at Collectormania Manchester in 2007Born Sarah Victoria Higginson
December 6, 1969
Burlington, Ontario, CanadaOccupation Film/television actress Years active 1991–present Height 5'8½" (1.74m) Sarah Victoria "Torri" Higginson (born Burlington, Ontario, 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.
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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
Higginson at Comic Con 2006
Won
- 2000: Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for: The City.[2]
Nominated
Filmography
Actress 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 Yumi in Love 2009 Smile of April 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 III as Caroline Chandler Storm of the Century as Angela Carver TV Mini-Series 2001 Twas the Night as Abby Wrigley 2010 Stonehenge Apocalypse as Dr. Kaycee Leeds 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 Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Elizabeth Weir (2004–2007) 2007 NCIS as Dr. Jordan Hampton episodes "Identity Crisis" and "Broken Bird" 2008 Eleventh Hour as Alex episode "Titans" References
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (July 16, 2004). "Atlantis Mystery Is Solved; Now, About the Wormhole". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/16/movies/television-review-atlantis-mystery-is-solved-now-about-the-wormhole.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site, retrieved February 14, 2008.
- ^ "31st Annual Saturn Award Nominations". http://www.saturnawards.org/san31.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
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Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- People from Burlington, Ontario
- People from Hamilton, Ontario
- Gemini Award winners
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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