Lexa Doig (photos of the girl are presented in the article) decided to become an actress when she was nine years old. Together with her parents, she watched the opera Porgy and Bess, which helped her to decide on her life path. Viewers Lex filled the series "Secrets of Smallville", "Continuum", "Andromeda", as well as the films "Without Alibi" and "Jackson X".
Family and childhood Lexa Doig
What is known about the star’s past, her family? Lexa Doig was born in Toronto in 1973. She celebrates her birthday on June 7, Gemini according to the horoscope. Lex comes from a multinational family. Her father is a Scot and her mother is Filipino by birth. The real name of the actress is Alexander. Lexa is a pseudonym that she began to use at the start of her film career.
In childhood, Doig was seriously involved in rhythmic gymnastics. She devoted several years to the sport, but was not going to connect life with him. When Alexandra turned 13, she became a fashion model. The girl also tried to succeed on the stage. However, Doig quickly realized that she lacked stage experience.
First roles
The theater scared Lex Doig, so she quickly switched to work on the set. In 1994, the fantastic film War with Reality was released, in which the aspiring actress embodied the image of a cowboy girl. This was followed by small roles in the TV series "Ready or Not," "Hidden Room." Then Lexa starred in an episode of the movie "Stone Jungle."
Spectators were in no hurry to memorize Doig, and critics and directors were in no hurry to recognize her talent. But the actress did not give up. She starred in the series "Special Effects", "Flash Gordon", "Merchants", played in the television movie "While My Beauty Is Sleeping."
From obscurity to fame
From the biography of Lexa Doig, it is known that a breakthrough for her was a key role in the action movie "Without an Alibi." She embodied the image of the dangerous Frenchwoman Camilla, which drives the main character Bob crazy. He signs his death sentence when he falls in love with her, but does not know about it. Bob is torn between his love and his desire to find and punish the man who killed his younger brother. Camilla knows much more than she says, but does not admit it.
To consolidate the success, Lexa was helped by the fantastic series “Andromeda”, which was worked on for about five years. Doig in this television project played the artificial intelligence of a star cruiser. This role brought the actress a number of prestigious American awards.
Next, Lexa took part in the action-packed action movie Jackson X. Earth is turning into a toxic desert, and humanity is forced to colonize a new planet. Many years later, a group of archaeological students set off to explore the ancient remains of past civilizations. Its participants find in an old research center frozen bodies of cryogen, whose age exceeds 400 years. The team takes the finds with them, not even knowing how dangerous it is. One of the bodies belongs to the dangerous maniac Jason Voorhees, from whose hands dozens of people died in the distant past. A serial killer comes to life on a ship, destroys a special forces detachment and sets about hunting students. Lexa played an employee of a science center whose body was frozen for experimental purposes.
Then the filmography of Lexa Doig was replenished with the action movie “Hunter”. Former policeman Connor Spears becomes an involuntary participant in the bloody war waged by two mafia clans. The misadventures of the hero begin with the fact that his old friend Rick asks to help him free the sister kidnapped by bandits. Lexa embodied the image of the fatal beauty Kim Chang, who belongs to one of the mafia clans.
Love family
Lexa Doig got married at the age of 30. Her choice fell on the actor Michael Shanks, whom she met on the set of Andromeda. From time to time, spouses work together. Say, they played in the last seasons of the TV project “Stargate SG-1”, appeared in the tape “Tactical Force”.
Michael and Lexa raise two children. Mia Tabitha's daughter was born on September 13, 2004. Son Samuel David was born on March 19, 2006. The family now resides in Vancouver.
What else to see
Lex Doig can be seen in many popular series. For example, she played Rhys in one of the supernatural seasons. In the mystical television project “Smallville Secrets”, the actress starred for a long time. She embodied the image of Dr. Christina Lamell.
It is impossible not to note the participation of Doig in the Canadian series "Continuum", which tells about terrorist fanatics who can move in time. She played Sonya Valentine.
Film and television projects
Fans can use the list of all the series and films of Lexa Doig below.
- "Hidden room."
- "Ready or Not".
- "War on Reality."
- "The Stone Jungle."
- "Special effects."
- Flash Gordon.
- "Merchants."
- "While my beauty is sleeping."
- "Stargate: 3B-1."
- "Earth: The Last Conflict."
- "Hunting the Phoenix."
- "Without an alibi."
- "Andromeda".
- "Jason X."
- "The Chris Isaac Show."
- "Secrets of Smallville."
- "Hunter".
- "Live load."
- "Four thousand four hundred."
- "Supernatural."
- "Anomalies."
- "Eureka".
- "End of the world".
- "Ball lightning".
- "Tactical power."
- "Arctic air."
- "Continuum".
- "In the hope of salvation."
- "Arrow".
- "Jurassic Portal: New World."
- "By calculation".
Hobbies, principles
Lexa has principles that she tries not to change. Its main rule is to never regret what has been done. Doig believes that even the worst human mistakes give him important lessons. Only the one who does nothing does not make mistakes.
Lexa has a lot of hobbies. For example, not everyone knows that an actress cannot imagine life without RPG games. At one time, she spent a lot of time on passing the "Dungeons and Dragons". In addition, the star loves roller skating and reading.