Amanda Tapping - Canadian actress, director and producer - was born on August 28, 1965 in Rocheford, Essex, UK. When she was three years old, the family moved to Canada and settled in Toronto. Amanda's parents tried to instill in her daughter a love of science, but they did not do much, since the girl from early childhood dreamed of becoming an actress.
School drama circle
North Toronto High School had an expanded drama club for high school students, where students became acquainted with theatrical art, played performances and, most importantly, put on stage these performances. Amanda was so carried away by school theater that she almost fell behind in the main disciplines. At some point, the girl had to leave rehearsals and sit down for textbooks. And yet, when the Dramatic Arts Award was awarded in the drama club for those who excelled, the first prize went to Amanda Tapping.
Parents failed to interest their daughter in science, and Amanda herself gradually introduced them to art. Mother watched with her the television series Coronation Street by Tony Warren, and her father, a big fan of the Monty Python comedians, often invited her daughter to join him and watch the next performance of the famous six comedians together.
Theatre
Amanda Tapping, whose biography at that time was supposed to make a sharp turn, after school continued her in-depth study of dramatic art at the University of Windsor. The girl became less likely to see her parents, the road took a lot of time. Amanda could not travel to Toronto as often as she would like. After a course of study, she became an actress in one of the theaters of Toronto. At the same time, she began to receive offers from television, where they wanted to see her in several roles at once. At first, the actress agreed reluctantly, but the television people managed to interest her.
Work on television
After Amanda Tapping began to receive very good income on the TV channel, she decided to invest in her own project - the comedy troupe Random Acts, which consists of three actresses: Amanda Tapping herself, Ann Mary Kerr and Katherine Jackson. The girls played their mini-performances and improvisational scenes throughout Toronto and beyond. And, of course, participated in all theater festivals and competitions. In addition, the mobile troupe was a welcome guest at numerous Ontario County fairs.
In 1995, tour trips across the expanses of Canada had to be suspended - Amanda was bombarded with roles in several television shows at once. These were the series Call of the Flesh, X-Files, Rent a Baby, Newsroom, Strictly South, and Donor. In addition, on the approach was the starring role of Amanda Tapping - Samantha Carter in the series "Stargate SG-1".
Competition
To get the role of Samantha, I had to get around many competitors. Samples passed in several stages. In the process, Amanda recorded episodes of all her best roles on a separate video tape and sent out copies to the directors who somehow participated in the project. The main screenings took place in Los Angeles, and Amanda went to California. In the end, there were three applicants left, and Tapping was one of them. Another two weeks passed. She got a call to announce her approval for the role. Amanda packed the suitcase the same day and flew to Vancouver, where filming was supposed to begin.
the main role
The actress was in the image of Samantha Carter for about 10 years, not for a moment without leaving the role. The character was extremely complex - a soldier and a scientist, an astrophysicist and a representative of the naval forces all rolled into one. Amanda Tapping completely identified herself with her heroine, and so she wanted to see every woman of our time. Purposefulness, composure and achievement of the result in the shortest way - this should be a woman. The idol of the actress for a long time was the writer Gloria Steinem, known as the implacable feminist, and at times the suffragist.
Filmography
Tapping opposed herself to the entire female society, because most of the fair sex do not want to hear about the notorious female independence. Amanda regarded the confrontation as evidence of weakness and reproached the female class for the widespread retreat of the female half of humanity in front of men who systematically continue shameful segregation, not letting women into power, into leading structures and leaving them with the most prestigious posts.
In between filming the series Stargate, Amanda Tapping, whose filmography contains about 40 films, starred in an episodic role in the television series-anthology Beyond the Possible, and then played the role of Dr. Cantor in the mystical series Millennium.
Philosophy
Amanda Tapping is perhaps the only film actress who is guided in her own philosophy: she is convinced that there is such a thing - female power. And this power gives rise to responsibility, heroism and high intelligence. The actress has little logic in her reasoning, but she should be respected for her unwavering faith in her ideals.
Currently, Amanda Tapping is trying to realize a supernatural reputation in her own film project - the sci-fi serial film "Shelter".
Personal life
Amanda is a fairly purposeful representative of the weaker sex, and without the slightest signs of weakness. Amanda Tapping loves hiking, camping, skiing and horse riding. It is an active protector of nature, especially animals. Sponsored by a society of cancer patients suffering from breast cancer.
The actress maintains a relationship with two older brothers - Christopher and Richard, Abby does not have a soul in her dog. Amanda's husband - Alan Kovacs - always and in all respects agrees with his wife, and when she stated that it was time to have a baby, he did not mind. March 22, 2005, the couple had a daughter, who was named Olivia. Recently, the young Amanda Tapping (photo of 2013 practically does not differ from the pictures of the actress taken in 1993) began to actively engage in fitness with Olivia. The husband remains at home at this time.