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Torri Higginson
	; Torri Higginson at Collectormania Manchester in 2007
Born	Sarah Victoria Higginson; December 6, 1969 (age 40); Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	actress

Torri Higginson (born 6 December 1969) is a Canadian actress. She was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, The English Patient, and Stargate Atlantis. She is also a theater actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

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 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.

Her younger brother Luke is lead singer of the Toronto band Debaser.

In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1's premiere, Higginson starred in the 1995 movie Jungleground with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam).

[edit] Awards

Higginson at Comic Con 2006

[edit] Won

2000: Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for: The City.^[1]

[edit] Nominated

2005: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television: Stargate Atlantis.

[edit] Filmography

Actress
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1991	The Photographer's Wife	as Suzanna
1995	Jungleground	as Samantha 'Sammy' Woods
1995	When the Bullet Hits the Bone	as Allison Doherty
1996	Memory Run	as Kristen
1996	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
1997	Balls Up	as Jenny
1999	Family of Cops III	as Caroline Chandler
1999	Stephen King's Storm of the Century	as Angela Carver	TV Mini-Series
2001	Twas the Night	as Abby Wrigley
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"
1994	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"
1999	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"
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"

[edit] References

^ Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site, retrieved February 14, 2008.

[edit] External links

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[0] Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site, retrieved February 14, 2008.

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