Amanda Tapping was born in Rochford, Essex in England o­n August 28, 1965. She spent a short time in South Benfleet, Essex, and was relocated to Ontario, Canada, at the age of 3. She attended North Toronto High School where she was awarded the Dramatic Arts Award and Environmental Science Award. Her parents always wanted her to go into the science field, but her first love was acting. Amanda studied drama at the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario. After graduation, she spent four more years studying theater and appearing in several stage productions. She has appeared in many movies and television shows such as Booty Call, Life or Something Like It, Rent-a-Kid, The Outer Limits and The X-Files, however, her real success that seemed to launch her career came in 1997 with the start of the TV series Stargate SG-1 where she plays Colonel Samantha Carter.

She has three brothers, one of which is her twin. She has a dog named Abbie. On September 23, 1994 she married Alan Kovacs.



Co-Founded the Canadian comedy group "Random Acts" Graduated from the University of Windsor's school of dramatic art. Of the other four original "Stargate SG-1" (1997) regulars, she is the only one who did not meet and/or work with Richard Dean Anderson before the series began. Daughter, Olivia B. Kovacs, was born on 22nd March 2005; she weighed in at 9 pounds 4 ounces. Is a spokesperson for UNICEF. Along with Gary Jones, she is one of only two actors to appear in all ten seasons of "Stargate SG-1" (1997) and all five seasons of "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004). Along with Gary Jones and Martin Christopher, she is one of only three actors to appear in the series finales of both "Stargate SG-1" (1997) and "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004): "Stargate SG-1: Unending (#10.20)" (2007) and "Stargate: Atlantis: Enemy at the Gate (#5.20)" (2009).