1. Sarah Victoria Higginson was born on December 6,1969 and is a Canadian actress.
11 Facts About Torri Higginson
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Torri Higginson is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, and for portraying Elizabeth Weir in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Jordan Hampton in NCIS, and Commander Delaney Truffault in Dark Matter.
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Torri Higginson is a theatre actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
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Torri Higginson was born in Burlington, Ontario and studied to become an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, United Kingdom.
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In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1 premiere, Torri Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams, JR Bourne, and Lexa Doig.
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Torri Higginson took over the role of Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest spot on the season eight opener of Stargate SG-1.
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Torri Higginson 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.
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Torri Higginson did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season.
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In 2015, Torri Higginson was cast in the CBC Television drama series This Life as Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother who is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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In February 2021, it was announced that Torri Higginson, who had a recurring role on the CTV medical series Transplant, was upgraded to a regular cast member for season 2 after the rights for the show were acquired by NBC.
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Torri Higginson won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The City in 2000.