This page will contain news stories about Tricia Helfer, as they become available.Tricia HelferTricia HelferPatricia (Tricia) Helfer (born 1974), is a Canadian film and television actress and a former Victoria's Secret model. Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada. She was raised on her family's grain farm. At the age of 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre, she was "discovered" by modelling agency scout Kelly Streit. In 1992, she won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest and was subsequently signed to the Elite modelling agency. Modelling clothes for Givenchy, Christian Dior, Claude Montana and Emanuel Ungaro, Helfer has also appeared on the covers of fashion magazines ELLE (August 1993), Amica Italia (November 1996), Cosmopolitan (July 1998), and Vogue. She has done photo assignments for Chanel's Cristalle perfume and Victoria's Secret lingerie. Helfer hosted a televsion fashion program Ooh La La in Canada, before moving to New York City to learn acting. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a full-time film career. Apart from starring in a number of fashion documentaries, Helfer appeared on the comedy short Eventual Wife, as Inga, in 2000. She also co-starred as Sarah on the television series Jeremiah and played the role of a model, Ashleigh James, in the May 16, 2002 episode "The Hunger Artist" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2003, Helfer played the female lead Eva in the independent film White Rush. She also became a noted beauty pageant judge for Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. Helfer appeared as a gynoid Cylon agent, Number Six, in the 2003 Sci Fi channel miniseries Battlestar Galactica. The miniseries, which was a remake of the 1970s series Battlestar Galactica, was a huge ratings success, due in part to the visually attractive mind games between Number Six and scientist Dr. Gaius Baltar; it has now become a television series. Early in 2004, Helfer was offered the role depicting Farrah Fawcett in the NBC telemovie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorised Story of 'Charlie's Angels'. She also regularly appeared in photo shoots by Maxim magazine and was the magazine's wall calendar girl for 2005. Helfer has been married to lawyer Jonathen Marshall since 2002. Filmography
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Helfer has been married to lawyer Jonathen Marshall since 2002. She was buried in Melrose Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, Anaheim, California. She also regularly appeared in photo shoots by Maxim magazine and was the magazine's wall calendar girl for 2005. Chemotherapy did little to slow the course of the disease and she died the following year in West Hollywood, California. Early in 2004, Helfer was offered the role depicting Farrah Fawcett in the NBC telemovie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorised Story of 'Charlie's Angels'. While appearing in the television series Capitol in 1982, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and she played many of her scenes in a wheelchair. Gaius Baltar; it has now become a television series. Her acting career began to decline after the demise of "The Addams Family" in 1966, and while she continued to act, her roles were sporadic. The miniseries, which was a remake of the 1970s series Battlestar Galactica, was a huge ratings success, due in part to the visually attractive mind games between Number Six and scientist Dr. In 1964 she began playing Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family, a role which brought her success as a comedienne and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Helfer appeared as a gynoid Cylon agent, Number Six, in the 2003 Sci Fi channel miniseries Battlestar Galactica. By 1963 she and Spelling were separated, and by 1964 they were divorced. She also became a noted beauty pageant judge for Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. In 1958 she shared a Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" with Sandra Dee and Diane Varsi, and appeared with Elvis Presley in King Creole. In 2003, Helfer played the female lead Eva in the independent film White Rush. She appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1957), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957). She also co-starred as Sarah on the television series Jeremiah and played the role of a model, Ashleigh James, in the May 16, 2002 episode "The Hunger Artist" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Donna Reed was cast in her role. Apart from starring in a number of fashion documentaries, Helfer appeared on the comedy short Eventual Wife, as Inga, in 2000. A role in House of Wax (1953) brought her good reviews, and she was cast in From Here to Eternity (also 1953), but illness forced her withdrawal. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue a full-time film career. In 1953 she married aspiring filmmaker Aaron Spelling, and her film career began to gain momentum. Helfer hosted a televsion fashion program Ooh La La in Canada, before moving to New York City to learn acting. She secured a contract with Paramount Studios and made her first film in 1952. She has done photo assignments for Chanel's Cristalle perfume and Victoria's Secret lingerie. Born Carolyn Sue Baker in Amarillo, Texas, Jones joined the Pasadena Playhouse in 1947. Modelling clothes for Givenchy, Christian Dior, Claude Montana and Emanuel Ungaro, Helfer has also appeared on the covers of fashion magazines ELLE (August 1993), Amica Italia (November 1996), Cosmopolitan (July 1998), and Vogue. Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1929 - August 3, 1983) was an American actress. In 1992, she won Ford's Supermodel of the World Contest and was subsequently signed to the Elite modelling agency. At the age of 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre, she was "discovered" by modelling agency scout Kelly Streit. She was raised on her family's grain farm. Helfer was born in the rural community of Donalda, Alberta, Canada. Patricia (Tricia) Helfer (born 1974), is a Canadian film and television actress and a former Victoria's Secret model. Battlestar Galactica (2004) television series. Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004). Battlestar Galactica (2003) mini-series. White Rush (2003). Eventual Wife (2000). |