Lexa Doig
Alexandra Shanks, born Doig ( born June 8, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress. She is known by her stage name Lexa Doig.
Life
Lexa Doig's father came from Scotland, while her mother is of filipino ethnicity. She grew up with her older brother Ted in Don Mills, Toronto. The name comes from the Scottish Doig, Lexa is the pet name of "Alexandra". Since August 2, 2003 she is with the actor Michael Shanks (known as " Dr. Daniel Jackson " from Stargate ) married, but continues to operate under the stage name Lexa Doig. On September 13, 2004, she released her first child into the world. In March 2006, a son was born. By Michael Shanks ' it is the third child because of his marriage to Vaitiare Hirshon - Asar (formerly Vaitiare Bandera ) comes his daughter Tatiana born in 1998.
Even as a child she gained first experience in theater as an actress. So they started with pieces such as Romeo and Juliet and in the black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. Her first film role was at the age of twelve years in Psycho Girls.
TV and movies
Their best-known role was Lexa Doig in the science-fiction series Andromeda. Her other roles she plays, especially in science fiction television series.
Before Doig came to Andromeda, she had several other television appearances behind. So she played among others in Jason X, The professionals - with the next generation and Traders. She also starred in William Shatner's Tek War TV Series - Warriors of the future and in the eponymous film as "Cowgirl ". One of their major roles they had in No Alibi, where she slipped on the side of Eric Roberts and Dean Cain in the lead role of Camille. Later she also played a guest role in Mission Earth - They are among us by Gene Roddenberry. This role allowed the producers of Andromeda - also from the pen of Gene Roddenberry - pay attention to her, whereupon she received the role of " Andromeda / Rommie ". In 4400 - The returnees they can be seen in the second season as a recurring character " Wendy Paulson ".
In the ninth and tenth season of Stargate - Kommando SG -1 she played from 2005 to 2007, " Dr. Carolyn Lam ", the head physician of the Stargate center. Another main role was Lexa Doig in the fantasy drama Second Sight (2007) and in the second and third season of EUReKA - The secret city a guest appearance. They also had a role in Ba'al - The Legacy of the storm god, who in the U.S. on 13 September 2008 SciFi Channel movie had started.
In 2010 she starred in six episodes as " Dr. Leah Pearlman " in the remake V - The Visitors with. In the Canadian science fiction series Continuum from the year 2012, she had the role of Liber8 - terrorist " Sonya Valentine" held.