Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11, 1974) is a Canadian-born actress and former model, best known for her role as Number Six in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, as well as her role as "Carla" on Burn Notice, and she also hosted the first season of Canada's Next Top Model.
Helfer was born and raised in the rural community of Donalda in Stettler County, Alberta. She was raised on her family's grain farm and at ...
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Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11, 1974) is a Canadian-born actress and former model, best known for her role as Number Six in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, as well as her role as "Carla" on Burn Notice, and she also hosted the first season of Canada's Next Top Model.
Helfer was born and raised in the rural community of Donalda in Stettler County, Alberta. She was raised on her family's grain farm and at the age of 17, while standing in line at a local movie theatre, she was discovered by modeling agency scout Kelly Streit. She is of German, French, Swedish and Norwegian descent.
In 1992, she won Ford Models' Supermodel of the World Contest and was subsequently signed to the Elite Model Management and later to Trump Model Management. Tricia retired from fashion modeling in 2002 and states that all her shoots since then are related to projects or product endorsements. She has appeared in ad campaigns, including Ralph Lauren, Versace, Chanel,...
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