Happy Birthday Amanda Tapping!

Amanda Tapping aka 'The First Lady of Sci-Fi' (ok, maybe not, I just made that up, but she does rule) was born in Rochford, Essex in England on August 28, 1965, and relocated to Ontario, Canada, at the age of 3. She has 3 brothers, one of which is her twin (Steven, who died in December, 2006). She has been married to Alan Kovacs since September 23, 1994, and they have a daughter named Olivia Kovacs who weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces when she was born on 22nd March 2005.

Amanda studied drama at the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Arts in Windsor, Ontario, and spent another 4 years studying and honing her craft. She has appeared in many movies and television shows. Science fiction fans loved her 10 year stint on Stargate SG-1 where she played the brilliant Samantha Carter who was both a soldier and a scientist. She continued the role on the recently-cancelled Stargate Atlantis series.

Currently, she is starring in and executive producing Sanctuary, a series which started on the web and premiered on May 14, 2007. Fans paid around 2 bucks to download each episode in high-definition. The show is filmed almost entirely using the green screen technique meaning that elaborate sets are not built physically, but instead, are created using CGI. After 8 webisodes (approximately 15 minutes each), the Sci Fi Channel picked up the series for a full 13-episode first season. It has also been commissioned by The Movie Network and Movie Central. Expect to see it on television in the late fall. Many people from the StargateVerse are involved, including creator Damian Kindler.

Themes:
1. Right-click to download to your desktop
2. On your Zune, select pictures, and chose the one you want to use
3. Press the center of the Zune pad to bring up picture options
4. Select 'apply as background' and then enjoy