HIGGINSON, Torri

PERSONAL

Full name, Sarah Victoria Higginson; born Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Education: Studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; apprenticed under Patsy Rodenburg, a voice and text coach.

Career: Actress and producer. Appeared in television commercials, including Pop Tarts. Create a Smile (an animal therapy program), volunteer; Food on Foot (a nonprofit organization), Los Angles, CA, volunteer.

Awards, Honors: Gemini Award, best performance by an actress in a continuing leading dramatic role, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2000, for The City; Saturn Award nomination, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, 2005, for Stargate: Atlantis.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Suzanna, The Photographer's Wife (short), 1991.

Allison Doherty, When the Bullet Hits the Bone, Terror Zone Productions, 1995.

Samantha "Sammy" Woods, Jungleground, Norstar Releasing, 1995.

Kristen, Memory Run (also known as Synapse), Imperial Entertainment, 1996.

Mary, The English Patient, Miramax, 1996.

Peggy, Double Take, Twice Removed Productions, Inc., 1997.

Sara Gemmel, Airborne (also known as L'avion de la terreur), Alliance Atlantis Communications, 1998.

Nancy, Rats, 2000.

Sheila Newlands, Turning Paige (also known as Pages de vie), Film Option International, 2001.

Dr. Katie Arlen, Autopsy Room Four (short), 2003.

Alice, Crust (short), 2003.

Detective Jessica Cavallo, Intent (short), Power Up Films, 2003.

Lorriane Healey, Irish Eyes (also known as Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy and Irish Eyes Are Crying), Ardustry Home Entertainment, 2004.

Film Work:

Executive producer, The Photographer's Wife, 1991.

Television Appearances; Series:

Beth Kittridge, TekWar (also known as TekWar: The Series), USA Network, 1995.

Katharine Strachan, The City (also known as Deep in the City), CTV (Canada), 1999.

Bliss (also known as Bliss II), Oxygen, 2002.

Dr. Elizabeth Weir, Stargate: Atlantis, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Gwen, The Women of Windsor, 1992.

Younger Liddie, Family Pictures, ABC, 1993.

Angela Carver, Storm of the Century (also known as Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"), ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Beth Kittridge, TekWar (also known as TekWar: The Movie and TekWar: The Original Movie), syndicated, 1994.

Beth Kittridge, TekWar: TekLords, syndicated, 1994.

Beth Kittridge, TekWar: TekJustice, syndicated, 1994.

Jenny, Balls Up, 1997.

Skye Morgan, The Absolute Truth, CBS, 1997.

Caroline Chandler, Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (also known as Family of Cops III), CBS, 1999.

Abby Wrigley, 'Twas the Night, The Disney Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Katharine Strachan, The City, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilot Movies:

Dr. Elizabeth Weir, Stargate Atlantis: Rising, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself and Elizabeth Weir, Preview to Atlantis, 2004.

Herself and Elizabeth Weir, From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci-Fi Lowdown (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Herself and Elizabeth Weir, Sci-Fi Lowdown: Behind the Stargate—Secrets Revealed (also known as Beyond the Stargate: Secrets Revealed; documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Also appeared in Canada: A People's History.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Erica, "Last Act," Forever Knight, CBS, 1992.

Madeline Shannon, "The Good Samaritan," E.N.G., 1993.

Susan Kimberly, "Clearcut," Counterstrike, USA Network, 1993.

Georgia, "Passages," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1993.

Blythe Hall, "Death at Sunset/Collision," PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1997.

Claudia Hoffman, "Reborn," Highlander: The Raven, syndicated, 1998.

Alyssa Selwyn, "The Haven," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1999.

Dr. Elizabeth Weir, "New Order: Parts 1 & 2," Stargate SG-1, Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated, 2004.

Also appeared in Twice in a Lifetime; Tom Stone.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Maggie, The Mill on the Floss, World Stage Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; in Zadie's Shoes; The Taming of the Shrew; Love and Other Games; Weldon Rising; Three Tall Women; Picasso at the Lapin Agile; and Macbeth, Hungarian Arts Festival, Budapest, Hungary.