Sharon Taylor (actress)
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Sharon Taylor is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role on the television series Stargate Atlantis
as Amelia Banks.
, British Columbia
. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from Simon Fraser University
. She worked extensively in theatre for many years before switching to television and film. She has trained in martial arts for over ten years and has a black belt in karate
kickboxing. Upon learning that Sharon was a black belt kickboxer, the producers of Stargate: Atlantis decided to write it into her character's actions in the episode "The Prodigal
".
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
as Amelia Banks.
Biography
Sharon Taylor was born and raised in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
. She worked extensively in theatre for many years before switching to television and film. She has trained in martial arts for over ten years and has a black belt in karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
kickboxing. Upon learning that Sharon was a black belt kickboxer, the producers of Stargate: Atlantis decided to write it into her character's actions in the episode "The Prodigal
Stargate Atlantis (season 5)
The fifth season of the military science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis commenced airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States on July 11, 2008, concluded on the same channel on January 9, 2009, and contained 20 episodes. The show itself is a spin off of its sister show, Stargate...
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Filmography
| Actress | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2000 | A Day in the Life... | Tammy | |
| 2006 | To Have and to Hold To Have and to Hold -Screen adaptations:The book has been twice adapted to the screen. The first silent film in 1916 was made by Jesse L. Lasky’s Famous Players company. It was directed by George Melford and starred Wallace Reid and Mae Murray. In 1922, Lasky did a remake, this time starring Bert Lytell and Betty... |
Sally | Television |
| 2007 | Eureka (TV series) Eureka (TV series) Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011... |
Stark's Doctor (1 episode) | 2 Episodes |
| 2008 | Alice & Huck | Tara | |
| Stargate: Atlantis | Amelia Banks | (12 episodes, 2007–2009) | |
| 2009 | Riese | Amara | 8 episodes |
| Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
Faora | (7 episodes, 2009–2010) | |
| Stargate: Extinction | Amelia Banks | (indefinitely shelved) | |
| 2010 | Supernatural Supernatural The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature... |
Unnamed Demon | (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Ice Quake | Soldier named Jamie | Television |