Torri Higginson

Acting

Torri Higginson

Born December 6, 1969 · Burlington, Ontario, Canada (age 56)

Torri Higginson (born Sarah Victoria Higginson) is a highly regarded Canadian actress and producer best known for her commanding yet compassionate science-fiction roles. She is universally recognized for portraying the pragmatic diplomat Dr. Elizabeth Weir in Stargate Atlantis (2004–2008), a role she originated and reprised across the Stargate franchise. She is also a theater actress and has appea…

Known For

The English PatientThe English Patient · 1996
The English Patient
★ 7.11996
MovieDramaRomance
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
The History of LoveThe History of Love · 2016
The History of Love
★ 6.42016
MovieDramaRomance
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
Family of Cops III: Under SuspicionFamily of Cops III: Under Suspicion · 1999
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
★ 6.71999
MovieCrimeTV Movie
Police Inspector Paul Fein copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son is investigating the murder of a banker.
'Twas the Night'Twas the Night · 2001
'Twas the Night
★ 5.52001
MovieTV MovieFamily
A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride.
The CultThe Cult · 2010
The Cult
2010
MovieTV Movie
Memory RunMemory Run · 1995
Memory Run
★ 5.61995
MovieActionScience Fiction
The year is 2015, and big brother is everywhere. The search for immortality is over. Science has finally achieved the impossible, undermining the most basic aspect of life: that Mind, Body, and Soul must be one, Those who benefit from this new technology will wake up to a new and youthful beginning - the rest of humankind must live a bad dream and wake up to a living nightmare that goes beyond life, beyond death, and beyond redemption.
TekWar: TekJusticeTekWar: TekJustice · 1994
TekWar: TekJustice
★ 5.21994
MovieScience Fiction
21st Century detective Jake Cardigan is arrested for murdering the husband of his ex-wife. It seems like a frame up, yet Cardigan refuses to let the authorities investigate further or even deny any involvement in the killing.
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' ChoiceStargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice · 2009
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice
★ 8.52009
MovieActionAdventure
The exhilarating, feature-length pilot episode, "Rising", sends a brilliant team of scientists through a Stargate to the legendary city of Atlantis. But not only is the city about to be engulfed by ocean water, an enemy appears who threatens everyone in the Pegasus Galaxy! And in the white-knuckle, lengthened "Enemy at the Gate" from Season 5, as the team tries to disempower Wraith hive ships, the Wraith discover coordinates that will allow them to destroy Earth!

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Balls UpBalls Up · 1997
Balls Up
★ 3.31997
MovieComedy
Jenny, a clever script assistant, lives with Geoff, recently returned to Toronto from Hollywood to direct a televised lottery show. Jenny comes up with a scheme for beating the lottery, which involves the seduction of Byron, an accountant who was hired to keep the lottery honest after the previous accountant dropped dead during the show. As the scheme proceeds, difficulties arise. A cleaning man, originally from India, is suspicious when he sees the lottery - supposedly live - being pre-taped; and the person chosen to buy the winning ticket is pursued by a loan shark. As the scheme unwinds, more and more people in Toronto - and India - learn the winning numbers of the upcoming draw. Meanwhile, Jenny and the accountant start falling in love. Her determined efforts ultimately turn an imminent disaster into a financial and romantic success.

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