AmandaTapping(born28August1965)isanEnglish-Canadianactressanddirector.SheisbestknownforportrayingSamanthaCarterintheCanadian–AmericanmilitarysciencefictiontelevisionseriesStargateSG-1andStargateAtlantis.ShealsostarredasHelenMagnusinthesciencefiction-fantasytelevisionseriesSanctuary.