Sarah Victoria Higginson (born December 6, 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Elizabeth Weir in the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2004–2008). Her other roles include Beth Kittridge in TekWar, Commander Delaney Truffault in Dark Matter (2015–2017), and Natalie Lawson in This Life (2015–2016).
Higginson is also a theatre actress, and has appeared in such plays as Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
Early life
Higginson was born in Burlington, Ontario, to Welsh parents. Her family moved around frequently, and she spent her childhood variously in Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, and Wales. Higginson and her sister were raised by a single mother. At the age of 18, she moved to England and studied to become an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, later returning to Canada.
Career
In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1 premiere, Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors who would play roles in the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). Higginson took over the role of Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen, appearing first in a guest spot in the season eight premiere of Stargate SG-1. Her character was carried over onto the spinoff Stargate Atlantis, where she starred in the main cast until the end of the show's third season, afterwards being reduced from a main cast member to a recurring role in the fourth season. She did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season.
In 2015, Higginson was cast in the CBC Television drama series This Life as Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The series ran for two seasons, and was ultimately cancelled on January 24, 2017. In 2016, she portrayed Dr. Kessler on the KindaTV web series Inhuman Condition.
From 2015 to 2017 she had a recurring role as Delaney Truffault in the science fiction series Dark Matter, which was created by former Stargate producers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie.
thumb|Higginson in 2006
In February 2021, it was announced that Higginson, who had a recurring role on the CTV medical series Transplant, was upgraded to a regular cast member for season 2 after the rights for the show were acquired by NBC.
Personal life
Higginson lives in Los Angeles.
Accolades
Higginson won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The City in 2000. In 2004, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance in Stargate Atlantis.
Filmography
Films
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|1991
|data-sort-value="Photographer's Wife, The" | The Photographer's Wife
|Suzanna
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| rowspan="3" |1995
|Jungleground
|Samantha Woods
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|When the Bullet Hits the Bone
|Allison Doherty
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|2005
|Irish Eyes
|Lorraine Healey
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|2017
|Ordinary Days
|Marie Cook
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|1993
|E.N.G.
|Madeline Shannon
|Episode: "The Good Samaritan"
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| rowspan="5" |1994
|Counterstrike
|Susan<!--Screen credit--> Kimberley<!--with TWO "e" not ONE. Ignore IMDb. The Surname is from her father's character, Sheriff Jack "Kimberley" (Screen credit omits her surname)-->
|Episode: "Clear Cut"
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|TekWar
|Beth Kittridge
|TV movie
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