Lexa Doig
- Actress
Toronto native Alexandra Doig was born on June 8th, to Filipina
mother Gloria and Irish-Scottish father David. Her parents held
season tickets to their local theater, and Lexa was inspired to begin
acting after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the age of
nine. She dropped out of high school in grade 13, did modeling and
commercial work, and hosted YTV's Video & Arcade Top 10 (1991) with friend Gordon Michael Woolvett.
Her first professional job came at the age of 19, when she was cast
opposite William Shatner and Greg Evigan in "TekWar". She went on to appear in
several projects for both the big and small screens, including CI5: The New Professionals (1998),
Jungleground (1995) and No Alibi (2000), before landing a lead role in Jason X (2001), the 10th
installment in the Friday the 13th series. Shortly after, she captured
the title role in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (2000) starring as the Andromeda
Ascendant's sophisticated artificial intelligence system. She has also
completed guest stints on several popular television shows, including
Traders (1996), Earth: Final Conflict (1997), The Chris Isaak Show (2001). Theatre credits include "Arsenic and Old
Lace" and "Romeo and Juliet".
In her spare time, Lexa enjoys reading, roller-blading and playing RPG
video games, "Dungeons and Dragons" being her favorite. She currently
resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with husband Michael Shanks, children
Mia and Samuel and two cats.
mother Gloria and Irish-Scottish father David. Her parents held
season tickets to their local theater, and Lexa was inspired to begin
acting after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the age of
nine. She dropped out of high school in grade 13, did modeling and
commercial work, and hosted YTV's Video & Arcade Top 10 (1991) with friend Gordon Michael Woolvett.
Her first professional job came at the age of 19, when she was cast
opposite William Shatner and Greg Evigan in "TekWar". She went on to appear in
several projects for both the big and small screens, including CI5: The New Professionals (1998),
Jungleground (1995) and No Alibi (2000), before landing a lead role in Jason X (2001), the 10th
installment in the Friday the 13th series. Shortly after, she captured
the title role in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (2000) starring as the Andromeda
Ascendant's sophisticated artificial intelligence system. She has also
completed guest stints on several popular television shows, including
Traders (1996), Earth: Final Conflict (1997), The Chris Isaak Show (2001). Theatre credits include "Arsenic and Old
Lace" and "Romeo and Juliet".
In her spare time, Lexa enjoys reading, roller-blading and playing RPG
video games, "Dungeons and Dragons" being her favorite. She currently
resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with husband Michael Shanks, children
Mia and Samuel and two cats.
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