helen series protagonist central character canadian fantasy science fiction television series sanctuary portrayed series life scientist victorian era england currently runs global sanctuary network organization tasked finding series creatures called later bring sanctuary base refuge protect human population character half centuries old having given advanced longevity vampire blood 20th century time travel traveling time avoid people isolated season finale sanctuary revealed spent years creating new sanctuary tapping offered original web series series creator director actress regular role playing stargate years initially difficulty playing personality greatly differed carter dyed hair darker spoke english accent run born england addition tapping serves series executive producer occasions director tapping portrayal character received generally mixed reactions critics negative comments pointing tapping accent tapping nominated awards role helen winning best lead performance female dramatic series episode requiem character arc background born august gregory father regarded controversial medical researcher time exposed daughter profession child years later helped form secret group known young oxford_university member voluntarily injected pure vampire blood species extinct centuries granted member unique abilities ability longevity allowing live times longer normal human point entered relationship ability personal insane murdered prostitutes conceive child later took embryo turn 20th century research abnormal population went swing founded funding needed prime minister reunited stop kill turned sixth member blamed death daughter releasing london season episode tuesday states passenger july worked normandy prevent nazis controlling fire day charged head sanctuary fictional city pacific_northwest decided use embryo bear daughter expeditions saved young dangerous abnormal failed capture killed mother season season adult forensic psychiatrist worked old city police department new protégé eventually accepts returns sanctuary ask cure unknown tricks poison escapes later revealed survived able suppress insanity aware underground organization known plot control gain episodes season organization primary focus requiem exposed aggressive parasite bermuda triangle going group parasite stop killing locks cabin submarine drains oxygen killing later revived captures escaping parasite season finale revelations launch called causes exposed abnormal attack humans combat lost city recover source blood vampire blood end distressed learn turned team steals blood sample season second season begins weeks end works hard defeat save transformed vampire hybrid tasked destroy arrive old city sanctuary able recognises time save electromagnetic field active mean inside despite believes life energy electromagnetic field forced accept died death loved ones longevity tried find way age normal rate finds honduras effect turning humans zombie like creatures shown potential consequences release guardian decides leave later season leadership called question heads house sets elaborate scheme named emma suspects working network scheme mental illness murder butler makes emma believe kept alive big dangerous abnormal earth thought killed revealed season finale alive secrecy believes killing planet controlled attempts big authority assumes control network attempt kill succeeds launches season season begins forcing step head putting command rest team deal happy big alive sanctuary house heads decide charge firing breaking learns talked avatar manifestation stopping saw father left clues leading map leading thought home abnormal species planet breach learns alive intends find having resurrected finding entrance team venture underground city leader team later resurrected wants help saving city facing destruction abnormal controlling city energy saving team good terms revealed worth came city steal power source unlimited capabilities assumed killed leave later revealed season finale kept alive power source create time machine cure daughter cause consequences planet failed attempt causes destruction time bubble france fails stop succeeding follow time portal london season pursues worth london stop daughter meant die timeline pursuit tries avoid past self fails stop encountering watson quickly discovers future promises quiet sake preserving timeline worth chases later accidentally kills restoring timeline killing worth ends hiding years help dealing mass invading surface season finale revealed helen secretly working important figures 20th century including built new underground sanctuary characterization website describes beautiful enigmatic devoted life practical research cutting edge medicine science work explore world rest world dismiss monstrous elements childhood realizes world mistakes protector cases described bold straightforward brave nonsense remains true formal victorian english portraying actress described crazy character eccentric sexy daughter independence self reliance doesn occasional mother daughter friction tapping said huge respect characters adding knows mother says needs says reason huge respect things hard choice having mother longevity daughter season recruits protégé asked thinks tapping stated think helen finds fascinating sees qualities qualities knows probably beaten course time purity thought way analyses things absolutely respects think realises going come time going bit couple episodes bizarre sexual tension generally huge healthy respect interview tapping explains relationship love relationship developed organic transformation character actually bring somebody board initially teaching ropes seasons gone come come scientist come terms relationship people sanctuary stated nice formed characters people depend survival respect comes conceptual history series creator conceived idea sanctuary ideas included final product english scientist years later asked potential series wood believed decided approach participate project accepted believed casting tapping nice fit character actress born england tapping played regular character stargate sister stargate atlantis know future role approached appear sanctuary started shooting january conflict commitments stargate fourth season atlantis tapping offered return fifth season accepted sanctuary picked television series tapping decided turn atlantis contract having encouraged husband playing carter years went weird playing able embrace playing new character pretty quickly tapping found challenge play different character carter differing personalities points view playing character like long comfortable sam comfortable skin helen sexual mysterious darker edge sort finding carter looks bright helen long seen evil human society whilst filming tapping wore dark haired wig television series shot dyed hair match hair colour wig tapping spoke english accent run series relatives united_kingdom speak british accents tapping found accent challenge character came victorian era specific way speaking bit actress listened different voices factor fact lived world sanctuary filmed virtual green screen sets initially tapping went called key green bright green walls days got likened filming green screen working theatre second season daughter killed producers american canadian networks character including deep dramatic impact wanted feel angry vulnerable season especially episodes playing series season tapping admitted things decisions makes wrap head fascinating actor try inside somebody complex kind confusing episode normandy tapping wore red haired wig time second world war homage late grandmother fourth season tapping requested given new love interest request granted form female appearing early season establishing addition actor tapping executive producer series paid extra salary financing backed studio served director certain days directors unavailable called sick second season allowed direct seventh episode reception critical reaction according enthusiastic creating radically different character years playing stargate expended tremendous effort separate helen carter successfully possible tapping able successfully portray woman experienced century half isolation relentless compassion commented tapping role way actor outside stargate universe carter described non female main character british science fiction said intelligent british accents victorian era exact years old seriously doesn look day added tapping right home taking lead den geek believed typical english character american liking tea cut glass hint regional accent helen listed number squad mysterious characters television english accent received critics listed ninth worst fake accents science fiction stating want like new especially monsters look amazing worried tapping accent way sounds completely forced clips seen far guess wait october assessment chicago_tribune wondered tapping decided speak accent added interest fans tapping previous works notably stargate called tapping english accent whilst calling series accolades course series tapping portrayal resulted award nominations tapping nominated best performance actress continuing leading dramatic role role requiem lost year tapping won similar best lead performance female dramatic series episode nominated category breach lost respectively
Helen Magnus