Historical Facts & Tidbits

Did you know…

Donalda was originally called Eidswold!


 


Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11, 1974) is a Canadian American actress and former model, best known for portraying the humanoid Cylon Number Six in the celebrated science fiction series Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009).

Helfer was born in rural Donalda, Alberta, Canada, to Dennis and Elaine Helfer. She studied at William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler, Alberta. She lived and worked on the family’s grain farm with her three sisters, Trena, Tammy and Tara. Helfer was discovered at age 17 by a modeling agency scout while standing in line at a movie theatre.