Born:
April 17, 1980
in
Vancouver, Canada
Best Known For:
Playing Maureen Bowers in Painkiller Jane, and Tamara Johansen in Stargate Universe.
Early-life:
Alaina Kalanj was born in Vancouver, Canada, on April 17, 1980. For a while, she lived just outside Ottawa, where she went to Goulbourn Middle School. She made her TV debut at the age of 13 in a Fox Family Channel pilot. She was offered the main role in the commissioned series, but decided instead to travel the world as a model having been spotted by a model scout in her local shopping mall. She lived in Germany and Japan, before returning to Dallas - where her parents now lived - and enrolling in college. While studying, she had several small TV and film roles, but it was not until she moved to Los Angeles that her credits started to emerge.
Career:
Huffman has appeared in several films, including Pendulum (2001), Screen Door Jesus (2003), The Gunman (2004) and Dog Lover's Symphony (2006). She has also made TV appearances in The OC, Dawson's Creek, Tru Calling, Medical Investigation and CSI. It was her role as Maureen Bowers in Painkiller Jane that made her name, as well as playing Black Canary in the hit series Smallville. She joined the Stargate Universe cast in 2009, playing Lieutenant Tamara Johansen. Since then, she has had roles in Alphas, NCIS: Los Angeles and Supernatural.
Quote:
"I can play bad ass characters very well! I don't find it difficult at all; it is actually fun for me. I tend to play these types of tough characters. I love playing strong and powerful women."
Trivia:
Her favourite chocolate is peanut butter cups.