| Alaina Huffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alaina Kalanj April 17, 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
Alaina Huffman (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian film and television actress, also known professionally as Alaina Kalanj (her birth name).
She is known for the Canadian television series Painkiller Jane, where she played the character Maureen Bowers, also for playing Dinah Lance/Black Canary on Smallville, as well as 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen in Stargate Universe television series, where she was a regular cast member.
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Huffman was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Alaina Kalanj. She also lived just outside Ottawa, Ontario in Stittsville, where she went to Goulbourn Middle School. At the age of 13, Huffman went to her first audition for a Fox Family Channel pilot. Despite the competition, she was offered the main role. However, a model scout recruited Huffman and she was set to model in high fashion runways in Europe and Japan for the following years.
When her parents moved to Dallas she saw the opportunity to live in the United States and enroll in college, leaving modeling behind. While in school, she took on acting roles in a series of independent films. Eventually she moved to Los Angeles where she added more television credits to her resume.
Alaina has three children with her husband John Huffman: a son, Elijah, and two daughters Hanna and Charley-Jane. Charley-Jane was born December 8th, 2009. The latter pregnancy coincided with the first season of Stargate Universe, and was written into the plot. On August 16, 2011, she announced on Twitter that she was having a fourth child to arrive in December, 2011[1].
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Indefinitely | Cherry | |
| Pendulum | Terry Weiss | ||
| 2002 | Dawson's Creek | Rina, the Hot Girl | Episode: Guerilla Filmmaking |
| Serving Sara | Spa Receptionist | ||
| 2003 | Screen Door Jesus | Sharon Beaudry | |
| Still | Mary | ||
| Quiet Desperation | Helen Calloway | ||
| Tru Calling | Paige Saunders | Episode: Haunted | |
| The O.C. | Yvette | Episode: The Countdown | |
| 2004 | Night Dawn Day | Woman | |
| With It | Mafia Girlfriend | ||
| The Gunman | Lori Simms | ||
| Medical Investigation | Estella | Episode: Escape | |
| 2005 | Standing Still | Maria | |
| 2006 | Dog Lover's Symphony | Susan | |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Maureen Bowers | |
| NCIS | Dana Arnett | Episode: Leap of Faith | |
| Smallville | Dinah Lance/Black Canary | Episode: Siren | |
| 2008 | Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit | Lena Halstrom | TV Mini-series |
| Smallville | Dinah Lance/Black Canary | Episode: Odyssey | |
| CSI: NY | Lori Winston | Episode: The Box | |
| CSI: Miami | Cassandra Gray | Episode: Raging Cannibal | |
| An American Carol | Celebrity #1 | ||
| 2009 | Broken August | August King | |
| Lushes | Faux Charlize Theron | ||
| Smallville | Dinah Lance/Black Canary | Episode: Doomsday | |
| Stargate Universe | 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen | Series regular | |
| 2010 | Smallville | Dinah Lance/Black Canary | Episode: Salvation (921) Icarus (1011) |
| Stargate Universe | 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen | Series regular | |
| 2011 | Smallville | Dinah Lance/Black Canary | Episode: Collateral |
| Alphas | Sarah Nelson | Episode: Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure |