Leah Cairns
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Leah Cairns | |
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 Leah Cairns at Wolf Galactica Three, London, 2007 | |
| Born | June 4, 1974 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Website | http://www.leahcairns.net |
Leah Cairns (born June 2, 1974) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson in Battlestar Galactica.
Early life
Cairns was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Kamloops. Dreams of becoming a professional dancer were dashed when she broke her back in a car accident at 16.[citation needed] When her dance team went to an international competition in her graduating year, rather than sit at home, she decided to visit to Costa Rica and then began a backpacking trek that took her to 36 countries and took eight years.[citation needed] Before returning to Canada, she took an improvisation class at an ashram in India.[citation needed]
Career
Cairns appeared in Robson Arms before winning a recurring role as Jenna in Godiva's, for which she received a Leo Award nomination in 2006 for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series. Joining the Battlestar cast as Raptor pilot/ECO Racetrack at the end of season one, her performance impressed showrunners and Racetrack became a recurring character for the rest of the show. During BSG's season three Cairns also played Emily Hollander on the ABC Family series Kyle XY and appeared in Sanctuary. On the silver screen, she appeared opposite Al Pacino in 88 Minutes and played Lois in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar.
She currently appears as Kathryn "Kat" MacLaren on the Netflix series Travelers.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | The Mall Man | Sharon | Short |
| 2005 | Thralls | Leslie Harper | |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | Sara Pollard | |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool | Woman at Table | |
| 2007 | Coffee Diva | Celebrity Girl | Short |
| 2009 | Helen | Susanna | |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Lois | |
| 2014 | Lead and Follow | Amy | Short |
| 2017 | Diminuendo | Adrianna Sloane | Post-production |
| 20?? | Beyond the Call | Faith | Short, post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Girlfriend #1 | "Mysterious Hearts" |
| 2003 | Tru Calling | Julie Spence | "Morning After" |
| 2004 | The Reality of Love | Mindy | TV film |
| 2004 | Deep Evil | Woman in Airlock | TV film |
| 2005 | Saving Milly | Senator's Aide | TV film |
| 2005 | Robson Arms | Tessa | "A Certain Vintage", "Sweet City Woman" |
| 2005–06 | Godiva's | Jenna | Main role |
| 2005–2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmondson | Recurring role (seasons 1–4) |
| 2006 | Saved | Natalie | "Living Dead" |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Julie Hudson | "Crossroad Blues" |
| 2007 | Sanctuary | Tatha | TV miniseries |
| 2007–08 | Kyle XY | Emily Hollander | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Tatha | "Fata Morgana" |
| 2008–09 | Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy | Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmondson | TV miniseries |
| 2011 | Mega Cyclone | Andrea Newmar | TV film |
| 2014 | The Tomorrow People | Lucy | "The Citadel" |
| 2014 | Fargo | Rachel Ziskind | "The Rooster Prince" |
| 2014 | Cedar Cove | Katie | "Old Wounds", "Starting Over" |
| 2014 | Along Came a Nanny | Lizzie Bannerman | TV film |
| 2015 | Motive | Nina Hillridge | "Fallen" |
| 2015 | Coded | Carly | "Not My Kids" |
| 2016 | The Wildings | Anna Reddings | TV film |
| 2016–17 | Travelers | Kathryn MacLaren | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Bess Burns | TV film |
| 2017 | Deadly Sorority | Det. Lopez | TV film |
| 2017 | Bates Motel | Woman | "The Cord" |
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