Amanda Tapping: A Conversation

About this episode

Tony Tellado interviews Amanda Tapping about her career in genre television and directing.

In this episode, we sit down with the incomparable Amanda Tapping—actor, director, producer, and one of the most influential creative forces working in genre television today. Known to many for her iconic role as Samantha Carter in Stargate SG‑1, Amanda has since built an extraordinary directing career that spans some of the most beloved sci‑fi and fantasy series of the last decade.

People in this episode

Host: Tony Tellado

Guest: Amanda Tapping

Topics covered

• interview
• genre television
• sci-fi
• fantasy
• directing
• creative forces

Keywords

• Amanda Tapping
• Stargate SG-1
• genre television
• sci-fi
• fantasy
• director
• producer

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stargate SG‑1

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