Her father, David, is of English and Scottish ancestry. Mother Gloria is Filipina.
Divides her time between Vancouver (where she works) and Toronto (where she grew up).
She has an older brother named Ted.
Cousin of actors Rey-Phillip Santos and Rowland Santos.
Wife of Michael Shanks.
Daughter, Mia Tabitha Shanks, born September 13, 2004
Studied American Sign Language as a teenager.
Met her husband, "Stargate SG-1" (1997) star Michael Shanks, when he guest-starred in the "Andromeda" (2000) Season One episode "Star-Crossed".
Appeared in Jason X (2001) alongside her "Andromeda" (2000) co-star Lisa Ryder. In the film, Doig played a human and Ryder played an android while on "Andromeda" (2000), the opposite is true.
Appeared with Torri Higginson in TekWar (1994) (TV), _"TekWar" (1994)_ , TekWar: TekLords (1994) (TV) and Jungleground (1995) who co-starred with her husband Michael Shanks in "Stargate SG-1" (1997) and "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004).
Dropped out of high school in grade 13 (OAC).
Was a rhythmic gymnast as a child.
Lexa Doig Detailed Biography
Toronto native Alexandra Doig was born on June 8th, 1973, to Filipina mother Gloria and English-Scottish father David. Her parents held season tickets to their local theatre, and Lexa was inspired to begin acting after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the age of nine. She dropped out of high school in grade 13, did modelling and commercial work, and hosted YTV's "Video & Arcade Top 10" (1991) with friend Gordon Michael Woolvett.
Her first professional job came at the age of 19, when she was cast opposite William Shatner and Greg Evigan in "TekWar". She went on to appear in several projects for both the big and small screens, including "CI5: The New Professionals" (1998), Jungleground (1995) and No Alibi (2000), before landing a lead role in Jason X (2001), the 10th instalment in the Friday the 13th series. Shortly after, she captured the title role in Gene Roddenberry's "Andromeda" (2000) starring as the Andromeda Ascendant's sophisticated artificial intelligence system. She has also completed guest stints on several popular television shows, including "Traders" (1996), "Earth: Final Conflict" (1997), "The Chris Isaak Show" (2001). Theatre credits include "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Romeo and Juliet".
In her spare time, Lexa enjoys reading, rollerblading and playing RPG video games, "Dungeons and Dragons" being her favourite. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with husband Michael Shanks, their daughter Mia and two cats.
