Celebrity crush: Nicki Clyne

Today's entry brings us a Battlestar Galactica veteran who's probably not the first, second, or third woman many would think of from the show -- but who was the first to catch my eye. Amazon and iTunes links follow. Any affiliate payments earned from your purchase or rental will help pay the hosting fees for my podcasts, so please consider clicking.

Name: Nicki Clyne (images | Web site and blog | Twitter)
Hometown: She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and graduated from secondary school (what we Americans call high school) in Richmond, B.C., according to her Wikipedia profile. Uh-oh. Another member of the invasion force from Canada, our Strange and Savage Neighbo(u)rs to the North. Like the Cylons, they look and act so much like us that you never know...
Best Known For: Nicki is best known for playing Cally Henderson Tyrol on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, one of a few characters not directly based on a character from the 1970s movie and television series. In that time, she also appeared in some online video related to the series.

Humble Beginnings: Early TV roles include appearances on genre series Smallville, Dead Like Me, Dark Angel, the 2002 version of The Twilight Zone, and Stephen King's The Dead Zone. Almost all her work has come in the science fiction genre, up through her current animation work.

She's also appeared on The L Word and in the films Saved! and John Tucker Must Die.
Why Ye Olde Podcaster Likes Her: She brought a lot of humanity -- both its charms and its flaws -- to her work as Cally on Galactica. And dang, she's cute. The smile at right could thaw Pluto.
Film and TV-movie credits: Totally Awesome (Amazon | iTunes) * John Tucker Must Die (Amazon | iTunes) * Ill Fated (Amazon | iTunes) * Zolar - The Extreme Sports Movie (Amazon | iTunes) * Saved! (Amazon | iTunes) * I Was a Teenage Faust (Amazon | iTunes) * Damaged Care (Amazon | iTunes) * Due East (Amazon | iTunes) * The Wedding Dress (Amazon | iTunes) * Hostage Negotiator (Amazon | iTunes)

Voice work: Godkiller (Amazon | iTunes)
TV and Web series credits: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (Amazon | iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica, season 4 (Amazon | iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica: Razor (Amazon | iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica, season 3 (Amazon | iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance (Amazon | iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica, season 2 (Amazon | iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica,Amazon | iTunes) * Dead Like Me, season 2: "In Escrow" (Amazon | iTunes) * The L Word, season 1: "Losing It" (Amazon | season 1 (iTunes) * Battlestar Galactica (mini-series) (Amazon | iTunes) * Dark Angel, season 2: "Bag 'Em" (Amazon | iTunes) * Level 9: "Avatar" (Amazon | iTunes) * The Dead Zone, season 2: "Descent" (Amazon | iTunes) * The Twilight Zone (2002): "Night Route" (Amazon | iTunes) * Mysterious Ways, season 2: "Listen" (Amazon | iTunes) * Smallville, season 1: "Nicodemus" (Amazon | iTunes)