From SciFi Wire

Sanctuary’s Tapping Also Producer

Amanda Tapping, star and executive producer of the upcoming SCI FI Channel series Sanctuary, told SCI FI Wire that she’s an exceptionally hands-on producer.

“I am so hands-on that I wish I was just an actress again,” Tapping said in an interview at the network’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York earlier this month. “I have been in charge of making sure that budgets get pulled together, getting our financing together, approving cast, everything. I’m way hands-on. I need to back off and just focus on the character for a while.”

Based on the Web-based high-definition series of the same name, Sanctuary stars Stargate SG-1 veteran Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year-old doctor and scientist on a mission to find, help and protect every manner of living creature on Earth. Tapping said the transition to producer from actor was a natural progression for her.

“After spending 11 years with the Stargate franchise, it made sense that I push myself a little bit further,” Tapping said. “Even though the character was so totally different, I just felt like there was other stuff that I wanted to see. I wanted to see what happened behind the scenes a bit more. And now I have seen it. And it’s hell!” Sanctuary will premiere later this year. –Ian Spelling