Toronto native Alexandra Doig was born on June 8th, to Filipinamother Gloria and Irish-Scottish father David. Her parents heldseason tickets to their local theater, and Lexa was inspired to beginacting after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the age ofnine. She dropped out of high school in grade 13, did modeling andcommercial work, and hosted YTV'sVideo & Arcade Top 10 (1991) with friendGordon Michael Woolvett.

Her first professional job came at the age of 19, when she was castoppositeWilliam Shatner andGreg Evigan in "TekWar". She went on to appear inseveral projects for both the big and small screens, includingCI5: The New Professionals (1998),Jungleground (1994) andNo Alibi (2000), before landing a lead role inJason X (2001), the 10thinstallment in the Friday the 13th series. Shortly after, she capturedthe title role inGene Roddenberry'sAndromeda (2000) starring as the AndromedaAscendant's sophisticated artificial intelligence system. She has alsocompleted guest stints on several popular television shows, includingTraders (1996),Earth: Final Conflict (1997),The Chris Isaak Show (2001). Theatre credits include "Arsenic and OldLace" and "Romeo and Juliet".

In her spare time, Lexa enjoys reading, roller-blading and playing RPGvideo games, "Dungeons and Dragons" being her favorite. She currentlyresides in Vancouver, British Columbia with husbandMichael Shanks, childrenMia and Samuel and two cats.