If you look at a large sample of British and American women, you will see what I mean. Just because they are all (typically) white does not mean that they all look alike. There are differences, some subtle, some not; there are nuances.
Television and film use makeup and costume for a reason: to make people look different from what they are. She is English by birth (and probably genetically), grew up in Canada, and worked for on American show for a decade.
Her natural English features were subdued during SG-1 by the makeup and costume that was applied to make Carter seem American. As a result she looked like a typical American woman on the show—attractiveness aside. In the pictures in question—which appear to be candid/natural rather than promo shots, her English qualities are apparent.
That is what I mean.
For anyone who still does not understand, just go to Google Images or some other image repository and view a large sampling of British and American women like I said. Eventually you will get to the point where you can fairly accurately pick the correct nationality, even if you cannot articulate exactly what it is that caused you to pick it. Then you’ll understand.
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