1. Jennifer Marie Morrison was born on April 12,1979 and is an American actress and director.
32 Facts About Jennifer Morrison
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Jennifer Morrison is most known for her roles as Dr Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series House and Emma Swan in the ABC adventure-fantasy series Once Upon a Time.
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Jennifer Morrison has portrayed Zoey Pierson, one of Ted Mosby's love interests, on the comedy series How I Met Your Mother; Winona Kirk, mother of James T Kirk in the 2009 science-fiction film Star Trek; and Tess Conlon in the 2011 sports drama film Warrior.
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Jennifer Morrison made her feature-film directorial debut with Sun Dogs.
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Jennifer Morrison's father, David, is a retired music teacher and high-school band director who was named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2003.
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Jennifer Morrison attended South Middle School, and then graduated from Prospect High School in 1997.
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Jennifer Morrison attended Loyola University Chicago, where she majored in theatre and minored in English, graduating in 2000.
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Jennifer Morrison studied at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
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Jennifer Morrison started her career as a child model, appearing in print advertisements for JCPenney and Montgomery Ward, and commercials for Rice Krispies and Mondo.
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Jennifer Morrison was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with basketball star Michael Jordan in May 1992.
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Jennifer Morrison made her feature-film debut at the age of 14 in the 1994 film Intersection, and later appeared as Samantha in Stir of Echoes.
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In 2004, Jennifer Morrison won the role of immunologist Allison Cameron on House.
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Jennifer Morrison played the role for the first six seasons of the show, from 2004 to 2009.
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Jennifer Morrison's character left in the 2009 episode "Teamwork", but returned in the 2010 episode "Lockdown" to conclude Cameron's story.
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Jennifer Morrison returned for the series finale "Everybody Dies" in 2012.
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In 2006, Jennifer Morrison starred in and produced the independent film Flourish.
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Jennifer Morrison is one of the producers who found Glee during its early draft and brought it to attention of writer Ryan Murphy, who adapted it into a television series.
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Jennifer Morrison did not stay involved creatively, but is credited as an associate producer on the first season for her involvement in finding it and helping it get into the right hands.
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In 2009, Morrison returned to the big screen, appearing in the opening scene of JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot as James T Kirk's mother, Winona.
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Jennifer Morrison played the role of Faith, a single mother-turned-fugitive, who embarks on a bloody killing spree across Texas with her little daughter.
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In 2011, Jennifer Morrison appeared in Warrior, a film about two estranged brothers who enter a mixed martial arts tournament and are forced to confront their struggling relationship with each other and with their father.
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Jennifer Morrison plays the wife of Joel Edgerton's character, struggling to keep her family together.
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Jennifer Morrison played the role of Emma Swan, a bail-bonds collector who turns out to be the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming.
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Jennifer Morrison directed her first feature film, Sun Dogs, under this label during the summer of 2016.
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In March 2017, it was announced that Jennifer Morrison was cast as Stephanie in an off-Broadway revival of the play The End of Longing.
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On May 8,2017, Jennifer Morrison announced via social media that she would not be returning to Once Upon a Time as a series regular for season seven, while noting that she had agreed to return as a guest for one episode.
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In June 2019, Jennifer Morrison was confirmed to join the cast of This Is Us in a recurring role for the fourth season as Cassidy Sharp, an alcoholic and Marine veteran grappling with her return to civilian life.
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Jennifer Morrison returned to guest star in season 5 and 6.
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In 2004, Jennifer Morrison began dating Australian actor Jesse Spencer, her co-star in House.
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Jennifer Morrison dated Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco from 2009 to 2012.
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Jennifer Morrison has been in a relationship with Salvadoran-American actor Gerardo Celasco since 2019.
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In June 2024, Jennifer Morrison confirmed that she had recently become a mother to a baby girl.