23 Facts About Jorja Fox

Jorja Fox was born on July 7,1968 and is an American actress.

Jorja Fox first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER as Dr Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999.

Jorja Fox portrayed Sara Sidle in the CBS police procedural crime-drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, both as a regular and recurring cast member.

Jorja Fox reprised the role in the sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6,2021.

Fox was born in New York City to Montreal-born parents Edward and Marilyn Fox and is of French-Canadian, Belgian and Irish descent.

Jorja Fox was raised on a narrow barrier island in Melbourne Beach, Florida.

Jorja Fox describes herself as being overweight while growing up, with a prominent gap between her teeth.

Jorja Fox subsequently enrolled as a drama student at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City, under the tutelage of actor William Hickey.

Jorja Fox's big break was a recurring role in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of the NBC medical drama ER.

Jorja Fox played Dr Maggie Doyle, a lesbian, no-nonsense and vegetarian emergency intern.

Jorja Fox appeared in "The Puppy Episode: Part 2", the April 30,1997 episode of the sitcom Ellen, in which that series' main character came out as gay.

Jorja Fox has appeared in the films Velocity Trap and Food for the Heart and she briefly appeared in Christopher Nolan's cult film Memento, playing the main character's wife in flashback footage.

Jorja Fox had allegedly failed to submit a letter to CBS confirming that she would be on time for shooting.

The New York Post reported that Jorja Fox did not show up to film the finale because of ongoing issues over her employment.

In May 2008, Jorja Fox returned for CSI's ninth season as a guest star.

Jorja Fox was initially scheduled to appear in the tenth season premiere and four additional episodes.

However, executive producer Carol Mendelsohn confirmed that Jorja Fox's stay had been made "more permanent" and her role extended indefinitely.

Jorja Fox remained in the main cast until the show ended after the fifteenth season in September 2015.

Jorja Fox did a modeling shoot for Green With Glamour.

Jorja Fox is the co-founder of Honeypot Productions, an independent avant-garde theatre company in Los Angeles that has produced five original plays.

Jorja Fox is a musician; she plays guitar and has a drum kit.

Jorja Fox is a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and has been a dedicated vegetarian since the age of 19, working with PETA to help promote vegetarianism and working with ADI to bring light to the suffering of animals in circuses.

Jorja Fox attended and read at the Los Angeles book launch of Karen Dawn's Thanking the Monkey, and was seen on Access Hollywood discussing how being vegetarian helps the environment.