Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison Profile:
Name: Jennifer Morrison
Date of Birth: 12 April 1979
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Nationality: American
Height: 5' 5?" (166 cm)
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Star Sign: Aries
Occupation: Actress, Model

Actress Jennifer Morrison

Biography for Jennifer Morrison
Jennifer Marie Morrison (born Apr. 12, 1979 (32 years ago)) is an American actress, model and movie producer, best known for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron on the medical drama House.

Early years
Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Her father, David L. Morrison, is a music teacher who was named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2003 (8 years ago). Morrison's mother, Judy Morrison, was also a teacher. Both have since retired. She graduated from Prospect High School in 1997 (14 years ago) where her parents also worked. During her time there, she played clarinet in the school's marching band, sang in the choir and did cheerleading with the school's pep squad. Morrison also has two younger siblings, Julia and Daniel Morrison.

After high school, she attended Loyola University Chicago where she majored in Theatre and minored in English before graduating in 2000 (11 years ago). She studied with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in movie and TV.

Career
Morrison started her career as a child model, appearing in print advertisements for JCPenney and Montgomery Ward and commercials for Rice Krispies and Mondos. At the age of ten, she was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with basketball star Michael Jordan.

Jennifer Morrison

She made her movie debut at the age of fifteen as the daughter of Richard Gere and Sharon Stone in the 1994 (17 years ago) film, Intersection, and later appeared as Samantha in Stir of Echoes with Kevin Bacon in 1999 (12 years ago). Her first leading role came in the 2000 (11 years ago) movie Urban Legends: Final Cut, and she has since gone on to appear in movies including Grind with Adam Brody, Surviving Christmas with Ben Affleck (7 walls) and James Gandolfini and Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Brad pitt (15 walls) and Angelina Jolie (147 walls) in 2003 (8 years ago), 2004 (7 years ago) and 2005 (6 years ago), respectively.

On TV, she has worked on several hit shows including Touched by an Angel and Dawson's Creek before landing the role of immunologist Dr. Allison Cameron on House in 2004 (7 years ago) co-starring alongside Hugh Laurie. In 2006 (5 years ago), she starred in and produced the independent movie Flourish.In 2007 (4 years ago), Morrison appeared as Kirce James in the video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, a character who frequently interacts with the player during the course of the GDI campaign. She was alsoselected by TV Guide for its Top 10 of TV's Sexiest Stars for its 2007 (4 years ago) Sexy Issue. Her House co-star, Omar Epps, wrote a testimonial for her which said, "She exudes a lightness and has a beautiful soul... Whenever she laughs, everyone laughs." Her movie projects this year included Big Stan alongside Rob Schneider and The Murder of Princess Diana, a TV movie based on the book of the same name by Noel Botham. Produced by Lifetime and Working Title TV, Morrison portrays an American journalist, Rachel, who witnesses the car crash which took the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Model Jennifer Morrison

In 2009 (2 years ago), Morrison returned to the big screen, appearing in the opening scene of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek prequel as James T. Kirk's mother, Winona.

Morrison has also appeared in music videos for Nick Lachey ("Shut Up"), The Donnas ("Too Bad About Your Girl") and Jack's Mannequin ("Dark Blue"). She has also appeared on two TV Guide covers with her House co-stars, and has been featured in photoshoots with In Style, Stuff, Entertainment Weekly and Premiere among others. She is currently represented by Abrams Artists Agency. Morrison landed the cover of Health in the 2009 (2 years ago) July/August issue.

Personal life
In Jan. 2007 (4 years ago), People magazine reported that Morrison had become engaged to Jesse Spencer in Paris over the holidays. In a post-Golden Globes interview with E!, Morrison revealed that Spencer proposed on dec. 23, 2006 (5 years ago), at the Eiffel Tower. According to an interview with Spencer and Morrison in In Style Weddings in Jul. 2007 (4 years ago), the couple met for the first time at Vancouver International Airport in Mar. 2004 (7 years ago) when they were on their way to shoot the first episode of House before they started dating in Jul. 2004 (7 years ago). In Aug. 2007 (4 years ago), the couple announced that they called off their engagement. She is now dating Amaury Nolasco known for his role in Prison Break as Fernando Sucre.

Filmography
Intersection
Miracle on 34th Street
Stir of Echoes
Urban Legends: Final Cut
The Zeroes
Nantunket
100 Women
Grind
Surviving Christmas
The Sure Hand of God
Lift
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Flourish
Big Stan
The Murder of Princess Diana
Star Trek
Table for Three
Warrior

TV-shows (series)
The Chronicle
Touched by an Angel
Dawson's Creek
Any Day Now
Dawson's Creek
The Random Years
House MD (10 walls)
Source: en.wikipedia.org