Jennifer Marie
Morrison (born April 12, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is
an American actress, model and film producer. She is
best known for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron on the
Fox drama, House, M.D.
Early life: Morrison was born in Chicago,
Illinois and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She
graduated from Prospect High School in 1997, where she
played clarinet in the school’s marching band, sang in
the choir and did cheerleading with the school’s pep
squad.
She majored and minored in Theatre and English
respectively at Loyola University Chicago and graduated
in 2000. She also studied with the Steppenwolf Theatre
Company before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career
in film and television.
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.
She made her film debut at the age of fifteen as the
daughter of Richard Gere and Sharon Stone in
Intersection, and later appeared as the haunting
Samantha in Stir of Echoes with Kevin Bacon. Her first
leading role came in the 2000 film Urban Legends: Final
Cut, and she has since gone on to appear in films
including Grind with Adam Brody, Surviving Christmas
with Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini and Mr. and Mrs.
Smith with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in 2003, 2004
and 2005 respectively.
On television, 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 co-starring alongside Hugh Laurie. In
2005, she starred in and produced the independent film
Flourish.
In 2007, Morrison appeared as Kirce James in the video
game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, a character
which frequently interacts with the player during the
course of the GDI campaign. She was also selected by TV
Guide for its Top 10 of TV's Sexiest Stars for its 2007
Sexy Issue alongside Patrick Dempsey, Evangeline Lilly,
Eva Longoria and Josh Holloway among others. 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 future projects in 2007 include Big Stan alongside
Rob Schneider and The Murder of Princess Diana, a
television movie based on the book of the same name by
Noel Botham. Produced by Lifetime and Working Title,
Morrison is starring as an American journalist, Rachel,
who witnesses the car crash which took the life of
Diana, Princess of Wales. She is currently filming the
movie in Paris and Luxembourg, and the film is scheduled
to premiere in August 2007 on the network.
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.
Personal life: Morrison is the oldest of three
children born to David and Judy Morrison. The former was
named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of
Education in 2003. She has a sister, Julia Kay Morrison,
and a brother, Daniel. She is currently represented by
Abrams Artists Agency.
Some of her favorite television shows are Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition, The Oprah Winfrey Show and
Battlestar Galactica, according to a TV Guide
questionnaire. Coincidentally, she co-starred with
Tricia Helfer and Grace Park of the latter show in
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
In January 2007, 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 December 23,
2006 at the Eiffel Tower. Recent interviews have also
revealed that she has purchased an Elie Saab gown for
the wedding which will take place later in 2007.
According to an interview with Spencer and Morrison in
In Style Weddings in July 2007, the couple met for the
first time at Vancouver International Airport in March
2004 when they were on their way to shoot the first
episode of House before they started dating in July
2004.
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