Elisabeth Harnois (/ɑːrnˈwɑː/ arn-WAH;[1] born 1979 or 1980)[1] is an American actress. Her career started at the age of five, where she began appearing in a number of film and television roles. As a child, she starred as Alice in Disney's Adventures in Wonderland and as an adult, she starred as Morgan Brody in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2011 to 2015.[2][3][4]
Elisabeth Harnois | |
|---|---|
 Harnois in July 2006 | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 44–45) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Life and career
editEarly life
editHarnois was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a hairstylist mother and a computer programmer father.[5] She was raised in Los Angeles. She is the eldest of five children with four younger brothers.[3][6] She attended St. Mel's School in Woodland Hills and Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, California, and graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in film studies in 2001.[3][4]
Career
editHarnois appeared in two films at the age of five, One Magic Christmas and Where Are the Children?.[3][4] She did commercials until landing the role of Emily in Timeless Tales from Hallmark[citation needed] and the role of Alice in the 1992 Disney Channel series Adventures in Wonderland.[3][4] In 1998, she appeared in My Date with the President's Daughter alongside Boy Meets World actor Will Friedle and 9 to 5 actor Dabney Coleman as part of The Wonderful World of Disney. In 2005, she starred in the short-lived Fox teen mystery/supernatural/horror drama Point Pleasant as Christina Nickson,[7] and also landed a role opposite Evan Rachel Wood in the black comedy/satirical film Pretty Persuasion, portraying the best friend of Wood's character.[4]
In May 2011, Harnois guest-starred in the long-running CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in Season 11, episode 21, titled "Cello and Goodbye", as Morgan Brody, a CSI from the L.A.P.D. Scientific Investigation Division. In September that same year, when the twelfth-season premiere, called "73 Seconds" aired, Harnois was added to the main cast, wherein her character transfers to the Las Vegas Crime Lab. Harnois remained on the show until it ended in September 2015 with the two-hour series finale titled "Immortality".[8]
Awards and nominations
editHarnois was nominated in 1987 for the Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film in Comedy or Drama for One Magic Christmas (1985) and again in 1988 for Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Drama for Highway to Heaven (1987) for the episode "Man's Best Friend". She won the same award in 1993 for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Program for Adventures in Wonderland (1992).[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | One Magic Christmas | Abbie Grainger | |
| 1986 | Where Are the Children? | Missy Eldridge | |
| 1999 | Façade | Kate | |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Julie Sutton | |
| 2005 | Strangers with Candy | Monica | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Brittany | |
| 2007 | Ten Inch Hero | Piper | |
| 2007 | Solstice | Megan / Sophie | |
| 2008 | Keith | Natalie Anderson | |
| 2008 | Chaos Theory | Jesse Allen | |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Young Woman | |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | Ki | Voice role |
| 2011 | Bad Meat | Rose Parker | |
| 2013 | Riddle | Holly Teller | |
| 2014 | Don Peyote | Eve | |
| 2018 | The Work Wife | Lisa | |
| 2019 | Skin in the Game | Sharon | |
| 2023 | Falling for the Manny | Alice |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Jenny Raines | Episodes: "Man's Best Friend: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Little Girl | Episode: "A Children's Story" |
| 1988–1990 | Fantastic Max | Zoe Young | Voice role; main role |
| 1989 | Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again | Young Freddy | Television miniseries |
| 1990 | Timeless Tales from Hallmark | Emily | Main role |
| 1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | Rosie | Voice role; main role |
| 1992–1995 | Adventures in Wonderland | Alice | Lead role |
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Steffi | Episode: "Will Goes a Courtin'" |
| 1995 | Heavens to Betsy | Angeline | Unaired TV pilot[9] |
| 1995 | The Client | Leigh-Ann | Episode: "The Burning of Atlanta" |
| 1995 | Boy Meets World | Missy Robinson | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Cory" |
| 1995–1996 | Unhappily Ever After | Patty McGurk | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Brotherly Love | Carly | Episode: "Skin Deep" |
| 1998 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Maggi Sorenson | Television film |
| 1998 | My Date with the President's Daughter | Hallie Richmond | Television film |
| 1999 | Two Guys and a Girl | Translator | Episode: "Au Revoir Pizza Place" |
| 2000 | Charmed | Brooke | Episode: "Magic Hour" |
| 2000–2001 | All My Children | Sarah Livingston | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Trish Davenport / Cheryl Davenport | Episode: "Broken Mirror" |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | Christina Nickson | Lead role |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Jill Gerard | Episode: "Darkroom" |
| 2006–2007 | One Tree Hill | Shelley Simon | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Janey Davis (1963) | Episode: "Boy Crazy" |
| 2008 | Dirt | Milan Carlton | Episode: "Dirty, Slutty Whores" |
| 2008 | Without a Trace | Erin MacNeil / Erin McMillan | Episodes: "Closure", "Live to Regret" |
| 2008–2009 | 90210 | The Blonde Blended | Episodes: "That Which We Destroy", "Love Me or Leave Me" |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Dr. Serena Warren | Main role |
| 2011–2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Morgan Brody | Main role (seasons 12–15); 87 episodes |
| 2014 | A Christmas Kiss II | Jenna | Television film |
| 2017 | My Baby Is Gone! | Emily Jones | Television film |
| 2018 | Psycho Ex-Girlfriend | Kara Spencer | Television film; also known as Twisted |
| 2018 | The Christmas Contract | Lilly | Television film |
| 2018 | Christmas Cupid's Arrow | Holly Willinger | Television film; also known as The Christmas Cupid |
| 2019 | Best Christmas Ball Ever | Amy | Television film; also known as Christmas in Vienna |
References
edit- ^ a b William Keck (February 7, 2005). "Harnois indulges her devilish side on Fox's 'Point Pleasant'". The Spokesman-Review. USA Today. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bio at Superior Pics". Superiorpics.com. Retrieved January 28, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Elisabeth Harnois – Filmbug". Filmbug. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Elisabeth Harnois – Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Script: Queen Elisabeth - CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bio at Yahoo Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ Devine, Dan (January 31, 2005). "Point Pleasant". PopMatters.
- ^ "CSI Cast". CBS.
- ^ "Television – Quick Takes". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1995. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
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