Sarah Jane Morris (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2009.
Sarah Jane Morris | |
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 Morris in 2014 | |
| Born | April 12, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Other names | Sarah Morris |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editMorris was born to Walker (a commercial airline pilot) and Janie Morris, a social worker, the youngest of four siblings, and graduated from the private all-girls' Hutchison School in Memphis.[1] She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.[2] It was there that she met her future husband, Ned Brower, whom she married on February 19, 2005. They have a son, Emmett Andrew Brower (born January 24, 2010) and a daughter Beau Katherine (born February 1, 2014).[3]
Morris moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue an acting career and immediately found work on such network television series as Boston Public, Undeclared and Ed. She had a recurring role as Zoe Webb on Felicity from 2001-2002.[1] She later appeared in short-lived drama series Windfall and co-starred in films such as Look and Seven Pounds.
In 2006, Morris was cast as Julia Walker, wife of Tommy Walker (played by Balthazar Getty) in the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters. She was a regular on the show for the first three seasons and left along with Getty in 2009.[4][5] In 2011 she was cast as Special Agent Erica Jane Barrett on CBS' NCIS.[6] She also guest-starred in ABC dramas Castle in 2012, and Body of Proof in 2013.[7][8] In 2013, Morris was cast in A&E drama pilot Occult.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Girl at the Surprise Party | |
| 2005 | Underclassman | Jamie | |
| 2007 | Look | Courtney | |
| 2008 | Seven Pounds | Susan | |
| 2009 | Seeds | Vivian | Short film |
| 2011 | 6 Month Rule | Beth | |
| 2012 | Eden | Sarah Whitaker | Short film |
| 2018 | Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer | Alexis “Lexy” McGuire | |
| 2022 | Cloudy with a chance of Christmas[10] | Tatum Tilson |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Undressed | Paula | TV series |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Sally Barnes | "Chapter 15", "Chapter 19" |
| 2001 | Murder in Small Town X | Abigail "Abby" Flint | TV series |
| 2001 | Dark Angel | X6 / Ralph | "Bag 'Em" |
| 2001 | Undeclared | Jana | "Rush and Pledge", "Hellweek" |
| 2001–2002 | Felicity | Zoe Webb | Recurring role |
| 2002 | First Monday | Brittany Kant | "Age of Consent" |
| 2003 | Ed | Stacie | "The Decision" |
| 2004 | Curb your Enthuasiam | Kim | "Ben's Birthday Party" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Amy Lind (1999) | "Start-Up" |
| 2006 | Windfall | Zoe Reida | Recurring role |
| 2006–2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Julia Walker | Main role |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Marla Reynolds | "Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Caroline Mayhew | "Head Over Heels" |
| 2010 | The Odds | Jenny LaSalley | TV film |
| 2011–2012 | NCIS | NCIS Special Agent Erica Jane "EJ" Barrett | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Castle | Leslie Morgan | "Once Upon a Crime" |
| 2012 | Willed to Kill | Karyn Mitchell | TV film |
| 2013 | Body of Proof | Pamela Jacks | "Dark City" |
| 2013 | Occult | Rebekah Dean | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Yvonne Carpenter | "In the Blood" |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Christine Dupont | "Poina 'ole" |
| 2015–2017 | The Night Shift | Annie | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Mad Men | Laura Baur | "Lost Horizon" |
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Mary McCormack | "The McCormack Mulligan", "State of the Union" |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Captain Vaughn | "All Eyez on Me" |
| 2017 | Love Struck Cafe | Megan Quinn | Television film (Hallmark) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sarah Jane Morris Biography". Buddytv.com. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "Notable Kappas - Entertainment". Kappa Kappa Gamma. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ Notice of birth of Emmett Andrew Brower
- ^ "'Brothers & Sisters': Saying goodbye - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "'Brothers & Sisters' Q&A: Sarah Jane Morris bids farewell to Julia...for now. - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "NCIS Lands Sarah Jane Morris For Major Story Arc". TV Fanatic. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ Published Monday, Jan 30 2012, 16:36 GMT (2012-01-30). "Taylor Kinney, Sarah Jane Morris to guest in 'Castle'? - US TV News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (2012-12-10). "Scoop: Body of Proof Books Sarah Jane Morris". TVLine. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (2013-06-11). "'Occult' Pilot for A&E Casts 'NCIS' Alum Sarah Jane Morris". TVLine. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ Cloudy with a chance of Christmas at IMDb