Jennifer Morrison

Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She is the oldest of three children.{{cite web|url=http://www.sequinsandsuspenders.com/about/ |title=Sequins & Suspenders |access-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112170756/http://www.sequinsandsuspenders.com/about/ |archive-date=January 12, 2016 }} Her father, David, is a retired music teacher and high-school band director who was named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.isbe.state.il.us/news/2003/mar22-03.htm |title=Band Teacher Marches on As 2003 Teacher of the Year |date=March 22, 2003 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |work=Illinois State Board of Education |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323121958/http://www.isbe.state.il.us/news/2003/mar22-03.htm |archive-date=March 23, 2014 }}

Morrison attended South Middle School, and then graduated from Prospect High School (where her parents worked) in 1997. She was an All-State clarinet player in the school's marching band, sang in the choir, and was a cheerleader in the school pep squad.{{cite web |first=Amy |last=Spencer|url=https://nypost.com/2014/09/10/jennifer-morrison-rules-the-red-carpet/ |title=Jennifer Morrison rules the red carpet |work=New York Post |publisher=News Corp|location=New York City|date=September 10, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2016}} She attended Loyola University Chicago, where she majored in theatre and minored in English, graduating in 2000. She studied at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.{{cite news|first=Paige|last=Wiser|url=https://michiganavemag.com/jennifer-morrison|title=Once Upon a Time's Jennifer Morrison tells Her Story|work=Michigan Avenue|publisher=Modern Luxury Media|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135953/https://michiganavemag.com/jennifer-morrison|url-status=dead}}

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Morrison started her career as a child model, appearing in print advertisements for JCPenney and Montgomery Ward, and commercials for Rice Krispies and Mondo. She was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with basketball star Michael Jordan in May 1992.{{cite web|url=http://www.sikids.com/photos/11502/vintage-michael-jordan/2 |title=Vintage Michael Jordan |work=SI Kids |date=May 1992 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105221241/http://www.sikids.com/photos/11502/vintage-michael-jordan/2 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 }} Morrison made her feature-film debut at the age of 14 in the 1994 film Intersection, and later appeared as Samantha in Stir of Echoes (1999). Morrison's first leading role came in the 2000 film Urban Legends: Final Cut, and she has since gone on to appear in films including Grind (2003), Surviving Christmas (2004), and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).

In 2004, Morrison won the role of immunologist Allison Cameron on House. She played the role for the first six seasons of the show, from 2004 to 2009. Morrison's character left in the 2009 episode "Teamwork",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2009/11/16/house-jennifer-morrison-speaks-out|title='House' exclusive: Jennifer Morrison speaks out about departure |first=Michael|last=Ausiello|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 16, 2009|access-date=January 8, 2016}} but returned in the 2010 episode "Lockdown" to conclude Cameron's story. Morrison returned for the series finale "Everybody Dies" in 2012. In 2006, Morrison starred in and produced the independent film Flourish.{{cite news|first=Jenelle|last=Riley|url=https://www.backstage.com/news/jennifer-morrison-with-flourish/|title=Jennifer Morrison With 'Flourish'|work=Backstage|publisher=Backstage, LLC|location=New York City|date=February 23, 2006|access-date=April 5, 2018}} She is also one of the producers who found Glee during its early draft and brought it to attention of writer Ryan Murphy, who adapted it into a television series. Morrison did not stay involved creatively, but is credited as an associate producer on the first season for her involvement in finding it and helping it get into the right hands.{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/notes/jennifer-morrison/answers-to-twitter-questions/417153916577 |title=Jennifer Morrison：Answers to Twitter questions...|website=Facebook|date=April 10, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2016}}

In 2007, Morrison appeared as Kirce James in the computer game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, a character who frequently interacts with the player during the course of the GDI campaign.{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Semel|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/command-conquer-3-tiberium-wars/793251p1.html|title=Playing House with C&C3's Jennifer Morrison|work=Game Spy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|location=Irvine, California|date=May 31, 2007|access-date=April 10, 2018}} Her film projects that year included Big Stan and The Murder of Princess Diana, a television film based on the book of the same name by Noel Botham. Produced by Lifetime and Working Title Television, Morrison portrays an American journalist who witnesses the car crash in which Diana, Princess of Wales was killed. In 2009, Morrison returned to the big screen, appearing in the opening scene of J. J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot as James T. Kirk's mother, Winona. After her contract on House was not renewed, it was announced in December 2009{{cite magazine |first=Michael |last=Ausiello|title='House' alum news: Jennifer Morrison heads to Broadway! |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2009/12/13/jennifer-morrison-heads-to-broadway |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2016}} that Morrison had won the role of Kate Keller, Helen Keller's mother, in the Broadway-bound revival of The Miracle Worker.{{cite web |author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=485545 |title=The official source for Broadway Information |work=IBDB |access-date=January 8, 2016}}

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In the fall of 2010, Morrison appeared as a guest star in the fourth episode of NBC's Chase. She played the role of Faith, a single mother-turned-fugitive, who embarks on a bloody killing spree across Texas with her little daughter.{{cite web |first=William |last=Keck |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/kecks-exclusives-houses-1022094/ |title=House's Morrison To Co-Star With Real-Life Love on NBC's Chase |work=TVGuide.com |publisher=CBS Corporation|location=New York City|date=August 20, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2016}} She then joined the cast of CBS's How I Met Your Mother as recurring character Zoey Pierson, a mischievous architecture nerd and love interest of main character Ted Mosby's, and "the biggest female character we've maybe ever added to the show in Ted's life", according to executive producer Craig Thomas.{{cite magazine |first=Michael |last=Ausiello|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2010/09/09/jennifer-morrison-how-i-met-your-mother-ted |title=Done deal: Jennifer Morrison hits the 'Mother' lode |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=September 9, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2016}}{{cite web |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2010/09/house-alumna-jennifer-morrison-joins-cbs-comedy-how-i-met-your-mother-66028/ |title='House' Alumna Jennifer Morrison Joins CBS Comedy 'How I Met Your Mother' |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation| location=Los Angeles, California| date=September 9, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2016}}{{cite web|first=William |last=Keck| url= https://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-HIMYM-1023671.aspx|title= Keck's Exclusives: Is Jennifer Morrison HIMYM's Mother? |work=TVGuide.com |publisher=CBS Corporation|location=New York City|date=September 26, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2016}}

In 2011, Morrison appeared in Warrior, a film about two estranged brothers who enter a mixed martial arts tournament and are forced to confront their struggling relationship with each other and with their father. Morrison plays the wife of Joel Edgerton's character, struggling to keep her family together. Starting in October 2011, Morrison had a starring role in ABC's Once Upon a Time. She played the role of Emma Swan, a bail-bonds collector who turns out to be the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming.

In April 2016, Morrison launched her own film production company, Apartment 3C Productions,{{cite web|first=Ross |last=Lincoln| url= https://deadline.com/2016/04/jennifer-morrison-production-company-sun-dogs-directing-1201742352/|title= Jennifer Morrison Launches Apartment 3C Productions; Directorial Debut 'Sun Dogs' Is First Project |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=April 22, 2016 |access-date=April 22, 2016}} named after the apartment she shared with her friends during her time at Loyola University Chicago.{{cite web|url= http://www.refinery29.com/jennifer-morrison-interview|title= Jennifer Morrison: Life Outside The Once Upon A Time Fairy Tale |first=Rebecca |last=Taras |work=Refinery29 |date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=April 22, 2016}} She directed her first feature film, Sun Dogs, under this label during the summer of 2016. In December 2017, Netflix announced it had acquired worldwide streaming rights to the film.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2017/12/jennifer-morrisons-debut-feature-sun-dogs-lands-at-netflix-1202227711/|title=Jennifer Morrison's Directorial Debut 'Sun Dogs' Lands At Netflix |first=Peter |last=White |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 15, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2018}}

In March 2017, it was announced that Morrison was cast as Stephanie in an off-Broadway revival of the play The End of Longing.{{cite web|first=Tom |last=Millward |url= http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news/nytg17/endoflonging558701.htm |title= MCC Theater announces full cast of End of Longing |work=New York Theatre Guide |location=New York City|date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=March 23, 2017}} The performance lasted from May 18 to July 1, 2017.{{cite web|first=Olivia |last=Clement|url= http://www.playbill.com/article/matthew-perrys-the-end-of-longing-extends |title= Matthew Perry's The End of Longing Extends |work=Playbill |publisher=Playbill, Inc.|location=London, England|date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=July 4, 2017}} On May 8, 2017, Morrison announced via social media that she would not be returning to Once Upon a Time as a series regular for season seven, while also noting that she had agreed to return as a guest for one episode.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/once-upon-a-time-jennifer-morrison-exit-series-regular-season-7-lana-parrilla-robert-carlyle-1202086200/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|title='Once Upon A Time': Jennifer Morrison Exits, Others Near Deals For Season 7|date=May 8, 2017}}{{cite web|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-a-time-jennifer-morrison-exit-1000361|title='Once Upon a Time' Shocker: Star Jennifer Morrison to Exit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Eldridge Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=May 8, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2018}} That episode was the season's second, which aired in October 2017.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Webb Mitrovich|url=http://tvline.com/2017/08/06/once-upon-a-time-season-7-rumple-new-identity/|title=Once Upon a Time Creators/Cast Tease Rumple's Menacing New Identity, Regina/Henry Reunion and More|work=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=August 6, 2017}} However, she ultimately returned for the series finale, which aired in May 2018.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Webb Mitrovich|url=http://tvline.com/2018/03/21/once-upon-a-time-jennifer-morrison-returns-series-finale-emma/|title='Once Upon a Time': Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas and Emilie de Ravin Return for Series Finale|work=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 21, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018}}

Morrison co-starred in Amityville: The Awakening as Candice. Originally shot in 2014, the film was released on Google Play on October 12, 2017, with a limited theatrical release on October 28, 2017.{{cite web|first=Trevor|last=Davies|url=http://www.criticalhit.net/entertainment/the-oft-delayed-amityville-the-awakening-finally-has-a-release-date-and-will-stream-for-free-on-google-play/|title=The oft-delayed Amityville: The Awakening finally has a release date and will stream for free on Google Play|work=Critical Hit|date=September 22, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2017}} In 2017, she made her feature film directorial debut with Sun Dogs, starring Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, and Allison Janney.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/04/04/sun-dogs-jennifer-morrison-interview/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Sun Dogs: Jennifer Morrison finds surprising comedy in deep directorial debut|date=April 4, 2018|author=Abrams, Natalie|access-date=May 11, 2018}} In June 2019, Morrison was confirmed to join the cast of This Is Us in a recurring role for the fourth season as Cassidy Sharp, an alcoholic and Marine veteran grappling with her return to civilian life.{{Cite news|first=Helen|last=Murphy|date=June 19, 2019|url=https://people.com/tv/jennifer-morrison-joining-this-is-us/|title=Jennifer Morrison Is Joining This Is Us in 'Substantial' Season 4 Role|work=PEOPLE|access-date=June 19, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/By3_5aKDts0/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/By3_5aKDts0 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|first=Jennifer|last=Morrison|title=THIS IS US!!! #thisisus @nbcthisisus|website=Instagram|access-date=June 22, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|first=Meaghan|last=Darwish|date=June 19, 2019|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/787693/jennifer-morrison-this-is-us-season-4/|title=Jennifer Morrison Joins 'This Is Us' in 'Substantial' Season 4 Role|website=TV Insider|access-date=June 22, 2019}}{{cite web|author=Newsweek Staff|title=Jennifer Morrison on working on 'This Is Us' Season 4 and working with 'unbelievable talent' Dan Fogelman |url=https://www.newsweek.com/2019/10/25/this-us-jennifer-morrison-interview-1464496.html|website=Newsweek|access-date=October 18, 2019|date=October 17, 2019}} She returned to guest star in season 5 and 6.{{cite web|last1=Barrientos|first1=Selena|title='This Is Us' Fans Can't Stop Debating Over Cassidy's Return in the Latest Season 6 Episode|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38961429/this-is-us-season-6-cassidy-jennifer-morrison-kevin-reaction/|website=Good Housekeeping|publisher=Hearst|date=February 2, 2022|access-date=March 2, 2022}}

In 2004, Morrison began dating Australian actor Jesse Spencer, her co-star in House.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/engaged-house-stars-prepare-to-tie-the-knot/|title=Engaged House Stars Prepare to Tie the Knot|work=People|location=New York City|date=July 6, 2009|access-date=February 13, 2019}} They were engaged in December 2006, but called it off in August 2007.{{cite web |first=Julie|last=Jordan|title=House Costars Call Off Engagement |url=https://people.com/celebrity/house-costars-call-off-engagement/|work=People|date=August 15, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002617/https://people.com/celebrity/house-costars-call-off-engagement/|archive-date=February 14, 2019|url-status=dead}} Morrison dated Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco from 2009 to 2012.{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2014/09/10/jennifer-morrison-rules-the-red-carpet/|title=Jennifer Morrison rules the red carpet|date=September 10, 2014|work=New York Post|access-date=May 1, 2018}}

She has been in a relationship with Salvadoran-American actor Gerardo Celasco since 2019.{{cite web |last1=Vasquez |first1=Lane |title=What Has Jennifer Morrison Been Up To Since 'Once Upon A Time'? |url=https://www.thethings.com/once-upon-a-time-where-is-jennifer-morrison-now/ |website=TheThings |access-date=February 27, 2022 |date=April 14, 2021}} In April 2022, Morrison began referring to Celasco as her husband.{{cite web |last1=Dupre |first1=Elyse|title=Jennifer Morrison Seems to Confirm Marriage to Gerardo Celasco |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1326576/jennifer-morrison-seems-to-confirm-marriage-to-gerardo-celasco |website=E! News|access-date=July 1, 2024 |date=April 8, 2022}} In June 2024, Morrison confirmed that she had recently become a mother to a baby girl.{{cite web |title=Jennifer Morrison|url=https://www.thebaremagazine.com/home/jennifer-morrison |website=The Bare Magazine|access-date=July 1, 2024 |date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMC_1A14JT8|title=10 KATYA APEKINA MOTHER DOLL|work=Apartment 3C Productions|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=July 1, 2024}}

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