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Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Marie Morrison[2] (born April 12, 1979)[3] is an American actress and director. She is mainly known for her roles as Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series House (2004–2012) and Emma Swan in the ABC adventure-fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018). She has also portrayed Zoey Pierson, one of Ted Mosby's love interests, on the comedy series How I Met Your Mother, Winona Kirk, mother of James T. Kirk in the 2009 science-fiction film Star Trek, and Tess Conlon in the 2011 sports drama film Warrior. She made her feature-film directorial debut with Sun Dogs (2017).

For the spouse of the former Prime Minister of Australia, see Jenny Morrison.

Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Marie Morrison

(1979-04-12) April 12, 1979
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer

1994–present

Gerardo Celasco (2019–present)[1]

Early life[edit]

Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She is the oldest of three children.[4] 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.[5]


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.[6] 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.[7]

Personal life[edit]

In 2004, Morrison began dating Australian actor Jesse Spencer, who played her character's love interest in House.[35] He proposed to her at the Eiffel Tower on December 23, 2006, but they called off their engagement in August 2007.[36] She dated Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco from 2009 to 2012,[37] and Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan from 2012 to 2013.[38] She has been in a relationship with Salvadoran-American actor Gerardo Celasco since 2019.[39]

– Directed by Sheldon Wong Schwartz, written by Matt Olmstead, with Jennifer Morrison and Madison Wolfe

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– short film on YouTube – placed on YouTube on 2021 April 3rd — 29,124 views as of 2024 April 21st

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