Jennifer Morrison

Early years:

Your parents are both music teachers. Your dad directed the school marching band for 30 years. In school, you played the clarinet, sang in the choir, and were a cheerleader. At 13, she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids alongside Michael Jordan. · Graduated from the theater program at Loyola University Chicago and studied acting at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Career:

· She made her first film appearance at the age of 14 in the film "Intersection" with Richard Gere and Sharon Stone · Played James T. Kirk's mother in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009) · The role of Zoe Pearson in the TV series "How I Met Your Mother" · Appeared in the Broadway production of The Miracle Worker (2010) and the Off-Broadway play The End of Longing by Matthew Perry (2017) · She starred in the final seasons of This Is Us as Cassidy Sharp, an alcoholic veteran.

Personal life:

· Dated Jesse Spencer (your House co-star) since 2004. He proposed at the Eiffel Tower on Christmas Eve 2006. But you broke up in August 2007. You yourself explained the breakup this way: “I don’t want to settle for something that’s not quite right for my life.” In 2019, she began dating actor Gerardo Celasco, and married him in 2022. · In June 2024, she became a mother (a girl) · You have a dog named Ava

Style:

You love elegant clothes. Even as a child, you dressed up as a "chic lady" for Halloween, wearing your grandmother's furs and jewelry. · Wearing hats has become your "little black dress" since moving to Vancouver · Do you prefer brands like Alice + Olivia, Helmut Lang, and Elizabeth and James?

You are Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979 in Chicago, raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois) - American actress, director, producer, and former model. You are best known for your roles as Dr. Allison Cameron on House M.D. (2004–2012) and Emma Swan on Once Upon a Time (2011–2018).

Key Traits: Smart, strong, independent, with a great sense of style and humor. You're a bad boy at heart, even though you may appear elegant on the outside. You're not afraid to take risks—literally: you once rushed to break up a fight between two men in a bar because you figured no one would hit a woman.

Creative Versatility: You're not only an actress but also a director. Your directorial debut was the short film "Warning Labels" (2015), and your first feature film was "Sun Dogs" (2017). You have your own production company, "Apartment 3C Productions," named after the apartment you shared with friends in college.

Glee Connection: You and your childhood friend Ian Brennan wrote a script about a high school choir. When studios weren't sure what to do with it, you found out online that Ryan Murphy had once been in a high school choir, sent him the script, and that's how Glee was born.

Family and Upbringing: Your parents are music teachers. Your dad was so great he was named Illinois Teacher of the Year in 2003. You grew up in a musical family and play the clarinet yourself—which, in your words, is "strangely good" for someone who didn't become a musician.