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Jennifer Morrison is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron on House, M.D.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Roles 2.1 Starring Roles 2.2 Guest Starring Roles 2.3 Specials and Made-for-TV Movies 2.4 Talk, News and Game Show Appearances 2.5 Notable Film Roles 3 Memorable Moments 4 Awards and Accolades 5 Trivia

[edit] Biography

Jennifer Morrison was born on August 19, 1979 in Chicago. Her father, David Morrison, was a teacher. In her own school years, Morrison played the clarinet, and she was also a part of her school's cheering squad. She also did some modeling, and she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with basketball superstar Michael Jordan in 1990.

It is rumored that her uncle was the famous musician Jim Morrison, but Jennifer Morrison denied this, as it was false.

After she graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Theatre, she took small roles in films ranging from the remake of Miracle on 34th Street to Stir of Echoes to Urban Legends: Final Cut to Girl Fever. In 2004, she became a recognized TV star when she debuted as Allison Cameron on House, M.D. Since that time, she has appeared in Surviving Christmas with Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini and Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

[edit] Roles

[edit] Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Edge (2003)	unknown	2003	ordered to pilot
House, M.D.	Dr. Allison Cameron	2004–present	1	2	3	4

[edit] Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Chronicle	Gwen	1x09 - Let Sleeping Dogs Fry	September 8, 2001
Dawson's Creek	Melanie Shea Thompson	5x02 - The Lost Weekend	October 17, 2001
Touched by an Angel	Melissa Dunnigan	8x07 - Most Likely to Succeed	November 10, 2001
Any Day Now	Mandy Singer	4x16 - In Too Deep	January 13, 2002
Dawson's Creek	Melanie Shea Thompson	5x12 - Sleeping Arrangements	January 23, 2002
The Random Years	Megan	1x01 - Pilot	March 5, 2002
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica	Herself	1x08 - The Video Shoot	October 7, 2003
The Ashlee Simpson Show	Herself	1x01 - Ashlee Moves Onward and Upward	June 16, 2004
The Ashlee Simpson Show	Herself	1x02 - Ashlee Verses Her Label	June 23, 2004
The Ashlee Simpson Show	Herself	1x04 - Valentine's Bummer	July 7, 2004

[edit] Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie	Callie	March 31, 2002
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Herself	August 27, 2006	Primetime Emmy Awards

[edit] Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Jimmy Kimmel Live!		May 2, 2005

[edit] Notable Film Roles

[edit] Memorable Moments

• House, M.D.:
  • 1x07 - Fidelity: Dr. Gregory House and his staff, including Dr. Allison Cameron, are treating Elyse Snow, the wife of Ed Snow. House realizes her disease may be sexually transmitted and asks her loyal husband to approve a treatment which may be dangerous if he is wrong. Ed admits to Cameron if the treatment works, it means his wife wasnt faithful to him. He can't deal with that, and asks if that makes him a terrible person. She pauses for a long time before she answers, "Yes."
  • 1x14 - Control: Cameron has been manipulating her coworkers Dr. Robert Chase and Dr. Eric Foreman with tactics House claims she has learned from a self-help book. When she tries to use the same tactics with him, he asks why she is doing this. She says she is worried people do not like her, but House says they do. She asks him if he likes her. There is a long pause, in which House realizes she is asking if he likes her romantically. He says he does not, and she says after a long pause, "Okay."
  • 1x17 - Role Model: House has risked Cameron's job by giving an honest speech about a drug produced by his boss's company. Cameron visits House at home and tells him she is quitting. because she has feelings for him. Near tears, she says good-bye.

[edit] Awards and Accolades

[edit] Trivia

• She is no longer datting her House, M.D. co-star, Jesse Spencer.
• She is good friends with Ashlee Simpson.