Jennifer Marie Morrison is an American actress, model and film producer. She is best known for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron in "House", and Emma Swan in the current ABC adventure fantasy television series "Once Upon a Time". She also portrayed Zoey Pierson in the sixth season of "How I Met Your Mother".
Background
Jennifer Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She is the eldest of three children with a sister, Julia, and a brother, Daniel. Her father, David L. Morrison, is a retired music teacher who was named teacher of the year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2003. Morrison's mother, Judy Morrison, is also a retired teacher. Morrison attended South Middle School then graduated from Prospect High School in 1997 where her parents worked. She played clarinet in the school's marching band, sang in the choir and was a cheerleader with the school's pep squad. She attended Loyola University Chicago where she majored in Theatre and minored in English, graduating in 2000. She studied with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television.
Career
1994 Intersection
1994 Miracle on 34th Street
1999 Stir of Echoes
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut
2001 The Zeros
2001 The Chronicle
2001 Touched by an Angel
2001 Dawson's Creek
2002 Dawson's Creek
2002 Design
2002 Any Day Now
2002 The Random Years
2002 Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
2002 Nantucket
2002 100 Women
2003 The Edge
2003 Grind
2004 Mall Cop
2004 The Sure Hand of God Lily
2004 Surviving Christmas
2004 Lift
2004–2012 House
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2006 Flourish
2007 The Murder of Princess Diana
2007 Big Stan
2009 Star Trek
2009 Table for Three
2009 The Super Hero Squad Show Wasp
2010 Chase
2010–2011 How I Met Your Mother
2011 Bringing Ashley Home
2011 Warrior
2011-present Once Upon a Time