Sarah Jane Morris | |
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 Morris in 2014 | |
| Born | April 12, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Other names | Sarah Morris |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Sarah Jane Morris (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2009.
Morris was born to Walker (a commercial airline pilot) and Janie Morris, a social worker, the youngest of four siblings, and graduated from the private all-girls' Hutchison School in Memphis. [1] She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. [2] It was there that she met her future husband, Ned Brower, whom she married on February 19, 2005. They have a son, Emmett Andrew Brower (born January 24, 2010) and a daughter Beau Katherine (born February 1, 2014). [3]
Morris moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue an acting career and immediately found work on such network television series as Boston Public, Undeclared and Ed. She had a recurring role as Zoe Webb on Felicity from 2001-2002. [1] She later appeared in short-lived drama series Windfall and co-starred in films such as Look and Seven Pounds .
In 2006, Morris was cast as Julia Walker, wife of Tommy Walker (played by Balthazar Getty) in the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters. She was a regular on the show for the first three seasons and left along with Getty in 2009. [4] [5] In 2011 she was cast as Special Agent Erica Jane Barrett on CBS' NCIS . [6] She also guest-starred in ABC dramas Castle in 2012, and Body of Proof in 2013. [7] [8] In 2013, Morris was cast in A&E drama pilot Occult. [9]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Girl at the Surprise Party | |
| 2005 | Underclassman | Jamie | |
| 2007 | Look | Courtney | |
| 2008 | Seven Pounds | Susan | |
| 2009 | Seeds | Vivian | Short film |
| 2011 | 6 Month Rule | Beth | |
| 2012 | Eden | Sarah Whitaker | Short film |
| 2018 | Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer | Alexis “Lexy” McGuire | |
| 2022 | Cloudy with a chance of Christmas [10] | Tatum Tilson | |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Undressed | Paula | TV series |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Sally Barnes | "Chapter 15", "Chapter 19" |
| 2001 | Murder in Small Town X | Abigail "Abby" Flint | TV series |
| 2001 | Dark Angel | X6 / Ralph | "Bag 'Em" |
| 2001 | Undeclared | Jana | "Rush and Pledge", "Hellweek" |
| 2001–2002 | Felicity | Zoe Webb | Recurring role |
| 2002 | First Monday | Brittany Kant | "Age of Consent" |
| 2003 | Ed | Stacie | "The Decision" |
| 2004 | Curb your Enthuasiam | Kim | "Ben's Birthday Party" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Amy Lind (1999) | "Start-Up" |
| 2006 | Windfall | Zoe Reida | Recurring role |
| 2006–2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Julia Walker | Main role |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Marla Reynolds | "Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Caroline Mayhew | "Head Over Heels" |
| 2010 | The Odds | Jenny LaSalley | TV film |
| 2011–2012 | NCIS | NCIS Special Agent Erica Jane "EJ" Barrett | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Castle | Leslie Morgan | "Once Upon a Crime" |
| 2012 | Willed to Kill | Karyn Mitchell | TV film |
| 2013 | Body of Proof | Pamela Jacks | "Dark City" |
| 2013 | Occult | Rebekah Dean | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Yvonne Carpenter | "In the Blood" |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Christine Dupont | "Poina 'ole" |
| 2015–2017 | The Night Shift | Annie | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Mad Men | Laura Baur | "Lost Horizon" |
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Mary McCormack | "The McCormack Mulligan", "State of the Union" |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Captain Vaughn | "All Eyez on Me" |
| 2017 | Love Struck Cafe | Megan Quinn | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2025 | The Pitt | Janey | "8:00 P.M." |
