Jennifer Morrison, Actress, Director, Producer and Activist. AWARD 2019

Jennifer Morrison, Actress, Director, Producer and Activist. AWARD 2019

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Jennifer Morrison is an American actress, producer and director. She began her career at a very young age, in the 1990s, as a model child for advertising. In 1994, at the age of 15, she got her very first role in the film Intersection, where she played the daughter of Richard Gere and Sharon Stone. In 2000, she obtained her first lead role in the thriller Urban Legends 2 alongside Eva Mendes. She then went on to play many roles in films such as Grind in 2003 and Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005 alongside Angelina Jolie.

In 2001, she played in an episode of the series Touched by an Angel and Dawson's Creek. In 2004, she landed her first lead role on television, in the series Dr. House, where she played the role of Dr. Alison Cameron. She will play this role for the first 6 seasons before leaving the series, but will nevertheless return for the final episode. This role marks a first turning point in her career.

In 2009, she appeared in the film Star Trek, as Winona Kirk. She returned to television in 2010, as Zoey Pierson in the series How I Met Your Mother. That same year, she was on Broadway in the play The Miracle Worker. In 2011, she starred in the movie Bringing Ashley Home, a role that will win her an Award at the 2012 Prism Awards in the Best Performance in a Telefilm or Mini-series category. 2011 is a new turning point for her career. She gets one of the main roles in the fantastic series Once Upon A Time. She played the heroine, Emma Swan, for 6 seasons before leaving the series, but will return for two episodes of season 7, including the final episode. The series is very successful and will win him several nominations, including a shared Award with her partner on screen Colin O'Donoghue at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards.

In 2015, Jennifer Morrison directed her first short film, in which she also played, in collaboration with the group Wild Wild Wild Horses. Her second short film Warning Labels was released the same year. In 2016, she founded her own production company Apartment 3C Productions. At the same time, she played many roles in films such as Alex & the List in 2014, Albion: The Enchanted Stallion in 2016, Back Roads and Superfly in 2018.

In 2017, she directed and produced her first feature film Sun Dogs, in which she also made an appearance. Her film will receive several awards, including 3 Awards at the Mammoth Film Festival 2018 in the categories Best Actor, Best Film and Special Jury Prize, and the Best Feature Film Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2017. That same year, she returned to Broadway in Matthew Perry's The End of Longing.
In 2019, Jennifer Morrison joins the cast of This is Us for season 4.

Jennifer Morrison has been a member and spokesperson of "HERLead - Vital Voices" since 2012. This charitable organization fights for women's empowerment and visibility in the world, and encourages women to use their potential leadership skills to transform their lives and bring peace and prosperity to their communities. Jennifer encourages these young women to pursue their ideas to bring about positive change in the world. The association works with women in particular in the fields of Human Rights, economics and politics.

She also supports the "Dressember" Foundation, which fights human trafficking and campaigns for the dignity, protection and freedom of human beings. In 2016, she participated in the "More To Migraine" campaign, which raises public awareness of the harmful effects of migraines and how to combat them. In 2015 and 2018, it also launched two charity campaigns, in association with the Represent and Stand platforms, to raise funds to help research against Jacobsen syndrome, a genetic disease with biological consequences for the body.

UPDATE 2020:Jennifer Morrison joined the cast of This Is Us as Cassidy Sharp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Morrison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Dogs

https://herlead.vitalvoices.org

Annpower Leadership Forum

https://www.dressember.org

https://www.moretomigraine.com

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