SAMANTHA FERRIS | ELLEN HARVELLE
VITALS
Date of birth:2 November 1968
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Birth place:North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Eye color:brown |
Height: 5'5" |
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Actor bio: Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress and in the mid-1990s was a television reporter for the Bellingham, Washington station KVOS TV-12 and Vancouver's BCTV, where she went by the name Janie Ferris. Ferris is currently cast as NTAC director Nina Jarvis in the USA Network series The 4400 and has a recurring role in the second season of Supernatural as Ellen Harvelle, mother of Jo Harvelle. In 2006, she had a recurring role on The Evidence as Lt. Alexa Brenner, appearing in seven episodes. Other recent television roles include that of deckhand Pollux in the episode "Dirty Hands" of Battlestar Galactica, as well as roles in Smallville, Stargate SG-1, and The L Word. She was also the voice of Sally Po in the anime, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. |
SAMANTHA FERIS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
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Non-acting careers: Worked as a television reporter in the mid 1990s before becoming an actress. |
Movies:
- Grace (2009/III) .... Patricia Lang
- NYC: Tornado Terror (2008) (TV) .... Reporter Lillian Herris
- Lost in the Dark (2007) (TV) .... Hines
- Tell Me No Lies (2007) (TV) .... Shawna
- Butterfly on a Wheel (2007) .... Diane
- Last Chance Cafe (2006) (TV) .... Madge Beardsley
- Gray Matters (2006/I) .... Elaine
- The Ranch (2004) (TV) .... Taylor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Leslie Handleman
- A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003) (TV) .... Det. Katherine Cooke
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Mrs. Wilkinson
- Blackwoods (2002) .... Waitress/Beth
- Dead in a Heartbeat (2002) (TV) .... Female Cop
- Along Came a Spider (2001) .... Mrs. Hume
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz (2000) (TV) (voice: English version) .... Sally Po
- Deadlocked (2000) (TV) .... Reporter
- Screwed (2000) .... Local Anchorwoman
- The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (2000) (TV) .... Lauren
- The Inspectors (1998) (TV) .... Lauren Urbina
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TV:
- "Supernatural" .... Ellen Harvelle (8 episodes, 2006-2009)
- "Impact" .... Renee Ferguson (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
- "Battlestar Galactica" .... Pollux (1 episode, 2007)
- "Reunion" .... Captain Emily Fisher / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- "The 4400" .... Nina Jarvis (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
- "The Evidence" .... Lt. Alexa Brenner / ... (7 episodes, 2006)
- "Godiva's" .... Celebrity's Handler (1 episode, 2006)
- SSX on Tour (2005) (VG) (voice)
- Personal Effects (2005) (TV) .... Gail Feldman
- "The L Word" .... Meryl Rothman (1 episode, 2005)
- "Da Vinci's Inquest" .... Constable Samantha Townsend / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2005)
- "Smallville" .... Warden Anita Stone (1 episode, 2004)
- "The Chris Isaak Show" .... Dana Farrard / ... (2 episodes, 2001-2004)
- "Glory Days" .... Helen (1 episode, 2002)
- "Beggars and Choosers" .... Sandra Cassandra (1 episode, 2001)
- "So Weird" .... Ms. Miranda Scott (1 episode, 2000)
- "First Wave" .... Alice (1 episode, 2000)
- "Hollywood Off-Ramp" (1 episode, 2000)
- "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" (2000) TV series (voice) .... Sally Po (2nd Half of series)
- "Chikyû shôjo Arjuna" (1999) TV mini-series (voice: English version) .... Teresa Wong
- "Stargate SG-1" .... Dr. Raully (2 episodes, 1999)
- "The Sentinel" .... Reporter #2 (1 episode, 1999)
- - The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg (1999) TV episode .... Reporter #2
- "The New Addams Family" .... Lacey (1 episode, 1998)
- "Welcome to Paradox" .... Woman Executive (1 episode, 1998)
- "Viper" .... Reporter (1 episode, 1998)
- "Saber Marionette J" (1996) TV series (voice: English version) .... Panther
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Upcoming projects: Icarus (2010) (post-production) .... Kerr; "Seven Deadly Sins" (2010) TV series (filming) .... Diana Morgan |
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See Also
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Main Cast:
Jensen Ackles | Jared Padalecki | Misha Collins
Other Cast:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Katie Cassidy | Lauren Cohan | Richard Speight Jr. | Samantha Smith |
Genevieve Cortese | Samantha Ferris | Alona Tal | Julie McNiven | Mark Pellegrino | Jim Beaver |
Rob Benedict | Kurt Fuller | Mark Sheppard | Osric Chau | Kim Rhodes | Felicia Day | Ruth Connell | Briana Buckmaster | Alexander Calvert
The Weechesters:
Alex Ferris | Colin Ford | Brock Kelly | Ridge Canipe |
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