Jorja Fox

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Biography

Born in New York City and raised in Melbourne Beach, Florida, Fox returned to her birthplace at age sixteen to being modeling after winning a local contest in Florida. With a whirlwind career that took her to Milan, she retired from modeling at the ripe age of eighteen and began honing her acting skills, studying with veteran character actor William Hickey at New York's Lee Strasberg Institute and making her acting debut in the 1989 …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

Jorja-An Fox on July 7, 1968 in New York City, New York, USA

Career Milestones

Co-founded the Los Angeles theater company Honeypot Productions

1971

Relocated with family to Florida at age three

1984

Began modeling after winning a local contest at age 16

1989

Made feature acting debut in "The Kill-Off"

1992

Featured in the three-part "ABC Afterschool Special" presentation "Summer Stories: The Mall"

1993

Acted in HBO's "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" special "Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story"

1993

Portrayed a Chicago police investigator on the ABC series "Missing Persons"

1995

Had a supporting role in the comedy feature "The Jerky Boys"

1996

Portrayed the recurring character of Dr. Maggie Doyle, the no-nonsense lesbian medical intern, on the hit NBC medical drama "ER"

1997

Appeared in the NBC miniseries "House of Frankenstein 1997"

1997

Featured in the independent drama "How to Make the Cruelest Month"

1997

Made cameo appearance in the groundbreaking "coming out" episode of the ABC sitcom "Ellen"

1999

Had a recurring role on "The West Wing" (NBC) as Secret Service Agent Gina Tuscano

1999

Had a supporting role in the road movie "Tiara Tango"

1999

Starred in the independent comedy "The Hungry Bachelor's Club"

2000

Co-starred on the forensic crime drama series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS)

2001

Played the murdered wife of Guy Pearce's amnesiac in Christopher Nolan's ambitious feature "Memento"

2004

Fired from "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" due to a salary dispute and failure to report for work for the new season; returned to work the following week, after what was called a misunderstanding

2007

Produced the musical "Stay Forever: The Life and Music of Dusty Springfield" at the Renberg Theatre in the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center

2008

Guest-starred in three episodes of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS) in the ninth season

2009

Returned to CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as Sara Sidle

Awards

2002

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2003

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2004

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2005

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation