Jennifer Morrison - wikipedia Jennifer Morrison Jennifer Morrison Morrison at the 2014 Comic - Con International Jennifer Marie Morrison ( 1979 - 04 - 12 ) April 12, 1979 ( age 39 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Alma mater Loyola University Chicago Occupation Actress producer Years active 1994 -- present Known for Dr. Allison Cameron on House M.D. Emma Swan on Once Upon a Time Jennifer Marie Morrison ( born April 12, 1979 ) is an American actress, producer, director, and former child model. She is known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron in the medical - drama series House ( 2004 -- 2012 ) and Emma Swan in the ABC adventure - fantasy series Once Upon a Time ( 2011 -- 2017, 2018 ). She has also portrayed Zoey Pierson, one of Ted Mosby 's love interests on the comedy series How I Met Your Mother ; Winona Kirk, mother of James T. Kirk in the 2009 science - fiction film Star Trek ; and Tess Conlon in the 2011 sports drama film Warrior. She made her feature film directorial debut with Sun Dogs ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1990s 2.2 2000s 2.3 2010s 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Music videos 4.4 Video games 5 Theatre 6 References 7 External links Early life Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She is the oldest of three children ; her sister, Julia, is a singer - songwriter and music therapist, and her brother, Daniel, is a high school band director. Her father, David L. Morrison, is a retired music teacher and high school band director who was named Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2003. Morrison attended South Middle School, and then graduated from Prospect High School ( where her parents worked ) in 1997. She was friends with writer Ian Brennan. She was an All - State clarinet player in the school 's marching band, sang in the choir, and was a cheerleader in the school pep squad. She attended Loyola University Chicago, where she majored in Theatre and minored in English, graduating in 2000. She studied at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before moving to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting. Career This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2017 ) 1990s Morrison started her career as a child model, appearing in print advertisements for JCPenney and Montgomery Ward, and commercials for Rice Krispies and Mondo. She was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with basketball star, Michael Jordan, in May 1992. Morrison made her feature film debut at the age of 14 in the 1994 film Intersection, and later appeared as Samantha in Stir of Echoes ( 1999 ). 2000s Morrison 's first leading role came in the 2000 film Urban Legends : Final Cut, and she has since gone on to appear in films including Grind ( 2003 ), Surviving Christmas ( 2004 ), and Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ). Morrison at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival In 2004, Morrison won the role of immunologist Dr. Allison Cameron on House. She played this role for the first six seasons of the show, from 2004 to 2009. Morrison 's character left in 2009 in an episode called `` Teamwork '', but returned in the 2010 episode `` Lockdown ''. Cameron 's story concluded at this point. Morrison returned in Season 8 for the series finale `` Everybody Dies '' in 2012. In 2006, Morrison starred in and produced the independent film Flourish. She is also one of the producers who found Glee during its early draft and brought it to attention of writer Ryan Murphy, who adapted it into a television series. Morrison did not stay involved creatively, but is credited as an associated producer on the first season for her involvement in finding it and helping it get into the right hands. In 2007, Morrison appeared as Kirce James in the computer game Command & Conquer 3 : Tiberium Wars, a character who frequently interacts with the player during the course of the GDI campaign. Her film projects that year included Big Stan and The Murder of Princess Diana, a television film based on the book of the same name by Noel Botham. Produced by Lifetime and Working Title Television, Morrison portrays an American journalist, Rachel, who witnesses the car crash which took the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2009, Morrison returned to the big screen, appearing in the opening scene of J.J. Abrams ' Star Trek reboot as James T. Kirk 's mother, Winona. After her contract on House was not renewed, it was announced in December 2009 that Morrison had won the role of Kate Keller, Helen Keller 's mother, in the Broadway - bound revival of The Miracle Worker. 2010s Morrison at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival In the fall of 2010 Morrison appeared as a guest - star in the fourth episode of NBC 's Chase. She played the role of Faith, a single mother - turned - fugitive, who embarks on a bloody killing spree across Texas with her little daughter. She then joined the cast of CBS 's How I Met Your Mother as recurring character Zoey Pierson, a mischievous architecture nerd and love interest of main character Ted Mosby, and `` the biggest female character we 've maybe ever added to the show in Ted 's life '', according to executive producer Craig Thomas. In 2011, Morrison appeared in Warrior, a film about two estranged brothers who enter a mixed martial arts tournament and are forced to confront their struggling relationship with each other and with their father. Morrison plays the wife of Joel Edgerton 's character, struggling to keep her family together. Since October 2011, Morrison had a starring role in ABC 's Once Upon a Time. She played the role of Emma Swan, a bail bonds collector who turns out to be the missing daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. In April 2016, Morrison launched her own film production company, Apartment 3C Productions, named after the apartment she shared with her friends during her time at Loyola University Chicago. She directed her first feature film, Sun Dogs, under this label during the summer of 2016. In December 2017, it was announced that Netflix had acquired worldwide streaming rights to the film. In March 2017, it was announced that Morrison was cast as Stephanie in an off - Broadway revival of the play The End of Longing. The performance lasted from May 18 to July 1, 2017. On May 8, 2017, Morrison announced via social media that she would not be returning to Once Upon a Time as a series regular for season seven, while also noting that she had agreed to return as a guest for one episode. That one episode was the season 's second episode, which aired in October 2017. However, she ultimately returned for the series finale, which aired in May 2018. Morrison co-starred in Amityville : The Awakening as Candice. Originally shot in 2014, the film was ultimately released on Google Play on October 12, 2017, with a limited theatrical release on October 28, 2017. In 2017, she made her feature film directorial debut with Sun Dogs, starring Michael Angarano, Melissa Benoist, and Allison Janney. Personal life Morrison began dating her House co-star, Jesse Spencer, in 2004. Spencer proposed to Morrison at the Eiffel Tower on December 23, 2006, but in August 2007 they called off their engagement. Morrison started dating Prison Break star Amaury Nolasco in 2009 ; the relationship reportedly lasted three years. In summer 2012, Morrison and Sebastian Stan met on the Once Upon A Time set and dated for a year, breaking up in mid-2013. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Intersection Meaghan Eastman 1994 Miracle on 34th Street Denice 1999 Stir of Echoes Samantha Kozac 2000 Urban Legends : Final Cut Amy Mayfield 2001 The Zeros Joyce 2002 Design Sonya Mallow 2002 Big Shot : Confessions of a Campus Bookie Callie 2002 Nantucket Alicia 2002 100 Women Annie 2003 Grind Jamie Mall Cop Chris The Sure Hand of God Lily Bowser Surviving Christmas Missy Vanglider Lift Sarah Short film 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Jade 2006 The Script Christie Short film 2006 Flourish Gabrielle Winters Producer 2007 The Murder of Princess Diana Rachel Visco Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries 2007 Big Stan Mindy 2009 Star Trek Winona Kirk Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast 2009 Table for Three Leslie Green 2011 Bringing Ashley Home Ashley Phillips Prism Award for Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries 2011 Warrior Tess Conlon 2012 Stars in Shorts Agent Rachel Mintz Segment : `` Prodigal '' 2012 Knife Fight Angela 2013 Some Girl ( s ) Sam 2013 Alpha Alert Lt. White 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Winona Kirk Voice only 2015 To Dust Return Sharon Reynolds Short film 2015 Mattresside Angelica Short film 2015 Warning Labels Short film ; director Nominated - Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Short 2016 The Darkness Joy Carter 2016 Albion : The Enchanted Stallion The Abbess 2017 Amityville : The Awakening Candice 2017 Sun Dogs Marie Director, producer Mammoth Film Festival Award for Best Picture Mammoth Film Festival Award for Grand Jury Award Savannah Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Feature 2017 All Creatures Here Below Penny 2018 Assassination Nation Margie Duncan 2018 Back Roads Callie Mercer 2018 Alex & the List Katherine Stern Burkbank International Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2018 Superfly Detective Mason 2019 The Torture Report Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 The Chronicle Gwen Episode : `` Let Sleeping Dogs Fry '' 2001 Touched by an Angel Melissa Episode : `` Most Likely to Succeed '' 2001 -- 02 Dawson 's Creek Melanie Shay Thompson 2 episodes 2002 Any Day Now Mandy Singer Episode : `` In Too Deep '' 2002 The Random Years Megan Episode : `` Pilot '' 2004 -- 12 House Dr. Allison Cameron 108 episodes Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2009 ) 2009 The Super Hero Squad Show Wasp 3 episodes ; voice role Chase Faith Maples Episode : `` Paranoia '' 2010 -- 14 How I Met Your Mother Zoey Pierson 13 episodes 2011 Five Sheila Segment : `` Charlotte '' 2011 -- 17, 2018 Once Upon a Time Emma Swan Leading role ( Season 1 -- 6 ) ; Special guest star ( Season 7 ) ; 134 episodes Nominated - People 's Choice Award for Favorite On - Screen Chemistry ( shared with Colin O'Donoghue ) ( 2014 ) Nominated - Nickelodeon Kid 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress ( 2015 ) Nominated - People 's Choice Award for Favorite Sci - Fi / Fantasy TV Actress ( 2015 - 2017 ) Nominated - Nickelodeon Kid 's Choice Award for Favorite Family TV Actress ( 2016 ) Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress, Sci - Fi / Fantasy ( 2015, 2017 ) Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Liplock ( shared with Colin O'Donoghue ) ( 2015 - 2017 ) Music videos Year Title Artist Notes 2002 `` Too Bad About Your Girl '' The Donnas 2003 `` Shut Up '' Nick Lachey 2015 `` What I Want '' Will Butler 2015 `` Demon Days ( Do It All Again ) '' Wild Wild Horses Also director Video games Year Title Role Notes 2007 Command & Conquer 3 : Tiberium Wars Kirce James Theatre Year Title Role Venue The Miracle Worker Kate Keller Circle in the Square Theatre 2017 The End of Longing Stephanie Lucille Lortel Theatre References Jump up ^ `` Sequins & Suspenders ''. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Band Teacher Marches on As 2003 Teacher of the Year ''. Illinois State Board of Education. March 22, 2003. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Spencer, Amy ( September 10, 2014 ). `` Jennifer Morrison rules the red carpet ''. New York Post. New York City : News Corp. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Wiser, Paige ( February 27, 2012 ). `` Once Upon a Time 's Jennifer Morrison tells Her Story ''. Michigan Avenue. Atlanta, Georgia : Modern Luxury Media. Retrieved April 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Vintage Michael Jordan ''. SI Kids. May 1992. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( November 16, 2009 ). `` ' House ' exclusive : Jennifer Morrison speaks out about departure ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Riley, Jenelle ( February 23, 2006 ). `` Jennifer Morrison With ' Flourish ' ''. Backstage. New York City : Backstage, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Jennifer Morrison : Answers to Twitter questions... '' April 10, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Semel, Paul ( May 31, 2007 ). `` Playing House with C&C3 's Jennifer Morrison ''. Game Spy. Irvine, California : IGN Entertainment. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( December 13, 2009 ). `` ' House ' alum news : Jennifer Morrison heads to Broadway ! ''. Entertainment Weekly. New York City : Meredith Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ The Broadway League. `` The official source for Broadway Information ''. IBDB. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Keck, William ( August 20, 2010 ). `` House 's Morrison To Co-Star With Real - Life Love on NBC 's Chase ''. TVGuide.com. New York City : CBS Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2016. 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Jump up ^ Webb Mitrovich, Matt ( August 6, 2017 ). `` Once Upon a Time Creators / Cast Tease Rumple 's Menacing New Identity, Regina / Henry Reunion and More ''. TVLine. Los Angeles, California : Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Webb Mitrovich, Matt ( March 21, 2018 ). `` ' Once Upon a Time ' : Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas and Emilie de Ravin Return for Series Finale ''. TVLine. Los Angeles, California : Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Jump up ^ Davies, Trevor ( September 22, 2017 ). `` The oft - delayed Amityville : The Awakening finally has a release date and will stream for free on Google Play ''. Critical Hit. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Abrams, Natalie ( April 4, 2018 ). `` Sun Dogs : Jennifer Morrison finds surprising comedy in deep directorial debut ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Engaged House Stars Prepare to Tie the Knot ''. People. New York City : Meredith Corporation. July 6, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Jordan, Julie ( August 15, 2007 ). `` House Costars Call Off Engagement ''. People. New York City : Meredith Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Jennifer Morrison rules the red carpet ''. New York Post. 2014 - 09 - 10. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 01. Jump up ^ Monde, Chiderah ( November 3, 2013 ). `` ' Once Upon A Time ' stars Jennifer Morrison, Sebastian Stan split : ' Once Upon A Time ' actors ' grew apart ' after real - life year long romance ''. New York Daily News. New York City : Tronc. Retrieved April 5, 2018. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jennifer Morrison. 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Question: who played kirk's mom in star trek movie
Answer: Jennifer Marie Morrison