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; and Special Agent E.J. Barrett on NCIS from 2011 to 2012.
Life and career 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. She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. 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).Notice of birth of Emmett Andrew Brower
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. 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. In 2011 she was cast as Special Agent Erica Jane Barrett on CBS' NCIS. She also guest-starred in ABC dramas Castle in 2012, and Body of Proof in 2013. In 2013, Morris was cast in A&E drama pilot Occult.
Filmography
Film Year Film RoleNotes2000Coyote UglyGirl at the Surprise Party2005UnderclassmanJamie2007LookCourtney2008Seven PoundsSusan2009SeedsVivianShort film20116 Month RuleBeth2012EdenSarah WhitakerShort film2018Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial KillerAlexis “Lexy” McGuire2022Cloudy with a chance of ChristmasCloudy with a chance of Christmas at IMDbTatum Tilson
Television Year Show RoleNotes2001UndressedPaulaTV series2001Boston PublicSally Barnes"Chapter 15", "Chapter 19"2001Murder in Small Town XAbigail "Abby" FlintTV series2001Dark AngelX6 / Ralph"Bag 'Em"2001UndeclaredJana"Rush and Pledge", "Hellweek"2001–2002FelicityZoe WebbRecurring role2002First MondayBrittany Kant"Age of Consent"2003EdStacie"The Decision"2004Curb your EnthuasiamKim"Ben's Birthday Party"2005Cold CaseAmy Lind (1999)"Start-Up"2006WindfallZoe ReidaRecurring role2006–2009Brothers & SistersJulia WalkerMain role2008Law & Order: Criminal IntentMarla Reynolds"Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger"2009Ghost WhispererCaroline Mayhew"Head Over Heels"2010Jenny LaSalleyTV film2011–2012NCISNCIS Special Agent Erica Jane "EJ" BarrettRecurring role2012CastleLeslie Morgan"Once Upon a Crime"2012Willed to KillKaryn MitchellTV film2013Body of ProofPamela Jacks"Dark City"2013OccultRebekah DeanUnsold TV pilot2013Criminal MindsYvonne Carpenter"In the Blood"2015Hawaii Five-0Christine Dupont"Poina 'ole"2015–2017The Night ShiftAnnieRecurring role, 9 episodes2015Mad MenLaura Baur"Lost Horizon"2015Murder in the FirstMary McCormack"The McCormack Mulligan", "State of the Union"2016Grey's AnatomyCaptain Vaughn"All Eyez on Me"2017Love Struck CafeMegan QuinnTelevision film (Hallmark)2025The PittJaney Malloy"8:00 P.M.", "9:00 P.M."2026High Potential Dr. Maeve Sloan"Grounded (S2E10)"
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