Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison is the American actress who portrays Emma Swan on  ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography
Jennifer Marie Morrison is the oldest child of teacher parents. She was raised in Illinois with a younger sister and brother. She attended the same school her parents taught at, Prospect High School. As a child she did some work as a model. After graduating from high school, she attended Loyola University in Chicago, where she studied Theater and English. She then moved on to study at the Steppenwolf Theater Company, before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.

Morrison's movie debut came in 1994, playing the daughter of Sharon Stone and Richard Gere in Intersection (1994). Success followed with various film and TV roles, including the lead in Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000). She came to widescale public attention in 2004 for her role five and a half year stint as Dr. Allison Cameron in the hit series House, for which she was nominated for a prestigious Screen Actors Guild Award. Since leaving House, her career has continued to progress with roles in Star Trek (2009), How I Met Your Mother, and Warrior (2011).

Trivia

 * Was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Arlington, Illinois.
 * Went to Prospect High School, and played the clarinet in high school marching and symphonic bands, sang in the school choir, and was a cheerleader.
 * A former child model. She did print advertisements for JC Penney and Montgomery Ward and commercials for Rice Krispies and Mondo.
 * Is a Chicago Cubs fan.
 * Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with Michael Jordan when she was around 10 or 11 years old.
 * She is currently in a relationship with Once Upon a Time co-star Sebastian Stan.
 * Jennifer has worked with Jorge Garcia prior to Once Upon A Time on How I Met Your Mother.