Elisabeth Rose Harnois (last name pronounced arn-WAH;[1]
born May 26, 1979) is an American actress. Her career started at the
age of five, where she appeared in a number of film and television
roles. She stars as Morgan Brody in the hit CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Early life
Harnois was born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Los Angeles.[3][5] She attended St. Mel's School in Woodland Hills, Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, California, and graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in film studies in 2001.[3][4]
Career
Harnois appeared in two films at age five, Where are the Children? and One Magic Christmas.[3][4] She did commercials until landing the role of Emily in Timeless Tales from Hallmark[citation needed] and the role of Alice in the 1991 Disney Channel series Adventures in Wonderland.[3][4] She starred in Point Pleasant, a cancelled 2005 series on Fox as Christina Nickson,[6] and also in 2005 she landed a role in the black comedy/satirical film Pretty Persuasion, portraying Evan Rachel Wood's best friend.[4]
In May 2011, Harnois guest-starred in the long-running CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in season 11: episode 21 called "Cello and Goodbye", playing Morgan Brody, a CSI from the LAPD
Scientific Investigation Division. In September that same year, Harnois
began a regular role on the show starting with the twelfth season
premiere called "73 Seconds", where her character transfers to the Las Vegas crime lab.[7]
Awards and nominations
Harnois was nominated in 1987 for the Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film in Comedy or Drama for One Magic Christmas (1985), and again in 1988 for Best Young Actress as Guest Starring in a Television Drama for Highway to Heaven (1984) for episode Man's Best Friend. She won the same award in 1993 for Outstanding Performers in a Children's Program for Adventures in Wonderland (1991).[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | One Magic Christmas | Abbie Grainger | |
| 1986 | Where Are the Children? | Missy Eldridge | |
| 1998 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Maggi Sorenson | Television film |
| 1998 | My Date with the President's Daughter | Hallie Richmond | Television film |
| 1999 | Façade | Kate | |
| 2002 | Swimming Upstream | Julie Sutton | |
| 2005 | Strangers with Candy | Monica | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Brittany | |
| 2007 | Ten Inch Hero | Piper | |
| 2008 | Solstice | Megan/Sophie | |
| 2008 | Keith | Natalie | |
| 2008 | Chaos Theory | Jesse Allen | |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Young woman | |
| 2011 | Dog Hate Cat | Katie Pride | Short film |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | Ki (voice) | |
| 2011 | Bad Meat | Rose Parker | |
| 2013 | Riddle | Holly Teller |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Jenny Raines | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Little girl | Episode: "A Children's Story" |
| 1988–1989 | Fantastic Max | Zoe Young (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again | Young Freddy | Miniseries |
| 1990 | Timeless Tales from Hallmark | Emily | Main cast; 6 episodes |
| 1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | Rosie (voice) | Main cast |
| 1991–1995 | Adventures in Wonderland | Alice | Main cast |
| 1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Steffi | Episode: "Will Goes a Courtin'" |
| 1995 | The Client | Leigh-Ann | Episode: "The Burning of Atlanta" |
| 1995–1996 | Unhappily Ever After | Patty McGurk | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Boy Meets World | Missy Robinson | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Cory" |
| 1997 | Brotherly Love | Carly | Episode: "Skin Deep" |
| 1999 | Two Guys and a Girl | Translator | Episode: "Au Revoir Pizza Place" |
| 2000 | Charmed | Brooke | Episode: "Magic Hour" |
| 2000–2001 | All My Children | Sarah Livingston | Unknown episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Point Pleasant | Christina Nickson | Main cast |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Trish Davenport/Cheryl Davenport | Episode: "Broken Mirror" |
| 2006–2007 | One Tree Hill | Shelley Simon | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Jill Gerard | Episode: "Darkroom" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Janey Davis (1963) | Episode: "Boy Crazy" |
| 2008 | Dirt | Milan Carlton | Episode: "Dirty, Slutty Whores" |
| 2008 | Without a Trace | Erin MacNeil | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | 90210 | The blonde Blended | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Dr. Serena Warren | Main cast |
| 2011–present | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Morgan Brody | Recurring (season 11); main cast (season 12–present) |
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