Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress, model and film producer. She is best known for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron in House, whom she played for five-and-a-half years, and also as Zoey Pierson in the sixth season of How I Met Your Mother. Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Morrison’s mother, Judy Morrison, is also a retired teacher. Morrison is the eldest of three children with a sister, Julia, and a brother, Daniel. She attended Loyola University Chicago where she majored in Theatre and minored in English, graduating in 2000. 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.
