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Jennifer Ferrin

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Jennifer Ferrin
Born (1979-02-25) February 25, 1979 (age 45)
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Zachary Bliss
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(m. 2014)​

Jennifer Ferrin (born February 25, 1979) is an American actress.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Ferrin was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She attended Brookwood High where she was the lead in many high school plays and was a member of the choir. Upon her graduation from high school, Ferrin attended the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama.

Career

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Ferrin played the younger version of Vanessa Redgrave's character Esther in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film The Locket.[3] She guest starred in the 2002 season finale of Dawson's Creek. Ferrin's most notable role to date is that of Jennifer Munson Kasnoff Donovan on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns, played from 2003 to 2006. She was nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy Award.[4][5]

In 2006, she landed a recurring role on the primetime show 3 lbs. Ferrin was one of the four actors starring in the U.S. premiere productions of The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow's stage adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film, in Boston in 2007[6] and New York in 2008[7]

Ferrin also played Detective Sam Tyler's mother in the American version of Life On Mars. In January 2011, she began her role of Dana Faraday on the NBC superhero drama series The Cape. She also had a two episode stint on Royal Pains and was recurring character Molly on The Following. She portrayed Rebecca Mason, the deceased wife of lead character Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), in a dream episode of the TNT science-fiction drama series Falling Skies, on July 21, 2013; Ferrin appeared again on Falling Skies for the series' fifth-season premiere on June 28, 2015.

She became a series regular in the third season of AMC's Hell on Wheels.[8][9]

In Steven Soderbergh's Mosaic, a murder mystery released in 2017 as an interactive iOS/Android app and then in 2018 as an HBO television drama,[10] Ferrin played Petra Neill, a point-of-view character. She also was in ABCs cancelled time travel series Time After Time where she played a doctor trying to develop her father's research further.[9]

As of 2021, she began a recurring role on CBS' The Equalizer, playing Avery Grafton, a DA who is determined to seek out and stop Robyn McCall's vigilantism as it also threatens her political future.

Personal life

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Ferrin is married to interior designer Zachary Bliss, whom she met in 2009 and wed in 2014. The couple reside in Amagansett, New York.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Nonames Cori
2010 Sex and the City 2 Patience

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Dawson's Creek Nervous girl Episode: "Swan Song"
2002 The Locket Young Esther Television film
2003–2006 As the World Turns Jennifer Munson Donovan 264 episodes
2006 Rescue Me Sarah 2 episodes
2006 3 lbs Penny Marx
2007 The Kill Point Chloe 8 episodes
2008–2009 Life on Mars Ruth Tyler / Rose Tyler 5 episodes
2009 Fringe Susan Pratt / Nancy Lewis Episode: "The Road Not Taken"
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rena West Episode: "Unstable"
2009 Bunker Hill ADA Chase Cabot Television film
2010 White Collar Melissa Cartwright Episode: "Vital Signs"
2010 Nurse Jackie Georgia 2 episodes
2011 The Cape Dana Faraday 10 episodes[12]
2011 Boardwalk Empire Carolyn Rothstein Episode: "What Does the Bee Do?"
2011 Unforgettable Janine Barlow Episode: "Spirited Away"
2011, 2012 Royal Pains Kate Murray 2 episodes
2012 The Good Wife Elaine Middleton Episode: "Bitcoin for Dummies"
2012 Elementary Rebecca Ellison Episode: "While You Were Sleeping"
2013 Over/Under Hailey Television film
2013 Deception Hannay 2 episodes
2013 The Following Molly 5 episodes
2013 Rewind Dr. Lyndsay Bryce Television film
2013 Person of Interest Natalie Boal Episode: "The Perfect Mark"
2013 Mother's Day Gwen Television film
2013–2015 Falling Skies Rebecca Mason 6 episodes
2013–2016 Hell on Wheels Louise Ellison 24 episodes[13][14]
2014–2015 The Knick Abigail Alford 10 episodes
2016 Falling Water Busy 4 episodes
2017 Time After Time Brooke Monroe 7 episodes
2017–2018 Mosaic Petra Neill 9 episodes
2018 Sneaky Pete Joyce Roby 8 episodes[15]
2018 Homeland Charlotte 2 episodes
2018 Rise Denise Strickland 6 episodes
2019 The Passage Elizabeth Lear 4 episodes
2019 The Blacklist Anna McMahon 8 episodes
2019 Instinct Dr. Alexandra Becker Episode: "Stay Gold"
2019 God Friended Me Madeline Episode: "The Last Grenelle"
2019 Evil Judith Lemonhead Episode: "Exorcism Part 2"
2021–present The Equalizer D.A. Avery Grafton Recurring role, 10 episodes
2022–2024 Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Martha Beasley Recurring role, 13 episodes[16]
2024 American Horror Stories Lilly Mulling Episode: "X"

References

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  1. ^ "Jennifer Ferrin | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Famous actresses from Georgia". WJBF. January 21, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Ferrin – Brookwood High". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 2003. pp. J4. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". TVWeek. Detroit, Michigan: Crain Communications. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Louise Kennedy (September 21, 2007). "Hitch a ride". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  7. ^ Ben Brantley (January 16, 2008). "Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  8. ^ "'Hell On Wheels' Casts Jennifer Ferrin". DenofGeek.us. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Petski, Denise (August 10, 2016). "'Time After Time': Jennifer Ferrin Joins Kevin Williamson ABC Drama". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jennifer Ferrin Admits Her HBO Limited Series Mosaic 'Moves Very Quickly'". Peoplemag. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Izon, Juliet (July 2, 2015). "What High-Profile Couple Fell in Love in the Hamptons?". hamptons-magazine.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  12. ^ Misani (April 12, 2011). "Harlem's Keith David enjoys the ride on NBC's 'The Cape'". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Hell on Wheels Exclusive: Jennifer Ferrin Joining Season 3 as Series Regular". Yahoo Entertainment. April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Hell on Wheels cast bartends for charity".
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (June 30, 2017). "'Sneaky Pete': Jennifer Ferrin & Miriam Morales Set To Recur In Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (November 2, 2021). "'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' Adds Nine Recurring To Cast Of HBO Max Series". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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