Julianne Morris (born May 8, 1968) is an American actress.

Early life

Morris was born in

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. Her family relocated to

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, when she was young and she was raised there. She is the youngest of two children. Morris attended

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in New York, and graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts.

Career

In 1994, Morris landed a role as Tracy Pinkem in television film ''

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''. She played Amy Wilson on the

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'' from November 18, 1994, to May 22, 1996, and made a guest appearance on November 25, 2014. Morris portrayed Greta Von Amburg on ''

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'' from May 15, 1998, to April 19, 2002. She was first introduced on ''Days of Our Lives'' as "Swamp Girl". Between her time on ''Y&R'' and ''

,'' Morris spent time in

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, playing Rumina on the fantasy television series '' The Adventures of Sinbad''. She portrayed Amber Sullivan in television film ''Another Pretty Face'' (2002). She has also appeared on ''

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''.

Personal life

Morris married actor

Kristoffer Polaha Kristoffer Polaha is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles on television as Jason Matthews in ''North Shore (2004 TV series), North Shore'', Nate Bazile, Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile in ''Life Unexpected'', and Henry Butler in '' ...

on June 7, 2003, at the Windermere Chapel. The couple has three sons born in 2004, 2006, and 2011. She is a practicing Christian. She advocates

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before marriage, saying "I believe marriage is ordained by God. The Bible teaches quite explicitly that the romantic attachment between a husband and a wife is a parallel to our relationship to God. There could be no stronger indication of its importance."

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Julianne 1968 births Living people American television actresses American Christians American soap opera actresses Actresses from Columbia, South Carolina American film actresses People from Windermere, Florida 21st-century American women