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Jessica Capshaw
American actress

Jessica Capshaw

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American actress
A.K.A.
Jessica Brooke Capshaw
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Age
48 years
Family
Mother:
Kate Capshaw
Father:
Steven Spielberg
Stats
Height:
1.651 m
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Biography

Jessica Brooke Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jamie Stringer in The Practice and Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. She was introduced in Grey's Anatomy's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery. Originally contracted to appear in three episodes, Capshaw's contract was extended to the remainder of the fifth season, with her becoming a series regular in the sixth season.

Early life

Capshaw was born in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of actress and producer Kate Capshaw, and Robert Capshaw, a sales manager, marketing director, business executive, and high school principal. She is the stepdaughter of director Steven Spielberg. She graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1994 and Brown University in 1998 with an English degree. She then attended acting classes at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London.

Career

In the 2001 slasher film Valentine, Capshaw played Dorothy Wheeler. In 2009, she became a regular on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. It was first reported in December 2008 that Capshaw would be joining the cast of Grey's Anatomy as pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins, for a multi-episode arc. Initially scheduled to appear in three episodes of the show's fifth season, series creator Shonda Rhimes later extended Capshaw's contract to appear in all of the season's remaining episodes, becoming a series regular in the sixth season.

She was established as a love-interest for orthopedic resident Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez). Series creator Shonda Rhimes was pleased with the chemistry between Robbins and Torres, citing the addition of Capshaw to the cast as an element of the season of which she was most proud. Speaking of the new addition, Rhimes said: "I love Jessica Capshaw, and when I say love I mean love. She couldn't be a more wonderful person, and I feel like the chemistry Arizona and Callie have feels like the Meredith and Derek chemistry to me. I find them delightful to watch." Initial media reaction to the character was positive. Matt Mitovich of TV Guide described her as a "fan favorite", and Chris Monfette for IGN praised the addition of "fresh, new characters", such as Robbins over the course of the season.

Personal life

Capshaw married Christopher Gavigan on May 22, 2004 at her family's East Hampton estate. Capshaw has four children with her husband: son Luke Hudson Gavigan (born September 8, 2007)and daughters Eve Augusta Gavigan (born October 20, 2010), Poppy James Gavigan (born June 20, 2012), and Josephine Kate Gavigan (born May 2, 2016).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The LocustsPatsy
1998DenialMarcia
1999The Love LetterKelly
2000Killing CinderellaBeth
2000Big TimeClaireShort film
2001ValentineDorothy Wheeler
2002The MesmeristDaisy Valdemar
2002Minority ReportEvanna
2003View from the TopRoyalty International Flight AttendantUncredited
2006The GroomsmenJen
2007Blind TrustCassie Stewart
2014The Hero of Color CityDuck

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999ERSally McKenna1 episode: "Rites of Spring"
1999-2000Odd Man OutAunt JordanMain cast
13 episodes
2001The Back PageTV Movie
2002-2004The PracticeJamie StringerMain cast
Season 7 & 8; 42 episodes
2005Into the WestRachel Wheeler1 episode: "Manifest Destiny"
2006Thick and ThinMaryUnaired
2006BonesRebecca Stinson2 episodes: "Mother and Child in the Bay", "The Truth in the Lye"
2007The L WordNadia Karella3 episodes: "Livin' La Vida Loca", "Lassoed", "Layup"
2009Head Case1 episode: "Tying the Not"
2009–presentGrey's AnatomyDr. Arizona RobbinsRecurring (Season 5)
Main Cast (Season 6-present)
2010One Angry JurorSarah WalshTV Movie
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