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Biography
Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress, she is best known for her starring role as Nina Jarvis on The 4400 and her recurring role as Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural.
Career
Ferris began her career as a radio announcer and in the mid-1990s was a television reporter for the Bellingham, Washington station KVOS TV-12 and Vancouver's BCTV, where she went by the name Janie Ferris.
After the death of her father she decided to change careers and become an actress. She has had many starring and supporting television roles, her most notable being Sandra Cassandra on Beggars and Choosers, Nina Jarvis on The 4400, Lt. Alexa Brenner on The Evidence and Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural. Other television roles include that of deckhand Pollux in the episode "Dirty Hands" of Battlestar Galactica, as well as roles in Smallville, Stargate SG-1, The L Word, V and a series of TV movies featuring The Gourmet Detective.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Mrs. Hume | |
| 2001 | Blackwoods | Waitress / Beth | |
| 2006 | Gray Matters | Elaine | |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Diane | AKA, Shattered |
| 2009 | Grace | Patricia Lang | |
| 2010 | Icarus | Kerr | AKA, The Killing Machine |
| 2012 | Tall Man, TheThe Tall Man | Tracy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Saber Marionette J | Panther (voice) | TV series |
| 1998 | Inspectors, TheThe Inspectors | Lauren Urbina | TV film |
| 1998 | New Addams Family, TheThe New Addams Family | Lacey | "Wednesday Leaves Home" |
| 1999 | Stargate SG-1 | Dr. Raully | "Out of Mind", "Into the Fire" |
| 1999-2001 | Beggars and Choosers | Sandra Cassandra | Recurring role |
| 2000 | Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence, TheThe Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Lauren Urbina | TV film |
| 2000 | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | Sally Po (voice) | "Go Forth, Gundam Team" |
| 2000 | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz | Sally Po (voice) | TV film |
| 2000 | First Wave | Alice | "Mabus" |
| 2000 | So Weird | Miranda Scott | "Still Life" |
| 2001 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Suzanne | "Grass on the Grave" |
| 2001 | Earth Maiden Arjuna | Teresa Wong (voice) | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Chris Isaak Show, TheThe Chris Isaak Show | Dana Farrard | "Behind the Isaak" |
| 2002 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Dolores Williams | "Simple, Sad" |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Helen | "The Devil Made Me Do It" |
| 2003 | Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster, AA Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster | Det. Katherine Cooke | TV film |
| 2004 | Smallville | Warden Anita Stone | "Scare" |
| 2004 | Ranch, TheThe Ranch | Taylor | TV film |
| 2005 | L Word, TheThe L Word | Meryl Rothman | "Luminous" |
| 2005 | Personal Effects | Gail Feldman | TV film |
| 2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Const. Samantha Townsend | "Must Be a Night for Fires" |
| 2005 | Reunion | Emily Fisher | "1989" |
| 2005-2006 | 4400, TheThe 4400 | Nina Jarvis | Main role |
| 2006 | Collector, TheThe Collector | Tessa | "The Media Baron" |
| 2006 | Evidence, TheThe Evidence | Lt. Alexa Brenner | Regular role |
| 2006 | Reunion | Emily Fisher | "1997" |
| 2006 | Last Chance Cafe | Madge Beardsley | TV film |
| 2006-2011 | Supernatural | Ellen Harvelle | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica | Pollux | "Dirty Hands" |
| 2007 | Witness to Murder | Shawna | TV film |
| 2007 | Enemy Within | Hines | TV film |
| 2008 | NYC: Tornado Terror | Lillian | TV film |
| 2009 | Impact | Renee Ferguson | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Human Target | Deputy Director Lynch | "Baptiste" |
| 2010 | Seven Deadly Sins | Diana Morgan | "1.2" |
| 2010 | Hiccups | Bambi Weeks | "You Schmooze, You Lose" |
| 2010 | V | Private Investigator | "Pound of Flesh", "Fruition" |
| 2011 | V | Felicia Castro | "Birth Pangs" |
| 2012 | Smart Cookies | Hazel Hillburn | TV film |
| 2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Marian Camphill | "The Love of Larping" |
| 2013 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series | Carolyn | "Detention" |
| 2013 | Let It Snow | Sally | TV film |
| 2015 | Exposed | Nancy Grace Type | TV film |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Rebecca Forrester | "Dragon Slayer" |
| 2015 | Gourmet Detective, TheThe Gourmet Detective | Capt. Forsyth | TV film |
| 2015 | Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die, TheThe Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die | Capt. Forsyth | TV film |
| 2015 | Mistresses | Det. Libby Whitehead | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Newlywed and Dead | Annie Ward | TV film |
| 2016 | Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery | Capt. Forsyth | TV film |
| 2016 | Irresistable Blueberry Farm, TheThe Irresistable Blueberry Farm | Paula | TV film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Wilkinson | |
| 2004 | CSI: Dark Motives | Leslie Handleman | |
| 2005 | SSX on Tour |