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Canadian actress

Samantha Ferris
Born	Samantha Ferris (1968-11-02) November 2, 1968 (age 56) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress, 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	The Tall Man	Tracy
2018	Valley of the Lanterns	Bookmaker

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Saber Marionette J	Panther (voice)	TV series
1998	The Inspectors	Lauren Urbina	TV film
1998	The 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	The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence	Lauren Urbina	TV film
	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing	Sally Po (voice)	"Go Forth, Gundam Team"
	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz	Sally Po (voice)	TV film
	First Wave	Alice	"Mabus"
	So Weird	Miranda Scott	"Still Life"
2001	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Suzanne	"Grass on the Grave"
	Earth Maiden Arjuna	Teresa Wong (voice)	TV miniseries
	The 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	A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster	Det. Katherine Cooke	TV film
2004	Smallville	Warden Anita Stone	"Scare"
2004	The Ranch	Taylor	TV film
2005	The L Word	Meryl Rothman	"Luminous"
	Personal Effects	Gail Feldman	TV film
	Da Vinci's Inquest	Const. Samantha Townsend	"Must Be a Night for Fires"
	Reunion	Emily Fisher	"1989"
2005–2006	The 4400	Nina Jarvis	Main role
2006	The Collector	Tessa	"The Media Baron"
	The Evidence	Lt. Alexa Brenner	Regular role
	Reunion	Emily Fisher	"1997"
	Last Chance Cafe	Madge Beardsley	TV film
2006–2011	Supernatural	Ellen Harvelle	9 episodes
2007	Battlestar Galactica	Pollux	"Dirty Hands"
	Witness to Murder	Shawna	TV film
	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"
	Seven Deadly Sins	Diana Morgan	"1.2"
	Hiccups	Bambi Weeks	"You Schmooze, You Lose"
	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"
	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Carolyn	"Detention"
	Let It Snow	Sally	TV film
2014	RL Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Mother	"Grandpa's Glasses"
2015	Exposed	Nancy Grace Type	TV film
2015	Backstrom	Rebecca Forrester	"Dragon Slayer"
2015–2017; 2020	Gourmet Detective film series	Capt. Forsyth	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries films
2015	Mistresses	Det. Libby Whitehead	Recurring role
2016	Newlywed and Dead	Annie Ward	TV film
	The Irresistible Blueberry Farm	Paula	Hallmark Channel film
	Looks Like Christmas	Jill Higgins	Hallmark Channel film
2017	Somewhere Between	Capt. Kendra Sarneau	Regular role
2017	Hit the Road	Linda Shapiro	"It's My Party", "Kush"
2018	Six	Kate Kilcannon	Recurring role
	Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder	Michelle	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film
	Salvation	Director Evelyn Davis	Recurring role (season 2)
2022	Devil in Ohio	Rhoda Morrison	TV miniseries; 4 episodes
2022	Batwoman	Director of the GCPS	1 episode
2023	Picture of Her	Aunt Dody	Hallmark Channel movie
2024	When Calls the Heart	Maisie Hickam	Recurring role

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mrs. Wilkinson
2004	CSI: Dark Motives	Leslie Handleman
2005	SSX on Tour	Zoe Payne
2022	New Tales from the Borderlands	Susan Coldwell

External links

Samantha Ferris at IMDb
Samantha Ferris on Twitter

References

^ "Interview With Samantha Ferris via @stacyamiller85 @samanthajferris #Supernatural". TheNerdyGirlExpress. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ "My Devotional Thoughts | Interview With Actress Samantha Ferris, "Gourmet Detective"". mydevotionalthoughts.net. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
"Supernatural Scoop: Battlestar Galactica Fan Favorite Tahmoh Penikett Cast as Fallen Angel". E! News. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ "Battlestar Galactica Meets The L Word cast crossover for both shows | Lesbian Gamers - For Gay Girls Who Game - News and Reviews from a Gay / LGBT Gamer perspective". lesbiangamers.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ "Move Over Alpha Geeks, Here Come the Fangrrls". PopMatters. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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