Courtnee Alyssa Draper (born April 24, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Morgan Hudson in ''

The Jersey ''The Jersey'' is an American comedy television series based on the '' Monday Night Football Club'' books by Gordon Korman. The series aired on Disney Channel from January 30, 1999, to March 23, 2004. Premise Nick Lighter, Morgan Hudson, Colem ...

'', Sam in ''

The Thirteenth Year ''The Thirteenth Year'' is a 1999 comedy-drama Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) directed by Duwayne Dunham and starring Chez Starbuck and Courtnee Draper. It premiered on Disney Channel on May 15, 1999. Plot Cody Griffin is an adopted teen ...

'', Megan Larson in ''

Stepsister from Planet Weird ''Stepsister from Planet Weird'' is a Disney Channel Original Movie which was released in June 2000. Directed by Steve Boyum, it stars Courtnee Draper, Tamara Hope, Lance Guest, and Khrystyne Haje. Based on the book of the same name by Francess ...

'',

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in ''

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'' and Sarah Whitaker in ''

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''. For her performance in ''BioShock Infinite'', Draper was nominated for a

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and won a Spike Video Game Award (Best Song) for her performance of "

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" in the game (Draper later additionally recorded a version of " You Belong to Me" for the game's follow-up, ''

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''). Draper was also a cast member on ''

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'' from April to October 2002 as Erica Lovejoy. Draper was born at the Naval Hospital in

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. Her mother served in the military. As a result, she has resided in and visited many areas of the United States (including

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, and

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) and Asia (including

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and

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). She was introduced to old films and

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at age five while living in Okinawa, Japan. Draper graduated from

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in Los Angeles.INFINITELY INTERESTING: An interview with Bioshock Infinite’s Courtnee Draper Pt. 2
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