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 The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is an arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governo ...

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

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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 ''

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''. 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

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