Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress, best known for her starring role as
Nina Jarvis
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''The 4400''. The list includes the series main characters, recurring characters, minor characters, as well a list of the 4400 returnees.
Main characters Tom Baldwin
Tom Baldwin, po ...
on ''
The 4400
''The 4400'' (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky ...
'' and her recurring role as
Ellen Harvelle
Ellen Harvelle is a fictional character on The CW Television Network's ''Supernatural'' portrayed by Samantha Ferris. Introduced in the second season in order to explore a mother-daughter relationship in the hunting world, the "gun-toting, beer- ...
on ''
Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
''.
Career
Ferris began her career as a radio announcer
and in the mid-1990s was a television reporter
for the
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (locat ...
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
''The 4400'' (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky ...
'',
Lt. Alexa Brenner on ''
The Evidence'' and Ellen Harvelle on ''
Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
''.
Other television roles include that of deckhand Pollux in the episode "
Dirty Hands
''Dirty Hands'' (french: Les Mains sales) is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre. It was first performed on 2 April 1948 at the Theatre Antoine in Paris, directed by Pierre Valde and starring François Périer, Marie Olivier and André Luguet.
A poli ...
" of ''
Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'',
as well as roles in ''
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...
'',
''
Stargate SG-1
''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrigh ...
'',
''
The L Word
''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene Ch ...
'',
''
V'' and a series of TV movies featuring ''The Gourmet Detective''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
External links
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References
1968 births
Actresses from British Columbia
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian television news anchors
Canadian video game actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Living people
People from North Vancouver
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses
Canadian women television journalists
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