Elisabeth Harnois Biography and Photos

Elisabeth Rose Harnois (last name pronounced arn-WAH; born May 26, 1979) is an American actress. Her career started at the age of five, where she appeared in a number of film and television roles. She currently stars as Morgan Brody in the hit CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Life and career
Early life
Harnois was born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Los Angeles. She attended St. Mel's School in Woodland Hills, Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, California, and graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in film studies in 2001.

Career
Harnois appeared in two films at the age of five that were Where are the Children? and One Magic Christmas. She did commercials until landing the role of Emily in Timeless Tales from Hallmark and the role of Alice in the 1991 Disney Channel series Adventures in Wonderland. She starred in Point Pleasant, a short-lived 2005 series on FOX as Christina Nickson, and also in 2005 she landed a role in the black comedy/satirical film Pretty Persuasion, portraying Evan Rachel Wood's best friend.

In May 2011, Harnois guest-starred in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in season 11: episode 21 called "Cello and Goodbye", playing Morgan Brody a CSI from the LAPD Scientific Investigation Division. In September that same year, Harnois began a regular role on the show starting with the twelfth season premiere called "73 Seconds", where her character transfers to the Las Vegas crime lab.

Awards and nominations
Harnois was nominated in 1987 for the Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film in Comedy or Drama for One Magic Christmas (1985), and again in 1988 for Best Young Actress as Guest Starring in a Television Drama for Highway to Heaven (1984) for episode Man's Best Friend. She won the same award in 1993 for Outstanding Performers in a Children's Program for Adventures in Wonderland (1991).