She is arguably best known for her work as Sara Sidle in the hit CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role she has portrayed as both a regular (2000-2007, 2011-) and recurring (2008-2011) cast member. After appearing in several minor films and TV series, including a 1993 episode of Law & Order, Fox entered the limelight in 1996 when she joined the hit NBC television series ER, as the no-nonsense vegetarian and lesbian medical intern Dr. Maggie Doyle. Fox appeared in “The Puppy Episode Part 2″, the April 30, 1997 episode of the sitcom Ellen, in which that show’s main character came out as gay. Fox had allegedly failed to submit a letter to CBS confirming that she would be on time for shooting.

Fox appeared in “The Puppy Episode Part 2″, the April 30, 1997 episode of the sitcom Ellen, in which that show’s main character came out as gay. Fox has appeared in the films Velocity Trap, Food for the Heart and she also appeared briefly in Memento, playing Guy Pearce’s wife. in 2000, she became one of the characters on the CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, in which she portrayed a Las Vegas forensic scientist named Sara Sidle. She and CSI co-star George Eads were fired from the show in 2004. Neither CBS nor Jorja’s agent confirmed the allegations. in May 2008, Fox returned for CSI’s ninth season as a guest star. in the summer of 2009, CBS announced that Jorja Fox would be returning to CSI as Sara Sidle. 24, 2009) and four additional episodes.

Fox is the younger of two children born to Montreal- born parents of French and Irish descent., and was raised on a narrow barrier island in Melbourne Beach, Florida. She subsequently enrolled as a drama student at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, under the tutelage of actor William Hickey. After appearing in several minor films and TV series, including a 1993 episode of Law & Order, Fox entered the limelight in 1996 when she joined the hit NBC television series ER, as the no-nonsense vegetarian and lesbian medical intern Dr. Maggie Doyle. The season finale turned out to be a cliffhanger involving her character, Sara Sidle. The New York Post reported that Fox did not show up to film the finale because of ongoing issues over her employment. Fox was initially slated to appear in the Season 10 premiere (“Family Affair,” which aired Sept.

She is arguably best known for her work as Sara Sidle in the hit CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role she has portrayed as both a regular (2000-2007, 2010-) and recurring (2008-2010) cast member. On April 18, 2007, TV Guide began reporting that Fox may not be returning for the eighth season of CSI, having not yet signed a new contract. for three episodes. Fox was initially slated to appear in the Season 10 premiere (“Family Affair,” which aired Sept. She also did a modeling shoot for Green With Glamour Fox is the co-founder of Honeypot Productions, an independent avant-garde theatre company in Los Angeles that has produced five original plays. Fox is also a musician: she plays guitar (badly, she says) and recently purchased a drum kit. She also sings and writes songs, most notably the song “Lullabye” for the movie Traveling Companion, as well as the song “Satellite” which she published on her official web site. Fox attended and read at the Los Angeles book launch of Karen Dawn’s Thanking The Monkey, and was seen on Access Hollywood discussing how being vegetarian helps the environment.