Samantha Ferris

Samantha Ferris
Born	Samantha Ferris (1968-11-02) November 2, 1968 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress and in the mid-1990s was a television reporter for the Bellingham, Washington station KVOS TV-12 and Vancouver's BCTV, where she went by the name Janie Ferris. She is best known for her starring role as Nina Jarvis on The 4400 (2005–2006) and her recurring role as Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural.

Biography

In 2006, she had a recurring role on The Evidence as Lt. Alexa Brenner, appearing in seven episodes.

Other recent television roles include that of deckhand Pollux in the episode "Dirty Hands" of Battlestar Galactica, as well as roles in Smallville, Stargate SG-1, The L Word and V.

She was the voice of Sally Po in the anime, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Along Came a Spider	Mrs. Hume
2001	Blackwoods	Waitress / Beth
2006	Gray Matters	Elaine
2007	Butterfly on a Wheel	Diane	AKA, Shattered
2009	Grace	Patricia Lang
2010	Icarus	Kerr	AKA, The Killing Machine
2012	The Tall Man	Tracy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Saber Marionette J	Panther (voice)	TV series
1998	The Inspectors	Lauren Urbina	TV film
1998	The New Addams Family	Lacey	"Wednesday Leaves Home"
1999	Stargate SG-1	Dr. Raully	"Out of Mind", "Into the Fire"
1999-2001	Beggars and Choosers	Sandra Cassandra	Recurring role
2000	The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence	Lauren Urbina	TV film
2000	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing	Sally Po (voice)	"Go Forth, Gundam Team"
2000	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz	Sally Po (voice)	TV film
2000	First Wave	Alice	"Mabus"
2000	So Weird	Miranda Scott	"Still Life"
2001	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Suzanne	"Grass on the Grave"
2001	Earth Maiden Arjuna'	Teresa Wong (voice)	TV miniseries
2001	The Chris Isaak Show	Dana Farrard	"Behind the Isaak"
2002	Da Vinci's Inquest	Dolores Williams	"Simple, Sad"
2002	Glory Days	Helen	"The Devil Made Me Do It"
2003	A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster	Det. Katherine Cooke	TV film
2004	Smallville	Warden Anita Stone	"Scare"
2004	The Ranch	Taylor	TV film
2005	The L Word	Meryl Rothman	"Luminous"
2005	Personal Effects	Gail Feldman	TV film
2005	Da Vinci's Inquest	Const. Samantha Townsend	"Must Be a Night for Fires"
2005	Reunion	Emily Fisher	"1989"
2005-2006	The 4400	Nina Jarvis	Main role
2006	The Collector	Tessa	"The Media Baron"
2006	The Evidence	Lt. Alexa Brenner	Regular role
2006	Reunion	Emily Fisher	"1997"
2006	Last Chance Cafe	Madge Beardsley	TV film
2006-2011	Supernatural	Ellen Harvelle	Recurring role
2007	Battlestar Galactica	Pollux	"Dirty Hands"
2007	Witness to Murder	Shawna	TV film
2007	Enemy Within	Hines	TV film
2008	NYC: Tornado Terror	Lillian	TV film
2009	Impact	Renee Ferguson	TV miniseries
2010	Human Target	Deputy Director Lynch	"Baptiste"
2010	Seven Deadly Sins	Diana Morgan	"1.2"
2010	Hiccups	Bambi Weeks	"You Schmooze, You Lose"
2010	V	Private Investigator	"Pound of Flesh", "Fruition"
2011	V	Felicia Castro	"Birth Pangs"
2012	Smart Cookies	Hazel Hillburn	TV film
2013	Emily Owens, M.D.	Marian Camphill	"The Love of Larping"
2013	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Carolyn	"Detention"
2013	Let It Snow	Sally	TV film
2015	Backstrom	Rebecca Forrester	"Dragon Slayer"
2015	The Gourmet Detective	Capt. Forsyth	TV film

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mrs. Wilkinson
2004	CSI: Dark Motives	Leslie Handleman
2005	SSX on Tour

External links

• Samantha Ferris at the Internet Movie Database
• Samantha Ferris on Twitter