Jillian Murray

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Jillian Murray
Born June 4, 1989 (1989-06-04) (age 19)
Reading, Pennsylvania,
United States
Years active 1999 - present

Jillian Murray (born June 4, 1989) is an American actress and model of irish and scottish decent, perhaps best known for her roles in the television series Drake & Josh and in the her numerous film roles including the David Zucker spoof comedy American Carol playing Heather

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[edit] Early life

Murray was born in Reading, Pennsylvania and moved to Tuscon, Arizona when she was 15 years old. She finished high school in Arizona and later moved to Los Angeles, California.

[edit] Career

Murray made her film debut in an independent movie Deep toad. She later got cast in the dark comedy Fifty Pills playing the character Jayne, then Legacy playing opposite Haylie Duff. Microsoft picked Murray to be the main female character, Liara T'soni in the Xbox 360 video game Mass Effect because they thought her look was "perfect". Her first leading role was The Fun Park co starring with Randy Wayne. She was also one of the leads in the MTV scripted pilot "cheerleader camp" playing Georgie. The pilot never got picked up. Murray went on to play the lead Gwen Adams in the romantic comedy American High School The film also stars Talan Torriero and Aubrey O'Day. Later caught David Zucker's eye in an audition and booked the role of Heather in the controversial spoof film American Carol. The film also stars Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Farley, and Paris Hilton. The lead in The Graves playing Abby Graves, directed by comic book genius Brian Pulido

[edit] Personal life

Has been linked to pop group 98 Degrees band member Jeff Timmons. In an article for US Weekly Magazine, The couple confirmed the long-standing rumor that Murray and Jeff Timmons had "a thing" going on in 2008.

Murray mentioned in an interview that she would rather stay home and play board games than go to red carpet events.

Fluent in American Sign Language

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Deep Toad Natashia
2005 Fifty Pills Jayne
2005 One Night With you Brianna
2006 Legacy Megan Woods
2006 The Fun Park Megan Davis
2008 Knuckle Draggers Amy
2008 American High School Gwen Adams
2008 American Carol Heather
2008 The Graves Abby Graves

[edit] Television & Video Games

Year Film Role Notes
2006 Drake and Josh Drakes girlfriend
2007 Cheerleader Camp Georgie pilot that never got picked up
2007 Mass Effect Liara T'soni body and face. They did not use her voice


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