Jorja Fox

Jorja Fox
Fox at 23rd Genesis Awards, Beverly Hills, California, March 2009
Born	Jorja-An Fox (1968-07-07) July 7, 1968 (age 48) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Jorjan Fox
Occupation	Actress, musician, songwriter
Years active	1989–present

Jorja-An "Jorja" Fox (born July 7, 1968) is an American actress and producer. She first came to prominence as a recurring guest star on the medical drama ER as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring role of Secret Service Agent Gina Toscano on the political drama The West Wing in 2000. She played Sara Sidle in the police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, both as a regular (2000–2007, 2010–2015) and recurring (2008–2010) cast member.

Fox was born in New York City to Montreal-born parents Edward and Marilyn Fox, and is of French, Belgian and Irish descent, and was raised on a narrow barrier island in Melbourne Beach, Florida. She has an older brother, Jeff. She describes herself as being overweight while growing up, with a prominent gap between her teeth. By her 20s, she observed that neither her wisdom teeth nor braces had appreciably helped, and Fox said "forget it."

After attending Melbourne High School for two years, she began a modeling career after winning a local contest. She subsequently enrolled as a drama student at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, under the tutelage of actor William Hickey.

Fox had minor roles in films and television series, including a 1993 episode of the NBC legal drama Law & Order. In 1996, Fox's big break was a recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER, as the no-nonsense vegetarian and lesbian medical intern Dr. Maggie Doyle. She left the show in 1999.