Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress, best known for her starring role as Nina Jarvis on The 4400 and her recurring role as Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural.

Career

Ferris began her career as a radio announcer^[1] and in the mid-1990s was a television reporter^[1] for the Bellingham, Washington station KVOS-TV 12 and Vancouver's BCTV, where she went by the name Janie Ferris.^{[citation needed]}

After the death of her father she decided to change careers and become an actress.^[1] She has had many starring and supporting television roles, her most notable being Sandra Cassandra on Beggars and Choosers,^[1] Nina Jarvis on The 4400,^[2] Lt. Alexa Brenner on The Evidence and Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural.^[1] Other television roles include that of deckhand Pollux in the episode "Dirty Hands" of Battlestar Galactica,^[3][4] as well as roles in Smallville,^[5] Stargate SG-1,^[5] The L Word,^[4] V and a series of TV movies featuring The Gourmet Detective.^[1][2]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games