Jillian Murray facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jillian Murray
Jillian Murray attending the Benchwarmer Valentines Party at Area, Hollywood, California, on December 12, 2008
Born	Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actress and model
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Dean Geyer ​ (m. 2017)​

Jillian Murray is an American actress. She is known for her roles in many TV shows and movies. You might know her as Portlyn from Sonny with a Chance or Olivia from MTV's Awkward. She also played Dr. Heather Pinkney in the TV show Code Black.

Jillian also helped create a character for the Mass Effect video game series. Her face and body were used to model the character Dr. Liara T'Soni.

Early Life and Moving to Hollywood

Jillian Murray was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Wyomissing. In 1998, when she was young, her family moved to Tucson, Arizona. Later, Jillian moved to Los Angeles. This move helped her start her acting career in movies and TV.

Jillian's Acting Journey

Jillian started her acting career in 2003. Her first movie was an independent film called Deep Toad. She played a character named Natashia. After that, she got roles in movies like Fifty Pills and Legacy.

First Main Roles

In 2007, Jillian got her first main role. It was in a horror movie called The Fun Park. She played a girl who was mentally unstable. In 2009, she starred as Gwen Adams in the romantic comedy American High School. She also appeared in other movies like An American Carol and Forget Me Not.

TV Shows and Big Movies

Jillian had a recurring role on the Disney Channel show Sonny with a Chance. She played Portlyn. She was offered a bigger role on the show. However, she decided to take other movie offers instead.

She got a main female role in the comedy movie Cougar Hunting. She also starred in her first big studio film, Wild Things: Foursome. In this movie, she played Brandi Cox. After that, she got another main role in the movie Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown. This is where she met her future husband, Dean Geyer.

Video Games and Reality TV

Jillian's face and body were used for the character Liara T'Soni. This character is famous in the Mass Effect video game series. She also appeared on the reality show Fear Factor in 2011. She came in second place in that episode.

Later Roles and Producing Films

Jillian also started producing films. She produced her first movie, Visible Scars, and acted in it too. She joined the cast of MTV's popular show Awkward as Olivia. In 2013, she acted in several independent films. These included Mantervention and Windsor Drive. She also played the main female role in a golf drama called The Squeeze.

In 2015, Jillian got a recurring role on CBS's medical drama Code Black. She played Dr. Heather Pinkney. In 2016, she became a regular cast member for the show's second season.

Personal Life

Jillian Murray started dating Australian singer and actor Dean Geyer in 2010. They announced their engagement on December 18, 2016. The couple got married on September 14, 2017.

Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

Video Games

See also

In Spanish: Jillian Murray para niños