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Jillian Murray Biography

Birth Name:Jillian Leigh Murray

Birth Place:Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Left hometown at 15 for Tucson, Ariz․ to act in independent films while attending high school, then after graduation, moved to L․A․, where she made her TV debut in "Drak & Josh" (2006), leading to more work in TV and film
  • Quote: "I just want to experience every single thing that I can possibly do․ I want to work all the time․"
  • Quote: "I think I always knew I wanted to act․ When I was really young, I did a lot of little plays․"
  • Actress whose work includes TV's "Awkward․," along with "The Graves" and "American High School," both 2009 films
  • Her face and body modeled for the character of Liara T'soni in the "Mass Effect 3" video game
  • Can fluently communicate in American Sign Language
  • Also an accomplished chess player

Awards

  • 2012Festival Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2012Best of Fest Award-Best Actress: nominated