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- JSI {LOR:#595959;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:600;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:0.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.25REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}} A{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;} A:HOVER{LOR:#A00000;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}ACTRS JSI CAPSHAW IS BT KNOWN FOR PLAYG LAWYER JAMIE STRGER ON 'THE PRACTICE' AND DOCTOR ARIZONA ROBBS ON THE POPULAR DRAMA 'GREY’S ANATOMY.'{LOR:#323232;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;} SPAN{FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;}{FONT-STYLE:NORMAL;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:RALAS,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.3;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;TEXT-TRANSFORM:PALIZE;}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;MARG-LEFT:0.625REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}UPDATED: APR 12, {DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:0.9375REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 64REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(100VW - (1REM * 2));MARG-LEFT:1REM;MARG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(-1 * 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - (LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 2 * 1REM)) / -2);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 90REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / 2);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / -2) - 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 2);MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 + 1REM)) / -2) - LC(2 * 1REM));}[DATA-HAS-SPONSOR] {MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);MARG-RIGHT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);}}{JTIFY-SELF:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG-LEFT:-50VW;MARG-RIGHT:-50VW;WIDTH:100VW;LEFT:50%;RIGHT:50%;}}{HEIGHT:TO;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO LC(50% - 50VW);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO;}}{POSN:RELATIVE;HEIGHT:TO;}{POSN:RELATIVE;--POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} A{POSN:ABSOLUTE;}{POSN:RELATIVE;WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;VERTIL-ALIGN:TOP;}{BACKGROUND:#C92228;BOTTOM:0;PADDG:.5REM;RIGHT:0;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG:0.39REM;}}{DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:1REM;WIDTH:1REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{WIDTH:1.063REM;HEIGHT:1.063REM;}}{LE-HEIGHT:1;MARG-TOP:0.3125REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 73.75REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0.9375REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0;}}{LOR:#595959;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}PHOTO: ALLEN BEREZOVSKY/WIREIMAGE FOR FASHN {FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{PADDG-LEFT:3.5REM;PADDG-RIGHT:3.5REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MAX-WIDTH:45.25REM;MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 73.75REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 100REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}{CLEAR:BOTH;NTENT:" ";DISPLAY:BLOCK;FONT-SIZE:0.7REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.5REM;HEIGHT:0REM;VISIBILY:HIDN;}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}(1976-){LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:800;LETTER-SPACG:0.02EM;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;MARG-TOP:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;}WHO IS JSI CAPSHAW?ACTRS JSI CAPSHAW LAND HER FIRST MAJOR TV ROLE ON THE S ODD MAN OUT 1999. FROM 2002 TO 2004, SHE PLAYED A LAWYER ON THE PRACTICE. IN 2009, SHE EARNED THE ROLE OF DR. ARIZONA ROBBS ON GREY'S ANATOMY. FOR HER ROLE ON GREY'S ANATOMY AND HER EARLIER WORK ON THE L WORD, CAPSHAW HAS EARNED A LARGE FAN FOLLOWG THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNY.EARLY LIFECAPSHAW WAS BORN ON AUGT 9, 1976, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, TO PARENTS ROBERT, A SAL MANAGER, AND KATE CAPSHAW, WHO LATER BEME A SUCCSFUL HOLLYWOOD ACTRS. HER PARENTS SPL WHEN CAPSHAW WAS 3 YEARS OLD. DURG THIS TIME, CAPSHAW MOVED WH HER MOTHER TO LOS ANGEL, WHERE KATE PURSUED AN ACTG REER. CAPSHAW SPENT HER CHILDHOOD ON HER MOTHER'S FILM SETS, OFTEN EXOTIC LOL SUCH AS SRI LANKA. KATE MET DIRECTOR {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}STEVEN SPIELBERG ON THE SET OF THE 1984 FILM INDIANA JON AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, WHICH CAPSHAW PLAYED WILLIE STT, THE FEMALE LEAD AND INDIANA JON' LOVE TERT. THE DIRECTOR AND HIS LEADG LADY FELL LOVE. THE UPLE MARRIED 1991, WHEN JSI WAS 15. SHE IS PART OF A LARGE MIXED FAY THAT CLUS FIVE HALF-SIBLGS AND ONE STEPBROTHER.INTERT SHOW BSDPE HEARG WARNGS OM HER MOTHER AND STEPFATHER ABOUT THE DIFFICULTI OF A SHOW BS REER, CAPSHAW WAS DRAWN TO THE DTRY AT A YOUNG AGE. WHILE STILL A HIGH SCHOOL STUNT AT THE PRTIG HARVARD-WTLAKE SCHOOL, SHE ASSISTED SPIELBERG AS AN TERN ON THE SET OF HIS AMY AWARD-WNG 1993 CLASSIC SCHDLER'S LIST. AFTER GRADUATG OM HIGH SCHOOL, SHE ATTEND BROWN UNIVERSY RHO ISLAND, EARNG AN ENGLISH GREE 1998. SHE ALSO ATTEND ACTG CLASS AT THE ROYAL AMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS LONDON.SMALL SCREEN ROLHER HOLLYWOOD PEDIGREE DID NOT GUARANTEE HER SUCCS THE BS. "I DON'T REMEMBER AT 19, SOMEONE GIVG ME A GOLN KEY AND SAYG, 'WELE TO HOLLYWOOD, WHICH JOB WOULD YOU LIKE?'" SHE SAID. "I'VE ALWAYS HAD TO WORK HARD FOR WHAT I'VE GOT AND TO STAY WHERE I WAS." AFTER TAKG A FEW PARTS OBSCURE FILMS AND APPEARG MOR GUT ROL ON TELEVISN SHOWS, CAPSHAW LAND HER FIRST MAJOR TV ROLE 1999 ON THE S ODD MAN OUT, PLAYG AUNT JORDAN, ONE OF FIVE WOMEN SHARG A HOE WH THE SHOW'S MA CHARACTER. THE SHOW LASTED JT ONE SEASON, BUT GAVE CAPSHAW'S REER A START. SHE LATER APPEARED SUPPORTG ROL SEVERAL MOVI, CLUDG THE TOM CISE PSYCHOLOGIL THRILLER MORY REPORT (2002), BEFORE LANDG A STARRG ROLE THE DRAMA SERI THE PRACTICE, PLAYG THE OVERSEXED ATTORNEY JAMIE STRGER. HER ROLE ON THE SHOW LASTED OM 2002 TO 2004. CAPSHAW FOLLOWED THAT WH A SERI OF VARIED FILM AND TELEVISN ROL, CLUDG THAT OF JENNIFER BEALS' LOVER ON THE SHOWTIME DRAMA THE L WORD.'GREY'S ANATOMY'IN 2009, CAPSHAW ACHIEVED A LONG-SIRED GOAL: A STARRG ROLE ON GREY'S ANATOMY, HER FAVORE SHOW ON TELEVISN. SHE DNED FOR THE SHOW TWICE, FIRST 2007 WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT WH HER SON. WHEN SHE LEARNED, AFTER HER SEND DNG ATTEMPT, THAT SHE HAD BEEN ST THE RECURRG ROLE OF DR. ARIZONA ROBBS, " WAS A JUMP AND SCREAM MOMENT," CAPSHAW SAID. ON THE SHOW, CAPSHAW PLAYED A LBIAN DOCTOR WHO HAS A RELATNSHIP WH A FELLOW PHYSICIAN, MAKG GREY'S ANATOMY THE FIRST MASTREAM PRIME-TIME DRAMA WH AN ONGOG LBIAN STORYLE. CAPSHAW LEFT THE SHOW 2018. FOR HER ROLE ON GREY'S AND THE L WORD, CAPSHAW, HAS EARNED A LARGE FAN FOLLOWG THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNY. CAPSHAW HAS SAID SHE IS TOUCHED BY THE LETTERS SHE RECEIV OM LBIAN FANS TELLG HER HOW MUCH THE CHARACTER MEANS TO THEM. WHEN SHE IS ASKED WHAT 'S LIKE TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER, SHE SAYS, "I ED TO ALWAYS SAY - BEE I FEEL THIS WAY - THAT I WASN'T PLAYG ANYTHG; WAS JT THIS RELATNSHIP THAT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE AND THAT'S KD OF THE WAY I HOPE PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT THGS THE WORLD."PERSONAL LIFECAPSHAW, WHO IS STRAIGHT REAL LIFE, MARRIED ENTREPRENR CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN 2004. THE UPLE WELED THEIR FIRST SON 2007 AND A SEND CHILD THE FALL OF 2010. CAPSHAW'S SON - THEN 2 YEARS OLD - WAS ACTUALLY THE PERSON WHO FIRST REALIZED THAT A NEW BABY WAS ON THE WAY. "HE POTED TO MY STOMACH AND SAID, 'MOMMY, BABY YOUR TUMMY!' I WAS LIKE, 'WHAT DO THAT MEAN?'" CAPSHAW SAID. "TURNED OUT THAT I WAS [EXPECTG]."{BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS
- 'GREY'S ANATOMY'S' JSI CAPSHAW DEFENDS PLAYG GAY
JSI {LOR:#595959;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:600;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:0.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.25REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}} A{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;} A:HOVER{LOR:#A00000;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}ACTRS JSI CAPSHAW IS BT KNOWN FOR PLAYG LAWYER JAMIE STRGER ON 'THE PRACTICE' AND DOCTOR ARIZONA ROBBS ON THE POPULAR DRAMA 'GREY’S ANATOMY.'{LOR:#323232;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;} SPAN{FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;}{FONT-STYLE:NORMAL;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:RALAS,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.3;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;TEXT-TRANSFORM:PALIZE;}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;MARG-LEFT:0.625REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}UPDATED: APR 12, {DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:0.9375REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 64REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(100VW - (1REM * 2));MARG-LEFT:1REM;MARG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(-1 * 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - (LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 2 * 1REM)) / -2);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 90REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / 2);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / -2) - 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 2);MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 + 1REM)) / -2) - LC(2 * 1REM));}[DATA-HAS-SPONSOR] {MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);MARG-RIGHT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);}}{JTIFY-SELF:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG-LEFT:-50VW;MARG-RIGHT:-50VW;WIDTH:100VW;LEFT:50%;RIGHT:50%;}}{HEIGHT:TO;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO LC(50% - 50VW);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO;}}{POSN:RELATIVE;HEIGHT:TO;}{POSN:RELATIVE;--POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} A{POSN:ABSOLUTE;}{POSN:RELATIVE;WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;VERTIL-ALIGN:TOP;}{BACKGROUND:#C92228;BOTTOM:0;PADDG:.5REM;RIGHT:0;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG:0.39REM;}}{DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:1REM;WIDTH:1REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{WIDTH:1.063REM;HEIGHT:1.063REM;}}{LE-HEIGHT:1;MARG-TOP:0.3125REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 73.75REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0.9375REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0;}}{LOR:#595959;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}PHOTO: ALLEN BEREZOVSKY/WIREIMAGE FOR FASHN {FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{PADDG-LEFT:3.5REM;PADDG-RIGHT:3.5REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MAX-WIDTH:45.25REM;MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 73.75REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 100REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}{CLEAR:BOTH;NTENT:" ";DISPLAY:BLOCK;FONT-SIZE:0.7REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.5REM;HEIGHT:0REM;VISIBILY:HIDN;}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}(1976-){LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:800;LETTER-SPACG:0.02EM;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;MARG-TOP:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;}WHO IS JSI CAPSHAW?ACTRS JSI CAPSHAW LAND HER FIRST MAJOR TV ROLE ON THE S ODD MAN OUT 1999. FROM 2002 TO 2004, SHE PLAYED A LAWYER ON THE PRACTICE. IN 2009, SHE EARNED THE ROLE OF DR. ARIZONA ROBBS ON GREY'S ANATOMY. FOR HER ROLE ON GREY'S ANATOMY AND HER EARLIER WORK ON THE L WORD, CAPSHAW HAS EARNED A LARGE FAN FOLLOWG THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNY.EARLY LIFECAPSHAW WAS BORN ON AUGT 9, 1976, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, TO PARENTS ROBERT, A SAL MANAGER, AND KATE CAPSHAW, WHO LATER BEME A SUCCSFUL HOLLYWOOD ACTRS. HER PARENTS SPL WHEN CAPSHAW WAS 3 YEARS OLD. DURG THIS TIME, CAPSHAW MOVED WH HER MOTHER TO LOS ANGEL, WHERE KATE PURSUED AN ACTG REER. CAPSHAW SPENT HER CHILDHOOD ON HER MOTHER'S FILM SETS, OFTEN EXOTIC LOL SUCH AS SRI LANKA. KATE MET DIRECTOR {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}STEVEN SPIELBERG ON THE SET OF THE 1984 FILM INDIANA JON AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, WHICH CAPSHAW PLAYED WILLIE STT, THE FEMALE LEAD AND INDIANA JON' LOVE TERT. THE DIRECTOR AND HIS LEADG LADY FELL LOVE. THE UPLE MARRIED 1991, WHEN JSI WAS 15. SHE IS PART OF A LARGE MIXED FAY THAT CLUS FIVE HALF-SIBLGS AND ONE STEPBROTHER.INTERT SHOW BSDPE HEARG WARNGS OM HER MOTHER AND STEPFATHER ABOUT THE DIFFICULTI OF A SHOW BS REER, CAPSHAW WAS DRAWN TO THE DTRY AT A YOUNG AGE. WHILE STILL A HIGH SCHOOL STUNT AT THE PRTIG HARVARD-WTLAKE SCHOOL, SHE ASSISTED SPIELBERG AS AN TERN ON THE SET OF HIS AMY AWARD-WNG 1993 CLASSIC SCHDLER'S LIST. AFTER GRADUATG OM HIGH SCHOOL, SHE ATTEND BROWN UNIVERSY RHO ISLAND, EARNG AN ENGLISH GREE 1998. SHE ALSO ATTEND ACTG CLASS AT THE ROYAL AMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS LONDON.SMALL SCREEN ROLHER HOLLYWOOD PEDIGREE DID NOT GUARANTEE HER SUCCS THE BS. "I DON'T REMEMBER AT 19, SOMEONE GIVG ME A GOLN KEY AND SAYG, 'WELE TO HOLLYWOOD, WHICH JOB WOULD YOU LIKE?'" SHE SAID. "I'VE ALWAYS HAD TO WORK HARD FOR WHAT I'VE GOT AND TO STAY WHERE I WAS." AFTER TAKG A FEW PARTS OBSCURE FILMS AND APPEARG MOR GUT ROL ON TELEVISN SHOWS, CAPSHAW LAND HER FIRST MAJOR TV ROLE 1999 ON THE S ODD MAN OUT, PLAYG AUNT JORDAN, ONE OF FIVE WOMEN SHARG A HOE WH THE SHOW'S MA CHARACTER. THE SHOW LASTED JT ONE SEASON, BUT GAVE CAPSHAW'S REER A START. SHE LATER APPEARED SUPPORTG ROL SEVERAL MOVI, CLUDG THE TOM CISE PSYCHOLOGIL THRILLER MORY REPORT (2002), BEFORE LANDG A STARRG ROLE THE DRAMA SERI THE PRACTICE, PLAYG THE OVERSEXED ATTORNEY JAMIE STRGER. HER ROLE ON THE SHOW LASTED OM 2002 TO 2004. CAPSHAW FOLLOWED THAT WH A SERI OF VARIED FILM AND TELEVISN ROL, CLUDG THAT OF JENNIFER BEALS' LOVER ON THE SHOWTIME DRAMA THE L WORD.'GREY'S ANATOMY'IN 2009, CAPSHAW ACHIEVED A LONG-SIRED GOAL: A STARRG ROLE ON GREY'S ANATOMY, HER FAVORE SHOW ON TELEVISN. SHE DNED FOR THE SHOW TWICE, FIRST 2007 WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT WH HER SON. WHEN SHE LEARNED, AFTER HER SEND DNG ATTEMPT, THAT SHE HAD BEEN ST THE RECURRG ROLE OF DR. ARIZONA ROBBS, " WAS A JUMP AND SCREAM MOMENT," CAPSHAW SAID. ON THE SHOW, CAPSHAW PLAYED A LBIAN DOCTOR WHO HAS A RELATNSHIP WH A FELLOW PHYSICIAN, MAKG GREY'S ANATOMY THE FIRST MASTREAM PRIME-TIME DRAMA WH AN ONGOG LBIAN STORYLE. CAPSHAW LEFT THE SHOW 2018. FOR HER ROLE ON GREY'S AND THE L WORD, CAPSHAW, HAS EARNED A LARGE FAN FOLLOWG THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNY. CAPSHAW HAS SAID SHE IS TOUCHED BY THE LETTERS SHE RECEIV OM LBIAN FANS TELLG HER HOW MUCH THE CHARACTER MEANS TO THEM. WHEN SHE IS ASKED WHAT 'S LIKE TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER, SHE SAYS, "I ED TO ALWAYS SAY - BEE I FEEL THIS WAY - THAT I WASN'T PLAYG ANYTHG; WAS JT THIS RELATNSHIP THAT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE AND THAT'S KD OF THE WAY I HOPE PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT THGS THE WORLD."PERSONAL LIFECAPSHAW, WHO IS STRAIGHT REAL LIFE, MARRIED ENTREPRENR CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN 2004. THE UPLE WELED THEIR FIRST SON 2007 AND A SEND CHILD THE FALL OF 2010. CAPSHAW'S SON - THEN 2 YEARS OLD - WAS ACTUALLY THE PERSON WHO FIRST REALIZED THAT A NEW BABY WAS ON THE WAY. "HE POTED TO MY STOMACH AND SAID, 'MOMMY, BABY YOUR TUMMY!' I WAS LIKE, 'WHAT DO THAT MEAN?'" CAPSHAW SAID. "TURNED OUT THAT I WAS [EXPECTG]."{BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS
11 Playg A Gay Woman Changed Her Life. While Capshaw is straight real life, Arizona is an inic gay character that broke televisn boundari.
'GREY'S ANATOMY'S' JSI CAPSHAW DEFENDS PLAYG GAY
The actor has said playg a gay woman changed her life.
For her role on Grey's Anatomy and her earlier work on The L Word, Capshaw has earned a large fan followg the gay and lbian LifeCapshaw was born on Augt 9, 1976, Columbia, Missouri, to parents Robert, a sal manager, and Kate Capshaw, who later beme a succsful Hollywood actrs.
For her role on Grey's and The L Word, Capshaw, has earned a large fan followg the gay and lbian muny.