Her mother was from Montreal, Canada.
In July 2004, Fox was fired from the hit show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) for refusing to sign documentation stating she would return to work. Her co-worker, George Eads, was fired the day after she was for not showing up to work. Reportedly both actors wanted more money. Fox returned to work the following Thursday after being fired, and Eads the next day.
During the late 1980s when she was modeling in NYC, Jorja was roommates with Paula Ciccone - Madonna's sister.
She ranked #80 in Stuff's "103 Sexiest Women" (2003).
Her parents immigrated from Montreal: mother Marilyn (Belgian-Canadian, b. 1927, d. 1996), father (Irish-Canadian, b. 1924). She also has an older brother, Jeff (b. 1957).
According to "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) writer David Rambo (interviewed on the WGA picket line in November 2007 by the shipper site YTDaW), Jorja Fox herself wrote Sara's farewell note to Grissom in the episode "Goodbye and Good Luck".
Best friend of actress Amy Carlson, whom she met on the Chicago set of the short- lived television series "Missing Persons" (1993) in 1993.
Is a dedicated vegetarian, and an aspiring vegan.
She enjoys traveling, playing the guitar, and singing.
Has a purse named after her from the brand Matt & Nat. (www.mattandnat.com) which is an entirely vegan brand from Montreal, Canada.
Went to Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida, for two years before being "discovered" in a model search at a local mall.
Her good friend Emily Procter calls her 'Horha', how Jorja would be pronounced in Spanish, as a nickname.
Has the following pets: Ali (dog, female boxer), Rumplestiltskin (cat), and Sid Poitier (cat, male, formerly named Sid Vicious)
Good friends with Emily Procter, who plays "Calleigh Duquesne" on the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) spin-off, "CSI: Miami" (2002).
Attended Hoover Junior High in Indialantic, Florida.
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