Jessica plays Dr. Arizona Robbins on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. The show airs every Thursday night at 9/8c.
Jessica plays Sarah in Lifetimes One Angry Juror. Airdate is unknown.
Facts
Name: Jessica Capshaw
Profession: Actress
Born: 9 August 1976
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri
Spouce: Christopher Gavigan
Children: Luke Gavigan (8 September 2007)
Parents: Mother; Kate Capshaw, Father; Bob Capshaw, Step-Father; Steven Spielberg
Live: Los Angeles, CA
• Graduated from Brown University in May 1998 with a degree in English
• Has 2 younger half-sisters, Sasha & Destry
• Older stepsister of Max Spielberg, half-sister to Theo & Mikaela
• Has a younger half-brother, Sawyer
• Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London
• She is the daughter of actress and model, Kate Capshaw
• Her step-father is Steven Spielberg. Him and Jessica's mom, Kate, got married when Jessica was 15.
• Grew up in New York and Los Angeles
• Got married to Christopher Gavigan (author and CEO of the nonprofit - Healthy Child Healthy World) on 22 May 2004
• Had her first son, Luke, on 8 September 2007
• Is good friends with Christina Applegate
• Jessica wrote an essay for her husbands book, which talks about when you're not as green as your partner. You can read the entire thing over here
• Her nickname is Baby Jessie
• Jessica can trace her genealogy on her father's side to nine generations, all the way back to a Francis Capshaw from Scotland in the 17th century.
• In 1997 Jessica was a guest of President and First Lady Clinton and slept in the Abraham Lincoln bedroom in the White House.
• Jessica has appeared in two movies with her mother Kate Capshaw ("The Locusts" and "The Love Letter"). However, they have never appeared on-screen together in the same scene.
• Jessica's first credit in films and television was as an intern on "Schindler's List", directed by her step-father Steven Spielberg. She was 16 years old at the time.
• Is good friends with Sasha Alexander.
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