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Jessica Capshaw Biography (Arizona Robbins, 'Grey's Anatomy')

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Jessica Capshaw appears as Arizona Robbins on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Arizona bounced into Seattle Grace as the head of Pediatrics and soon begins a relationship with Callie.

Birth:
August 9, 1976 in Columbia, Missouri

Jessica Capshaw's Previous TV and Movie Roles:

  • One Angry Juror: 2010 (TV movie) Sarah Walsh
  • Head Case: 2009 (1 episode)
  • Blind Trust: 2007 (TV movie) Cassie Stewart
  • The L Word: 2007 (3 episodes) Nadia Karella
  • Bones: 2006 (2 episodes) Rebecca Stinson
  • The Groomsmen: 2006 Jen
  • Thick and Thin: 2006 (TV series) Mary
  • Into the West: 2005 (TV mini-series) Rachel Wheeler
  • The Practice: 2002-2004 (TV series) Jamie Stringer
  • View from the Top: 2003 Royalty International Flight Attendant
  • Romeo Fire: 2002 (TV movie)
  • Minority Report: 2002 Evanna
  • The Mesmerist: 2002 Daisy
  • Valentine: 2001 Dorothy Wheeler
  • The Back Page: 2001 (TV movie)
  • Odd Man Out: 1999-2000 (13 episodes) Jordan
  • Big Time: 2000 Claire
  • Killing Cinderella: 2000 Beth

Early Career:
Her first acting role was on TV's Odd Man Out.

Education:
Brown University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Family:
Her parents divorced when she was three and she went around with her model mother, Kate Capshaw. Jessica Capshaw married Christopher Gavigan and they have two children.

Trivia Fact:
Jessica Capshaw is the stepdaughter of Steven Spielberg.

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