Jessica Madison Wright Morris (July 29, 1984 – July 21, 2006), known professionally as J. Madison Wright, was an American actress. Born in Cincinnati, she spent her early years being raised in Lexington, Kentucky. She was best known for her role as Sam Wallace in Shiloh. She co-starred in Shiloh with her younger sister Tori Wright.[2]
Madison Wright was born to parents Scott and Melissa. In addition to Victoria ‘Tori’ she had two younger brothers, Isaiah and Elijah. Madison's showbiz career started when she was five years old, as a child model, and she won a summer contract to model in New York. There she experienced her first taste of acting in television commercials. The Wright family relocated to Los Angeles in order to pursue Madison's blooming acting career. In 1994, at the age of nine, she made her acting debut in the comedy Grace Under Fire.
Career
A few months later, her big break came when she was cast in the role of ten-year-old True Danziger in the science fiction television series Earth 2 by producers Cleve Landsberg, Chip Masamitsu, Janace Tashjian and Tony To. The show lasted only one season, airing between 1994 and 1995.
Madison moved onto other projects, including portraying a sick child in an Emmy-nominated episode of ER, where she played the first child character to die in the show's history.
After repeated bouts of pneumonia and general ill-health, Madison was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition that required her to receive a heart transplant. After a short wait on the donor waiting list, the then fifteen-year-old Madison received the transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in March 2000. Clancy Brown, the actor who played the father of Madison's character in Earth 2, led an appeal to raise money to cover the Wrights' medical costs.
After a quick recovery, and between concentrating on her school work and enjoying cheerleading in her extracurricular time, Madison gave talks to various groups on the importance of organ donation. After finishing at South Laurel High School, she attended the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, where she studied English and worked to obtain her teaching credentials.[3]
On July 8, 2006, J. Madison Wright married Brent Joseph Morris, a University of Kentucky medical student. A day after she returned from her honeymoon in Hawaii, Madison suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center where she died on July 21, 2006, two weeks after her wedding, and eight days before her 22nd birthday.[4] Her funeral was held at Corinth Baptist Church in London, Kentucky, the same church in which she was married, and she was buried at A. R. Dyche Memorial Park. Prior to her death J. Madison Wright was planning to teach English at George Rogers Clark High School.[5]
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Jessica Madison Wright Morris July 29 1984 July 21 2006 known professionally as J Madison Wright was an American actress Born in Cincinnati she spent her early years being raised in Lexington Kentucky She was best known for her role as Sam Wallace in Shiloh She co starred in Shiloh with her younger sister Tori Wright 2 J Madison Wright MorrisIn Earth 2 1994 BornJessica Madison Wright 1984 07 29 July 29 1984Cincinnati Ohio U S DiedJuly 21 2006 2006 07 21 aged 21 heart attack 1 Lexington Kentucky U S Resting placeA R Dyche Memorial ParkOther namesJ Madison WrightAlma materUniversity of the CumberlandsOccupationActressYears active1994 1999SpouseBrent Joseph Morris m 2006 wbr Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Health problems and death 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Madison Wright was born to parents Scott and Melissa In addition to Victoria Tori she had two younger brothers Isaiah and Elijah Madison s showbiz career started when she was five years old as a child model and she won a summer contract to model in New York There she experienced her first taste of acting in television commercials The Wright family relocated to Los Angeles in order to pursue Madison s blooming acting career In 1994 at the age of nine she made her acting debut in the comedy Grace Under Fire Career Edit A few months later her big break came when she was cast in the role of ten year old True Danziger in the science fiction television series Earth 2 by producers Cleve Landsberg Chip Masamitsu Janace Tashjian and Tony To The show lasted only one season airing between 1994 and 1995 Madison moved onto other projects including portraying a sick child in an Emmy nominated episode of ER where she played the first child character to die in the show s history Her other roles included the family film Shiloh alongside her little sister Tori Wright the science fiction film The Warlord Battle for the Galaxy The Burning Zone and the 1998 Disney film Safety Patrol Wright was retired from acting by 1999 then her family moved back to Kentucky Health problems and death Edit After repeated bouts of pneumonia and general ill health Madison was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy a condition that required her to receive a heart transplant After a short wait on the donor waiting list the then fifteen year old Madison received the transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in March 2000 Clancy Brown the actor who played the father of Madison s character in Earth 2 led an appeal to raise money to cover the Wrights medical costs After a quick recovery and between concentrating on her school work and enjoying cheerleading in her extracurricular time Madison gave talks to various groups on the importance of organ donation After finishing at South Laurel High School she attended the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg where she studied English and worked to obtain her teaching credentials 3 On July 8 2006 J Madison Wright married Brent Joseph Morris a University of Kentucky medical student A day after she returned from her honeymoon in Hawaii Madison suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center where she died on July 21 2006 two weeks after her wedding and eight days before her 22nd birthday 4 Her funeral was held at Corinth Baptist Church in London Kentucky the same church in which she was married and she was buried at A R Dyche Memorial Park Prior to her death J Madison Wright was planning to teach English at George Rogers Clark High School 5 Filmography EditFilm and television Year Title Role Notes1994 Grace Under Fire Caroline Baldwin Grace and Beauty 1994 The Nanny Betty Jo I Don t Remember Mama 1994 1995 Earth 2 True Danziger Main role1995 The Secretary Shari Grayson TV film1995 ER Molly Phillips Hell and High Water 1996 Shiloh Samantha Sam Wallace1997 The Burning Zone Cathy Mason The Last Five Pounds Are the Hardest 1998 The Warlord Battle for the Galaxy Nova Thorpe TV film1998 Safety Patrol Jillie TV filmReferences Edit TV actress Morris dead at age 21 UPI Retrieved 2022 05 15 J M Wright Morris 21 Child Actress Got a New Heart Los Angeles Times 2006 07 27 Archived from the original on 2017 07 11 Retrieved 2022 05 15 J Madison Wright Morris Dies of Heart Attack Archived from the original on 2018 08 28 Retrieved 2018 03 28 TV actress Morris dead at age 21 UPI Retrieved 2022 05 15 Former child actress J Madison Wright Morris dies www chinadaily com cn Retrieved 2022 05 15 External links EditJ Madison Wright Morris at IMDb J Madison Wright Morris at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Madison Wright Morris amp oldid 1119551363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
