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Jessica Brooke Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jamie Stringer in The Practice and for her role as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. She was introduced in the show's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery.Originally contracted to appear in three episodes, Capshaw's contract was extended to the remainder of the fifth season, with her becoming a series regular in the sixth season. Capshaw was born in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of actress and producer Kate Capshaw, and... MORE

Jessica Brooke Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jamie Stringer in The Practice and for her role as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. She was introduced in the show's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery.Originally contracted to appear in three episodes, Capshaw's contract was extended to the remainder of the fifth season, with her becoming a series regular in the sixth season. Capshaw was born in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of actress and producer Kate Capshaw, and Robert Capshaw, a sales manager, marketing director, business executive, and high school principal. She is the stepdaughter of director Steven Spielberg. She graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1994 and Brown University in 1998 with an English degree. She then attended acting classes at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London. Capshaw married Christopher Gavigan, co-founder of The Honest Company, former CEO, and member of the board of directors of Healthy Child, Healthy World, on May 22, 2004, in East Hampton. On September 8, 2007, she and her husband had their first child, Luke LESS