From ABC
Dr. Ellen Burgess on the ABC Television Network's "Port Charles"
Debbi Morgan originated the role of Dr. Ellen Burgess on the ABC Daytime drama, "Port Charles." Dr. Burgess is the resident in charge of the interns at General Hospital. She demands and expects the excellence from the interns that she demands from herself.
Ms. Morgan received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1989 and garnered an additional Emmy nomination in 1986 as Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Angie Hubbard in ABC's "All My Children." Ms. Morgan went on to portray the character of Angie in ABC's "Loving" and "The City."
Her acting career began in high schools in New York's South Bronx when she landed the role of Puck in a musical version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." She became involved in workshops run by the Negro Ensemble Company and the New Federal Theatre, which led to a Broadway role in Ron Milner's "What the Wine Sellers Buy." She toured with the national company for a year, and since then has also appeared off-Broadway in "Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie?"; and in Los Angeles productions of "My Sister, My Sister" and "Once in a Wifetime."
Ms. Morgan appeared as Alex Haley's aunt, Elizabeth Harvey, in "Roots: The Next Generation." She also received critical acclaim for her roles in the television movies, "The Jesse Owens Story" and "Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Jeter Story." She guest-starred in numerous primetime television series such as "The Cosby Show," "A Different World," "Herman's Head" and "Roc." Ms. Morgan stars in the theatrical film "Eve's Bayou" -- due for release this fall -- with Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield and Vondie Curtis Hall.
Ms. Morgan was recently married to photographer Donn Thompson.
VITAL STATISTICS:
BIRTHPLACE: Dunn,
NC
BIRTHDATE:
September 20
HEIGHT: 5'3"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown
