LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Laura Innes had big roles both as actress and director in the episodes of "ER" and "The West Wing" this week.
The actress showcased her on-camera skills Thursday when her "ER" character, the prickly Dr. Kerry Weaver, met her biological mother (guest star Frances Fisher) for the first time, Zap2it.com reports.
On Wednesday, NBC aired an Innes-directed episode of "The West Wing," in which President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) dealt with Iran's accidental downing of a passenger jet that was mistaken for a U.S. spy plane.
Coming from a theater background, Innes was still adjusting to the style of acting needed for a television drama in her early episodes of "ER," which she joined in 1995.
After clearing those initial hurdles, though, Innes has found great enjoyment in directing both "ER" and "The West Wing," for which she earned an Emmy nomination in 2001.
She earned acting nominations for "ER" in 1997 and '98.
