After appearing in several minor films and TV series, including a 1993 episode of Law & Order, Fox entered the limelight in 1996 when she joined the hit NBC television series ER, as the no-nonsense vegetarian and lesbian medical intern Dr. Maggie Doyle. Fox appeared in “The Puppy Episode Part 2″, the April 30, 1997 episode of the sitcom Ellen, in which that show’s main character came out as gay. She and CSI co-star George Eads were fired from the show in 2004. The New York Post reported that Fox did not show up to film the finale because of ongoing issues over her employment. in September 2007, after rumors emerged about Fox’s departure from the show, an online forum called “Your Tax Dollars At Work”, started a campaign to keep Sara Sidle on CSI; the campaign (called Dollars for Sense) includes mailing the show’s producers a dollar so as to keep Fox on the show. On November 15, 2007, the episode “Goodbye and Good Luck,” marked the character’s final regular appearance in an episode of CSI until the show entered its tenth season. After coming back for the 1st, 2nd and 5th episode she returned for Grissom’s last episode “One To Go” in the last scene when Grissom turns up in the jungle, surprising Sara and the episode finishing with the two sharing a passionate kiss.
