Biography: Pell James (born 30 April 1977, Virginia, USA) is an American actress and producer. She moved to New York City to study at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Her first role was as a guest star on a CBS pilot directed by Barry Levinson; she also starred in an IKEA commercial directed by Wes Anderson before landing her first small role in Black & White (1999, uncredited). She has been married to Michael Burns since 11 June 2006; they have three children.