American actress
Kathryn Erbe
Erbe in 2016
Born Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe
(1965-07-05 ) July 5, 1965 (age 58) [1] Education New York University Occupation Actress Years active 1989–present Spouse
Children 2
Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe [2] (born July 5, 1965) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent , a spin-off of Law & Order , and Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz .
Early life
Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts , the daughter of Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. She graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989.[3]
Career
While an undergraduate student at NYU, Erbe was cast as the daughter of Lynn Redgrave 's character on the sitcom Chicken Soup . She later became a member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and has starred in many of their productions, including A Streetcar Named Desire , Curse of the Starving Class , and The Grapes of Wrath , which ran for six months and won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Play. Erbe earned a Tony Award nomination in 1991 for her portrayal of Mary in The Speed of Darkness .[4] [citation needed ]
Erbe starred in such films as What About Bob? , Stir of Echoes , Rich in Love ,[5] and the independent films Dream with the Fishes , Love from Ground Zero , and Entropy . She played opposite David Caruso in Kiss of Death . She portrayed Shirley Bellinger on the HBO series Oz . She made a guest appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1997. From 2001 to early 2010, she starred as Detective Alexandra Eames on the NBC /USA Network series Law & Order: Criminal Intent , alongside Vincent D'Onofrio .
In 2010, both Erbe and D'Onofrio left Criminal Intent .[6] Erbe signed on to reprise the role of Detective Eames for the eight-episode final season of the series, joining Vincent D'Onofrio, who had already signed up to return as Detective Robert Goren .[7] She has reprised the role in guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2014, Erbe appeared in an episode of Last Week Tonight parodying her role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent . She also played Fay Ambrose, the wife of Detective Harry Ambrose, in the USA Network 's The Sinner .
Personal life
Erbe was married to actor Terry Kinney , who also starred in Oz , from 1993 until their divorce in 2006. Together, they have two children.[8]
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
References
^ "Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television". Gale in Context: Biography . 60 . 2005. Gale K1609018768 .
^ Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe Pictures and Images , GettyImages.com; accessed November 8, 2016.
^ Borama, Jennifer (July 2, 2018). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Kathryn Erbe" . TVOvermind . Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ Sommers, Michael (March 15, 1991). "The Speed of Darkness". Back Stage . 32 (11). Gale General OneFile: 44. Gale A10529157 .
^ Turbide, Diane (March 8, 1993). "Rich in Love". Maclean's . 106 (10). Gale General OneFile: St. Joseph Media: 55. Gale A13582597 .
^ Robertson, Lindsay. (September 26, 2009). Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Vulture vertical, New York Archived September 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine .
^ Kathryn Erbe Returns for Final Season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com; accessed November 8, 2016.
^ "Kathryn Erbe Made Better by Motherhood" . people.com . OK!. January 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022 . My heart grows every day through struggling and love of my kids.
^ Stasio, Marilyn (November 12, 2012). "Checkers" (Theater review) . Variety . Gale General OneFile: Penske Business Media. ISSN 0042-2738 . OCLC 810134503 . Gale A310867006 . Retrieved June 26, 2022 .
^ Isherwood, Charles (June 10, 2015). "Review: 'Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait,' as Grim as It Is Cryptic" . New York Times . Gale OneFile: News. p. C1(L). Gale A417436966 .
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