Kathryn Erbe

Infobox actor


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birthplace = Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.
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occupation = Actress
othername = Katie Erbe
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Katheryn Herbe
spouse = Terry Kinney (1993, divorced 2006; 2 children)

Kathryn Erbe (born July 2, 1966) is an American actress, known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames on "", a spin-off of "Law & Order". Erbe is a veteran of film, stage, and television.

Biography

Personal life

Erbe was born the oldest of three children in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her mother, Elisabeth Magnarelli, was a vice president of a Boston management firm, and her father, Dr. Richard Erbe, is a research geneticist. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEF0E80E33328&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Boston.com Local Search - Boston Globe Archives ] ] [http://www.filmreference.com/film/68/Kathryn-Erbe.html Kathryn Erbe Biography (1966-) ] ] She graduated from New York University in 1989.

Erbe was formerly married to actor Terry Kinney; they have two children: daughter Maeve (born 1995) and son Carson (born 2003).Erbe currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Career

While an undergraduate student at NYU, Erbe was cast as Lynn Redgrave's daughter on the sitcom "Chicken Soup". Following the series, she became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and has starred in many of their productions, including "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Curse of the Starving Class", "My Thing of Love", 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 "Speed of Darkness", written by Steve Tesich. She has also performed in many world premiere productions by playwrights such as Tom Donaghy and Alex Gersten.

Erbe has starred in several films, including "What About Bob?", "Stir of Echoes" and the independent films "Dream with the Fishes", "Love from Ground Zero" and "Entropy". She played the second wife of an ex-convict opposite David Caruso in the crime thriller "Kiss of Death".

She also portrayed Shirley Bellinger on the HBO series "Oz" to critical acclaim, including an episode featuring her full frontal nudity. She made a guest appearance on "" in 1997.

Since 2001, she has starred as Detective Alex Eames on the NBC/USA Network series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" alongside Vincent D'Onofrio.

Filmography

* "Jeopardy!" (1 episode, "10 November 2006", 2006) .... Herself
* "Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde" (2004) (TV) .... Herself
* "" (2003) (V) .... Herself
* "" (122 episodes, 2001-2008) .... Detective Alexandra Eames
* "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1 episode, "27 December 2001", 2001) .... Herself
* "Speaking of Sex" (2001) .... Helen
* "The Runaway" (2000) (TV) .... Evelyn Carnes
* "Stir of Echoes" (1999) .... Maggie Witzky
* "Entropy" (1999) .... Evan (as Katheryn Herbe)
* "Oz" (17 episodes, 1998-2003) .... Shirley Bellinger
* "Love from Ground Zero" (1998) .... Alex
* "" (1998) (TV) .... Sarah Tubbs
* "" (1 episode, "All Is Bright", 1997) .... Rita Hale
* "Joe" (1997) .... Herself and special thanks
* "George Wallace" (1997) (TV) .... Mrs. Folsom
* "Dream with the Fishes" (1997) .... Liz
* "The Addiction" (1995) .... Anthropology Student
* "Kiss of Death" (1995) .... Rosie Kilmartin
* "" (1994) .... Michele MacKay
* "Breathing Lessons" (1994) (TV) .... Fiona
* "Rich in Love" (1993) .... Lucille Odom
* "What About Bob?" (1991) .... Anna Marvin
* "Chicken Soup" (12 episodes, 1989-1990) .... Patricia Reece
* "Runaway Dreams" (1989) .... Denise Donaldson

References

External links

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* [http://www.nbc.com/Law_&_Order:_Criminal_Intent/bios/Kathryn_Erbe.shtml "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" biography]