Carolyn McCormick
| Carolyn McCormick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carolyn Inez McCormick September 19, 1959 Midland, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Byron Jennings (?-present) 2 children |
| Website | |
| http://www.carolynmccormick.com/ | |
Carolyn Inez McCormick (born September 19, 1959) is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on Law & Order franchise.
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[edit] Life and career
McCormick was born in Midland, Texas to a father who owned an oil drilling company.[1] She graduated first in her class from The Kinkaid School, Houston, Texas, in 1977, and with honors from Williams College in 1981 with a B.F.A.. She also holds a M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She has worked in television, movies, theatre and voice acting. Her "break" into television was on Spenser: For Hire in the 1980s. She had appeared as the holodeck simulation Minuet in "11001001", a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later as Minuet Riker (Will Riker's wife) in a fantasy-alternate universe during the fourth season episode "Future Imperfect". The role she would become best known for was on NBC network as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on Law & Order, appearing in approximately half of the series episodes between 1994 to 2006. In 1997, she played the unhappy wife of a police psychiatrist played by Robert Pastorelli in the short-lived Americanized version of the British series Cracker.[2]
She appeared at the Cherry Hill Theatre in New York in "Eve-olution" with The Cosby Show star Sabrina Le Beauf.
She is married to Byron Jennings, actor, who appeared with her in A Simple Twist of Fate (1994) film.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Enemy Mine | Morse | |
| 1986-1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Asst. Dist. Atty. Rita Fiore | 22 episodes |
| 1988-1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Minuet | 2 episodes |
| 1991-2009 | Law & Order | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 87 episodes, (1991–1997, 2002–2010) |
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | Elaine McCann | |
| 1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Linda Mariner | 2 episodes |
| 1997-1999 | Cracker | Judith Fitzgerald | 16 episodes |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Zoe | |
| 1999-2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Deus Ex | Anna Navarre/Maggie Chow Other female characters, (voice) | |
| 2001 | Women Docs | Narrator | |
| 2001-2004 | Judging Amy | AAG Ellis Bonham | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Emmett's Mark | Mrs. Carlin | |
| BloodRayne | voice | ||
| This Is Not a Chair | Mrs. Morrison | ||
| 2005 | Loverboy | Ruth the Realtor | |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Jenny | |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Jessica | |
| The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Various historical figures (voice) | ||
| 2010 | The Hunger Games | Audiobook Narrator | |
| True Nature | Becky Pascal | ||
| Downtown Express | Marie | ||
| One Life to Live | Judge Burdett | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Gwen Baldwin | 1 episode |
