Kathryn Erbe
| Kathryn Erbe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe July 5, 1965 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Katie Erbe Katy Erbe Katheryn Herbe |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Spouse | Terry Kinney (1993-2006) (divorced) 2 children |
Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe (born July 5, 1965[1][2]) is an American actress known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz.
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[edit] Personal life
Erbe was born the oldest of three children in Newton, Massachusetts. Her mother, Elisabeth Magnarelli, was a vice-president of a Boston management firm, and her father, Dr. Richard Erbe, is an internist at the University at Buffalo subspecialized as a medical geneticist.[1][3]
She graduated from New York University in 1989. She was formerly married to actor Terry Kinney, with whom she has two children: daughter Maeve (born 1995) and son Carson Lincoln (born 2003).
[edit] 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 Chicago's 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 The 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, Rich in Love, 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 portrayed Shirley Bellinger on the HBO series Oz to critical acclaim. 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 spring of 2010 both Erbe and D'Onofrio left Criminal Intent.[4] However, in September 2010 it was announced D'Onofrio would be returning for the 10th and final season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent".[5] Kathryn Erbe has signed on to reprise the role of Detective Eames for the eight-episode final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She joins Vince D’Onofrio, who had already signed up to return as Detective Goren. “We’re thrilled to have Kathryn Erbe return as Detective Eames, the perfect complement to Donofrio’s Detective Goren,” said USA’s president of original programming Jeff Wachtel. “We now have the definitive team for the ultimate season of this phenomenal show.”[6]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1989 | Runaway Dreams | Denise Donaldson | |
| 1991 | What About Bob? | Anna Marvin | |
| 1993 | Rich in Love | Lucille Odom | |
| 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | Michele MacKay | |
| 1995 | The Addiction | Anthropology Student | |
| Kiss of Death | Rosie Kilmartin | ||
| 1997 | Dream with the Fishes | Liz | |
| 1998 | Love from Ground Zero | Alex | |
| 1999 | Entropy | Evan | |
| Stir of Echoes | Maggie Witzky | ||
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Helen | |
| 2010 | 3 Backyards | John's wife | awaiting release |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989–1990 | Chicken Soup | Patricia Reece | 12 episodes |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons | Fiona | TV-Movie |
| 1997 | George Wallace | Mrs. Folsom | TV-Movie |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Rita Hale | Episode: All Is Bright | |
| 1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Sarah Tubbs | TV-Movie |
| 1998–2000; 2003 | Oz | Shirley Bellinger | 17 episodes |
| 2000 | The Runaway | Evelyn Carnes | TV-Movie |
| 2001–2010; 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Det. Alexandra Eames | 136 episodes |
[edit] Theatre
[edit] Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- The Speed of Darkness
- A Month in the Country
- Down the Shore
- The Grapes of Wrath
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kathryn Erbe Film Reference biography
- ^ Other dates of births which have been cited for Erbe include: July 2, 1965; July 5, 1965; July 15, 1965
- ^ Boston.com Local Search - Boston Globe Archives
- ^ Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent New York Magazine. September 26, 2009
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
