Elizabeth Marvel
Elizabeth Marvel | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Bill Camp (2004–present; 1 child) |
Awards | Obie Awards in 1998, 2000 and 2005 |
Elizabeth Marvel (born November 27, 1969)[1] is an American actress.[2][3][4]
Life and career
Marvel was born in Orange County, California but raised in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. She attended Juilliard School and since the early 1990s has appeared in off-Broadway plays.[5]
Marvel appeared in many stage productions throughout her career. She has won Obie Awards for her work in Thérèse Raquin and Misalliance (1998),[6] A Streetcar Named Desire (2000)[7] and Hedda Gabler (2005).[8] She returned to the role she originated Off-Broadway of Brooke Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, which was played by Rachel Griffiths in its Broadway premiere. In 2009, for her performance in Fifty Words, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.[9]
In film, Marvel has appeared in Burn After Reading (2008), directed by the Coen brothers, and in True Grit (2010),[10] as the adult Mattie Ross. She appeared in The Bourne Legacy (2012), Lincoln (2012), and Hyde Park on Hudson (2012). On television, she is best known[citation needed] for her regular role as Nancy Parras in CBS series The District (2000–04). She played recurring roles in Lights Out, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Nurse Jackie, and Person of Interest, and guest-starred on 30 Rock, The Good Wife, and The Newsroom.[1]
In 2013, she was cast as lead in the CW family drama pilot Blink, opposite John Benjamin Hickey.[11] She most recently was noted for portraying Heather Dunbar in Netflix's political drama House of Cards.[1] In 2016, she was cast as President-elect Elizabeth Keane for the sixth season of Showtime drama series Homeland.[12]
Personal life
Marvel married actor Bill Camp on September 4, 2004. The couple has one child.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Ten Hundred Kings | Caroline Shepard | |
2005 | The Dying Gaul | Kelli Cartonis | |
2008 | The Guitar | Ma Wilder | |
2008 | Pretty Bird | Tonya Honeycutt | |
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Warehouse Realtor | |
2008 | Burn After Reading | Sandy Pfarrer | |
2009 | A Dog Year | Margo | |
2009 | The Other Woman | Pia | |
2010 | Holy Rollers | Elka Gold | |
2010 | Goldstar, Ohio | Edie Deyarmin | Short film |
2010 | True Grit | 40-year-old Mattie Ross | Narrator |
2011 | Somewhere Tonight | Martha | |
2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Dr. Connie Dowd | |
2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Missy | |
2012 | Living in the Age of Surveillance | Alicia Corwin | |
2012 | Lincoln | Mrs. Jolly | |
2014 | A Most Violent Year | Mrs. Rose | |
2015 | Aloha | Natalie | |
2015 | Food | Connie Conway | |
2015 | Peacock Killer | Sheriff | Short film |
2016 | The Congressman | Rae Blanchard | |
2016 | The Phenom | June Epland | |
2017 | Easy Living | Abby | |
2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories | Jean |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Amy Marshall | Episode: "Abduction" |
1998 | A Will of Their Own | Diana | Episode: "#1.1" |
1999 | New York Undercover | Eve Flemming | Episode: "Catharsis" |
2000–2004 | The District | Det. Nancy Parras | 88 episodes |
2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sylvia Moon | Episode: "Art" |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jenny Herne | Episode: "Prisoner" |
2007 | Kidnapped | Madeleine | 2 episodes |
2009 | 30 Rock | Emily | Episode: "Jackie Jormp-Jomp" |
2008–2009 | Law & Order | Attorney Grubman | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Good Wife | Lauren Chatham | Episode: "Home" |
2009 | American Masters | Louisa May Alcott | Episode: "The Woman Behind 'Little Women'" |
2009–2010 | Nurse Jackie | Ginny Flynn | 3 episodes |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Frantz | Episode: "Savior" |
2011 | Lights Out | Margaret Leary | 9 episodes |
2012 | The Newsroom | Sharon | Episode: "We Just Decided To" |
2012–2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rita Calhoun | 13 episodes |
2012–2015 | Person of Interest | Alicia Corwin | 6 episodes |
2013 | Betrayal | Janet | Episode: "...Nice Photos" |
2013 | Blink | Helen Trask | Unsold TV pilot |
2013 | White Collar | Dr. Mara Summers | Episode: "Controlling Interest" |
2013 | Elementary | Cassandra Walker | Episode: "Tremors" |
2014–2016 | House of Cards | Heather Dunbar | 23 episodes |
2015 | Fargo | Constance Heck | 5 episodes |
2017–present | Homeland | President Elizabeth Keane | 12 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c d Elizabeth Marvel at IMDb
- ^ Healy, Patrick (March 14, 2010). "Plunging into Uncharted Depths of Character". The New York Times.
- ^ Salisbury, Vanita (March 10, 2010). "20 Questions: Elizabeth Marvel Has Balls". New York magazine Daily Intelligencer.
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(help) - ^ Del, John (February 26, 2010). "Elizabeth Marvel, Actor". Gothamist. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ Cote, David (September 24, 2008). "Elizabeth Marvel profile". Time Out New York. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Off-Broadway's Highest Honor: 1998 Award Winners". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Off-Broadway's Highest Honor: 2000 Award Winners". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Off-Broadway's Highest Honor: 2005 Award Winners". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Cozby, Paul. "Billy Elliot nabs Drama Desk Best Musical". About.com theater. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Elizabeth Marvel: True Grit Actress". Right Cinema. October 27, 2010.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 18, 2013). "Elizabeth Marvel to star in CW's Blink". Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Homeland': Elizabeth Marvel Cast As U.S. President-Elect In Season 6". Retrieved July 27, 2016.