Kathryn Erbe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kathryn Erbe

Born	July 5, 1966 (age 40) Newton, Massachusetts
Notable roles	Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present)

Kathryn Erbe (born July 5, 1966) is an American actress best known for her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order.

Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Erbe is a veteran of film, stage, and television, and has been a working actress since she graduated from New York University in 1989.

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 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 many films, including What About Bob?, Stir of Echoes and the independent films Dream with the Fishes, Love from Ground Zero and Entropy. Erbe also portrayed the infamous Shirley Bellinger on the HBO series Oz to wide critical acclaim. She also had a memorable guest appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1997.

Erbe was married to American actor Terry Kinney until 2005. She has two children by Kinney, daughter Maeve, born in 1996 and son Carson, born in 2003.