Carey Lowell
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Born | February 11, 1961 Huntington, New York |
Spouse(s) | Richard Gere (2002-present) Griffin Dunne (1989-1995) John Stember (1984-1988) |
Carey Lowell (born February 11, 1961) is an American actress.
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[edit] Early life
Lowell was born in Huntington, New York and spent much of her childhood traveling with her father, James Lowell, who was a geologist. Immediately after high school, she was signed by the Ford modeling agency. She would model for such clients as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein before turning to acting.
[edit] Career
Lowell's notable acting roles include those of Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill (1989) and Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross on the television drama Law & Order, a character she reprised on its spinoff, Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
[edit] Personal life
Lowell married Richard Gere in 2002, after dating for several years. The couple have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born prior to their marriage, in 2000. She was married to actor Griffin Dunne from 1989 to 1995 and has a daughter, Hannah Dunne, from that marriage. Her first husband was fashion photographer John Stember, to whom she was married from 1984 to 1988.
Lowell, like her husband, is a devoted supporter of preserving the culture of Tibet and practices Tibetan Buddhism.
[edit] Filmography
- Dangerously Close (1986)
- Club Paradise (1986)
- Down Twisted (1987)
- Me and Him (1989)
- Licence to Kill (1989)
- The Guardian (1990)
- Road to Ruin (1991)
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
- Love Affair (1994)
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
- Duke of Groove (1996) TV Movie
- Fierce Creatures (1997)
- More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story (2003) TV Movie