Kathryn Erbe
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| Kathryn Erbe | |
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| Born | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other name(s) | Katie Erbe Katy Erbe Katheryn Herbe |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Terry Kinney (divorced 2005; 2 children) |
Kathryn Erbe (born either July 5, 1965 or July 2, 1966[1]) is an American actress, known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order. Erbe is a veteran of film, stage, and television.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Her mother, Elsbeth Magnarelli, was a vice president of a Boston management firm, and her father, Dr. Richard Erbe, is a research geneticist.[2][1] She graduated from New York University in 1989.
Erbe was formerly married to actor Terry Kinney; they have two children: daughter Maeve (born 1995) and son Carson (born 2003). Erbe currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
[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 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, 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 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 also portrayed Shirley Bellinger on the HBO series Oz to critical acclaim, including an episode featuring her full frontal nudity. She made a guest appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1997.
Since 2001, she has starred as Detective Alex Eames on the NBC series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
[edit] Filmography
- Speaking of Sex (2001)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001 - )
- The Runaway (2000)
- Stir of Echoes (1999) (with Kevin Bacon)
- Entropy (film) (1999)
- Oz (1997)
- Love From Ground Zero (1998)
- Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
- George Wallace (1997)
- Dream with the Fishes (1997)
- The Addiction (1995)
- Kiss of Death (1995)
- D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
- Breathing Lessons (1994)
- Rich in Love (1993)
- What About Bob? (1991)
- Runaway Dreams (1989)
- Chicken Soup (1989)
