Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe
Kathryn Erbe
	Erbe in 2016
Born	Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe; July 5, 1965 (age 58); Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	New York University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Terry Kinney; (m. 1993; div. 2006)
Children	2

Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe^[2] (born July 5, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order, and Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz.

Early life

Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. She graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989.^[3]

Career

While an undergraduate student at NYU, Erbe was cast as the daughter of Lynn Redgrave's character on the sitcom Chicken Soup. She later became a member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and has starred in many of their productions, including A Streetcar Named Desire, Curse of the Starving Class, 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.^[4]^{[citation needed]}

Erbe starred in such films as What About Bob?, Stir of Echoes, Rich in Love,^[5] and the independent films Dream with the Fishes, Love from Ground Zero, and Entropy. She played opposite David Caruso in Kiss of Death. She portrayed Shirley Bellinger on the HBO series Oz. 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 2010, both Erbe and D'Onofrio left Criminal Intent.^[6] Erbe signed on to reprise the role of Detective Eames for the eight-episode final season of the series, joining Vincent D'Onofrio, who had already signed up to return as Detective Robert Goren.^[7] She has reprised the role in guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2014, Erbe appeared in an episode of Last Week Tonight parodying her role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She also played Fay Ambrose, the wife of Detective Harry Ambrose, in the USA Network's The Sinner.

Personal life

Erbe was married to actor Terry Kinney, who also starred in Oz, from 1993 until their divorce in 2006. Together, they have two children.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	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
1994	Breathing Lessons	Fiona	Television film
1995	The Addiction	Anthropology Student
1995	Kiss of Death	Rosie D'Amico-Kilmartin
1997	Dream with the Fishes	Liz
1997	George Wallace	Mrs. Folsom	Television film
1998	Love from Ground Zero	Alex
1998	Naked City: Justice with a Bullet	Sarah Tubbs	Television film
1999	Entropy	Evan
1999	Stir of Echoes	Maggie Witzky
2000	The Runaway	Evelyn Carnes	Television film
2001	Speaking of Sex	Helen
2010	3 Backyards	John's Wife
2011	Mother's House	Catherine	Short film
2011	The Love Guide	Cora
2014	Worst Friends	Sam's Mom
2015	Mistress America	Stevie Fishko
2017	Dating My Mother	Joan
2018	Alex Strangelove	Helen
2018	Assassination Nation	Rebecca Colson
2021	The Good House	Wendy Heatherton

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Chicken Soup	Patricia Reece	12 episodes
1997	Homicide: Life on the Street	Rita Hale	Episode: "All Is Bright"
1998–2003	Oz	Shirley Bellinger	17 episodes
2001–2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Det. Alexandra Eames	142 episodes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
2012–2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lt. Alexandra Eames	2 episodes
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Alexandra Eames	Episode: "Civil Forfeiture"
2015	Blue Bloods	Sharon Bennett	Episode: "Unsung Heroes"
2016	Elementary	Nancy Davenport	Episode: "Miss Taken"
2016	Conviction	Carla Macy	Episode: "Bad Deals"
2016	American Experience	Lucretia Garfield	Episode: "Murder of a President"
2017–2018	How to Get Away with Murder	Jacqueline Roa	4 episodes: "Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania", "Live. Live. Live.", "Nobody Roots for Goliath", "Stay Strong, Mama" (Season 4)
2017	The Sinner	Fay Ambrose	5 episodes
2018	Pose	Dr. Gottfried	2 episodes
2018	The Gifted	Aunt Dane	Episode: "the dreaM"
2019	Instinct	Caitlyn Gerich	Episode: "Big Splash"
2019–2022	City on a Hill	Sue Stanton	7 episodes
2020	The Good Fight	Zoe Redgrave	Season 4 Episode: "The Gang Deals With Alternate Reality"
2021	The Blacklist	Lois	2 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The Grapes of Wrath	Aggie Wainwright
1991	The Speed of Darkness	Mary	Nominated—Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
1995	A Month in the Country	Verochka
2012	Checkers	Pat ^[9]	Vineyard Theater
2015	Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait ^[10]	Mom	Gym at Judson
2016	The Father	Anne	Broadway: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

References

^ "Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television". Gale in Context: Biography. 60. 2005. Gale K1609018768.
^ Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe Pictures and Images, GettyImages.com; accessed November 8, 2016.
^ Borama, Jennifer (July 2, 2018). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Kathryn Erbe". TVOvermind. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ Sommers, Michael (March 15, 1991). "The Speed of Darkness". Back Stage. 32 (11). Gale General OneFile: 44. Gale A10529157.
^ Turbide, Diane (March 8, 1993). "Rich in Love". Maclean's. 106 (10). Gale General OneFile: St. Joseph Media: 55. Gale A13582597.
^ Robertson, Lindsay. (September 26, 2009). Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Vulture vertical, New York Archived September 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Kathryn Erbe Returns for Final Season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com; accessed November 8, 2016.
^ "Kathryn Erbe Made Better by Motherhood". people.com. OK!. January 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022. My heart grows every day through struggling and love of my kids.
^ Stasio, Marilyn (November 12, 2012). "Checkers" (Theater review). Variety. Gale General OneFile: Penske Business Media. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Gale A310867006. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ Isherwood, Charles (June 10, 2015). "Review: 'Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, America, Kuwait,' as Grim as It Is Cryptic". New York Times. Gale OneFile: News. p. C1(L). Gale A417436966.