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Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, where her mother was an artist and art therapist while her dad was a geo-technical engineer, a young Carrie Preston discovered her true calling in life lay in performing arts. At the age of 12, she became the impresario of her own front-yard theater company as producer... See full bio »

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in Macon, Georgia, USA
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Hide HideActress (51 titles)
2014 Your Ass is Grass (pre-production)
Melissa Sweet
 
2013 Beneath the Harvest Sky (post-production)
Kim
 
2013 Vino Veritas (post-production)
Claire
 
2013 Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
Chloe
 
2008-2013 True Blood (TV series)
Arlene Fowler
– Who Are You, Really? (2013) … Arlene Fowler
– Save Yourself (2012) … Arlene Fowler
– Sunset (2012) … Arlene Fowler
– Gone, Gone, Gone (2012) … Arlene Fowler (credit only)
– Everybody Wants to Rule the World (2012) … Arlene Fowler
See all 61 episodes »
 
2012-2013 Person of Interest (TV series)
Grace Hendricks
– God Mode (2013) … Grace Hendricks
– Zero Day (2013) … Grace Hendricks
– Til Death (2012) … Grace Hendricks
– The High Road (2012) … Grace Hendricks
– No Good Deed (2012) … Grace Hendricks
 
2010-2013 The Good Wife (TV series)
Elsbeth Tascioni
– Going for the Gold (2013) … Elsbeth Tascioni
– Red Team, Blue Team (2013) … Elsbeth Tascioni
– Je Ne Sais What? (2013) … Elsbeth Tascioni
– Another Ham Sandwich (2012) … Elsbeth Tascioni
– Bitcoin for Dummies (2012) … Elsbeth Tascioni
See all 9 episodes »
 
2012 Royal Pains (TV series)
Jackie Van Ark
– Hurts Like a Mother (2012) … Jackie Van Ark
 
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Bella Zane
– Educated Guess (2011) … Bella Zane
 
2011 Sironia
Grace
 
2011 A Bag of Hammers
Lynette
 
2011 The Carrier (short)
Sister (voice)
 
2010 Virginia
Betty
 
2009 Private Practice (TV series)
Miss Pierce
– Do the Right Thing (2009) … Miss Pierce
 
2009 That Evening Sun
Ludie Choat
 
2009 Duplicity
Barbara Bofferd
 
2008/I Doubt
Christine Hurley
 
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally
 
2008/I Ready? OK!
Andy Dowd
 
2007 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Lucy
– You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (2007) … Lucy
 
2007 Towelhead
Evelyn Vuoso
 
2007 Lovely by Surprise
Marian
 
2007 Lost (TV series)
Emily Linus
– The Man Behind the Curtain (2007) … Emily Linus
 
2003-2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Doreen Whitlock / Lena Copeland / Megan Colby
– Bedfellows (2006) … Lena Copeland
– Magnificat (2004) … Doreen Whitlock
– Zoonotic (2003) … Megan Colby
 
2006 Arrested Development (TV series)
Jan Eagleman
– Fakin' It (2006) … Jan Eagleman
 
2005 The Inside (TV series)
Kelly Comack
– Pre-Filer (2005) … Kelly Comack
 
2005 Numb3rs (TV series)
Vicky Sites
– Dirty Bomb (2005) … Vicky Sites
 
2005 Transamerica
Sydney
 
2004 Hope & Faith (TV series)
Sally Jones
– Queer as Hope (2004) … Sally Jones
 
2004 The Stepford Wives
Barbara
 
2004 Wonderfalls (TV series)
Sister Katrina
– Wound-up Penguin (2004) … Sister Katrina
 
2004 Straight-Jacket
Sally Stone
 
2003 Good Morning, Miami (TV series)
Kiera
– The Slow and the Furious (2003) … Kiera
 
2001 Emeril (TV series)
B.D. Benson
– The Sidekick (2001) … B.D. Benson
– Halloween (2001) … B.D. Benson
– The Sopranos Come to Dinner (2001) … B.D. Benson
– Whose Life Is It Anyway? (2001) … B.D. Benson
– Blind Dates (2001) … B.D. Benson
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2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance
Idalyn Greaves
 
1999 Woman Wanted
Monica
 
1999 Sex and the City (TV series)
Madeline Dunn
– The Chicken Dance (1999) … Madeline Dunn
 
1999 Cradle Will Rock
VTA - Administrator
 
1999 Spin City (TV series)
Gayle
– Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre (1999) … Gayle
 
1999 Guinevere
Patty
 
1998 Grace & Glorie (TV movie)
Charlene Stiles
 
1998 Mercury Rising
Emily Lang
 
1998 Significant Others (TV series)
Patti Pasternak
– My Left Kidney … Patti Pasternak
 
1998 Five Houses (TV movie)
 
1997 For Richer or Poorer
Rebecca Yoder
 
1997/I The Journey
Laura Singh
 
1997 Union Square (TV series)
Jester
– Michael's First Stand (1997) … Jester
 
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
Mandy Newhouse
 
1997 Norville and Trudy
Sam
 
1996 Cutty Whitman (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1985 Just a Friend
Mint Jennifer
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2014 Your Ass is Grass (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012/I That's What She Said (producer)
 
2008/I Ready? OK! (executive producer)
 
2007 Feet of Clay (short) (executive producer)
 
2005 29th and Gay (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2012/I That's What She Said
 
2007 Feet of Clay (short)
 
2005 29th and Gay
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2005 29th and Gay
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1997 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– On the Set: 'My Best Friend's Wedding' (1997) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2013 Holbrook/Twain (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2013 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 June 2013 (2013) … Herself
 
2012 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Carrie Preston/Judge Lynn Toler/Foreigner (2012) … Herself
 
2011 25th Annual Genesis Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 Hell's Kitchen (TV series)
Herself
– 12 Chefs Compete (2010) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2009 Lost: Destiny Calls (TV movie)
Emily Linus (uncredited)
 

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona -- A scene titled "Juan Antonio" from the upcoming DVD release of Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Last Call with Carson Daly: : -- One emotional down and dirty day in New York City is the premise of the move "That's What She Said" which was a part of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. A Bag of Hammers -- A comedy about two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(November 2002): Plays Paula Wheaton in "No Foreigners Beyond This Point" play by Warren Leight (Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland, USA). See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia:

Carrie had a recurring role alongside her husband Michael Emerson on the TV show 'Person of Interest', where they play lovers. See more »

Star Sign:

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