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Carrie Preston, born on 21 June 1967 in Macon, is an American stage actor, film actor, television actor, and film producer. She was educated at the University of Evansville and the Juilliard School, and her career began in 1985. Preston received a Primetime Emmy Award, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and is married to Michael Emerson. She speaks English.
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Film & TV
Macon, Georgia, USA
Carrie Preston (born April 21, 1967) is an American stage and screen actress, producer and director. She is known for her work on the television series True Blood, Person of Interest, Crowded, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Claws.
Known for
- Elsbeth — Elsbeth Tascioni2024
- After Midnight — Self2024
- Space Oddity — Jane McAllister2023
- The Holdovers — Miss Lydia Crane2023
- Glimpse — Emily2022
- They/Them — Cora Whistler2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- One of These Days — Joan Dempsey2021
- Dr. Death — Robbie McClung2021
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1967-06-21 ) June 21, 1967 (age 58) , Macon, Georgia , U.S.
- Education
- University of Evansville ( BFA ), Juilliard School ( GrDip )
- Occupations
- Actress director producer
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Spouse
- Michael Emerson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Macon
- Spouse
- Michael Emerson
- Occupation
- film editor
- Educated at
- University of Evansville
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- carriepreston.com
- Image
- Carrie Preston (cropped).jpg
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- Carrie Preston
- date of birth
- 1967-06-21
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- social media followers
- 128625
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Encyclopedic overview
Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967) is an American actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Arlene Fowler in the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood (2008–2014) and as Elsbeth Tascioni in the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife (2010–2016) and the two spinoffs The Good Fight (2017–2022) and Elsbeth (2024–present). For her work on The Good Wife, Preston received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
Preston also appeared in the CBS crime drama series Person of Interest (2012–2016), the NBC comedy series Crowded (2016), and the TNT crime drama series Claws (2017–2022). She has starred in films such as the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), the comedy-drama Transamerica (2005), the romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), the drama Doubt (2008), the drama To the Bone (2017), the slasher horror They/Them (2022), and the comedy-drama The Holdovers (2023).
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