Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe (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.Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of
Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. Her father is a research geneticist. She
graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989.[citation
needed]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.Erbe starred in such films as What About Bob?, Stir of
Echoes, Rich in Love, 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, to critical acclaim, and 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.
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.Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of
Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. Her father is a research geneticist. She
graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989.[citation
needed]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.Erbe starred in such films as What About Bob?, Stir of
Echoes, Rich in Love, 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, to critical acclaim, and 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.
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