Carolyn McCormick
{{short description|American actress}}
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Carolyn McCormick is an American actress who played Dr. Elizabeth Olivet in the Law & Order franchise.
Life and career
McCormick has worked in television, movies, theatre, and voice acting.
Her breakthrough role was in Enemy Mine, directed by Wolfgang Petersen with Dennis Quaid. Her other film credits include Woody Allen's Whatever Works, You Know My Name with Sam Elliott, and A Simple Twist of Fate with Steve Martin. She played Hannah's Mom in Barney's Night Before Christmas.
Her first notable television credit was as district attorney Rita Fiori in Spenser: For Hire, in 1986–1987. She appeared as the holodeck simulation Minuet in "11001001", a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later as Minuet (William Riker's holodeck love interest) in a fantasy-alternate universe during the fourth-season episode "Future Imperfect".
The role for which McCormick would become best known was as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, a consulting psychologist for the prosecution on Law & Order. She appeared in approximately half of the episodes of the NBC series between 1994 and 2006.
In 1997, she played the unhappy wife of a police psychiatrist, played by Robert Pastorelli, in the short-lived Americanized version of the British series Cracker. She has been a guest star on series including Madam Secretary, Elementary, Blue Bloods, Judging Amy, The Practice, Body of Proof, Cold Case, Homicide: Life on the Street, and LA Law.[http://www.carolynmccormick.com/ www.carolynmccormick.com] Official site
McCormick also performs on stage. She appeared at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre in Eve-olution{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Carolyn-McCormick/ | title=Carolyn McCormick Theatre Credits | publisher=Wisdom Digital Media | work=Broadway World | accessdate=May 29, 2018}} with The Cosby Show star Sabrina Le Beauf in 2004. She has also appeared in Dinner with Friends, Oedipus, Ancestral Voices, The Donahue Sisters, Laureen's Whereabouts and In Perpetuity. She worked with Thomas Kail at The Flea Theatre in A. R. Gurney's Family Furniture (2013). In 2015, she appeared in Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike at the PaperMill Playhouse and What I Did Last Summer at the Signature 2015.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/90004-Eve-Olution-with-Cosby-Star-Le-Beauf-to-Close-Dec-12 {{" '}}Eve-Olution'—with 'Cosby' Star Le Beauf—to Close Dec. 12"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313070513/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/90004-Eve-Olution-with-Cosby-Star-Le-Beauf-to-Close-Dec-12 |date=March 13, 2012 }} playbill.com, December 8, 2004 She appeared in the Broadway productions of The Dinner Party in 2001 as Mariette Levieux, Private Lives (standby) in 2002, and in Equus in 2008 as Dora Strang.[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=83913 "Broadway credits"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed March 4, 2014 In 2012, she appeared opposite her husband, Byron Jennings, in the Off-Broadway production of Ten Chimneys.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170668-Byron-Jennings-and-Carolyn-McCormick-Are-The-Lunts-in-Off-Broadways-Ten-Chimneys-Opening-Oct-3 "Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick Are The Lunts in Off-Broadway's Ten Chimneys, Opening Oct. 3"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530214627/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170668-Byron-Jennings-and-Carolyn-McCormick-Are-The-Lunts-in-Off-Broadways-Ten-Chimneys-Opening-Oct-3 |date=May 30, 2013 }} playbill.com, October 3, 2012 She appeared Off-Broadway in Will Eno's play The Open House in 2014 (Lucille Lortel nomination, Drama Desk Award).Murray, Matthew. [http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/3_03_14.html "Off-Broadway Review. Open House{{-"}}] talkinbroadway.com, March 3, 2014 She has recorded many audio books, including the Hunger Games series, and has narrated many Ken Burns documentaries.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| 1985
| Morse | |
| 1993
| Reporter | |
| 1994
| Elaine McCann | |
| 1999
| Zoe | |
| rowspan=2 | 2002
| Mrs. Carlin | |
| This Is Not a Chair
| Mrs. Morrison |
| 2005
| Loverboy | Ruth, The Realtor | |
| 2006
| Spectropia | Verna | |
| rowspan=2 | 2008
| Proud Iza | Alice Monaco | Short film |
| Nights in Rodanthe
| Jenny | |
| 2009
| Jessica | |
| 2010
| True Nature | Becky Pascal | |
| rowspan=2 | 2011
| Downtown Express | Marie | |
| The Miraculous Year
| The Realtor | |
| 2013
| That Thing with the Cat | Krystal | |
| rowspan=2 | 2015
| The Shells | Maryann Marzena | |
| The Real American
| Eleanor | Short film |
| 2016
| Equity | Naomi's Doctor | Uncredited |
| rowspan=2 | 2017
| Maggie Black | Elizabeth | |
| The Post
| Mrs. McNamara | |
| rowspan=2 | 2018
| Joan Mapplethorpe | |
| Huntress
| | Short film |
| 2020
| Killer Daddy Issues | Grace | |
| 2021
| Agnes | |
| 2023
| Candlewood | Maude Sherman | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| 1986
| D.C. Cops | Deborah Matheson | TV movie |
| 1986–1987
| Assistant District Attorney Rita Fiori | Main cast (season 2)McCormick's hair was bleached blonde for this role. She had been recruited to take over for Barbara Stock's character of Susan Silverman, Spenser's girlfriend in the stories. This proved to be an unpopular decision, and Stock returned the next season. |
| 1988–1990
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Minuet | 2 episodes |
| 1991–2009
| Recurring role (seasons 2–7, 9–10, 13–20) |
| 1996
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Linda Mariner | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1999
| Cracker | Judith Fitzgerald | 16 episodes |
| 1998
| The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Rula Kor | TV movie |
| 1999–2001, 2013–2018
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 6 episodes |
| 2001
| Women Docs | The Narrator | Unknown episodes |
| 2001–2004
| Assistant Attorney General Ellis Bonham | 3 episodes |
| 2005
| Episode: "Day" |
| rowspan=2 | 2006
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2 episodes |
| Inspector Mom
| Becca Lee | TV movie |
| 2007
| Elizabeth Stone | Episode: "Torn" |
| 2009
| The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Various Historical Figures | Voice |
| 2010
| Judge Burdett | 3 episodes |
| 2011
| Gwen Baldwin | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" |
| 2012
| Miniseries |
| rowspan=2 | 2013
| Joyce Powers | Episode: "Warriors" |
| Murder in Manhattan
| Laura | |
| 2014
| Victoria Hood | Episode: "Cauliflower Man" |
| 2015
| Denise Davis | Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex" |
| rowspan=2 | 2016
| White House Doctor | Episode: "Desperate Remedies" |
| The Interestings
| Betsy Wolf | |
| rowspan=2 | 2017
| Meryl Jensen | Episode: "Kevin Jensen" |
| Billions
| Investment Banker | Episode: "Currency" |
| 2018–2019
| Bull | Judge Marion Stalder | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=2 | 2020
| Ingrid Hill | Episode: "The Gang Deals with Alternate Reality" |
| Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember
| Celeste | TV movie |
| 2022
| A Holiday Spectacular | Elisabeth Bingham | TV movie |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Video games |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Deus Ex | Anna Navarre / Janice Reed / Maggie Chow / Agathe / Aimee / Annette / Dr. Brittany Prinzler / | Voice |
=Audiobooks=
All audiobooks McCormick narrated.
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=3 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Audiobooks |
| style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 1999
| Carnal Innocence | Author: Nora Roberts |
| Long After Midnight
| Author: Iris Johansen |
| 2000
| Sacred Sins | Author: Nora Roberts |
| 2001
| Final Target | Author: Iris Johansen |
| rowspan=2| 2004
| Authors: James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
| Trace
| Author: Patricia Cornwell |
| 2005
| Author: James Patterson |
| rowspan=3| 2006
| Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| Shadow Man
| Author: Cody McFadyen |
| The Mephisto Club
| Author: Tess Gerritsen |
| rowspan=3| 2007
| Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| Heartsick
| Author: Chelsea Cain |
| The Bone Garden
| Author: Tess Gerritsen |
| rowspan=2| 2008
| Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro |
| Sweetheart
| Author: Chelsea Cain |
| rowspan=4| 2009
| Author: James Patterson |
| Evil at Heart
| Author: Chelsea Cain |
| The Hunger Games
| Author: Suzanne Collins |
| Catching Fire
| Author: Suzanne Collins |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| The 9th Judgment | The Women's Murder Club, book 9 |
| Mockingjay
| Author: Suzanne Collins |
| 2011
| 10th Anniversary | The Women's Murder Club, book 10 |
| rowspan=2| 2014
| Southern Reach Trilogy, book 1 |
| Acceptance
| Southern Reach Trilogy, book 3 |
| 2019
| Hot Ice | Author: Nora Roberts |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.spectra.theater/explore/artist/c9edb524-ffba-4a1e-99b3-eef270fb1a23 Carolyn McCormick] at (relocated) Internet Off-Broadway Database
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Category:American television actresses
Category:American voice actresses
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Category:The Kinkaid School alumni
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Category:20th-century American actresses
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