Geneva Carr
{{Short description|American actress (b. 1971)}}
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| name = Geneva Carr
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|05|06}}
| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
| years_active = 1997–present
| education = Mount Holyoke College, ESCP Europe
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Yuji Yamazaki|2014|2015|end=divorced}}
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Geneva Carr (born May 6, 1971) is an American television and stage actress with an extensive acting résumé.{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Geneva-Carr/#|title=Geneva Carr Theatre Credits|website=broadwayworld.com|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2018}} She is best known for her portrayal of Marissa Morgan on the CBS television series Bull and for her performance as Margery in the original Broadway cast of Hand to God, earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/hand-god-devilish-comedy-burns-bright-broadway-article-1.2175377|title='Hand to God' - Devilish comedy burns bright on Broadway|work=NY Daily News|access-date=March 14, 2018|language=en}}
Early life and career
Carr was born in Jackson, Mississippi, to George and Phyllis (née Duba) Carr.{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/geneva-carr-tony-nominee-interview_72892.html |title=Hand to God's Geneva Carr Chose the Road Not Taken and Wound Up at the Tony Awards: How a banker becomes a Broadway front-runner.|work=Theater Mania|first=Hayley |last=Levitt|date=May 14, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2019}} She has two brothers, George Carr II and Joseph Carr.
Carr studied French at Mount Holyoke College and initially had a career in banking before deciding to become an actress. She studied French in Paris and earned her MBA in Business from ESCP. She studied acting with Jane Hoffman at the Actors Studio.[http://www.lifestorynet.com/obituaries/george-carr.29445 Profile], lifestorynet.com; accessed June 7, 2015.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/connecticut/article/BWW-Interviews-GENEVA-CARR-20140811 Profile], broadwayworld.com; accessed June 7, 2015. To support herself while she honed her craft and auditioned for parts, Carr waited on tables, bartended, and did gigs as a voice actress.{{Cite web|last=Cardiga|first=Manuela|date=April 23, 2020|title=Meet Geneva Carr Who Plays Marissa Morgan on CBS' 'Bull' and Was Once a Banker|url=https://news.amomama.com/204640-meet-geneva-carr-plays-marissa-morgan-cb.html|access-date=September 10, 2020|website=news.amomama.com|language=en}}
She played "Mom" on the AT&T commercials where she fretted over lost "rollover" minutes,{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Business/story?id=7204575&page=1|title=AT&T ads stick with family in love with rollover minutes|work=USA Today|first=Theresa |last=Howard|date=March 29, 2009|access-date=December 3, 2019}} and her big break was in the Broadway play Hand to God in 2015.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Funeral Guest | Uncredited |
| 2001
| {{sortname|The|3 Little Wolfs|nolink=1}} | Shannen Wolf | |
| 2002
| Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty | Veronique | Short film |
| 2004
| Neurotica | Stacey | |
| rowspan="2"|2005
| Charlie's Party | Mitsy Ann | |
| One Last Thing...
| Hospital Administrator | Uncredited |
| 2007
| Woman in Her 20s | |
| 2008
| Mrs. O'Mally | |
| rowspan="3"|2009
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead | Charlotte Lawrence | |
| Company Retreat
| Chessy | |
| It's Complicated
| Woman at Fertility Clinic | |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Case Closed | Angela Biggs | Short film |
| Love & Other Drugs
| Viagra Nurse #2 | |
| rowspan="3"|2011
| High Maintenance | Melissa | Short film |
| {{sortname|The|Melancholy Fantastic}}
| Mrs. Wiley | |
| Smile
| Tess | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Newscaster | |
| Visions of Joanna
| Joanna Wyatt | Short film |
| 2013
| Darkroom | Mother | Video |
| rowspan="3"|2015
| Client |
| Ava's Possessions
| Darlene | |
| Completely Normal
| Mary | |
| 2016
| The Harrow | Adele | |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Blame | Mrs. Howell | |
| Wonder Wheel
| Ginny's Friend | |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| klutz. | Shandra | Short film |
| All the Little Things We Kill
| Ann Archer | |
| 2020
| Karma | Dr. Green | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Run Amok | Principal Linda | Short film |
| Asian Persuasion
| Helene Dubois | |
| {{TableTBA}}
| American Retail | Lilith | Short film; post-production |
| {{TableTBA}}
| Mooch | Sheila | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Kathy | Episode: "The Thirty Year Itch" |
| 2002
| Delivery Nurse | Episode: "I Heart NY" |
| 2003
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Camilla | Episode: "Pravda" |
| rowspan="3"|2004
| Airline Employee | Episode: "2.6" |
| Third Watch
| Caroline / Sarah Guile | 2 episodes |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Margo Sanders | Episode: "Weak" |
| rowspan="3"|2005
| Mrs. Weston | Episode: "No Good Deed" |
| Hope & Faith
| Kathy | 2 episodes |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury
| Talia Rawlings | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
| 2005–2009
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Faith Yancy | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| What Goes On | Naomi Knowles | Unknown episodes |
| Two Families
| {{N/A}} | TV movie |
| rowspan="3"|2009
| {{sortname|The|Unusuals}} | Cheryl Thayler | Episode: "The E.I.D." |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Katie Harris | Episode: "Unstable" |
| Law & Order
| Larry's Accountant | Episode: "Reality Bites" |
| rowspan="3"|2010
| Tiny Apartment Mom | Episode: "Unhappy Birthday" |
| Team Umizoomi
| (voice) | Episode: "The Ghost Family Costume Party" |
| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}}
| Beth | Episode: "Bad Girls" |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Diane Connor | 6 episodes |
| Rescue Me
| Pamela Keppler | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Nurse Liz Picket | Episode: "Critical" |
| Blue Bloods
| Sally Burton | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" |
| rowspan="3"|2013
| Yoga Partner | Tanya | Unknown episodes |
| Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
| Tiffany | Episode: "Devil in the Details" |
| Elementary
| Rebecca Burrell | Episode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again" |
| 2014
| Danielle Bailey | Episode: "The Mystery of the Mobile Murder" |
| rowspan="3"|2015
| Younger | Mary Beth Bell | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Deadbeat
| Linda | Episode: "The Ex-orcism" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Pam Baker | Episode: "Patrimonial Burden" |
| 2016
| I Shudder | Susan Marie Henglebert | TV movie |
| 2016–2022
| Bull | Marissa Morgan |
| 2023
| Law & Order | Jenny Newhall | Episode: "Collateral Damages" |
| 2024
| Elsbeth | Poppy Hayes | Episode: "Something Blue" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2006
| Bully | Jimmy Hopkins' Mom |
| 2011
| Radio Voices |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1417931}}
- {{IBDB name}}
- [http://www.genevacarr.com/ Personal website] with [https://web.archive.org/web/20070720224609/http://www.genevacarr.com/Geneva_Carr.pdf complete filmography]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080305225918/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/668579/Geneva-Carr New York Times Filmography]
- [http://broadwayworld.com/people/galleryphoto.php?photoid=59903&personid=11964 Photographs at Broadway World]
- [http://www.myceleb.net/c/Geneva_Carr.html Photographs at MyCeleb]
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Category:American television actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American video game actresses
Category:Actresses from Jackson, Mississippi
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses