Kathryn Erbe

Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. She graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989.{{Cite web|last=Borama|first=Jennifer|date=2018-07-02|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Kathryn Erbe|url=https://tvovermind.com/kathryn-erbe/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}}

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.{{cite journal |last1=Sommers |first1=Michael |title=The Speed of Darkness |journal=Back Stage |date=15 March 1991 |volume=32 |issue=11 |page=44 |id= {{Gale|A10529157}} |location=Gale General OneFile}}{{Citation needed |date=June 2022}}

Erbe starred in such films as What About Bob?, Stir of Echoes, Rich in Love,{{cite journal |last1=Turbide |first1=Diane |title=Rich in Love |journal=Maclean's |date=8 March 1993 |volume=106 |issue=10 |page=55 |id={{Gale|A13582597}} |publisher=St. Joseph Media |location=Gale General OneFile}} 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. She 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.

In 2010, both Erbe and D'Onofrio left Criminal Intent.Robertson, Lindsay. (September 26, 2009). [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/09/vincent_donofrio_and_kathryn_e.html Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent], Vulture vertical, New York {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930104628/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/09/vincent_donofrio_and_kathryn_e.html|date= September 30, 2009}}. Erbe signed on to reprise the role of Detective Eames for the eight-episode final season of the series, joining Vincent D'Onofrio, who had already signed up to return as Detective Robert Goren.[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/08/kathryn-erbe-returns-for-final-season-of-law-order-criminal-intent/67250 Kathryn Erbe Returns for Final Season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011115231/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/08/kathryn-erbe-returns-for-final-season-of-law-order-criminal-intent/67250 |date=2010-10-11 }}, TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com; accessed November 8, 2016. She has reprised the role in guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2014, Erbe appeared in an episode of Last Week Tonight parodying her role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She also played Fay Ambrose, the wife of Detective Harry Ambrose, in the USA Network's The Sinner.

Erbe was married to actor Terry Kinney (who also starred in Oz) from 1993 until their divorce in 2006. Together, they have two children.{{Cite web|date=January 18, 2009|title=Kathryn Erbe Made Better by Motherhood|url=https://people.com/parents/kathryn-erbe-made-better-by-motherhood/|access-date=2022-02-01 | quote = My heart grows every day through struggling and love of my kids. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220201141634/https://people.com/parents/kathryn-erbe-made-better-by-motherhood/ | archive-date = 2022-02-01 |agency = OK!|website=people.com|language=en}}

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