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| yearsactive = 1985–present | | yearsactive = 1985–present | ||
| occupation = Actress |
| occupation = Actress | ||
| spouse = Byron Jennings ( |
| spouse = Byron Jennings ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1994) | ||
| children = 2<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163544/married-couple-byron-jennings-and-carolyn-mccormick-to-star-in-lunt-and-fontanne-bio-play-ten-chimneys/ | title=Married Couple Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick to Star in Lunt and Fontanne Bio-Play ''Ten Chimneys'' | publisher=Broadway.com | date=August 22, 2012 | accessdate=February 12, 2018}}</ref> | |||
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| website = {{url|http://www.carolynmccormick.com/}} | | website = {{url|http://www.carolynmccormick.com/}} | ||
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'''Carolyn Inez McCormick''' (born September 19, 1959) is an |
'''Carolyn Inez McCormick''' (born September 19, 1959) is an American actress who played ] in the ]. | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
McCormick was born and raised in ], and graduated first in her class from ] in ] in 1977. She graduated with honors from ] in 1981 with a ].<ref> filmreference.com</ref> She also holds an ] from the ] in San Francisco. She has worked in ], ], ], and |
McCormick was born and raised in ], and graduated first in her class from ] in ] in 1977. She graduated with honors from ] in 1981 with a ].<ref> filmreference.com</ref> She also holds an ] from the ] in San Francisco. She has worked in ], ], ], and voice acting. | ||
Her breakthrough role was '']'' directed by ] with ]. Her other film credits include ]'s '']'', '']'' with ], and '']'' with ]. | Her breakthrough role was in '']'', directed by ] with ]. Her other film credits include ]'s '']'', '']'' with ], and '']'' with ]. She played Hannah's Mom in Barney's Night Before Christmas. | ||
Her first notable television credit was as district attorney Rita Fiori in '']'', in 1986–1987. She appeared as the ] simulation ] in "]", a first-season episode of '']'', and later as Minuet (]'s holodeck love interest) in a fantasy-alternate universe during the fourth-season episode "]". | |||
The role for which McCormick would become best known was as ], a consulting psychologist for the prosecution on '']''. She appeared in approximately half of the episodes of the NBC series between 1994 and 2006. | |||
Her first notable television credit was district attorney Rita Fiore in '']'', a role she played from 1986 to 1987. She appeared as the ] simulation ] in "]", a first-season episode of '']'', and later as Minuet Riker (]'s wife) in a fantasy-alternate universe during the fourth-season episode "]". The role she would become best known for was on NBC network as ] on '']'', appearing in approximately half of the series episodes between 1994 and 2006. In 1997, she played the unhappy wife of a police psychiatrist played by ] in the short-lived ] of the British series '']''. She has been a guest star on series including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref> Official site</ref> | |||
In 1997, she played the unhappy wife of a police psychiatrist, played by ], in the short-lived ] of the British series '']''. She has been a guest star on series including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref> Official site</ref> | |||
She also performs on stage. She appeared at the ] ] in ''Eve-olution''<ref name="Broadway World">{{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}}</ref> with '']'' star ] in 2004. She has also appeared in ''Dinner with Friends'', '']'', ''Ancestral Voices'', ''The Donahue Sisters'', ''Laureen's Whereabouts'' and ''In Perpetuity''. She worked with Thomas Kail at The Flea Theatre in ]'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.<ref>Gans, Andrew. {{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</ref> She appeared in the ] productions of '']'' in 2001 as Mariette Levieux, '']'' (standby) in 2002, and in '']'' in 2008 as Dora Strang.<ref> Internet Broadway Database, accessed March 4, 2014</ref> In 2012 she appeared opposite her husband, Byron Jennings, in the Off-Broadway production of ''Ten Chimneys''.<ref>Gans, Andrew. {{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</ref> She appeared Off-Broadway in ]'s play ''The Open House'' in 2014 (Lucille Lortel nomination, Drama Desk Award).<ref>Murray, Matthew. talkinbroadway.com, March 3, 2014</ref> She has recorded many audio books, including the '']'' series, and has narrated many ] documentaries. | |||
McCormick also performs on stage. She appeared at the ] ] in ''Eve-olution''<ref name="Broadway World">{{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}}</ref> with '']'' star ] in 2004. She has also appeared in ''Dinner with Friends'', '']'', ''Ancestral Voices'', ''The Donahue Sisters'', ''Laureen's Whereabouts'' and ''In Perpetuity''. She worked with Thomas Kail at The Flea Theatre in ]'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.<ref>Gans, Andrew. {{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</ref> She appeared in the ] productions of '']'' in 2001 as Mariette Levieux, '']'' (standby) in 2002, and in '']'' in 2008 as Dora Strang.<ref> Internet Broadway Database, accessed March 4, 2014</ref> In 2012, she appeared opposite her husband, Byron Jennings, in the Off-Broadway production of ''Ten Chimneys''.<ref>Gans, Andrew. {{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</ref> She appeared Off-Broadway in ]'s play ''The Open House'' in 2014 (Lucille Lortel nomination, Drama Desk Award).<ref>Murray, Matthew. talkinbroadway.com, March 3, 2014</ref> She has recorded many audio books, including the '']'' series, and has narrated many ] documentaries. | |||
== Filmography == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
==Filmography== | |||
! Year | |||
===Film=== | |||
! Title | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
! Role | |||
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film | |||
! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|- | |||
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year | |||
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title | |||
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role | |||
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1985 | | 1985 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Morse | | Morse | ||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1993 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Reporter | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
| 1994 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Elaine McCann | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1999 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Zoe | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|2002 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Mrs. Carlin | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''This Is Not a Chair'' | |||
| Mrs. Morrison | |||
| Short film | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ruth the Realtor | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2006 | |||
| ''Spectropia'' | |||
| Verna | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2008 | |||
| ''Proud Iza'' | |||
| Alice Monaco | |||
| Short film | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jenny | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2009 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jessica | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2010 | |||
| ''True Nature'' | |||
| Becky Pascal | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2011 | |||
| ''Downtown Express'' | |||
| Marie | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| The Realtor | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 | |||
| ''That Thing with the Cat'' | |||
| Krystal | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2015 | |||
| ''The Shells'' | |||
| Maryann Marzena | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''The Real American'' | |||
| Eleanor | |||
| Short film | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Naomi's Doctor | |||
| Uncredited | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2017 | |||
| ''Maggie Black'' | |||
| Elizabeth | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| 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 | | 1986–1987 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Rita Fiori, Assistant District Attorney | |||
| Asst. Dist. Atty. Rita Fiore | |||
| 22 episodes<ref>McCormick's hair was bleached blonde for this role. She had been recruited to take over for ]'s character of Susan Silverman, Spenser's girlfriend in the stories. This proved to be an unpopular decision, and Stock returned the next season.</ref> | | 22 episodes<ref>McCormick's hair was bleached blonde for this role. She had been recruited to take over for ]'s character of Susan Silverman, Spenser's girlfriend in the stories. This proved to be an unpopular decision, and Stock returned the next season.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1988–1990 | | 1988–1990 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Minuet |
| Minuet | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| ] | | ] | ||
| 87 episodes (1991–1997, 1999, 2002–2010) | | 87 episodes (1991–1997, 1999, 2002–2010) | ||
|- | |||
| 1993 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Reporter | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1994 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Elaine McCann | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1996 | | 1996 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1997–1999 | | 1997–1999 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Judith Fitzgerald | | Judith Fitzgerald | ||
| 16 episodes | | 16 episodes | ||
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| Rula Kor | | Rula Kor | ||
| TV movie | | TV movie | ||
|- | |||
| 1999 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Zoe | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1999–2001, 2013–2018 | | 1999–2001, 2013–2018 | ||
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| ] | | ] | ||
| 6 episodes | | 6 episodes | ||
|- | |||
| 2000 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Anna Navarre / Janice Reed / Maggie Chow / Agathe / Aimee / Annette / Dr. Brittany Prinzler / Female Clinic Bum / MJ12 Lab Assistant / MJ12 Lab Bio-Weapon Scientist / MJ12 Lab Computer Scientist / MJ12 Lab Genetic Scientist / MJ12 Lab Psionics Scientist / Mole Female | |||
| Video game | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2001 | | 2001 | ||
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| 3 episodes | | 3 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2005 | |||
|rowspan=2|2002 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Mrs. Carlin | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''This Is Not a Chair'' | |||
| Mrs. Morrison | |||
| Short film | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2|2005 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ruth the Realtor | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| ] | | ] | ||
| Episode: "Day | | Episode: "Day" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2006 | | rowspan=2| 2006 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| ] | | ] | ||
| 2 episodes | | 2 episodes | ||
|- | |||
| ''Inspector Mom'' | |||
| Becca Lee | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2007 | | 2007 | ||
| ] | | '']'' | ||
| Elizabeth Stone | | Elizabeth Stone | ||
| Episode: "Torn" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |||
| 2008 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jenny | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=4|2009 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jessica | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2009 | |||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Various historical figures |
| Various historical figures | ||
| Voice | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Audiobook Narrator | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Audiobook Narrator | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=4|2010 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Audiobook Narrator | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''True Nature'' | |||
| Becky Pascal | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''Downtown Express'' | |||
| Marie | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2010 | |||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Judge Burdett | | Judge Burdett | ||
| 3 episodes | | 3 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| |
| 2011 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Gwen Baldwin | | Gwen Baldwin | ||
| Episode: "]" | | Episode: "]" | ||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| The Realtor | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2012 | | 2012 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| ] |
| ] | ||
| 4 episodes | | Miniseries<br/> Voice<br/> 4 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2|2013 | | rowspan=2| 2013 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Joyce Powers | | Joyce Powers | ||
| Episode: "Warriors" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '' |
| ''Murder in Manhattan'' | ||
| Laura |
| Laura | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Victoria Hood | | Victoria Hood | ||
| Episode: "Cauliflower Man" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2015 | | 2015 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Denise Davis | | Denise Davis | ||
| Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2|2016 | | rowspan=2|2016 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| White House Doctor | | White House Doctor | ||
| Episode: "Desperate Remedies" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2|2017 | | rowspan=2|2017 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Meryl Jensen | | Meryl Jensen | ||
| Episode: "Kevin Jensen" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Investment banker | | Investment banker | ||
| Episode: "Currency" | |||
| 1 episode | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2018–2019 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Judge Marion Stalder | | Judge Marion Stalder | ||
| |
| 3 episodes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2020 | | rowspan=2| 2020 | ||
| '']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Ingrid Hill | |||
| Agnes | |||
| 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 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Anna Navarre / Janice Reed / Maggie Chow / Agathe / Aimee / Annette / Dr. Brittany Prinzler /<br/> Female Clinic Bum / MJ12 Lab Assistant / MJ12 Lab Bio-Weapon Scientist / MJ12 Lab Computer Scientist /<br/> MJ12 Lab Genetic Scientist / MJ12 Lab Psionics Scientist / Mole Female | |||
| Voice<br/> Credited as Carolyn McCormack | |||
|} | |||
===Audiobooks=== | |||
All audiobooks McCormack 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: ] | |||
|- | |||
| ''Long After Midnight'' | |||
| Author: ] | |||
|- | |||
| 2000 | |||
| ''Sacred Sins'' | |||
| Author: ] | |||
|- | |||
| 2001 | |||
| ''Final Target'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> The Wind Dancer Series, book 4 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2004 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Authors: ] and ]<br/> '']'', book 3 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> ''] Mysteries'', book 13 | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> ''Women's Murder Club'', book 4 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3| 2006 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Authors: ] and ]<br/> ''Women's Murder Club'', book 5 | |||
|- | |||
| ''Shadow Man'' | |||
| Author: Cody McFadyen | |||
|- | |||
| ''The Mephisto Club'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> Rizzoli and Isles Series, book 6 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3| 2007 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Authors: ] and ]<br/> ''Women's Murder Club'', book 6 | |||
|- | |||
| ''Heartsick'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> Gretchen Lowell Series, book 1 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ] | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2008 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Authors: ] and ]<br/> ''Women's Murder Club'', book 7 | |||
|- | |||
| ''Sweetheart'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> Gretchen Lowell Series, book 2 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=4| 2009 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> ''Women's Murder Club'', book 8 | |||
|- | |||
| ''Evil at Heart'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> Gretchen Lowell Series, book 3 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> '']'', book 1 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> ''The Hunger Games'', book 2 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2010 | |||
| ''The 9th Judgment'' | |||
| ''The Women's Murder Club'', book 9 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Author: ]<br/> ''The Hunger Games'', book 3 | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
| 2011 | |||
| ''10th Anniversary'' | |||
| ''The Women's Murder Club'', book 10 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| 2014 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'', book 1 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| ''Southern Reach Trilogy'', book 3 | |||
|- | |||
| 2019 | |||
| ''Hot Ice'' | |||
| Author: ] | |||
|} | |} | ||
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American actress
Carolyn McCormick | |
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Born | Carolyn Inez McCormick (1959-09-19) September 19, 1959 (age 65) Midland, Texas, United States |
Alma mater | Williams College (BFA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Byron Jennings (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Carolyn Inez McCormick (born September 19, 1959) is an American actress who played Dr. Elizabeth Olivet in the Law & Order franchise.
Life and career
McCormick was born and raised in Midland, Texas, and graduated first in her class from The Kinkaid School in Houston in 1977. She graduated with honors from Williams College in 1981 with a B.F.A. She also holds an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She 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.
McCormick also performs on stage. She appeared at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre in Eve-olution 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. 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. In 2012, she appeared opposite her husband, Byron Jennings, in the Off-Broadway production of Ten Chimneys. She appeared Off-Broadway in Will Eno's play The Open House in 2014 (Lucille Lortel nomination, Drama Desk Award). She has recorded many audio books, including the Hunger Games series, and has narrated many Ken Burns documentaries.
Filmography
Film
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1985 | Enemy Mine | Morse | |
1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Reporter | |
1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | Elaine McCann | |
1999 | You Know My Name | Zoe | |
2002 | Emmett's Mark | Mrs. Carlin | |
This Is Not a Chair | Mrs. Morrison | Short film | |
2005 | Loverboy | Ruth the Realtor | |
2006 | Spectropia | Verna | |
2008 | Proud Iza | Alice Monaco | Short film |
Nights in Rodanthe | Jenny | ||
2009 | Whatever Works | Jessica | |
2010 | True Nature | Becky Pascal | |
2011 | Downtown Express | Marie | |
The Miraculous Year | The Realtor | ||
2013 | That Thing with the Cat | Krystal | |
2015 | The Shells | Maryann Marzena | |
The Real American | Eleanor | Short film | |
2016 | Equity | Naomi's Doctor | Uncredited |
2017 | Maggie Black | Elizabeth | |
The Post | Mrs. McNamara | ||
2018 | Mapplethorpe | Joan Mapplethorpe | |
Huntress | Short film | ||
2020 | Killer Daddy Issues | Grace | |
2021 | The Last Thing Mary Saw | Agnes | |
2023 | Candlewood | Maude Sherman |
Television
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1986 | D.C. Cops | Deborah Matheson | TV movie |
1986–1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Rita Fiori, Assistant District Attorney | 22 episodes |
1988–1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Minuet | 2 episodes |
1991–2009 | Law & Order | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 87 episodes (1991–1997, 1999, 2002–2010) |
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 | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 6 episodes |
2001 | Women Docs | Narrator | Unknown episodes |
2001–2004 | Judging Amy | AAG Ellis Bonham | 3 episodes |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | Episode: "Day" |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 2 episodes |
Inspector Mom | Becca Lee | TV movie | |
2007 | Cold Case | Elizabeth Stone | Episode: "Torn" |
2009 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Various historical figures | Voice |
2010 | One Life to Live | Judge Burdett | 3 episodes |
2011 | Body of Proof | Gwen Baldwin | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" |
2012 | The Dust Bowl | Caroline Henderson | Miniseries Voice 4 episodes |
2013 | Blue Bloods | Joyce Powers | Episode: "Warriors" |
Murder in Manhattan | Laura | ||
2014 | Mind Games | Victoria Hood | Episode: "Cauliflower Man" |
2015 | Elementary | Denise Davis | Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex" |
2016 | Madam Secretary | White House Doctor | Episode: "Desperate Remedies" |
The Interestings | Betsy Wolf | ||
2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Meryl Jensen | Episode: "Kevin Jensen" |
Billions | Investment banker | Episode: "Currency" | |
2018–2019 | Bull | Judge Marion Stalder | 3 episodes |
2020 | The Good Fight | 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
Video games | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2000 | Deus Ex | Anna Navarre / Janice Reed / Maggie Chow / Agathe / Aimee / Annette / Dr. Brittany Prinzler / Female Clinic Bum / MJ12 Lab Assistant / MJ12 Lab Bio-Weapon Scientist / MJ12 Lab Computer Scientist / MJ12 Lab Genetic Scientist / MJ12 Lab Psionics Scientist / Mole Female |
Voice Credited as Carolyn McCormack |
Audiobooks
All audiobooks McCormack narrated.
Audiobooks | ||
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Year | Title | Notes |
1999 | Carnal Innocence | Author: Nora Roberts |
Long After Midnight | Author: Iris Johansen | |
2000 | Sacred Sins | Author: Nora Roberts |
2001 | Final Target | Author: Iris Johansen The Wind Dancer Series, book 4 |
2004 | 3rd Degree | Authors: James Patterson and Andrew Gross Women's Murder Club, book 3 |
Trace | Author: Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta Mysteries, book 13 | |
2005 | 4th of July | Author: James Patterson Women's Murder Club, book 4 |
2006 | The 5th Horseman | Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Women's Murder Club, book 5 |
Shadow Man | Author: Cody McFadyen | |
The Mephisto Club | Author: Tess Gerritsen Rizzoli and Isles Series, book 6 | |
2007 | The 6th Target | Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Women's Murder Club, book 6 |
Heartsick | Author: Chelsea Cain Gretchen Lowell Series, book 1 | |
The Bone Garden | Author: Tess Gerritsen | |
2008 | 7th Heaven | Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Women's Murder Club, book 7 |
Sweetheart | Author: Chelsea Cain Gretchen Lowell Series, book 2 | |
2009 | The 8th Confession | Author: James Patterson Women's Murder Club, book 8 |
Evil at Heart | Author: Chelsea Cain Gretchen Lowell Series, book 3 | |
The Hunger Games | Author: Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games, book 1 | |
Catching Fire | Author: Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games, book 2 | |
2010 | The 9th Judgment | The Women's Murder Club, book 9 |
Mockingjay | Author: Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games, book 3 | |
2011 | 10th Anniversary | The Women's Murder Club, book 10 |
2014 | Annihilation | Southern Reach Trilogy, book 1 |
Acceptance | Southern Reach Trilogy, book 3 | |
2019 | Hot Ice | Author: Nora Roberts |
References
- "Married Couple Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick to Star in Lunt and Fontanne Bio-Play Ten Chimneys". Broadway.com. August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- Carolyn Mccormick Biography (1959-) filmreference.com
- www.carolynmccormick.com Official site
- "Carolyn McCormick Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- Gans, Andrew. "'Eve-Olution'—with 'Cosby' Star Le Beauf—to Close Dec. 12" Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, December 8, 2004
- "Broadway credits" Internet Broadway Database, accessed March 4, 2014
- Gans, Andrew. "Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick Are The Lunts in Off-Broadway's Ten Chimneys, Opening Oct. 3" Archived May 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, October 3, 2012
- Murray, Matthew. "Off-Broadway Review. Open House" talkinbroadway.com, March 3, 2014
- 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.
External links
- Carolyn McCormick at IMDb
- Carolyn McCormick at the Internet Broadway Database
- Carolyn McCormick at the Internet Off-Broadway Database