Trained at Juilliard, Carrie made her Broadway debut playing Miranda to Patrick Stewart's Prospero in "The Tempest" and later played Honey with Stewart and Mercedes Ruehl in "Who's Afraid of Virgnia Woolf?" at The Guthrie Theater. Other stage work includes "Fes-ten" with Jeremy Sisto and Julianna Margulies, "The Rivals," "Antony and Cleopatra" with Vanessa Redgrave, and playing Mia Farrow's daughter in James Lapine's "Fran's Bed."
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
CBS Mornings Plus (2024)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2024-12-11: Carrie Preston, Michael Moss, Sam Kass (Dec 11, 2024)
Elsbeth (2024)
Starring as Elsbeth Tascioni
(30 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Ramen Holiday (May 8, 2025)
- Episode 2x19: I've Got a Little List (May 1, 2025)
- Episode 2x18: I Know What You Did Thirty-Three Summers Ago (Apr 24, 2025)
- Episode 2x17: Four Body Problem (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 2x16: Hot Tub Crime Machine (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 2x15: I See... Murder (Mar 13, 2025)
- Episode 2x14: Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (Mar 6, 2025)
- Episode 2x13: Tearjerker (Feb 27, 2025)
- Episode 2x12: Foiled Again (Feb 20, 2025)
- Episode 2x11: Tiny Town (Feb 13, 2025)
- Episode 2x10: Finance Bros (Feb 6, 2025)
- Episode 2x09: Unalive and Well (Jan 30, 2025)
- Episode 2x08: Toil and Trouble (Dec 19, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: One Angry Woman (Dec 12, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Gold, Frankincense, and Murder (Dec 5, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Elsbeth Flips the Bird (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Diamonds Are for Elsbeth (Nov 7, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Devil's Night (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: The Wrong Stuff (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Subscription to Murder (Oct 17, 2024)
- Episode 1x10: A Fitting Finale (May 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x09: Sweet Justice (May 16, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: Artificial Genius (May 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Something Blue (May 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: An Ear for an Ear (Apr 25, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Ball Girl (Apr 18, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Love Knocked Off (Apr 11, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Reality Shock (Apr 4, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: A Classic New York Character (Apr 4, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 29, 2024)
After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2x95: Suzi Barrett, Dylan Adler, Will Miles, Carrie Preston (May 6, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2x175: Live's I Love Mom Week III (May 9, 2024)
Sherri (2022)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2x125: Carrie Preston & Rosanna Scotto (Apr 24, 2024)
Access Daily with Mario & Kit (2022)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-05-28: Episode 105 (May 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-07: Episode 90 (May 7, 2025)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2024-02-28: Carrie Preston (Feb 28, 2024)
Dr Death (2021)
Guest starring as Robbie McClung
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Hardwood Floors (Jul 15, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Feet of Clay (Jul 15, 2021)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 4x111: Jerrod Carmichael, Carrie Preston, Zanna Roberts Rassi (Apr 9, 2024)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 6x78: Sterling K. Brown, Carrie Preston (Jan 29, 2025)
Claws (2017)
Starring as Polly Marks
(40 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: Chapter Ten: Mercy (Feb 6, 2022)
- Episode 4x09: Chapter Nine: Wrath (Jan 30, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: Chapter Eight: Reckoning (Jan 23, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Chapter Seven: Ascension (Jan 16, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Chapter Six: Greed (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: Chapter Five: Comeuppance (Jan 2, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Chapter Four: Loyalty (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 4x03: Chapter Three: Ambition (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 4x02: Chapter Two: Vengeance (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 4x01: Chapter One: Betrayal (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 3x10: Finna (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Melba Toast (Aug 4, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: What is Happening to America (Jul 28, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Chicken Pussy (Jul 21, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: Fly Like an Eagle (Jul 14, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Zaddy Was a Rolling Stone (Jul 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Boy, Bye (Jun 30, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Jun 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Muscle and Flow (Jun 16, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: Just the Tip (Jun 9, 2019)
- Episode 2x10: Breezy (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Til Death (Aug 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Crossroads (Jul 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Burn (Jul 22, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Double Dutch (Jul 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Vaginalologist (Jul 8, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Scream (Jul 1, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Russian Navy (Jun 24, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Cracker Casserole (Jun 17, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Shook (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Avalanche (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Ambrosia (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Teatro (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Escape (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Self-Portrait (Jul 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Batshit (Jul 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Fallout (Jul 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Quicksand (Jun 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Funerary (Jun 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Tirana (Jun 11, 2017)
Brockmire (2017)
Guest starring as Elle
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: In the Cellar (Jun 20, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Caught in a Rundown (Jun 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Make-up Game (May 23, 2018)
The Good Fight (2017)
Guest starring as Elsbeth Tascioni
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x05: The End of Ginni (Oct 6, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Day 429 (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Not So Grand Jury (Mar 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Social Media and Its Discontents (Mar 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Stoppable: Requiem for an Airdate (Mar 12, 2017)
Crowded (2016)
Starring as Martina Moore
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Come Back (May 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: In Hiding (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: Daughter (May 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Better Man (May 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Unemployable (Apr 24, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Given to Fly (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: The Fixer (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Nothing as It Seems (Apr 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Amongst the Waves (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Rearviewmirror (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Brother (Mar 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Present Tense (Mar 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 15, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2024-02-28: Chris Hayes, Carrie Preston (Feb 28, 2024)
Happyish (2015)
Guest starring as Debbie
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Starring Christopher Hitchens, Philip Larkin and Josef Stalin (Jun 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Starring Bill Hicks, Joseph McCarthy and Alfred Bernhard Nobel (Jun 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Starring Rene Descartes, Victor Frankenstein and HRH The Princess of Arendelle (Jun 14, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Starring David Ogilvy, Anton Chekhov and Gluten Enteropathy (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Starring Helen Keller, Moses And Lenny Bruce (May 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Starring Josey Wales, Jesus Christ And The New York Times (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Starring Sigmund Freud, Charles Bukowski and Seven Billion Assholes (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Starring Vladimir Nabokov, Hippocrates and God (May 10, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Starring Marc Chagall, Abuela And Adolf Hitler (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Starring Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus And Alois Alzheimer (Apr 26, 2015)
The Following (2013)
Guest starring as Judy
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Trust Me (Feb 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: For Joe (Jan 27, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Resurrection (Jan 19, 2014)
Person of Interest (2011)
Guest starring as Grace Hendricks
(8 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: return 0 (Jun 21, 2016)
- Episode 5x01: B.S.O.D. (May 3, 2016)
- Episode 3x21: Beta (Apr 29, 2014)
- Episode 2x22: God Mode (May 9, 2013)
- Episode 2x21: Zero Day (May 2, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: 'Til Death (Nov 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x06: The High Road (Nov 8, 2012)
- Episode 1x22: No Good Deed (May 10, 2012)
The Good Wife (2009)
Guest starring as Elsbeth Tascioni
(14 episodes)
- Episode 7x15: Targets (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 6x06: Old Spice (Oct 26, 2014)
- Episode 6x05: Shiny Objects (Oct 19, 2014)
- Episode 5x14: A Few Words (Mar 16, 2014)
- Episode 5x04: Outside the Bubble (Oct 20, 2013)
- Episode 4x15: Going for the Gold (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 4x14: Red Team/Blue Team (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 4x12: Je Ne Sais What? (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 3x14: Another Ham Sandwich (Jan 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x13: Bitcoin for Dummies (Jan 15, 2012)
- Episode 3x12: Alienation of Affection (Jan 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: Executive Order 13224 (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 1x22: Hybristophilia (May 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x20: Mock (May 4, 2010)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Guest starring as Judge
- Episode 10x05: The Bossy Rossy Show (Apr 19, 2018)
True Blood (2008)
Starring as Arlene Fowler
(74 episodes)
- Episode 7x10: Thank You (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 7x09: Love is to Die (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 7x08: Almost Home (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 7x07: May Be the Last Time (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 7x06: Karma (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 7x05: Lost Cause (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 7x04: Death is Not the End (Jul 13, 2014)
- Episode 7x03: Fire in the Hole (Jul 6, 2014)
- Episode 7x02: I Found You (Jun 29, 2014)
- Episode 7x01: Jesus Gonna Be Here (Jun 22, 2014)
- Episode 6x10: Radioactive (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 6x09: Life Matters (Aug 11, 2013)
- Episode 6x08: Dead Meat (Aug 4, 2013)
- Episode 6x07: In the Evening (Jul 28, 2013)
- Episode 6x06: Don't You Feel Me (Jul 21, 2013)
- Episode 6x05: Fuck the Pain Away (Jul 14, 2013)
- Episode 6x04: At Last (Jul 7, 2013)
- Episode 6x02: The Sun (Jun 23, 2013)
- Episode 6x01: Who Are You, Really? (Jun 16, 2013)
- Episode 5x12: Save Yourself (Aug 26, 2012)
- Episode 5x11: Sunset (Aug 19, 2012)
- Episode 5x09: Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Aug 5, 2012)
- Episode 5x08: Somebody That I Used to Know (Jul 29, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: In the Beginning (Jul 22, 2012)
- Episode 5x06: Hopeless (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: Let's Boot and Rally (Jul 8, 2012)
- Episode 5x04: We'll Meet Again (Jul 1, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Whatever I Am, You Made Me (Jun 24, 2012)
- Episode 5x02: Authority Always Wins (Jun 17, 2012)
- Episode 5x01: Turn! Turn! Turn! (Jun 10, 2012)
- Episode 4x12: And When I Die (Sep 11, 2011)
- Episode 4x11: Soul of Fire (Sep 4, 2011)
- Episode 4x10: Burning Down the House (Aug 28, 2011)
- Episode 4x09: Let's Get Out of Here (Aug 21, 2011)
- Episode 4x08: Spellbound (Aug 14, 2011)
- Episode 4x07: Cold Grey Light of Dawn (Aug 7, 2011)
- Episode 4x06: I Wish I Was the Moon (Jul 31, 2011)
- Episode 4x05: Me and the Devil (Jul 24, 2011)
- Episode 4x04: I'm Alive and On Fire (Jul 17, 2011)
- Episode 4x03: If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'? (Jul 10, 2011)
- Episode 4x02: You Smell Like Dinner (Jul 3, 2011)
- Episode 4x01: She's Not There (Jun 26, 2011)
- Episode 3x12: Evil is Going On (Sep 12, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: Fresh Blood (Aug 29, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: I Smell a Rat (Aug 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Everything is Broken (Aug 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: Night on the Sun (Aug 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: I Got a Right to Sing the Blues (Jul 25, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: Trouble (Jul 18, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: 9 Crimes (Jul 11, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: It Hurts Me Too (Jun 27, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Beautifully Broken (Jun 20, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Bad Blood (Jun 13, 2010)
- Episode 2x12: Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Sep 13, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: Frenzy (Aug 30, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: New World in My View (Aug 23, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: I Will Rise Up (Aug 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: Release Me (Aug 2, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: Hard-Hearted Hannah (Jul 26, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Never Let Me Go (Jul 19, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Shake and Fingerpop (Jul 12, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Scratches (Jun 28, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Keep This Party Going (Jun 21, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Nothing But the Blood (Jun 14, 2009)
- Episode 1x12: You'll Be the Death of Me (Nov 23, 2008)
- Episode 1x11: To Love Is to Bury (Nov 16, 2008)
- Episode 1x10: I Don't Wanna Know (Nov 9, 2008)
- Episode 1x09: Plaisir D'Amour (Nov 2, 2008)
- Episode 1x08: The Fourth Man in the Fire (Oct 26, 2008)
- Episode 1x07: Burning House of Love (Oct 19, 2008)
- Episode 1x05: Sparks Fly Out (Oct 5, 2008)
- Episode 1x04: Escape from Dragon House (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: The First Taste (Sep 14, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: Strange Love (Sep 7, 2008)
Private Practice (2007)
Guest starring as Yvonne Pierce
- Episode 2x20: Do the Right Thing (Mar 26, 2009)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Guest starring as Lucy Lindquist
- Episode 4x07: You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (Nov 11, 2007)
Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Guest starring as Kiera Donahue
- Episode 1x20: The Slow and the Furious (Apr 10, 2003)
Emeril (2001)
Starring as B.D. Benson
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: One Man's Cornbread ()
- Episode 1x09: The Retreat ()
- Episode 1x08: Snow Day ()
- Episode 1x07: The Sidekick (Dec 11, 2001)
- Episode 1x06: Halloween (Oct 30, 2001)
- Episode 1x05: The Sopranos Come to Dinner (Oct 23, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: Whose Life is It Anyway? (Oct 16, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Blind Dates (Oct 9, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: Fifteen Minutes (Oct 2, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Fat (Sep 25, 2001)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Bella Zane
- Episode 13x08: Educated Guess (Nov 16, 2011)
Sex and the City (1998)
Guest starring as Madeline Dunn
- Episode 2x07: The Chicken Dance (Jul 18, 1999)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Carrie Preston
- Episode 2025-06-08: The 78th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 8, 2025)
Crew Credits
Your Honor (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Part Eighteen (Mar 3, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: Part Seventeen (Feb 24, 2023)
Claws (2017)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: Chapter Three: Ambition (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: What is Happening to America (Jul 28, 2019)
The Good Fight (2017)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x09: The End of Democracy (Nov 3, 2022)
- Episode 5x07: And the fight had a detente... (Aug 5, 2021)