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Carolyn McCormick
Born
Carolyn Inez McCormick

(1959-09-19) September 19, 1959 (age 65)
Midland, Texas, United States
Alma materWilliams College (BFA)
American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present
SpouseByron Jennings (m. 1994)
Children2[1]
Websitewww.carolynmccormick.com

Carolyn Inez McCormick (born September 19, 1959) is an American actress who played Dr. Elizabeth Olivet in the Law & Order franchise.

Life and career

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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.[2] 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 Fiore 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.[3]

McCormick also performs on stage. She appeared at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre in Eve-olution[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] In 2012, she appeared opposite her husband, Byron Jennings, in the Off-Broadway production of Ten Chimneys.[7] She appeared Off-Broadway in Will Eno's play The Open House in 2014 (Lucille Lortel nomination, Drama Desk Award).[8] She has recorded many audio books, including the Hunger Games series, and has narrated many Ken Burns documentaries.

Filmography

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Film

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Film
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

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 D.C. Cops Deborah Matheson TV movie
1986–1987 Spenser: For Hire Asst. Dist. Atty. Rita Fiore 22 episodes[9]
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

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Video games
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

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All audiobooks McCormack narrated.

Audiobooks
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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Carolyn Mccormick Biography (1959-) filmreference.com
  3. ^ www.carolynmccormick.com Official site
  4. ^ "Carolyn McCormick Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Broadway credits" Internet Broadway Database, accessed March 4, 2014
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Murray, Matthew. "Off-Broadway Review. Open House" talkinbroadway.com, March 3, 2014
  9. ^ 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.
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