Kathryn Erbe - wikipedia Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe ( 1965 - 07 - 05 ) July 5, 1965 ( age 52 ) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1989 -- present Spouse ( s ) Terry Kinney ( m. 1993 ; div. 2006 ) Children Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe ( born July 5, 1965 ) is an American actress known for her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order : Criminal Intent, a spin - off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Theatre 6 References 7 External links Early Life Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. Her father is a research geneticist. She graduated from New York University ( NYU ) in 1989. Career 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. Erbe starred in such films as What About Bob ?, Stir of Echoes, Rich in Love, 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, to critical acclaim, and 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. 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. 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. Erbe also recently played the wife of the detective in the tv miniseries `` Sinner ''. Personal Life Erbe was formerly married to actor Terry Kinney, with whom she has two children. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Runaway Dreams Denise Donaldson 1991 What About Bob ? Anna Marvin Rich in Love Lucille Odom 1994 D2 : The Mighty Ducks Michele MacKay 1994 Breathing Lessons Fiona Television film 1995 Addiction, The The Addiction Anthropology Student 1995 Kiss of Death Rosie Kilmartin 1997 Dream with the Fishes Liz 1997 George Wallace Mrs. Folsom Television film 1998 Love from Ground Zero Alex 1998 Naked City : Justice with a Bullet Sarah Tubbs Television film 1999 Entropy Evan 1999 Stir of Echoes Maggie Witzky 2000 Runaway, The The Runaway Evelyn Carnes Television film Speaking of Sex Helen 3 Backyards John 's Wife 2011 Mother 's House Catherine Short film Love Guide, The The Love Guide Cora 2014 Worst Friends Sam 's Mom 2015 Mistress America Stevie Fishko Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Chicken Soup Patricia Reece 12 episodes 1997 Homicide : Life on the Street Rita Hale Episode : `` All Is Bright '' 1998 -- 2003 Oz Shirley Bellinger 17 episodes 2001 -- 2011 Law & Order : Criminal Intent Det. Alexandra Eames 142 episodes Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama 2012 -- 2013 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Lt. Alexandra Eames 2 episodes 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Alexandra Eames Episode : `` Civil Forfeiture '' 2015 Blue Bloods Sharon Bennett Episode : `` Unsung Heroes '' 2016 Elementary Nancy Davenport Episode : `` Miss Taken '' 2016 Conviction Carla Macy Episode : `` Bad Deals '' 2017 How to Get Away with Murder Jacqueline Roa Season 4, November 2017 2017 The Sinner Fay Ambrose Theatre Year Title Role Notes The Grapes of Wrath Aggie Wainwright 1991 The Speed of Darkness Mary Nominated -- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1995 A Month in the Country Verochka 2016 The Father Anne Broadway : Samuel J. Friedman Theatre References ^ Jump up to : Virtual International Authority File use 1966 as the year of her birth. The U.S. Public Records Index, 1950 - 1993 for `` Kathryn E. Erbe '' of Massachusetts consistently uses `` 5 July 1965 '' using `` property tax assessments, credit applications, and other records available to the public ''. Jump up ^ Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe Pictures and Images, GettyImages.com ; accessed November 8, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kathryn Erbe profile, filmreference.com ; accessed November 8, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kathryn Erbe on IMDb Jump up ^ Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Leaving Law & Order : Criminal Intent, New York Magazine. September 26, 2009 Jump up ^ Kathryn Erbe Returns for Final Season of Law & Order : Criminal Intent, TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com ; accessed November 8, 2016. External links Kathryn Erbe on IMDb Kathryn Erbe at the Internet Broadway Database VIAF : 66666632 LCCN : no95008150 ISNI : 0000 0000 5932 4887 SUDOC : 15553694X BNF : cb14041078q ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathryn_Erbe&oldid=815460081 '' Categories : 1965 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Boston American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute alumni Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni Steppenwolf Theatre Company players Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2016 Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Deutsch Español Esperanto فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Română Русский Suomi Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 23 : 25. 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Question: who plays detective eames on law and order
Answer: Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe